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Screenshot of the event's poster on the Accent Speakers Bureau's Facebook page

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

UF Accent Speakers Bureau to virtually host actress Tiffany Haddish

By Carolina Ilvento | Mar. 18, 2021

There will be 375 tickets available for the movie watch party, and students will sit in spread out pairs, Accent Chair Steven Wolf said. Students will also be required to scan a QR code once seated for contact tracing purposes. The Zoom webinar will allow for 3,000 attendees, he said.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Four crashes closed part of Interstate 75 Thursday afternoon

By Lucille Lannigan | Mar. 18, 2021

The crashes followed each other in a sequence of events, said Patrick Riordan, spokesperson for the Florida Highway Patrol. He said he is unsure when the crashes all occurred and what caused the first crash but believes the other three were linked to the first.

A Loquat, or Japanese Plum, tree sits next to the community garden and other newly-planted fruit trees at Fred Cone Park on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. The trees were planted in the park as a part of the city of Gainesville’s Edible Groves project.

METRO

Gainesville Edible Groves Project provides fresh produce to the public

By Michelle Holder | Mar. 18, 2021

Two groves were planted at Smokey Bear Park in Northeast Gainesville and Fred Cone Park in East Gainesville. Both groves were completed by the end of February.

SPORTS | VOLLEYBALL

Gators and Wildcats prepared for top-10 showdown

By Zachary Huber | Mar. 18, 2021

First match of the double-header is 1 p.m. Friday and will stream on SEC Network+.

Pictured is the Santa Fe College clock tower.

NEWS | SFC

Santa Fe College COVID-19 update: 10 students tested positive in the last two weeks

By Juliana Ferrie | Mar. 18, 2021

The college’s total number of reported positive cases since March 8, 2020 is now 706, according to a report provided by Santa Fe spokesperson Jay Anderson.

The Phillips Center will have two showings of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Saturday. [Photo by Valeriya Antonshchuk]

THE AVENUE | ART AND THEATER

The show goes on at Dance Alive National Ballet

By Valeriya Antonshchuk | Mar. 18, 2021

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is coming live to the Phillips Center Saturday, closing out company season.

Sophomore guard Tre Mann touched on Noah Locke’s NCAA Tournament experience Wednesday. Mann has averaged 26 points in the last two games

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

White preaches consistency ahead of NCAA Tournament

By Declan Walsh | Mar. 18, 2021

White insists that UF’s opening round match against the Hokies is no different than its previous 21 games.

No. 68 Blaise Bicknell refused to give in this season and overpowered his TCU foe No. 113 Sander Jong.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Gators sweep TCU

By Jesse Richardson | Mar. 17, 2021

Gators pull off a sweep over top-ranked Texas Christian University.

Almost one month after opening day, Florida will welcome Texas A&M into Florida Ballpark for a three-game series beginning Thursday. Photo from UF-Jacksonville game March 14.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Gators set to begin conference play

By Ryan Haley | Mar. 17, 2021

Florida must rebound quickly from a brutal 10-2 loss to Florida State, with a three-game series against Texas A&M heralding the start of the SEC schedule.

No. 5 Florida put away North Dakota 7-1 and improved its record to 18-2.
Photo from UF-USA Football game March 16.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Florida strikes gold with Wilkie grand slam

By Rachel Slay | Mar. 17, 2021

The luck of the Irish made a pit-stop at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium Wednesday. Florida bounced back from a two-loss streak in its shamrock showdown against North Dakota.

Desmon Duncan-Walker, the District 1 Gainesville City Commissioner-elect, talks to reporters after her win at Cypress & Grove Brewing Co. on March 16, 2021.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Incumbent Gail Johnson, newcomer Desmon Duncan-Walker elected to city commission

By Alligator Staff report | Mar. 17, 2021

In the tight race that some East Gainesville residents followed closely, Desmon Duncan-Walker replaced incumbent Gigi Simmons, who was elected in 2018, for the District 1 seat by just 119 ballots.

Participants in the "March to Save McCarty" place signs on the steps of the UF Administration building on Saturday, March 13, 2021. The march was held to raise awareness about McCarty Woods' potential designation as a future construction site, which UF has since rescinded.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF won’t use McCarty Woods as a building spot in 2020-2030 plans

By Abigail Hasebroock | Mar. 17, 2021

The change to the Campus Master Plan, a 10 year plan for new facilities and buildings on campus, comes after opposition to the plan’s approval in December bred the Save McCarty Woods movement.

COVID 19 | UF

COVID-19 Update: UF’s positivity rate and quarantine count experience slight rise after Spring lows

By Manny Rea | Mar. 17, 2021

Since March 8, nine UF employees and 116 students have tested positive through on-campus sites. The week prior, 11 employees and 20 students tested positive.

COVID 19 | ALACHUA COUNTY

More than 35 Alachua County Public School students and staff in quarantine

By Daniella Sevares | Mar. 17, 2021

As of Tuesday afternoon, there are five active student cases and two active staff cases, representing students and staff who reported a positive test result to ACPS in the past 10 days.

A lone man is seen walking through Turlington Plaza at UF in Gainesville, Fla., on August 31, 2020. The plaza, which is usually filled with people, remained relatively bare on the first day of fall classes.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Freshmen start, seniors cap off COVID-19 college experience

By Faith Buckley | Mar. 17, 2021

Due to COVID-19, graduating seniors missed most chances to live out their final days as Gators on campus, while freshmen were forced to let go of high expectations for their first year of college.

Terrell “Red” Baker speaks during a ceremony that announced the renaming of the UF School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences on Monday, March 15, 2021. It was formerly called the School of Forest Resources and Conservation. Baker, the school director, said the change will make it easier for people to contact individuals within the program.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation gets name change

By J.P. Oprison | Mar. 17, 2021

The School of Forest Resources and Conservation changed its name to the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences to better represent the school’s programs and work, Terrell “Red” Baker, the school’s director, said.