Sports
Gators head to Georgia for redemption
By Karina Wilson | Mar. 2, 2021The Gators travel to Kennesaw, Georgia, to take on the Owls after a week off. Both teams lost their last game.
COVID-19
Sports
Gators seek sixth straight win in midweek contest against Florida Atlantic
By Ryan Haley | Mar. 2, 2021Florida will look to extend its five-game winning streak when it hosts the FAU Owls Wednesday.
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Metro
Great Invader Raider Rally removes invasive plant species
By Alexandra Harris | Mar. 2, 2021Instead of working in locations scattered throughout the city as done in previous years, organizers encouraged people to remove invasive plants in their own yards and neighborhoods, said Geoffrey Parks, Nature Operations Supervisor for the Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department.
Opinion
To Florida baseball fans: R-E-L-A-X
By River Wells | Mar. 1, 2021Florida lost its opening series to the Miami Hurricanes, but columnist River Wells has advice for nervous fans: relax.
Sports
Let the young guys play, coach Mullen
By Zachary Huber | Mar. 1, 2021The Gators need to finally find out if their highly recruited players bloom or bust.
Sports
Gators in 14th after day one in Columbia
By Michael Hull | Mar. 1, 2021Florida will attempt to right the ship Tuesday when it tees off at 9 a.m.
The Avenue
Grammy-winning artist Nella takes Phillips Center stage
By Heather Bushman | Mar. 1, 2021It was the Venezuelan artist’s first in-person show since August.
University
UF welcomes more than 15,000 to the class of 2025
By Alexander Lugo | Mar. 1, 2021The average GPA for admits was 4.51 along with an average SAT score of 1392 and an average ACT score of 31.
University
Santa Fe community receives second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
By Manny Rea and Juliana Ferrie | Mar. 1, 2021Among the recipients were employees, retirees, students and “the expanded SF family” — relatives of Santa Fe community members who live in the same household and meet the criteria for vaccination.
Metro
Wigs, false eyelashes and hair bundles available in new Oaks Mall vending machine
By Lucille Lannigan | Mar. 1, 2021The machine’s opening comes as Thomas celebrates the anniversary of her business, Gurl U Cute Inc. Hair Boutique, in Jacksonville, which she opened after struggling to purchase wigs in the past.
El Caimán
Los familiares de los estudiantes de UF que murieron en West University Avenue presentaron demandas por muerte injusta
By Melissa Hernandez de la Cruz | Mar. 1, 2021Las demandas buscan más de $100,000 en daños y menciona a Uber como un acusado.
Metro
Eastside High School alumni band members carry on distinctive high-energy style
By Alan Halaly | Mar. 1, 2021Since former Eastside High School band director Richard E. Parker's death in 2016, former band members have come together every few months to honor and educate people about the marching band’s old style and community impact through performances at community events and street parardes.
Sports
After a rough start, Florida is starting to look the part of unanimous No. 1
By Ryan Haley | Mar. 1, 2021As the bats stay aflame and starting pitching begins to stir, the Gators slowly put together the puzzle and look more and more like the team everyone thought they would be.
Sports
Fresh faces in The Swamp
By Ryan Haley | Mar. 1, 2021Spring practice means a new look at the 2021 depth chart, but it also promises first impressions of the newest class of Gators.
Sports
Indoor cycling flourishes during pandemic
By Karina Wilson | Mar. 1, 2021The popularity of indoor cycling, also known as spin, has taken over Gainesville. Many residents and students have taken it up as a hobby.
Metro
Campus Security Authority reports rape at UF fraternity house
By Jiselle Lee | Mar. 1, 2021On Friday, UF issued a timely warning email to notify the campus community of the incident, which took place at an unknown fraternity house Feb. 20.
News
Florida’s resiliency key in late-season surge
By Declan Walsh | Feb. 28, 2021UF’s performance Saturday contrasts with its lifeless 18-point drubbing against the same Kentucky team a month ago and indicates Florida’s greatest area of growth: resilience.
Sports
A mixed bag of performances at SEC Indoor sees women finish second, men fifth
By Myles Herbert | Feb. 28, 2021The women’s team finished in second place and the men in fifth in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Sports
Gators down Texas A&M
By Jesse Richardson | Feb. 28, 2021While the women’s team offed Texas A&M for their second upset in a row, the men rode high back to Gainesville after they added to their win streak.
Sports
Florida’s up-and-down performance results in fifth place finish at LSU Invitational
By Michael Hull | Feb. 28, 2021The Gators will have two weeks to regroup until their next tournament on March 15.
