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NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Student Senate meeting canceled last minute

By Charlie Daffron | May 22, 2019

The meeting will be rescheduled later this week

Jackson Sasser, the president of Santa Fe College, addresses a crowd of about 60 protesters Tuesday afternoon on campus. The crowd, made up of faculty, students and other activists, gathered during a Board of Trustees meeting to pressure administrators into giving adjunct faculty a vote on whether or not to join a union. Protesting faculty members believe the administration has taken steps to avoid the formation of a union.

NEWS | SFC

Santa Fe College adjunct professors protest at Board of Trustees meeting

By Lina Ruiz | May 22, 2019

Over 70 people attended, including two county commissioners

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Archer man barricaded himself in apartment

By Rachael Schirmer | May 21, 2019

Resulted in a seven-hour standoff with police

Shortstop Brady McConnell hit a two-out RBI single that brought in two runs in Game 1 of the SEC Tournament

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Gators eliminated from SEC Tourney after loss in extras

By Evan Lepak | May 21, 2019

The Gators were two innings away from advancing past Texas A&M in Game 1 of the SEC Tournament and all but assuring themselves of a spot in next week's NCAA Tournament.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Volunteers uncover bones of ancient heron at Montbrook fossil site

By Rosmery Izaguirre | May 21, 2019

The site is estimated to be 5 to 5.5 million years old

Neelands won $12,246 on Givling. She grew up in Gainesville, and went to the University of Connecticut for her bachelor’s in nutritional sciences. She came back to Gainesville and graduated from UF in 2010 with a master’s degree in sports management and in 2015 with a master’s in public health.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF graduates win more than $22,000 to pay student loans

By Tien Le | May 21, 2019

How these UF graduates are making money moves

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Student Senate president petitions senator-appointed summer replacements

By Charlie Daffron | May 20, 2019

More than 30 senators’ appointments may be nullified

NEWS | CAMPUS

Employees respond to UF employer ranking

By Tori Whidden | May 20, 2019

UF was ranked sixth out of all public universities

Sierra Brooks finished the second round of the NCAA Championships tied for first on the individual leaderboard, but settled for second place after Arkansas' Maria Fassi pulled away in the final round.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Brooks misses out on individual title, UF eliminated

By Bryan Matamoros | May 20, 2019

Sierra Brooks waited anxiously in the clubhouse after finishing the stroke play portion of the NCAA Championships in a tie for first with Arkansas’ Maria Fassi.

METRO

Texting while driving becomes primary offense

By Ashley Lazarski | May 20, 2019

The law will go into effect July 1

Junior Tommy Mace allowed just one run and three hits through five innings of work, striking out eight.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Florida chasing NCAA berth as SEC Tournament begins

By Evan Lepak | May 20, 2019

The Florida baseball team has made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament every year since coach Kevin O’Sullivan took over in 2008.

Gerald McCoy, who was released by the Bucs on Monday, has earned three First-Team All-Pros and has made six Pro Bowls in his NFL career.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Arians’ treatment of Gerald McCoy sets a dangerous precedent

By Hells Wells | May 20, 2019

“He’s not as disruptive as he was four years ago, but he’s still a good player.”

OPINION | COLUMNS

Adversity scores expose the problem with the SAT

By Jason Zappulla | May 20, 2019

The dreaded SAT. If you went to high school in the United States, you probably took this important test at some point.

Second baseman Hannah Adams was a key contributor for Florida at the NCAA Gainesville Regional, going 4 for 8 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Key takeaways as Gators look toward NCAA Super Regionals

By Jack Braverman | May 20, 2019

There was no match for the Gators softball team.

Kristin Chenoweth, the 50-year-old Emmy-winning and Tony award-winning actress and singer, performs a Gator Chomp Sunday evening while wearing a Florida Gators T-shirt during the beginning of her show at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. About 1,300 people watched as the Broadway star performed, sharing quirky personal anecdotes between songs.

THE AVENUE | ART AND THEATER

Chenoweth takes the throne during Sunday night show

By Brittany Wallace | May 20, 2019

The Broadway star gave an intimate performance at the Phillips Center

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Letter to the Editor: IFAS benefits from prison contracts

May 20, 2019

UF’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony was briefly interrupted by three of our student organizers during the college’s second go at a proper commencement.

OPINION | DARTS LAURELS

Darts and Laurels: May 21, 2019

By Alligator Editorial Board | May 20, 2019

No shade in sight, you stand at the bus stop. The wretched RTS app lies: listing bus five as minutes away. But you’re on campus and the GPS location of the vehicle proclaims your chariot is chugging along on Archer Road. Being the genius you are, you conclude there is no way the bus is as close as it says it is, so you go to Starbucks to get the sickly sweet, bright pink tea.