Metro
Among the stars: NASA awards contract to East Gainesville engineering firm
By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz | Oct. 28, 2020The five-year civil engineering contract will support Americans’ return to moon
COVID-19
News
East Hall to close to make room for more quarantine space
By Thomas Weber | Oct. 28, 2020To increase Spring on-campus quarantine capacity, UF is closing East Hall at the end of the Fall semester, forcing residents to move elsewhere
Sports
Gators win third-place match against Longhorns
By Michael Hull | Oct. 28, 2020The Gators women’s golf team wrapped up its fall schedule with a third-place finish at the East Lake Cup.
Sports
Florida looks to end season on high note at SEC Championships
By Myles Herbert | Oct. 28, 2020The Florida men’s and women’s cross country teams will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to compete in the SEC Championships at the LSU Cross Country Course Friday morning. This is the fourth time that LSU will host the championship meet.
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‘Find a place for yourself’: Activist Linda Sarsour discusses resistance and Islam
Oct. 28, 2020Islam on Campus and Students for Justice in Palestine hosted Linda Sarsour to talk about the intersection between resistance and Islam for the final event of Islam Appreciation month
Sports
Gators finish fourth at Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate
By Michael Hull | Oct. 27, 2020The Gators men’s golf team tied for fourth place in its second tournament of the fall, the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate.
Sports
Gators fall to Gamecocks in semifinal match
By Michael Hull | Oct. 27, 2020The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Gators women’s golf team in the semifinal match play round of the East Lake Cup.
News
A 49-year legacy of hair cuts and Southern hospitality
By Rachel Slay | Oct. 27, 2020Jay Jarrel and the Reitz Union Barber Shop: The hidden gems of UF’s Reitz Union
News
Gainesville immigrant communities struggling to adapt to COVID-19
By Diane Hernandez | Oct. 27, 2020The community has juggled working long hours while having their children learning from home
Metro
Gainesville parks make COVID-19 adjustments, reopen playgrounds
By Rachel Ray | Oct. 26, 2020City parks maintain the CDC’s safety protocol amid the COVID-19
Metro
Gainesville sinkhole spans 90 feet, residents evacuated
By Alan Halaly | Oct. 26, 2020The sinkhole formed behind houses in the West End Estates neighborhood, located near Northwest 14th Place
Metro
Former U.S. Senators Nelson and Martinez tell students to vote, volunteer, be bipartisan
By Lianna Hubbard | Oct. 26, 2020The Monday Accent event was moderated by professor Matthew Jacobs
Sports
Gators in fourth place entering last round of Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate
By Michael Hull | Oct. 26, 2020The Gators men’s golf team recorded a season-low round Monday, shooting a collective 11-under-par. Still, they shot up four spots on the leaderboard to fourth place, sitting 14 strokes behind the leaders Vanderbilt.
Sports
Gators in third after first round of East Lake Cup
By Michael Hull | Oct. 26, 2020The Gators women’s golf team completed the first round of the East Lake Cup Monday, shooting a collective 5-over-par. The team is currently in third place, trailing the leader Ole Miss by 10 strokes.
Sports
Questions remain as Gators return to practice
By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 26, 2020The Gators have returned to practice following their team-wide COVID-19 outbreak that included 31 positive cases in the month of October. Florida has five days to prepare for Missouri after athletic activities have been at a standstill since Oct. 13.
Sports
Gators win 20 matches, third day of competition rained out
By Ryan Haley | Oct. 26, 2020The Gators men’s tennis managed 20 wins across 27 matches in Columbia, South Carolina, despite a rain delay that ultimately cut their competition short. The Gamecock Fall SEC Shootout was the team’s second event of the season.
Metro
Early voters march to the polls, while others rally for Trump this weekend
By Alligator Staff report , Lianna Hubbard , Steven Walker and Edysmar Diaz-Cruz | Oct. 25, 2020A string of early voting events called the Gainesville community to action
The Avenue
For the navigators: Our spookiest Halloween yet
By Lonnie Numa | Oct. 25, 2020Whether staying in or braving the streets, safety should be a priority
News
Loneliness, delirium and mental decline: How the COVID-19 pandemic affects local seniors
By Thomas Weber | Oct. 25, 2020Warren and Patsy Nelms are both 83-year-old residents of Oak Hammock, a Gainesville retirement and assisted-living community. After more than 50 years of living together, they now live separately — Patsy in an independent home and Warren, who has dementia, in assisted care.
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Four wheels makes a family: Gainesville Roller Rebels focus on inclusion
By Avery Lotz | Oct. 25, 2020The Gainesville Roller Rebels have yet to return to the rink — but that has not stopped them from being a team.
