Roughly 25 students, teachers and community members gathered at Eastside High School Tuesday afternoon for the unveiling of its new mural.
Florida (23-7, 6-3 SEC) fell against Jacksonville (13-16, 2-7 ASUN) 4-3 at Condron Family Ballpark for its first midweek loss of the season.
Chemistry is crucial on the football field, and the connection between a quarterback and his receivers is arguably the most important. But very few quarterback-reciever duos are as close as the one that’s made its way to Florida for the 2026 season.
Whether it's something more tame like an earlobe piercing, or something gnarlier like a nose bridge piercing, piercings help residents express their identity and feel more confident.
The UF Opera Theatre will present “The Pirates of Penzance” this April at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, featuring an all-student cast and a free outreach performance for Alachua County schoolchildren.
Florida’s gymnastics team didn’t lose its footing everywhere this season, but in the floor event, it briefly did.
From Manchester, England, to Gainesville, Florida, from hopes of becoming a doctor to dreams of competing in the NFL, Emmanuel Oyebadejo’s journey to play for the Gators has been anything but conventional.
The UF College of Medicine is among 53 medical schools nationwide that have committed to a new nutrition education initiative.
B’z Gelati opened its first brick-and-mortar location, called The Hive, at 1130 NW 23rd Ave on Saturday. The brand’s home base expanded the business model from food trucks and its Turlington Plaza location on UF’s campus.
Some young girls brought their own American Girl Dolls, dressed in attire ranging from floral dresses to colorful leggings. Some parents joined in by dressing up in their own teatime best.
For the first time in her life, Leanne Wong is watching gymnastics from the sidelines.
Alumni and former colleagues remember him as a mustachioed mentor, chili connoisseur and steadfast supporter of independent student journalism.
Florida’s legislative session ended March 13 with under 250 bills passing both chambers, a historic low. Several bills affecting Gainesville still have a chance to be signed at the governor’s desk, including a measure aiming to eliminate property taxes.
On Feb. 18, Florida gymnastics head coach Jenny Rowland said in a media availability session that vault needed to be a point of emphasis for her Gators as they entered the back half of the season.
Residents have voted twice to return utility control to the city. However, results are still pending until an ongoing lawsuit ends. A recent bill passed by the state Legislature would nullify the election results — regardless of whether the city wins the lawsuit.
The NCAA transfer portal is about to open again, and for Florida women’s basketball, it comes at a pivotal time.
With the 2025-26 season at an end, Florida men’s basketball faces an offseason filled with uncertainty over who will return.
Sabatini said the chapter was illegally stripped of its status as a registered student organization for exercising its First Amendment rights. He also called the reason for disbanding UFCR “fake.”
The State University System’s Board of Governors voted March 26 to remove Introduction to Sociology from general education across Florida’s 12 public universities. The change will go into effect for the 2026-27 school year. Students will still be able to take the course as an elective or as part of their individual degrees.
But in under a month, the shelter will permanently close its downtown facility due to funding and staffing challenges. Some fear the closure will result in a resource gap for one of Gainesville’s most vulnerable populations.
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