Opinion
Rethinking student involvement at UF
By Halima Attah | Nov. 24, 2022OPINION: The only way we can repair the culture of student involvement at UF is to change the way we look at it.
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Metro
Hawthorne man arrested for threatening police
By Lily Kino | Nov. 22, 2022Michael Garrett, 69, is being charged with aggravated assault on an officer, according to court records. Garrett was arrested and booked into the Alachua County Jail at 8:51 a.m. Monday. He’s being held on a $25,000 bond.
Sports
Florida’s stifling defense sends Furman back to South Carolina
By Kyle Bumpers | Nov. 22, 2022Florida Gators women’s basketball took on the Furman Paladins in their fourth home game of the season Monday night and came out with a decisive victory. UF still remains undefeated inside the Stephen C. O’Connell center so far this season.
Sports
Unexpected loss to Vanderbilt puts damper ahead of Florida State
By Topher Adams | Nov. 22, 2022The Vanderbilt Commodores, fresh off their first Southeastern Conference win since before the COVID-19 pandemic, upset Florida 31-24. The Gators played a sloppy, disjointed game and fell to Clark Lea’s Commodores in one of the most surprising results of the season.
The Avenue
Gainesville celebrates 41st Annual Downtown Festival & Art Show
By Halima Attah | Nov. 21, 2022Located on the streets surrounding Bo Diddley Plaza, this year’s festival ran from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
News
Stop W.O.K.E Act temporarily blocked: UF’s perspective moving forward
By Peyton Harris | Nov. 21, 2022The Stop W.O.K.E. Act was put in place in July. UF, the state’s flagship university, was the first to issue guidance to faculty, according to the United Faculty of Florida. It also has the most to lose financially from violations of the law because the university receives the most state funding.
Metro
Gainesville LGBTQ community mourns transgender lives lost
By Malori Malone | Nov. 21, 2022More than 60 members of the Gainesville community raised lit candles and umbrellas outside the steps of Gainesville City Hall in honor of the transgender lives lost to violence and hate Sunday evening.
Sports
Braswell brothers help each other navigate college, futures in tennis
By Kyle Bumpers | Nov. 21, 2022Jonah and Micah Braswell come from a sports family. Their dad formerly played and coached tennis at Florida State. Now, Jonah competes at Florida, and Micah is at Texas, but they stay in contact as they progress through college.
Sports
Gators women’s basketball land elite 2023 guard
By Jackson Reyes | Nov. 21, 2022Five-star 2023 women’s basketball prospect Laila Reynolds is ready to compete for championships and bring a winning mentality to Gainesville. Reynolds hails from PG County, Maryland. She’s the No.19 recruit in the country as of Nov. 20, according to ESPN.
Metro
Future of Gainesville police K-9 unit unclear after commission meeting
By Omar Ateyah | Nov. 21, 2022About 100 community members were in attendance at the meeting’s peak, with many calling for the abolition of the unit. However, the future direction of law enforcement policy on the matter isn’t as clear.
Metro
Gainesville’s city audit controversy, explained
By Aidan Bush | Nov. 21, 2022After delayed financial reports to the state, the Gainesville city auditor’s resignation and planned international commission trips, some local residents are worried about their tax dollars.
The Avenue
Gainesville residents, professors spotlight Alachua County’s Indigenous history
By Naomi Volcy | Nov. 21, 2022In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, local residents and academics are making efforts to highlight this rich Indigenous history and encourage education of Indigenous peoples’ contributions to our community.
News
UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to build AI manufacturing hub
By Anushka Dakshit | Nov. 21, 2022In the next year, the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences plans to build a 19,000-square-foot AI hub at the Gulf Coast Research Center in Tampa. The hub will be used to manufacture AI technology with around a $23 million budget.
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Rosewood descendant ‘Miss Lizzie’ shares her story with next generation
By Averi Kremposky | Nov. 21, 2022The publication of Lizzie Jenkins’ book follows statewide debates on book banning, age-appropriate class materials and race-related instruction in classrooms. In April, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law banning educators from teaching critical race theory, an academic concept that addresses systemic racism.
Opinion
Finishing Where I Began
By Kent Fuchs | Nov. 21, 2022Although it took eight years, I’m now a graduating senior and expect this will be my final column. My last day as president will be Feb. 5, 2023. For the past eight years, there are two words from my August 2015 Alligator column I have worked to remember.
Opinion
Gator’s Don’t Bite. An Update from Change Caucus
By Faith Corbett | Nov. 21, 2022We, the Change Caucus, would like to update the readership of The Independent Florida Alligator on recent news from the UF Student Senate. On Nov. 13, the UF Senate Judiciary Committee moved to indefinitely postpone the Change Caucus-authored articles of impeachment against Student Body President Lauren Lemasters.
News
Interested in joining The Alligator? Spring 2023 applications are now live
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 21, 2022The Independent Florida Alligator is looking for its next team of reporters, editors, photographers, social media strategists and more for the Spring semester.
Sports
No. 10 Florida drops final home match of the season against No. 18 Kentucky
By Brandon Hernandez | Nov. 20, 2022No. 10 Florida fell to No. 18 Kentucky in three sets Sunday. The Gators were held to a .163 hitting percentage and were unable to send their seniors out of the O’Dome with one more home win.
Sports
Florida withdraws scholarship offer from 2023 quarterback commit
By Topher Adams | Nov. 20, 2022Florida withdrew a scholarship offer for 2023 quarterback prospect Marcus Stokes, the former Gator commit announced on Twitter Sunday. The move comes after a video surfaced on social media Friday of Stokes using a racial slur.
Metro
UF student raped in residential hall, alert says
By Omar Ateyah | Nov. 20, 2022UF alerted the campus community late Saturday night regarding a reported rape that occurred at a residential hall Wednesday.
