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Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck (11) gets sacked by Florida Gators inside linebacker Myles Graham (5) during a football game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida Gators on Sept. 20, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Opinion

The Gators’ identity crisis

After 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. 


The Florida Gators football team runs onto the field before 
a football game between the South Florida Bulls and the Florida Gators on Sept. 6, 2025, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
Sports

I attended my first Gator football games as a freshman. I get the hype now.

Before arriving at UF, I never truly understood the thrill of college game day. My parents were never particularly big football fans, let alone college football. Even though I grew up in Miami, I only went to one University of Miami football game (don’t worry, I believe orange goes much better with blue than green), and even then, the atmosphere wasn’t as impressive as what I have already experienced here.


Conflicting research regarding Diet Coke’s health effects has stirred public discourse.
Opinion

Is your diet coke addiction really killing you?

I think we have all heard that aspartame, the sweetener in many diet sodas, has been found to cause cancer. Every time I order a sweet, crispy Diet Coke, my mom gives me that look and a mini lecture. But what if I told you the cancer risk of aspartame has been vastly exaggerated? 


The company sign for GRU stands outside its secured government complex in North Gainesville, on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.
Opinion

A message from Gainesville Regional Utilities' CEO

Unlike many of your hometown utilities, Gainesville Regional Utilities is a one-stop shop. We provide electric, natural gas, water and, for those who live in a GATOR NET community, high-speed internet. We also treat wastewater at our two local facilities and work with the City of Gainesville to bill for their solid waste and stormwater services.


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