Sports
Florida volleyball head coach Mary Wise retires after 34 seasons
By Noah White | Feb. 6, 2025Florida volleyball coach Mary Wise announced she is retiring after 34 seasons and 25 SEC Championships.
COVID-19
Metro
Car flips outside Wild Pie on NW 3rd Ave and NW 13th Street
By Garrett Shanley | Feb. 6, 2025Gainesville Police Department and Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a car accident outside Wild Pie on Thursday afternoon, which left one SUV flipped on its side.
Metro
Books, music and trinkets galore: a guide to independent bookstores in Gainesville
By Annie Wang | Feb. 6, 2025Gainesville is home to four independent bookstores, each offering its own unique atmosphere and collection of books.
Opinion
Class dismissed: Alachua County Public Schools teachers reject 1% salary increase
By Andrew Carswell | Feb. 6, 2025Teachers in Alachua County rejected a 1.6% salary increase on Jan. 21.
Metro
Miami man and woman arrested in Alachua for drug smuggling, high speed chase
By Kaysheri Haffner | Feb. 5, 2025A Miami man and woman were arrested in Alachua County on Wednesday for carrying various drugs with the intent to sell after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase at over 100 mph along Interstate-75.
University
UF ceases DEI and accessibility funding
By Vivienne Serret | Feb. 5, 2025All diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility activities required of federal funding in grants will cease at UF, according to an email sent by the university’s Vice President for Research, David Norton.
Enterprise
Some young adults consider ditching booze amid sobriety trends
By Avery Parker and Natalie Kaufman | Feb. 5, 2025More than half off Gen Z has embraced alcohol-free lifestyles as a matter of personal taste and health improvement.
The Avenue
Luke’s New York Bagels opens new City Food Hall location
By Juliana DeFilippo | Feb. 5, 2025Luke’s New York Bagels City Food Hall location is open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
El Caimán
Algunos jóvenes piensan en dejar alcohol entre la moda de sobriedad
By Avery Parker and Natalie Kaufman | Feb. 5, 2025El “mocktail” está en un momento de atención, y el Modelo es noticia vieja — al menos según Quinn Tetterton, un estudiante de teatro de segundo año de UF.
Sports
No. 6 Florida back to winning ways with home victory over Vanderbilt
By Max Tucker | Feb. 4, 2025Despite the absence of senior guard Walter Clayton Jr. (ankle), the No. 6 Florida Gators men’s basketball team still came away with a double-digit victory against Vanderbilt at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Tuesday.
Metro
Alachua County School Board eliminates citizen input phone calls
By Sara-James Ranta | Feb. 4, 2025The Alachua County School Board unanimously eliminated citizen input phone calls at a meeting Tuesday night.
Sports
Florida women’s tennis struggles in road opener against No. 7 Michigan
By Jeffrey Serber | Feb. 4, 2025Florida women’s tennis loses their second game in a row on the young season after getting swept 7-0 in their road opener against No. 7 Michigan.
Metro
Car collides with FedEx truck following police chase
By Annie Wang | Feb. 4, 2025A silver BMW went airborne over the median strip and into oncoming traffic on Southwest Williston Road Tuesday afternoon, colliding with a FedEx truck while attempting to evade law enforcement.
Sports
Florida women’s golf places fifth at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge
By Joshua Stevens | Feb. 4, 2025The Florida Gators women’s golf team was unable to keep its winning streak going, as UF finished fifth at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, California.
University
DeSantis said he’d stay out of UF’s next presidential search. His appointees won’t.
By Grace McClung | Feb. 4, 2025Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he won’t get involved in UF’s presidential search. But under a recent rule, the state university system’s Board of Governors, seven of whom are DeSantis appointees, must approve UF’s presidential finalists before they’re publicly announced.
El Caimán
Mujer de Gainesville aborda la violencia doméstica en el próximo proyecto de ley de Florida
By Sara-James Ranta and Gabriella Chavez | Feb. 4, 2025Hace diez años, Amy Trask estaba en su cocina preparando huevos para el desayuno, mientras su bebé recién nacido dormía en su cuna. Su pareja estaba sentado en el sofá, aún ebrio de la noche anterior.
Sports
Jordan Basso ready to contribute at Florida after prestigious Division III career
By Max Bernstein | Feb. 4, 2025Despite a big adjustment transferring from Division III Gettysburg College, UF graduate student senior attacker Jordan Basso has quickly adjusted to her new surroundings.
Sports
Florida women’s basketball secures much-needed victory against Arkansas
By Noah White | Feb. 3, 2025Florida entered Monday night desperately in need of a victory after four straight losses. It got just that, as the Gators leveled Arkansas on the road.
Metro
UF student pleads no contest to animal cruelty charge in killing of Broward Hall hamster
By Pristine Thai | Feb. 3, 2025A UF student pleaded no contest to a first-degree misdemeanor of animal cruelty Monday morning in connection to the death of Timmy the hamster, a former Broward Hall resident.
Metro
Gainesville woman addresses domestic violence in upcoming Florida bill
By Sara-James Ranta | Feb. 3, 2025Gainesville resident Amy Trask created a pair of bills to protect Floridians from facing the domestic abuse she did. If passed, the bills would expand law enforcement response and victim resources.
