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Mini crossword for Sept. 23, 2025
By Rohit Paranjape | Sep. 23Play The Alligator's original mini crossword.
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One club’s mission to make ‘touching grass’ more accessible
By Maria Arruda | Sep. 23Chronically Outside UF, a student organization dedicated to outdoorsy students of all abilities, emerged earlier this year. Bullard said the club provides a great opportunity for students to go outside and meet people enduring similar difficulties who want to build a safe space together.
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UF ranks No. 7 among public schools
By Alissa Gary | Sep. 23UF ranked No. 7 in public universities and No. 30 in national universities for 2026, maintaining the same spots it held last year, according to the U.S. News & World Report.
The Avenue
Fill your calendar with this week’s Gainesville music events
By Christopher Rodriguez | Sep. 22From smooth jazz trios to an indie-sleaze takeover at Gainesville’s only gay club, every music lover — and player — can find an event to enjoy in the city this week. Check out a roundup of some of the top concerts and music events happening from Tuesday through Sunday.
Sports
DJ Lagway in boot after suffering undisclosed injury against Miami
By Max Bernstein | Sep. 22Florida quarterback DJ Lagway reportedly suffered an undisclosed injury and is back in a boot following the Gators' 26-7 loss against Miami.
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After a 3-year hiatus, the Florida Museum’s fall plant sale is back. And it has cacti.
By Madeline Herring | Sep. 22For the first time in three years, community members strolled through the Florida Museum grounds for its fall plant sale.
Sports
Who could be Gators football interim head coach if Florida ousts Billy Napier?
By Max Bernstein | Sep. 22With head coach Billy Napier on the hot seat following Florida’s 1-3 start to the 2025 season, a few options stand out at the forefront for the interim head coaching position if the program bids him goodbye.
El Caimán
Más allá de la Cabina: Tu Fiesta Radio está por cumplir 4 años de hacer comunidad
By María José Cordero Castillo | Sep. 22Lo que comenzó como una idea entre socios en 2021, hoy reúne a más de 10,500 oyentes diarios.
El Caimán
Local Spanish-language radio show nears 4 years of community building
By María José Cordero Castillo | Sep. 22What began as an idea between partners in 2021 now reaches more than 10,500 daily listeners.
Sports
Gators volleyball setters balance competition and teamwork on court
By Ava DiCecca | Sep. 22The accolades speak for themselves for Florida’s setters, sophomore and SEC-All Freshman Taylor Parks and redshirt junior All-American Alexis Stucky.
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With 1,500 Challah rolls on-hand, Chabad UF prepares for Jewish high holidays
By Jeffrey Serber | Sep. 22Three palettes of kosher meat hauled from Miami, 1,500 rolls of challah loaded up in the rabbi's minivan and hundreds of volunteers are all part of the Chabad UF Jewish Student Center’s preparation heading into the Jewish high holidays.
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Mini crossword for Sept. 22, 2025
By Rohit Paranjape | Sep. 22Play The Alligator's original mini crossword.
Sports
Gators goalie shuts out No. 15 Gamecocks, forces draw
By Adrian Carmona | Sep. 21Florida soccer logged its first draw of the season in a matchup against the No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks. Gators goalie Paloma Peña logged a season-high amount of saves in the draw.
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‘It starts with me’: Lagway adamant progress looms after loss to Miami
By Curan Ahern | Sep. 21The Florida Gators have found the endzone just three times in their last three games. And there's no sugarcoating it — Florida’s leaders have said the offense sorely needs change.
Opinion
The Gators’ identity crisis
By Riley Brinser | Sep. 21After another crushing loss last night, the Gators walked away from Hard Rock Stadium looking less like a team with clear direction and more like a program caught between past renown and present doubt.
Opinion
We had the curriculum wars. Now we have the crosswalk wars.
By Liam Taylor King | Sep. 21Each time, the goal was identical: remove the queers. Remove our organizations, remove our history from the narrative, remove any physical space which attests to our presence in the population.
Sports
Marathon fourth set tests Florida volleyball’s resolve against Wisconsin
By Isis Snow | Sep. 21Florida volleyball dropped its second straight match in a four-set performance against No. 7 Wisconsin. Florida outside hitters Jordyn Byrd and Aniya Madkin carried the Gators' offense but failed to get past the Badgers.
Metro
Newberry time warp: '50s themed festival draws big crowd
By Alexa Ryan | Sep. 21Full-service DJ Twisted H Productions spun tunes from the Golden Age as locals, vendors and food trucks flooded the streets of Newberry’s Historic District Saturday afternoon for the third annual Fabulous 50’s Festival.
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Mini crossword for Sept. 21, 2025
By Rohit Paranjape | Sep. 21Play The Alligator's original mini crossword.
Sports
Gators' offense ‘not good enough’ in loss to No. 4 Miami
By Max Bernstein | Sep. 21For the first time since November 26, 2016, Florida went without a successful third down conversion the entire game in its 26-7 loss to No. 4 Miami Sept. 20.
