Despite the countless initiatives, services and even new grocery stores appearing in Gainesville, food insecurity is back on the rise as of late 2025, with local food shelters such as Deeper Purpose Community Food Ministries reporting an increase from 10 to 40 phone calls per day directed toward food assistance.
I’ve lived in Florida for my entire life. Since 2012, my family has lived in the same home on the outskirts of Orlando. Drives that once took 40 minutes now stretch into an hour or more, a result of rapid population growth and unchecked development in a state unprepared to absorb it.
UF journalism department interim chair welcomes you back.
Harvey Ward welcomes students to Gainesville.
Since I stepped foot on campus as a sports journalism major, I knew I wanted to work for the largest student-run independent newspaper in the country. What I didn’t know was how much The Alligator would shape me into the person I am today.
The Independent Florida Alligator is looking for its next team of reporters, editors, photographers and more for the Spring semester.
To The Alligator: Thanks for giving my college years a purpose. I’m honored to be part of this paper’s legacy.
My time with The Independent Florida Alligator was defined by love and laughter.
I swore I wouldn’t come back to The Alligator.
For the longest time, I never felt I belonged at The Alligator. Though I spent every Sunday afternoon there, I was terrified of anyone knowing too much — which is ironic when you work with a group of people who want to know everything.
I never thought I’d be writing a goodbye to The Alligator.
In all the movies I’ve seen about college, classes have always seemed so magical. I imagined myself sitting in a lecture hall surrounded by classmates and listening to my professor teach as I took notes.
The end of Fall semester means the holidays are coming, and flu season is here.
As a wildlife ecology senior at UF, you’d think I visit Florida’s natural springs all the time.
As the crisp fall air finally drops the temperatures in our beloved Swamp, we can mark the normal rites of passage.
I recently came across a piece of advice online: To truly get to know someone, you should ask them about the last time they cried in public, because it reveals what they value.
The best way to help your partner is to listen to him and his needs, not what you think he needs.
You may have come across TikToks of someone claiming they eat steak with a side of butter for dinner every night and suggesting you do the same. If you haven’t seen these videos, I’m jealous.
Health care in America is facing a crisis of affordability and access, driven by a series of aggressive policy decisions that disproportionately harm the nation's most vulnerable groups.
Since President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January of this year, the total number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees has increased by over 20,000 people.
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