With a deafening bass and hues of neon colors dancing across the walls, Gainesville locals celebrated the end of syllabus week with a bang.
Playground Preshow took place Jan. 17, the night before the Playground Music + Arts Festival. Hosted by Swamp Records, Golden Ratio Booking and Indie Night live, the event featured four bands and brought in an audience of around 100 people. This is the event’s second year preceding Playground festival, Gainesville’s largest indie music festival. It highlights bands playing at Playground as well as other local groups.
Florida hockey completed the comeback against Georgia Tech in the Savannah Hockey Classic Saturday, securing third place in the tournament.
Needing to bounce back after its first home loss in 16 games, the No. 5 Florida men’s basketball team responded. The Gators defeated the Texas Longhorns in their first ever SEC meeting at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Saturday.
The Florida track and field team kicked off the indoor season with strong showings at meets in Texas and Gainesville. Jenoah McKiver led the way with a historic 600-yard race.
Late Friday, Trump announced Schwinn, UF’s inaugural vice president for PK-12 and pre-bachelor's programs, as Deputy Secretary of Education — the second highest-ranking education official in the country.
As TikTok’s fate hangs in the balance, roughly 170 million users across the United States face the possibility of losing access to the app, which has become the focal point of a growing national security debate.
On Friday, the United States Supreme Court upheld a controversial law banning TikTok, the popular social media app, leaving many students stunned and frustrated.
Florida hockey fell to Tennessee in the Savannah Hockey Classic Friday, marking UF’s third loss to the Vols this season.
The No. 2 LSU Tigers gymnastics team defeated No. 7 Florida with a score of 197.550 points to 197.450 points Friday evening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
On Friday afternoon, dozens of UF students flocked to the Plaza of the Americas to bear witness to a student-run DJ Lagway look-alike contest.
Jeffries, an associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, delivered UF’s 2025 MLK Lecture Thursday evening to a crowd of roughly 100 students, faculty and community members at Pugh Hall.
Florida swim and dive sweeps Texas A&M with a powerful performance by both the men’s and women’s teams to resume SEC competition.
Former Alachua County Sheriff Emery Gainey testified on behalf of Pamela Jo Bondi — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney General.
Over the holiday season, there’s a marked increase in residents reporting they were victims of package theft or scammers.
The Human Rights Coalition hosted an event to provide Alachua County residents, primarily non-resident immigrants, with an HRC ID card, which is a dependable form of identification and can be used for circumstances like medical appointments, encounters with law enforcement, city departamental appointments and education.
Florida women’s basketball suffered its third loss in conference play in its largest defeat to Ole Miss 94-69.
In college, we get used to an artificial routine — one created by the necessity of surviving each semester.
Every year, Gainesville businesses brace for a mass exodus as UF students leave for break, creating substantial barriers for those that can't adapt.
Florida men’s basketball assistant coach Taurean Green has been accused of sexual assault, according to ESPN. A University of Florida athletics department employee claims Green of making unwanted physical advances on her in March 2024.
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