Florida Gators gymnastics debuts 2024 team at Hype Night

The Florida Gators gymnastics gave fans a preview of their upcoming 2024 season with their Hype Night Monday, Dec. 4. The team competed in all four apparatuses, showing off their routines on the floor, balance beam, uneven bars and vault. Gators seniors Victoria Nguyen and Chloi Clark kicked off their fourth year in college, while new faces like freshman Kaylee Bluffstone donned the orange and blue for the first time.

Jackson Reyes

Jackson Reyes is a UF journalism senior and The Alligator's Fall 2023 Sports Editor. He previously served as Digital Managing Editor and was a reporter and assistant editor on the sports desk. In his free time, he enjoys collecting records, long walks on the beach and watching Bo Nix.

Lauren Whiddon

Lauren Whiddon is a UF journalism senior and the multimedia editor. When she's not writing she is updating her Letterboxd account or reading classic literature.

UF ACCENT Speakers Bureau hosts Dylan Sprouse, Nelly

Apr. 14

Nelly and Dylan Sprouse appeared at UF for two events hosted by the ACCENT Speakers Bureau Feb. 9 and Feb. 11.

UF Student Government 2024 Executive Ticket Debate

Feb. 13

UF students gathered at the Reitz Grand Ballroom Feb. 12 to watch Change Party's and Vision Party's Spring 2024 executive ticket candidates debate in preparation for the upcoming Student Government election.

A glance at reality for Gainesville City Commissioner-at-Large Reina Saco

Feb. 4

Reina Saco and her family immigrated from Cuba to the United States when she was 4. They were held in a refugee camp for about a year before being paroled. Today, she is a Gainesville city commissioner-at-large -- a highly educated woman who strives to assist low-income and immigrant community members while maintaining the city's safety. Saco recently gave birth to her first child, Jojo. She works with her husband, Adam, to balance motherhood and government all at once. Holding a powerful position as a woman, immigrant and mother puts her in uncomfortable and dangerous situations daily, yet she remains brave and bold in her actions, words and lifestyle.