In between signing backpacks, making TikToks and taking pictures, Alachua county families stocked up for the school year. Children and parents alike were ecstatic to meet a local celebrity and get a chance to be featured on his social media. After the event, Fie Scoobie expressed his gratitude to be able to give back to the community he grew up in.
Errol Nelson talks about the intersections of his identity in The Alligator's latest Facing Race comic
The second of The Alligator's new Facing Race comic series.
An inside look at racism on campus
About 200 people turned out to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Saturday afternoon to cool off for the first annual Beat the Heat Water Day with First Responders.
The University of Florida Society of Women Engineers (SWE) hosted a variety of events during the second week of fall semester encouraging students to attend other events and provide an opportunity for them to connect with people from other majors. SWE’s goal is to help empower women across campus to become engineers and leaders in STEM fields. “I just want to be a part of it,” said electro engineering freshman Kathleen Yang about the organization.
The Pride Student Union (PSU) at UF hosted a welcome assembly and drag show Monday night in the Rion Ballroom at the Reitz Union to shed light on the queer perspectives.
About 50 people gathered at Cypress and Grove Brewery Sunday evening for a bingo game hosted by Plenty of Pit Bulls to help raise money for their dogs. The event featured prizes donated by local businesses that guests could play to win. There was also a raffle. Plenty of Pit Bulls is an organization that rescues and rehabilitates dogs from overcrowded shelters. The dogs are put in foster homes to be house trained and matched with families.
Students are taking advantage of the recently reopened Reitz Union Game Room.
n the past week, 30 governors from both parties have decided they will not accept Syrian refugees. Legally, it’s unclear if this is possible because governors are not responsible for immigration policy, and this has been further muddled by Congress’ passing of a bill further slowing the bureaucratic process of admitting refugees. The act of voicing this anti-immigrant rhetoric feeds into the hands of Daesh and lets it have power.
Students who want a free flu vaccine will need to show proof of insurance this year.
Sally B. Dash, a 33-year-old Gainesville burlesque performer, opens up about her relationship with burlesque and what drives her to perform.
Ralph and Gail Roland share their 2,400-square-foot house in Melrose with 29 dogs. They adopt the seniors that shelters and owners can't keep. The Roland Senior Dog Rescue Gang is a registered nonprofit as of July, but the Rolands do most of the work on their own.
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