Generations of book enthusiasts lined up down the block outside Barnes & Noble on Wednesday morning, some jumping for joy in anticipation. As the clock struck 9 a.m. and the ribbon was cut, more than 100 people rushed into the brand-new store and got lost in the rows of crisp, colorful books for sale.
The No.10 Gators (26-4, 2-1 SEC) defeated Florida Gulf Coast (21-10) 9-0 at the FGCU Softball Complex in Fort Myers.
As Florida men's basketball prepares for the NCAA Tournament, they are still without a set opponent and will prepare without Micah Handlogten on the court.
On a night where Florida’s pitching rotation combined for 18 strikeouts, the Gators’ bats struggled against Jacksonville in a 7-6 loss.
Fourteen different Florida lacrosse players scored en route to a dominating win over Furman University, Tuesday.
Down its starting center for the remainder of the year, the Gators men’s basketball team will open NCAA Tournament play Friday against either Boise State or Colorado.
As spring break kicked off, college students rushed to Florida beaches for a week of partying and relaxation. But the idyllic image of spring break fails to resonate with everyone. Beaches are left littered, crime spikes and excessive partying disrupts some students who are looking for a laid back beach day at home.
This election season reminds Alachua County residents to inform themselves about new legislation and be mindful of deadlines. Turnout for primaries tends to be lower because citizens may not participate as often as the general elections due to a lack of knowledge on the candidacy, policies and importance of their vote. The process can also be overwhelming, eliciting fear rather than advocacy.
As a high school graduate from New England, I knew little about UF and had never been to Gainesville before I applied. After arriving as a freshman in 1984, I quickly became immersed in the culture of the school, served in Student Government and was one of the many founders of SCAAR, the Student Coalition Against Apartheid and Racism. Florida was still under the radar, but to me it was a hidden gem in large part because of its myriad of cultures.
On March 19, voters in the Republican Party of Florida will head to the polls to vote in the state’s presidential preference primary election, although the contest is purely a formality. Former President Donald Trump (fitting that the first president associated with Florida is actually just a snowbird, right?) has already secured enough delegates to win the GOP nomination.
The resignations will take in 60 days and were submitted to act as a settlement for the lawsuits, according to the Gainesville Sun.
Big: Cultures & Arts Festival is set to take place in an empty lot between Porters Community and South Main Street, breathing life into the venue with Florida’s music, fashion, visual art and film scene. Musical artists based in Gainesville and cities across the state, including Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami, are set to appear in numbers April 13.
The 22-year-old UF psychology alumnus died in a Gainesville hit-and-run Feb. 29.
Tom Miller, a 58-year-old multidisciplinary performance artist and screenwriter, has graced Gainesville with open mic shows since his humble beginnings as a UF theater student. Decades later, he will step down as the king of entertainment in downtown Gainesville, a place he calls “the known center of the universe.”
In light of the quickly approaching election season, UF students, professors and Gainesville residents have begun examining the impacts of political polarization and weighing the most likely presidential candidates to emerge from the primaries: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Florida’s primary election is slated for March 19, with 22 others remaining nationwide before the finalization of which Republican and Democrat candidates will advance to the November general election.
Fresh off a College World Series run that saw the Gators finish one game shy of the championship title, the differentiating quality in play has been apparent at times this season.
On Sunday afternoon, the No. 25 Florida Gators men’s tennis team (8-8, 2-4 SEC) lost its fourth-straight conference match 5-2 to the No. 24 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-8, 2-3 SEC). The back-and-forth match featured four three-set singles matches where the Crimson Tide locked in and took three to help push them over the finish line.
The Florida baseball team defeated Texas A&M to earn its first SEC series victory behind a stellar outing from Jac Caglianone and eighth inning home run from Tyler Shelnut.
Bell led the charge for UF from the opening round. He struggled at the start with a bogey on hole two but quickly turned it around with two birdies and an eagle on his next seven holes.
After Florida men’s basketball center Micah Handlogten was stretched off the court early in the game, UF was unable to come out with a win against Auburn in the SEC Championship.
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