University
Florida Board of Governors approves yearlong H-1B visa pause in state universities
By Leona Masangkay | Mar. 2Florida universities cannot hire new employees under H-1B visas until Jan. 5, 2027.
COVID-19
University
UF Krishna Lunch suspended from campus until further notice
By Alabama Weninegar | Mar. 2A Krishna box truck hit a female student on a Buckman Drive crosswalk on Feb. 23. She was transported to the hospital and is recovering from multiple broken bones.
El Caimán
‘It feels like home’: Samba Brazilian Kitchen brings Carnaval to Gainesville
By Ornella Moreno | Mar. 2Dozens of people gathered Saturday night at the Haile Village Center to connect with Brazilian culture through food and drumming by Bloco GNV at a Carnaval event hosted by Samba Brazilian Kitchen.
The Avenue
Fill your calendar with this week’s Gainesville music events
By Isabel Kraby | Mar. 2The first week of March holds an anti-ICE festival, a battle of the bands and everything in between. Here's what music events are going on in Gainesville the week of March 2.
Opinion
A call for feedback: Help make The Alligator’s website user-friendly
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 2By taking a few minutes to take our website and mobile experience survey, you can help us identify Alligator.org’s problems and work toward solutions.
News
‘We’re playing as good as anybody’: Florida looks ahead after SEC regular-season title
By Max Bernstein | Mar. 2With a chance to capture their eighth Southeastern Conference regular-season championship title in program history and the program’s first since 2014, the Florida Gators were firing on all cylinders Saturday night.
Sports
Alexia Dizeko’s last act in Orange and Blue
By Isis Snow | Mar. 2Alexia Dizeko didn’t make her final regular-season home game about herself. After the final buzzer, there were no dramatic speeches or lingering goodbyes, just gratitude.
Sports
Brooke Black continues family tennis legacy, creates identity at Florida
By Sofia Alamo | Mar. 2Tennis runs in Brooke Black’s blood. With a generational legacy in the sport, the Gator is stepping boldly into her own place in her family history.
Opinion
‘The Match Point’: Who do you play for?
By India Houghton | Mar. 1In Gainesville, roughly 5,000 miles from Milan, my teammates and I watched Hughes and the Americans make history. We listened to the national anthem play as they raised the American flag, and the team soaked in the glory of what they just accomplished. Ironically, just a few hours later, we took to the court and listened to the national anthem for the second time that day, played before our match.
Opinion
OPINION: They can play, but they can’t celebrate
By Sasha Morel | Mar. 1On Feb. 26, the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team took home the gold medal for the first time in over four decades. Directly after the win, the team spoke with Trump on the phone, and the president facetiously claimed he would be forced to invite the women’s team to celebrate alongside the men. If he didn’t, Trump said, they would “impeach him.”
El Caimán
Evento para contar historias en español fortalece la comunidad en Gainesville
By Ornella Moreno | Mar. 1Aproximadamente 40 personas se reunieron el jueves por la noche en The Bull para el primer evento de Self Narrate que incluyó historias contadas en español.
The Avenue
Asian fusion food truck (egg) rolls into Gainesville
By Zoey Thomas and Corey Fiske | Mar. 1World Famous, a South Florida-based Asian fusion egg roll business, serves up inventive, sometimes decadent twists on the classic dish.
Sports
Liv McGill held under double figures for first time in 2026 as Gators fall to Bulldogs
By Logan McBride | Mar. 1With four minutes left in the second quarter, Florida briefly found momentum. Guard Emilija Dakic hit back-to-back threes, and a Laila Reynolds steal led to an Alexia Dizeko basket, tying the game at 23 with Georgia.
The Avenue
Vané Light learns to ask for help on new single ‘Ultraviolet’
By Isabel Kraby | Mar. 1The alternative indie pop artist’s newest song, released Feb. 27, marks the first time Garcia has collaborated with her band to record a track.
Sports
South Carolina foils Florida in SEC home opener
By Ethan Feinberg | Mar. 1Securing its first Southeastern Conference win over No. 41 Kentucky in a late-game thriller Friday was almost the right spark Florida (7-6, 1-3 SEC) needed to get back on track.
El Caimán
El Departamento de Policía de Gainesville aún no ha firmado el acuerdo 287(g) con ICE
By Angelique Rodriguez | Mar. 1Gainesville es la segunda ciudad más grande de Florida cuyo departamento de policía no ha firmado un acuerdo con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos.
Metro
Gainesville man arrested after carrying a gun on Santa Fe campus
By Vanessa Norris | Mar. 1A Gainesville man was arrested Saturday on charges of possessing a firearm on school grounds.
News
Florida demolishes Arkansas, clinches share of SEC regular-season title
By Max Bernstein | Feb. 28Coming into Saturday night’s prime-time bout, Florida’s mission was clear as day. A win, and the Gators would secure a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship for the first time since 2014.
Sports
No. 10 Florida baseball prevails against No. 17 Miami in dramatic fashion
By Ethan Feinberg | Feb. 28As the No. 10 Gators (11-1) continued the pressure and struck the final nail in the coffin at the top of the ninth with a cracked double, intentional walk and three-run homer from sophomore infielder Ethan Suroweic, they defeated No. 17 Miami (10-2) 8-4 at Alex Rodriguez Park in Coral Gables, Florida.
Sports
From 11th to first: Florida women complete turnaround, claim 2026 SEC Indoor Championship
By Paul Hof-Mahoney | Feb. 28Saturday night, when the Gators walk out the doors of the Fasken Indoor Track and Field Facility at Texas A&M, they’ll do so with their heads held high, only weighed down by a trophy in their arms and an abundance of medals around their necks.
