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Monday, March 23, 2026

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Gator Nation in the DARPA Challenge

The engineers and research students at the UF Center for Intelligent Machines and Robotics transform a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid into a street-smart, self-controlled robotic roadster for the DARPA Urban Challenge.


News

Where Nature Meets Nurture.

(Jeremiah Stanley / Alligator) Scientific glass blower Joe Caruso works on one of his pieces for the UF Chemistry Department on Monday afternoon.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

All cultures should be celebrated

Rumor has it that we are in the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month. This was news to me and apparently, news to many other people as well - including some Hispanics. Maybe I've been living under a rock, but I haven't seen any posters, heard of any celebratory events or seen anyone in Hispanic Heritage Month T-Shirts.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

How to conquer five biggest stress-causers

"Ketchup" season has begun. You've already had your first exam, and it was probably a bad idea to go drinking the night before. Unfortunately, the rest of your fall semester will be spent catching up from the work you skipped.


Sports

The Family Business

Callie Rivers had it rough growing up in a household full of boys, but she's reaping the rewards now.


Florida Alligator
News

Gandhi's relative to open Kaleidoscope Month

The fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi will kick off festivities for UF's Kaleidoscope: Asian and Asian American Awareness Month on Monday night. Arun Gandhi will speak about life with his grandfather and his grandfather's legacy, said Magel Alcantar, director of Kaleidoscope Month.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Students: Consider powers of attorney

In light of violent events at Virginia Tech and on other campuses, students and their parents should be aware that if a person is 18 or older, their parents might be unable to obtain medical information about their child, even in an emergency situation. This is because federal law requires physicians and health care facilities to keep a patient's medical information confidential, pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). There are severe penalties for those who violate these provisions.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Gainesville will seek biomass plant proposals

This is just what we love to hear. The sustainability-obsessed, tree-hugging, bicycle-powered, compact-fluorescent-light-bulb-buying (which we recycle when they burn out because they contain potentially harmful mercury), recycling enthusiasts here at the Alligator are, like, totally excited, man, about the proposed biomass plant that will eventually be built at Gainesville Regional Utilities' Deerhaven site.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Gators team will be great by next year

I just want to say that while, like anyone else, I was disappointed by the loss to Louisiana State University, I want to commend each and every one of the players for an impressive show - I think many people forget that these kids are mostly 18, 19 and 20 years old, and many of them made only their sixth collegiate start (all too many their sixth collegiate game) and, despite that, for 50 minutes, they dominated the No. 1 team in the nation in a very hostile venue.


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