The one good thing we have to say about a Trump presidency is that it keeps Americans on their toes. We’ve learned to be ready for anything, and at this point, there isn’t much left that can surprise us. However, just because we are used to the constant bewilderment we’ve been facing, it doesn’t mean we are OK with it.
Two armed robberies took place within three hours of each other Sunday night in Gainesville.
The Gators' football team’s future got a little bit brighter this past week following the additions of several talented prospects to its 2018 and 2019 recruiting classes.
Less than six weeks remain until Florida kicks off the 2017 regular season against Michigan at AT&T Stadium. The Gators enter this year as back-to-back SEC East champions, notching 13 conference wins under coach Jim McElwain since he took over the program in 2015. As always, UF’s success on the gridiron this fall will largely depend on its roster, a group of players featuring both seasoned veterans and unestablished newcomers. Here is the position preview for players set to play wide receiver at Florida this year:
He wasn’t trying to be funny. He wasn’t trying to make anyone snicker. He wasn’t trying to send the world of social media into a frenzy.
Stephen Madonia and Andres Andrade may be teammates at Florida, but for a couple hours on Monday, they were opponents competing to win the ITA Summer Circuit singles tournament in Gainesville.
Eleven current and former Gators are competing at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The competition began on Sunday and runs until July 30.
With the MLB in the heart of its regular season, here’s a look at how several former Gators are faring in the professional ranks.
Last Summer, four UF students logged onto Google Hangouts to discuss a seemingly ambitious, even far fetched goal: to create a solar-powered car and race it in Austin, Texas.
Gainesville city officials hope that in the future citizens will be able to cast votes for city commissioners in late summer instead of spring.
A pantyhose-masked armed robber held an X-Mart Adult Superstore employee at gunpoint early Monday and stole an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register, police said.
This week was a sad one for angsty millennials everywhere. (Well, honestly most weeks are sad for angsty millennials these days, but I digress.) This week, Chester Bennington killed himself. With the death of this musician, most famous for being the lead vocalist of Linkin Park and also being a member of Dead by Sunrise and Stone Temple Pilots, the toll of musicians gone before their time rises. Bennington joins the ranks of Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell and more. Not all of these musicians chose to end their lives, but some did. Arguably, many musicians gone before their time were more appreciated, admired and loved after they died than they ever were before. Their popularity, their fan base and their influence grew.
This week, we thought it would be nice to take a quick breather from the usual political commentary the editorial section is home to. Instead, with Fall semester just around the corner, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on how lucky we all are to be a part of The Gator Nation and to appreciate how great it is to be a Florida Gator.
Four days after a shooting that left one Gainesville man dead last week, police have yet to determine whether the shooter will face criminal charges.
When Stanley Kim came to UF in 2006 to complete his small animal surgery residency, he did not realize he would become one of the most influential professors in the college.
At 3 p.m. Monday, Bahama Breeze officially opened its doors to the public.
Do progressives really want a President Pence? Their immediate answer may be: “yes, impeach President Donald Trump no matter what,” but if progressives considered what was best for their agenda, they would recognize how relatively great the Trump presidency has been thus far.
After what police described as a modified “Russian” roulette, a Gainesville man has been accused of trying to murder his older brother.
Marcell Harris had the opportunity to declare for the NFL Draft this spring along with fellow teammates Jalen Tabor, Quincy Wilson, Alex Anzalone and others.
In this edition of the Alligator Awards, we debate which UF senior was the best of the 2016-17 season. Sports writers Mari Faiello, Andrew Huang and Morgan McMullen join alligatorSports editors Dylan Dixon and Jake Dreilinger in a roundtable discussion to debate the five nominees. Debates will go in alphabetical order by the writer’s last name.
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