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Shelby Cotta

CAMPUS | STUDENT LIFE

A look inside UF residence halls

By Alligator Staff report | June 29

Many students’ first foray outside their family home takes them straight to their freshman year college dorm. UF has 26 residence halls for students to choose from. The Alligator interviewed current and former residents of each hall to discover the good and bad in each. Room layouts are an artist’s interpretation based on courtesy photos of the residence halls.

Tight end Kyle Pitts celebrates after catching a touchdown pass versus Kentucky Nov. 28. Pitts projects as a top-10 pick in Thursday's NFL Draft.

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SPORTS | FOOTBALL

The 2021 alligatorSports Mock Draft

By Alligator Staff report | Apr. 29

With the NFL Draft starting Thursday night, writers for the sports staff took turns making picks for each team in the first round.

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.

Julia Coin

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

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

By Alligator Staff report | Mar. 17

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.

Wynton White (left) and Amy Nicholas (right), Change Party's candidates for Student Body president and treasurer, watch a live stream of the UF Student Government election results on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Gator Party won the executive ticket.

Chasity Maynard

CAMPUS | STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Gator wins executive ticket for the second year in a row and gains further control of the Senate

By Alligator Staff report | Feb. 25

There were 6,650 total ballots cast, Supervisor of Elections Haley Price announced on a live stream Wednesday evening. Student Body President-elect Cooper Brown and Student Body Vice President-elect Faith Maniti won with 4,629 votes, or 69.78% of the vote. Student Body Treasurer-elect Giovanna Mompremier won with 4,515 votes, or 68.85%.

Early voting for Student Government elections began Monday, Sept. 28 in the Reitz Union.

Lianna Hubbard

CAMPUS | STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Students decide on new leadership and senators during Spring SG elections

By Alligator Staff report | Feb. 24

The first day of voting for the UF Student Government Spring Election included some technical difficulties, short lines and about an 80% decrease in voter turnout from last Spring's election.

A group of people are seen listening to speakers from the Blue Wave Coalition in Alachua County, who organized a Protect the Results rally held at the Alachua City Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (Emily Felts/Alligator Staff)

Emily Felts

NEWS

Progressive organizations host post-election rallies at Gainesville City Hall

By Alligator Staff report | Nov. 5

Protestors demand free and fair elections and call on people to organize and fight for their rights while the country waits for its next president

People are seen holding “Let My People Vote” signs at the "Free the Vote" rally while walking away from Bo Diddley Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020.

Zachariah Chou

METRO | POLITICS

Early voters march to the polls, while others rally for Trump this weekend

By Jack Prator , Lianna Hubbard , Alligator Staff report , Edysmar Diaz-Cruz and Steven Walker | Oct. 25

A string of early voting events called the Gainesville community to action

Samantha Harrison

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

The alligatorSports Way-Too-Early SEC Poll

By Alligator Staff report | June 11, 2020

Assuming that the college football season begins as scheduled (which feels like a big assumption right now), we’re down to three months until the beginning of SEC play on Sept. 12. We decided to celebrate by surveying our staff on how it would rank all of the teams in the SEC heading into next season.

Alligator File Photo

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

The 2020 alligatorSports Mock Draft

By Alligator Staff report | Apr. 22, 2020

With the NFL Draft on Thursday night, we divided the 32 teams among our writers and tasked them with picking the first round. Here is the 2020 alligatorSports Mock Draft:

Alanis Thames has led the Picks Column since Week 1.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

alligatorSports Picks Column: Week 4

By Alligator Staff report | Sep. 21, 2018

Mick Hubert, the voice of Florida Gators radio, has been immortalized for all time with his call of Florida-Tennessee last season. You can probably hear his exasperated voice trying not to crack as he shrieks, “IT’S A TOUCHDOWN! HOOO MY!”