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Friday, February 27, 2026

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Florida Alligator
METRO  |  POLITICS

City to review votes today

Originally slated to be Gainesville’s opportunity for a political intermission, the next few days will instead play a pivotal role in deciding who will be Gainesville’s next mayor.


THE AVENUE  |  SEX

Athletes play by own rules in dating game

When Ray Shipman came to UF in the summer of 2008, he had expectations of becoming the big man on campus. Shipman was Florida Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in 2008 and came to UF surrounded by much hype. Like many other college students, his perception of what college life was like came from sensationalized depictions in movies and television.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Media sensationalization predictable

Concerning the Wednesday column by Joshua Lee: I find myself in agreement with the statement that “the media sensationalizes stories and fabricates a world that is exponentially more perilous than the one we live in.” However, such a statement contains information that is common knowledge.


Florida Alligator
FORMS  |  CORRECTION

Correction

Wednesday’s article “Student Senate discusses crisis response” said no counselors from the UF Counseling Center came to the scene of the March 2 shooting of UF graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong. According to Sherry Benton, the director of the UF Counseling Center, counselors came to Adu-Brempong’s apartment 20 minutes after the shooting and stayed until 1:30 a.m.



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