Senior News Director and Copy Desk Chief Pristine is The Alligator's Spring 2026 senior news director and copy desk chief, roles she also held in Fall 2025. A UF political science and journalism senior, she previously served as a university general assignment reporter and a copy editor. Her free time is spent attending classical music concerts, roaming walkable cities and befriending feral cats.
But in the wee hours of that Monday morning, I held a copy of The Sun from the Wawa newspaper stand in one hand, some fries and a Diet Coke balanced in the other, and marveled at my own published words. Something clicked. I wanted to chase that feeling forever.
Kendall Johnson handed out hundreds of ducks on the University of Florida campus during her last day as The Duck Lady.
At the Oak Hammock retirement community, more than 400 elderly fans gathered in orange and blue to show their Gator pride.
La UF está eliminando miles de dólares en financiamiento y apoyo al personal para varias asambleas de bienvenida centradas en la identidad, lo que podría poner en peligro los eventos hechos para asimilar a los nuevos Gators al campus. Los recortes afectarán las asambleas anuales de bienvenida de al menos cuatro organizaciones estudiantiles: la Unión estudiantil Afroamericana, la Unión estudiantil de Orgullo, la Unión estudiantil Hispana-Latina y la Unión estudiantil de Mujeres
UF is eliminating thousands of dollars in funding and staff support for four student organizations: the Black Student Union, Pride Student Union, Hispanic-Latine Student Association and Women’s Student Association.
More than 75 mail carriers, postal service workers and supporters gathered near UF’s campus on March 23 to protest the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the U.S. Postal Service, which include cutting 10,000 jobs, billions of dollars and potentially privatizing the federal agency.
Thousands of students walk past the aquarium by Marston Science Library’s third-floor elevators every week. Some worn-out studiers pause to appreciate the creatures’ calming presence before getting to work, but few know the fishes’ stories or who ensures the ecosystem runs swimmingly.
La UF suspendió indefinidamente todas las actividades en seis Comunidades de Aprendizaje Vivenciales sin enfoques académicos el 17 de febrero, justo días después de que la Oficina de Derechos Civiles de la administración de Trump prohibiera la consideración de la raza en cualquier decisión tomada por las instituciones académicas a nivel nacional.
UF indefinitely paused all activities in six non-academic Living Learning Communities Feb. 17, just days after the Trump administration’s Office for Civil Rights banned the consideration of race in any decisions made by academic institutions nationwide.
UF could lose tens of millions of dollars in research funding this year if a change to the National Institutes of Health's grant distribution policy survives a wave of legal challenges.
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