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People board and exit an RTS bus Wednesday, July 24, 2019 by the The Hub at UF.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF students thank their bus drivers on RTS Appreciation Day

By Emma Davis | Feb. 4, 2020

Students wrote handwritten thank-you notes

NEWS | SFC

Santa Fe College welcomes new president Paul Broadie II

By AJ Bafer | Feb. 4, 2020

Broadie began as the college’s fifth president on Monday

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man accused of sneaking into UF residence hall, pulling fire alarm

By Samia Lagmis | Feb. 3, 2020

Police say he entered a female resident assistant’s room

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF student launches pro-LGBTQ+ campaign after court cases

By Anna Wilder | Feb. 3, 2020

The case will decide whether people can be fired for being LGBTQ+.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF student groups campaign for 2020 presidential candidates

By Samantha Chery | Feb. 3, 2020

Students garner support for their favorite candidates

The autonomous shuttle is in a testing phase until June.

METRO

Autonomous shuttles to be available for public use

By Sarah Mandile | Feb. 3, 2020

The shuttle will follow a daily route between the Downtown Parking Garage and the Innovation Hub

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

How an SG party fell apart in 9 days

By Chasity Maynard | Feb. 2, 2020

Most of Progressive Party's candidates dropped Thursday

Workers arrive outside of the Hard Rock Stadium before the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

NEWS

South Florida businesses feeling benefit of Super Bowl

By Tim Reynolds | Feb. 2, 2020

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dena Lowell typically employs about 12 full-time people to work in her restaurant and catering company.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

Gators post record-breaking weekend at Razorback Invitational

By Declan Walsh | Feb. 2, 2020

Eight Florida athletes earned personal record-breaking marks this past weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as the Gators continued their strong start to the indoor season.

President Donald Trump waves from the top of the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF students react to Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan

By Grethel Aguila | Feb. 2, 2020

The plan, which took three years to draft, ensures Israeli control over Jerusalem

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Florida sinks at Tennessee in final regular season meet

By Ainslie Lee | Feb. 2, 2020

Florida’s swimming and diving teams entered a hostile environment on Saturday morning for their regular season finale. In front of a Senior Day crowd in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Volunteers swept the Gators in the final dual meet of the season.

NEWS

Introducing the spring alligatorSports staff

By Kyle Wood | Feb. 2, 2020

We’re now a whole month into the spring semester, so now is as good a time as any to introduce the wonderful team of writers who have been -- and will continue -- giving you your coverage of Gators sports.

New York City’s City Council adopted a bill Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21. Florida law made it difficult for Gainesville to adopt similar limitations.

METRO

Florida given F rating for state tobacco prevention funding

By AJ Bafer | Feb. 2, 2020

The grade came from the American Lung Association

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF ends losing streak in Nashville

By Brendan Farrell | Feb. 2, 2020

The Gators men’s basketball team’s season has been difficult to describe with the team reaching a high of beating a top-five team to the lows of several double-digit losses. All of this from a team that was ranked sixth in the country in the preseason AP poll.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

UF dominates No. 21 FSU, wins fifth-straight match

By Zachary Huber | Feb. 2, 2020

The Gators conquered FSU to extend their winning streak over the Seminoles to three games on Saturday night.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Florida begins spring season in Jacksonville today

By Christian Berry | Feb. 2, 2020

The Florida men’s golf team is hoping to play up to its potential this spring, following a fall season filled with ups and downs.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Dan Mullen -- football coach or puppeteer?

By Ainslie Lee | Feb. 2, 2020

For us on the outside, the transfer portal seems like this ubiquitous Sorting Hat out of Harry Potter. You throw your name in, and it spits out where you should go.