Sports
Pepperdine Waves thrash Gators in dominant shutout
By Luke Adragna | Feb. 24, 2023The No. 15 Florida Gators (5-2) fell to the No. 25 Pepperdine Waves (4-2) 4-0 Friday evening.
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Florida softball blows past UC Riverside in Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
By Alyssa Britton-Harr | Feb. 24, 2023The No. 3 Florida Gators (11-1) blew past the California, Riverside, Highlanders (6-8) 7-0 Friday afternoon in Big League Dreams - Fenway Sports Park. This marked the Gators’ first win in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic after their first loss of the season against the California, Los Angeles, Bruins Thursday.
News
UF Harn Museum educates visitors on 20th century Chinese female artists
By Zoey Thomas | Feb. 24, 2023Audience members — including local families and UF students — had a hard time looking away from the colorful paintings flashing across the projector behind her as she spoke.
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UF students befriend Riker Hall cat colony
By Alissa Gary | Feb. 24, 2023The six tabbies and two black cats may have different names depending on who’s visiting that day. As somewhat-strays, each person interested enough to come close calls them differently.
Sports
Florida suffers run-rule loss to UCLA for first defeat of season
By Brandon Hernandez | Feb. 24, 2023The No. 3 Florida Gators (10-1) suffered a 10-0 loss — their first of the season — against the No. 1 UCLA Bruins (13-0) after four and a half innings Thursday. UF didn’t record a single hit and had three different pitchers in the circle.
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UF students protest DeSantis’ ‘attacks on higher education’
By Halima Attah , Peyton Harris and Ella Thompson | Feb. 24, 2023In a moment of solidarity, UF students, many clad in black and holding signs, gathered outside Marston Science Library at noon Thursday in support of gender-affirming health care and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as they come under fire from the state government.
Sports
Florida holds on to win nail-biter against Alabama on senior night
By Austin Stirling | Feb. 23, 2023The Florida Gators (15-13, 4-11 SEC) defeated Alabama (20-8, 9-6 SEC) 81-77 Thursday night in their final home game of the 2023 season. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Gators.
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Gator, Change executive tickets battle for votes in Student Government debate
By Amanda Friedman | Feb. 23, 2023With less than a week until the Spring elections, Gator and Change party’s executive tickets sparred over student organization funding, graduate student resources and 24/7 library services in the Student Government debate Tuesday.
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Sweetwater Greenway Loop Festival: Local neighborhoods celebrate their culture
By Gracey Davis | Feb. 23, 2023Sarah’s Sweetwater Greenway Loop Festival, which took place Feb. 16- 20, expanded across five historic neighborhoods in Gainesville where the city approved a greenway, or a strip of land dedicated to recreational use, to connect them.
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Gators’ late comeback falls short against Kentucky at home
By Jackson Reyes | Feb. 22, 2023The Florida Gators (14-14, 7-8 SEC) were defeated by Kentucky (19-9, 10-5 SEC) 82-74 in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Wednesday night. The Wildcats completed the season sweep against the Gators.
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Florida blows five-run lead in ninth inning in loss to South Florida
By Topher Adams | Feb. 22, 2023The Florida Gators (4-1) lost to the South Florida Bulls (2-3) 10-9 Wednesday night at Condron Ballpark. Florida head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said critical defensive errors played a big role in the late-game collapse.
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Gators women’s tennis soars above Eagles with sweeping victory
By Luke Adragna | Feb. 22, 2023The No.15 Florida Gators (5-1) hosted the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (7-3) in the first-ever meeting between the schools. The Gators swept the Eagles 6-0 to win their third-straight match.
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Austin Armstrong replacing Patrick Toney as defensive play-caller
By Kyle Bumpers | Feb. 22, 2023UF head football coach Billy Napier is bringing in Alabama inside linebackers coach Austin Armstrong to replace former defensive coordinator Patrick Toney, Matt Zenitz reported on Twitter.
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Suspected hit-and-run leaves grandmother, 2 year-old in hospital
By Aidan Bush | Feb. 22, 2023The Gainesville Police Department responded to a report at 10 a.m. in which a driver hit an older woman and her 2-year-old grandchild who were crossing Northwest 10th Avenue and Main Street.
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Florida, Kentucky set for rematch in Gainesville
By Jackson Reyes | Feb. 22, 2023Florida has the chance to split the season series Wednesday but will have to do so without graduate student forward Colin Castleton, who leads the team in scoring.
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Lucena’s hole-in-one lifts Gators to third-place finish
By Madilyn Destefano | Feb. 21, 2023Florida’s women’s golf team traveled to Melbourne, Florida, to compete in the tournament Feb. 19. After finishing in 12th last week, the Gators secured third place — trailing Louisiana State and Northwestern — with an 18-under-par 864.
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Gators pitching outduels South Florida in road victory
By Ethan Eibe | Feb. 21, 2023The No. 7 Gators (4-0) defeated the South Florida Bulls (1-3) at Red McEwen Field in Tampa Tuesday night.
Opinion
New York Times wages unfair culture war on transgender community
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 20, 2023As journalists about to enter the professional workforce, we’re hopeful that the brave decision to stand up to powerful, well-established newsroom editors will effect change within the NYT.
Opinion
When did diversity become a bad word?
By Albert Ritzhaupt | Feb. 20, 2023Albert Ritzhaupt said his major concern about the use of the word diversity as a so-called “bad word” is that we seem to have forgotten what the word really means.
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Serpentine Plants + Provisions combines plants with home design
By Amanda Rubio | Feb. 20, 2023Serpentine Plants + Provisions, located at 209 NW 10th Ave., sells a variety of plants as well as curated homeware and gift products from local, independent retailers.
