Opinion
The trees on 13th Street
By Nicole Beltran | Apr. 21A scorching July in 2022 led me to Gainesville and, to an overdue epiphany, The Alligator.
Nicole Beltran
Engagement Managing Editor Nicole Beltran is the Spring 2025 Engagement Managing Editor and a third-year journalism and economics major. She’s worked as the Fall 2025 Senior News Director and caimán editor. In her spare time, Nicole enjoys journaling, sculpting and going for walks.
News
UF selects location for Jacksonville graduate campus
By Nicole Beltran | Dec. 12, 2024The University of Florida selected LaVilla, a historic neighborhood in Jacksonville, for its new graduate campus, Thursday. A full UF board vote is scheduled for Friday.
Election
ACTUALIZACIONES EN VIVO: Los votantes del condado de Alachua acuden a las urnas
By Nicole Beltran and Alligator Staff report | Nov. 6, 2024Hasta el martes a las 7 p.m., más de 30,679 residentes del condado de Alachua han votado el día de las elecciones. En general, el condado ha visto alrededor del 84% de participación electoral con la votación anticipada y las boletas por correo incluidas, o 137,739 boletas emitidas, según el rastreador de participación del condado.
Metro
Actualizaciones en directo: Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre el huracán Milton
By Nicole Beltran and Alligator Staff report | Oct. 8, 2024El huracán Milton tocará tierra el miércoles en la costa oeste de Florida. Las proyecciones actuales son que Milton llegará a la zona de Tampa Bay, lo que convertiría la tormenta en la primera en tocar tierra allí en alrededor de un siglo.
Metro
Café CBOB: The health podcast guiding Hispanic communities globally
By Eneida Escobar and Nicole Beltran | Sep. 23, 2024A health podcast guiding Hispanic communities through different health topics hopes to keep growing.
News
Conoce al Autor club de lectura conecta a los estudiantes con experiencias culturales
By Nicole Beltran and Vera Lucia Pappaterra | Sep. 9, 2024Un club de lectura conecta a los estudiantes con la literatura latinoamericana y sus autores.
Enterprise
In case you missed it: Alachua County primary election results
By Morgan Vanderlaan , Nicole Beltran and Vivienne Serret | Aug. 20, 2024A little over 35,000 voters participated in the election with mail-in ballots being the most popular voting method. This year’s election cycle saw 33% less voter turnout than the 2022 primary election, which had over 50,000 votes cast.
Enterprise
Alachua County’s vision impairment resources expand into North Central Florida regions
By Nicole Beltran | Apr. 15, 2024North Central Florida’s disability resources are scattered across the region and are becoming more accessible to underserved communities through outreach and partnerships. Despite a majority of counties carrying low numbers of visually impaired children in comparison to their populations, counties like Putnam, Bradford and Levy are seeing larger numbers.
Enterprise
Gainesville groups gather downtown to fight against Florida’s six-week ban
By Nicole Beltran | Apr. 7, 2024In the midst of downtown traffic and an afternoon sun, around 50 community members gathered together in Gainesville City Hall Plaza on East University Avenue April 6 at 1:00 p.m. to protest against Florida Supreme Court’s six-week abortion ban taking effect May 1.
Enterprise
Gainesville religious communities use faith to inspire climate action
By Kylie Williams and Nicole Beltran | Apr. 1, 2024In communities around Gainesville, the idea of “creation care,” or a religious responsibility to the environment, is becoming increasingly common. As the threat of climate change persists, people are using faith as a launching point for environmental action.
