Sabrina Castro is a senior journalism student and Spring 2025 Avenue reporter. When she's not off chasing the latest trend story, you can find her scrolling TikTok or searching local thrift stores for vintage gems.
Balancing coursework with creative ambition, these “studentpreneurs” are building brands, chasing passion projects and redefining what it means to be a college hustler.
Observed by Catholics for centuries, Lent marks the 40 days leading up to Easter, often involving prayer, fasting and personal sacrifice. On campus, Catholic Gators are participating in personal and sometimes unconventional ways, giving up social media, meat, music and more.
Her love for music was unwavering, but at 11 years old, life threw her an unexpected chord. A traumatic accident left her with perilymphatic fistula, a tear in the inner ear, which caused complete deafness in her left ear, tinnitus and the inability to walk.
Some UF students are joining The Reconnect Movement, a group dedicated to reclaiming face-to-face interaction in the age of endless scrolling. Its rule is simple — no screens and no distractions. Just pure, uninterrupted connection.
Legal sportsbooks are expected to handle $1.4 billion in Super Bowl bets this year, according to the American Gaming Association.
In a world defined by instant gratification where packages arrive with the tap of a button and photos are snapped and shared in seconds, a nostalgic rebellion is quietly unfolding.It begins with a click.
Pero mientras el tiempo parecía levantar el ánimo, las noticias de la mañana oscurecieron el resto del día. La Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos confirmó una ley controversial que prohibiría TikTok, la aplicación popular de redes sociales, dejando a muchos estudiantes atónitos y frustrados.
On Friday, the United States Supreme Court upheld a controversial law banning TikTok, the popular social media app, leaving many students stunned and frustrated.
Hundreds of UF students gathered at the Plaza of the Americas on Thursday afternoon for a Luigi Mangione lookalike contest. Mangione was accused of assassinating UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.
Police officers responded to an off-campus student apartment complex at 2800 SW Williston Road following a call. A GPD spokesperson confirmed the deceased was male, but provided no further information about the investigation.
A contestant of the Luigi Mangione shakes hand with another person at the Luigi Mangione lookalike contest in the Plaza of the Americas on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024.
Barnes and Noble bookshelf lined with "Wicked" books and merchandise.
Ashlei and Malcom Askew pose at Tha Cookout at Cynthia Moore Chestnut Park on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
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