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Mini crossword for Oct. 9, 2025
By Rohit Paranjape | Oct. 9Play The Alligator's original mini crossword.
COVID-19
The Avenue
Swifties swarm to movie theaters to celebrate latest Taylor Swift album release
By Emily Moreno | Oct. 8Thousands of Swifties swarmed movie theaters for the three-day showing of “Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl.”
News
UF Student Senate elects leadership ahead of new legislative cycle
By Maria Arruda | Oct. 8The UF Student Senate extended its regular meeting to say goodbye to departing senators and elect new leadership.
Opinion
Embrace the cheesiness of Family Weekend
By Isabella Cabrera | Oct. 8After a long week filled with two exams and countless assignments, it would be an understatement to say I was excited to see my parents. Although my mom visited me two weeks ago, I hadn’t seen my parents together since August.
Metro
State commissioner visits, scolds Alachua County School Board
By Logan McBride | Oct. 8The Alachua County School Board shared updates on teacher salary negotiations and heard remarks from a state education commissioner during Tuesday’s meeting.
Sports
Florida men’s golf finishes third in the Marquette Intercollegiate
By Brooke Bastedo | Oct. 8Gators men's golf had an impressive comeback at the Marquette Intercollegiate tournament following impressive individual performances.
Sports
Florida women’s golf wins first tournament of the season at the University of Oklahoma Intercollegiate
By Brooke Bastedo | Oct. 8Gators women's golf found mixed results at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate tournament, but an individual's performance stood out among competitors.
Sports
Florida women’s tennis goes undefeated in doubles at annual Bedford Cup
By Nicole Lopez | Oct. 8Florida women's tennis went undefeated in doubles following an impressive showing from its underclassmen.
Sports
Florida volleyball stares down five ranked opponents to finish season
By Ava DiCecca | Oct. 8Gators volleyball is unranked for the first time since 1991. Now, they're entering one of the most difficult stretch of matches during their season.
Metro
Alachua had few teen hangout spots. An ice cream shop found a sweet solution.
By Jeffrey Serber | Oct. 8The ice cream shop, located at 14841 Main St. in Alachua, welcomes teens to its second-floor event space on Fridays and Saturdays from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Metro
Man arrested after attacking bouncers at downtown Arcade Bar
By Alexa Ryan | Oct. 8Early Sunday morning, 21-year-old Miguel Marin was arrested on two charges of battery after allegedly attacking two employees of The Arcade Bar on Main Street in downtown Gainesville.
Sports
Rueben Chinyelu prepares for expanded role heading into his third year
By Jeffrey Serber | Oct. 8Gators center Rueben Chinyelu is one of the key returning players to Florida's 2025-26 roster. This season, he looks to expand his role as an offensive threat and spoke to the media about what skills he worked on during the offseason.
News
Mini crossword for Oct. 8, 2025
By Rohit Paranjape | Oct. 8Play The Alligator's original mini crossword.
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‘Two years too long’ into the Israel-Hamas war, UF community reflects, mourns
By Julianna Bendeck , Kaysheri Haffner and Celine Taragjini | Oct. 7Two years later, 48 hostages remain in Gaza, and about 20 are believed to be alive, according to the Associated Press.
News
UF trustee James W. Heavener accused of financial fraud
By Swasthi Maharaj and Maria Avlonitis | Oct. 7A federal court case accuses UF trustee James W. “Bill” Heavener of defrauding the government by inflating numbers at two universities he manages.
News
Adored ape leaves Santa Fe Zoo behind to start new family
By Leona Masangkay | Oct. 7At 7 years old, Holmes — one of Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s white-handed gibbons — is swinging into a new chapter of his life.
News
Mini crossword for Oct. 7, 2025
By Rohit Paranjape | Oct. 7Play The Alligator's original mini crossword.
Metro
UF student charged with sexual battery
By Alexa Ryan | Oct. 6A 19-year-old UF student was arrested Sunday night on charges of sexual battery that allegedly happened a week and a half earlier on Sept. 24, according to his arrest report.
Sports
Florida volleyball unranked for the first time since 1991
By Ava DiCecca | Oct. 6Gators volleyball is unranked for the first time since 1991. Florida fell to 7-6 following a loss to unranked LSU on Sunday.
The Avenue
A ghoulish guide to Gainesville Halloween festivities
By Isabel Kraby | Oct. 6If you’re feeling too old to trick-or-treat or too uninspired to throw a party, don’t worry. There are other ways to get in the Halloween spirit here in Gainesville.
