Staff Videographer Reagan is a videographer for the Alligator. She is a freshman majoring in journalism and this is her first year with the paper. In her spare time she loves music, reading, and spending time with friends.
With enrollment climbing and most students living off campus, rising rent prices are reshaping how Gainesville students decide where to live. Santa Fe College does not offer on-campus housing, and roughly 75% of UF students live off campus.
The James L. Wattenbarger Student Services Building houses financial aid at Santa Fe College, Tuesday March 10, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
The Health Professions, Nursing, and Pharmacy building sits at 1225 Center Drive, Monday, March 9, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Madoc, a high-schooler from Columbus, OH, shares pamphlets about abortion to UF students on Plaza of the Americas, March 6, 2026 in Gainesville, Fla.
A row of strawberries at the Strawberry Festival at Bryer Farm, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 in Newberry, Fla.
A row of strawberries at the Straberry Festival at Bryer Farm in Newberry, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
Isabella Owens, a freshman at UF, picks strawberries at the Strawberry Festival at Bryer Patch in Newberry, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
A pile of debris sits in Florence Landfill in Gainesville, Florida.
A Vision Party member campaigning outside of Turlington Plaza during the University of Florida falll student government election on September 29, 2025.
Vision Party members campaigning outside of the Reitz Union during the University of Florida falll student government election on September 29, 2025.
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