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At a recent Gainesville protest, City Commissioner Harvey Ward asked the crowd to support the city joining the lawsuit.

METRO

Gainesville church sues Gov. DeSantis over law banning sanctuary policies

By Lindsey Breneman | July 17, 2019

The City of Gainesville may join the 10 plaintiffs

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Letter to the Editor: Reflections of an independent senator

By Alfredo Ortiz | July 16, 2019

Student Government is infamous for its partisanship, with allegations of unprofessionalism made against one party and allegations of corruption directed at the other, but I never expected things to become as tense as they did over this Summer A term. Between the cancellation of the original Summer Replacements’ confirmations and the controversy surrounding the expulsion of the Minority Party Leader, one might wonder why new senators insist on affiliating with either party when doing so would implicate them in these scandals.

UF football's win over then-No. 5 LSU in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was its highest-ranked victory en route to a 10-2 season and New Year's Six bowl win.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Alligator Awards: Game/Match/Meet of the Year

By Joseph Salvador | July 15, 2019

The 2018-19 collegiate athletic season saw both success and failure for the University of Florida, from the woes of the women’s basketball team to the electricity of the track and field programs. Throughout the ups and downs, however, came specific games, matches and meets that showcased UF athletics at its best.

Quarterback Feleipe Franks was drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the 947th pick in the MLB Draft despite not having pitched since his junior year of high school.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Feleipe Franks agrees to terms with Boston Red Sox

By Dylan O'Shea | July 15, 2019

Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks is now a professional athlete. He’s not getting paid by a football team, however.

Undergraduate transfer Tyree Appleby averaged 17.2 points and 5.6 assists last year for the Cleveland State Vikings.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF lands another high-profile transfer

By River Wells | July 15, 2019

First, coach Mike White and the Gators landed undergraduate transfer Anthony Duruji from Louisiana Tech. UF followed up by luring graduate transfer Virginia Tech forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. to Gainesville.

Quarterback Feleipe Franks (pictured), running back Lamical Perine and defensive end Jabari Zuniga were the three UF athletes to appear at the SEC Media Days on Monday alongside coach Dan Mullen.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Dan Mullen, Gators set expectations high for 2019

By Evan Lepak | July 15, 2019

UF coach Dan Mullen made his expectations for this year's Florida football team abundantly clear.

The sign for Patticakes in Bo Diddley Plaza is reflected Monday evening in the window of the closed coffee shop.

METRO

Patticakes in Bo Diddley Plaza to close

By Yanet Centeno | July 15, 2019

The shop will close July 26

The Experiential Learning Hub (pictured here) and other parts of UF’s Levin College of Law have been under renovation since late February. The projects are expected to reopen in early August.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Law College finishing renovations for fall semester

By Charlie Daffron | July 15, 2019

The three construction projects will be completed in August and will cost about $3.6 million

Nestor Garcia, a 21-year-old industrial engineer major, attends the early voting session on Oct. 22, 2018, at the J. Wayne Reitz Union to vote for the first time.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Reitz Union will remain open for early voting despite new restrictions

By Tori Whidden | July 15, 2019

The Reitz Union will not be affected by new restrictions on early voting.

Sephora operates over 25,000 stores in 32 countries worldwide, according to the Sephora website.

METRO

Sephora scheduled to open in Butler Town Center

By Rosmery Izaguirre | July 15, 2019

The cosmetic store is scheduled to open in February

UF Health Family Medical Center opened in Bradford County on May 1.

METRO

UF Shands Hospital nurse tests positive for fentanyl

By Tori Whidden | July 15, 2019

An emergency restriction order was put on her license after the diagnosis

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Third person charged for June Alachua shooting

By Rachael Schirmer | July 15, 2019

Man robbed after sharing pictures of money

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Putting the Martian meme into perspective

By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 15, 2019

Get your hiking shoes on and perfect your “Naruto run” because in another case of ‘the internet made me do it,’ it looks like we are raiding Area 51.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Couple charged for robbing men through dating app

By Rachael Schirmer | July 15, 2019

Police said five robberies have been reported but expect more

OPINION | COLUMNS

We need the right statues to represent Florida’s values

By Jason Zappulla | July 15, 2019

You may think choosing statues is irrelevant. But when Florida decides which two statues it’s going to send to represent us in our nation’s capital, they aren’t just statues.

[FILE PHOTO] 35-year-old Lilliemarie Gore leads students of Idylwild Elementary School through a series of math exercises. Mrs. Gore was awarded the title of "2017-2018 Alachua County Teacher of the Year" earlier this month.

METRO | K-12 EDUCATION

Alachua County Public Schools district grade improves from a B to an A

By Ashley Lazarski. Alligator Staff | July 15, 2019

The ranking is decided by standardized test scores

Annie Farmer, left, and Courtney Wild, right, accusers of Jeffery Epstein, stand outside the courthouse in New York, Monday, July 15, 2019. Financier Jeffrey Epstein will remain behind bars for now as a federal judge mulls whether to grant bail on charges he sexually abused underage girls.

NATIONAL | NEWS

Women urge jail until trial for Epstein as judge weighs bail

By Larry Neumeister | July 15, 2019

Two Jeffrey Epstein accusers urged a judge Monday to keep the wealthy financier behind bars until he goes on trial on federal charges that he sexually abused underage girls.