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2023 Gators Baseball Preview: Infield
By Ethan Eibe | Feb. 7, 2023The Florida Gators baseball team heads into the 2023 season with experience across their infield.
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UF to build new graduate campus in Jacksonville
By Alissa Gary | Feb. 7, 2023UF President Ben Sasse and other UF officials announced a plan Tuesday morning in Jacksonville for a new graduate campus there specializing in medicine, business and engineering.
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California woman sentenced after traveling to Gainesville with over 60 pounds of weed
By Aidan Bush | Feb. 7, 2023Mandy Lee Carlson, 31, was found guilty and sentenced Jan. 27 after she tried to fly across state lines with 60 pounds of the marijuana in her luggage.
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Original Gainesville Food Truck Rally makes charity taste delicious
By Loren Miranda | Feb. 7, 2023Presented by Glory Days and the High Dive, the Original Gainesville Food Truck Rally celebrated its 10th anniversary Saturday. The completely free event at 210 SW 2nd Ave. gathers various savory local food trucks in one place.
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Protesters greet Sasse on first day, unveil demands for his presidency
By Alissa Gary | Feb. 6, 2023A group of nearly 100 protesters passed the time as they camped out on the second floor of Tigert for an hour and a half, waiting to deliver a list of demands to President Ben Sasse on his first day as UF’s 13th president.
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DeSantis appoints new UF trustee
By Alissa Gary | Feb. 6, 2023Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed businessperson and Republican Party donor Patrick Zalupski to the UF Board of Trustees Thursday, whose company donated $150,000 to the Friends of Ron DeSantis political committee since Nov. 2021, according to the Florida Department of State Division of Elections.
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Sobriety movement aided by alternative herbal joints, mocktails
By Xenia Teju | Feb. 6, 2023Jade and Pearl, owned by 80-year-old self-described hippie Gloria Star, pioneered the natural product and smoking alternatives industry from her headquarters in Hawthorne, a city of 1,500 residents about 16 miles east of Gainesville.
Opinion
Antisemitism will never win
By Hadassah Sternfeld | Feb. 6, 2023I am out of words and out of energy. I am physically and emotionally drained. This past week has been incredibly difficult and something I had hoped I wouldn’t ever have to experience.
Opinion
Jewish students deserve your allyship, too
By Alan Halaly | Feb. 6, 2023Alan Halaly, the editor-in-chief of The Alligator, weighs in on recent displays of antisemitism at UF.
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UF Online delivers high-quality degrees remotely
By Ella Thompson | Feb. 6, 2023UF Online was named the No. 1 online bachelor’s program in the country for the second year in a row by U.S. News and World Report. It was created in 2014 and is known for its high-caliber classes and flexibility, according to students.
Opinion
We won’t back down
By Andrew Taramykin | Feb. 6, 2023UF ignored its community Oct. 10 when we demonstrated what may be one of the most remarkable protests in this campus’s history at Emerson Hall at the anti-democratic selection of then-U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the sole finalist to replace retiring President Kent Fuchs.
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Buchholz High School’s Karen Kearney wins ACPS Teacher of the Year
By Peyton Harris | Feb. 6, 2023On Jan. 26, Karen Kearney won the Alachua County Teacher of the Year award among 39 nominees from every school in the county.
Metro
City attempts to address East Gainesville needs with $14 million plan
By Jake Lynch | Feb. 6, 2023The GCRA informed the Gainesville City Commission Jan. 19 of updates to the plan. It has already spent $13 million on city projects such as developing the innovation district zone near UF campus and intends to put the largest chunk of funds into the Eastside Food/Mobility Hub, which is set to finish in 2024.
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BT Riopelle, Dale Thomas reunite on Gators baseball squad
By Ethan Eibe | Feb. 6, 2023Before offering Thomas a spot on the roster, the coaching staff called senior catcher BT Riopelle, who spent 2019 through 2021 at Coastal Carolina and was teammates with Thomas for the latter two years.
Metro
Gainesville residents express mixed views toward permitless concealed carry bill
By Claire Grunewald | Feb. 6, 2023Florida is on track to become the 26th state to allow citizens to carry concealed firearms without a permit after one of Alachua County’s House representatives filed the bill.
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UF graduate assistants seek more pay, better living conditions
By Sophia Bailly | Feb. 6, 2023Graduate assistants are continuing to struggle with a stipend minimum of $17,000. Students speak up about their individuals experiences and how GAU might make a future impact.
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Florida House audits communications of UF diversity, equity and inclusion staffers
By Alissa Gary | Feb. 6, 2023Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a proposal to defund what he called “DEI bureaucracies” at Florida universities during a press conference on higher education Jan. 31.
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Golden, the Gators enter late push to make NCAA Tournament
By Jackson Reyes | Feb. 6, 2023Florida head coach Todd Golden and his squad’s chances of snatching a bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament hang in the balance. The Florida Gators (13-10, 6-4 SEC) have eight games left in their season.
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Gainesville community grieves Marcus Goodman’s death
By Aidan Bush | Feb. 6, 2023The city mourned the death of 32-year-old Marcus Goodman after the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office announced his death in jail Jan. 26. The service began with a vigil at Bo Diddley Plaza and ended with a street protest around the block.
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Gators close out Auburn Invitational with eight total event wins
By Krisha Sanghavi | Feb. 5, 2023The Auburn Invitational was the last meet before the Southeastern Conference championships. Florida’s swimming and diving team sent 20 athletes to the James E. Martin Aquatic Center in Auburn, Alabama.
