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Alachua County detention officer arrested

By Anna Wilder | Jan. 19

The officer was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.

Velvet Yates, director of distance learning for the UF Classics Department, begins class in an empty classroom on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. She said the university requires her to teach in the classroom even if no students show up. "It's absurd," Yates said. "I've been teaching online classes for 15 years. I know how to teach online classes, and this isn't it."

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF instructors speak out about week one of in-person teaching

By Sofia Echeverry | Jan. 19

Some instructors found the transition to in-person classes on top of preparing their usual material to be added pressure during an already-stressful time. Others are happy to be back in the classroom.

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Levin College of Law namesake dies of COVID-19

By Abigail Hasebroock | Jan. 19

Fredric Levin was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, under a roof that housed him and his five brothers. He met his wife, Marilyn, during his time at UF, and after raising four children together and 51 years of marriage, she passed away in 2011, according to the Levin Papantonio Rafferty Law Firm.

Ashley Sturgill, 19, Santa Fe biology sophomore, swings on the Albert "Ray" Massey Park swing-set in Gainesville on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021.

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Massey Park reopens for residents after baseball field and park improvements complete

By Michelle Holder | Jan. 18

Gainesville residents can now take their kids out to the ball field to play at the newly improved and renovated Albert “Ray” Massey Park.

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Remembering youth football coach Stacey Williams

By Lucille Lannigan | Jan. 18

Stacey Williams was a kind and gracious family man, who took his role as "Coach" very seriously, knowing he was molding the minds of the future.

A cyclist and cars pass by a mural on a wall along Northwest 34th Street that reads "Coup Kat Resign" in Gainesville, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. The mural refers to the newly elected U.S Representative Kat Cammack.

NEWS | NATIONAL

Kat Cammack stands by President Trump, public paints ‘Coup Kat Resign’ on art wall

By Lucille Lannigan | Jan. 13

U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack's first week in office included objecting to election results, sparking controversy and hiding from Capitol rioters. Now, some constituents are calling for her to resign.

The “All Black Lives Matter: Documenting Community Response to Racial Injustice” exhibit sits in Library West on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. It will be open until March.

NEWS | CAMPUS

“All Black Lives Matter” exhibit opens at Library West

By Juliana Ferrie | Jan. 13

The exhibit includes photographs taken at Gainesville’s Black Lives Matter memorial sites where protestors left behind candles and flowers. The exhibit also includes posters and items collected from the sites.

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UF’s College of Law namesake has died after contracting COVID-19

By Abigail Hasebroock | Jan. 12

UF alumnus Fred Levin died Tuesday afternoon of COVID-19 complications at the age of 83.

Ardell Wright speaks to a caller as he records the conversation on the computer in the 98.9 Jamz Studio on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Wright edited the audio and then played it on the air. (Lauren Witte/Alligator Staff)

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Ride with Ardell Wright, the radio voice of East Gainesville

By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz | Dec. 13

Before Wright, no one spoke to the communities of East Gainesville that grew up on Hip Hop and R&B. Now, he makes sure to give his childhood neighborhoods shout-outs during his show called The Afternoon Drive.