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NEWS | CAMPUS

Country singer Chase Rice will headline Gator Growl 2019

By Alyssa Feliciano | Aug. 20, 2019

A blue and orange box stood in the middle of Turlington Plaza.

Lauren Poe speaks to a crowd of reporters and about 100 supporters March 20, 2019 at the Public and General restaurant after elections. Poe beat three opponents to win his second term as mayor of Gainesville.

METRO | POLITICS

Gainesville Mayor faces backlash over antifa tweet from Basketball Cop, residents

By Kalli Johnson | Aug. 20, 2019

Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe is garnering criticism online for his tweet defending antifa, a movement of anti-fascist groups in the U.S.

UF coach Becky Burleigh knows her team is in for a challenging season with one of the hardest schedules in the nation.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Gators gear up for a challenging 2019-20 season

By Bryan Matamoros | Aug. 19, 2019

Florida’s soccer team had a disappointing 2018-19 campaign. The Gators made it to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2017 but finished with a losing record for the first time in program history last year.

NEWS

Watch Denver Broncos vs San Francisco 49ers Live Stream Online Tv

Aug. 19, 2019

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America and the highest professional level of American football in the world.[3] The NFL's 17-week regular season runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, six teams from each conference (four division winners and two wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held on the first Sunday in February and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.

Receiver Trevon Grimes (8) shined in Florida's spring game with four catches for 195 yards.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Three storylines to know heading into Florida-Miami clash

By Dylan Rudolph | Aug. 18, 2019

Florida and Miami will meet in Orlando five days from now to commence the 2019 college football season. Both teams had a lot of turnover during the offseason. Here are three storylines to know about this Gators team heading into this weekend’s contest:

Florida soccer coach Becky Burleigh said she wasn't satisfied with her team's effort in Saturday's preseason exhibition match at Wake Forest. It led 2-1 in the 85th minute but lost 3-2. The Gators begin the 2019 season on Friday night at FAU.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Wake Forest bests Florida 3-2 with two late goals

By Graham Marsh | Aug. 18, 2019

Twenty six players.

Several protestors stand holding signs Saturday afternoon during the Recess Rally. Many of the activists wore targets on their backs blaming the NRA and lawmakers for recent gun deaths in the United States.

METRO

Local rally calls for an end to gun violence

By Lina Ruiz | Aug. 18, 2019

A moment of silence lasted 100 seconds on Saturday -- one for every person who dies from gun violence every day in the U.S.

Tim Tebow is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

UF, UM agree to home-and-home

By Sam Campisano | Aug. 18, 2019

Saturday’s season opener will not be the last chapter written in the Florida-Miami rivalry.

A community service volunteer picks up litter along SW 20th Avenue Aug. 19.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

City commissioners: Publix stifles plastic ban

By Melissa Hernandez | Aug. 18, 2019

Gainesville’s plastic ban ended before it ever started.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Introducing the fall alligatorSports staff

By Tyler Nettuno | Aug. 18, 2019

Another season of fall sports at UF is upon us.

Khanh Hoang, 20, holds a protest sign alongside other protesters while Wenxin Song speaks during a Student Government Senate meeting in the Reitz chamber room Tuesday evening. Song is the Internal Vice President for the Korean Undergraduate Student Association. “It’s more than just a show,” Song said. “It is our tradition and our legacy here.”

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Reallocation of funds forces change for UF’s largest student organizations

By Emma McAvoy | Aug. 18, 2019

Nine of UF’s largest student organizations are demanding action after of recent changes to their funding system following the Young Americans for Freedom’s $66,000 lawsuit against UF.

Jacob Floyd smiles at his new 2-month-old kitten Saturday morning at the Summer Lovin’ Adopt-A-Thon.

METRO

Animal Services #ClearTheShelters, find pets new homes

By Melissa Hernandez | Aug. 18, 2019

Kya, a 2-year-old mutt waited more than 2 months at Alachua County Animal Services (ACAS), along with many other dogs and cats, to find her forever home.

UF (@uflorida) was designated as the most Instagrammed school in the state, as per data with #UF.

NEWS | CAMPUS

#Instafamous: UF is the most Instagrammed college in Florida

By April Rubin | Aug. 18, 2019

Along with the best academics in the state, UF can boast a new top ranking as of Tuesday.

Attendees of the Harn pARTy dance to a live band during the event. The Harn pARTy occurs once during the fall, spring and summer.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Five things to do in Gainesville during syllabus week

By Alyssa Feliciano | Aug. 18, 2019

In February, the University of Florida admitted more than 14,000 students to the class of 2023.

Chris Gellermann on his educational exchange trip to Campeche, Mexico. Gellermann was one of three teachers to travel to Mexico in the program organized by Mary Risner, associate director of UF’s Center for Latin American Studies and former president of Sister Cities of Volusia.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Latin American Center sends Florida teachers to Mexico in exchange program

By Hope Dean | Aug. 18, 2019

Despite being a teacher for 25 years, it wasn’t academics that led Chris Gellermann to participate in an educational exchange trip to Campeche, Mexico — it was a dance performance.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Positions available in new community reinvestment advisory board

By Kalli Johnson | Aug. 18, 2019

Applications are now open for the Gainesville Community Reinvestment Area (GCRA) Advisory Board.

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

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF introduces new campus connector route

By Ana Escalante | Aug. 18, 2019

UF Transportation and Parking Services has added a new shuttle to the university.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Local rabbit rescue looking to win $5,000 through online survey contest

By Nora O'Neill | Aug. 18, 2019

If online votes could multiply as quickly as rabbits, the Gainesville Rabbit Rescue would have no problem securing $5,000.

The crested caracara, which has a wingspan 4 feet wide. It can be found in the Yucatan Peninsula, Florida, Cuba, Texas and parts of the Southwest U.S.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Extinct island bird’s remains give researchers a nest of discoveries

By Meghan McGlone | Aug. 18, 2019

A rare find for researchers led to discoveries that could change humanity’s understanding of extinction and evolution.

UF alum Alexandra Skrivanek, one of the two finalists from UF chosen for the John A. Knauss fellowship.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF alumni chosen as finalists in national environmental fellowship

By Ana Escalante | Aug. 18, 2019

Dreams of drafting federal policies to save our oceans will come true for UF alumni Kathryn Slattery and Alexandra Skrivanek next February.

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