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Watermelon and melted snow cones dripped into sticky puddles on the sidewalk as people abandoned their treats to dance to DJ Mellow’s remixes of the latest pop hits. Children jumped to the beat in bouncy castles, ran through hazes of bubbles and threw footballs around the park.
UF students flock to the Southwest Recreation Center to play pickup games and exercise throughout the school year.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action at all colleges and universities in a landmark case June 29.
UF offers more than 120 non-major classes for students to take outside of their required course loads. These classes range from teaching students about dance and music to dinosaurs and bees. Although Summer B enrollment closed, UF will offer courses during the upcoming fall semester.
Florida game days are truly one of a kind. The academically driven UF campus evolves into a rowdy, chaotic “Gators-till-I-die” environment.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action at colleges in a landmark case Thursday.
Gainesville City Commissioner Desmon Duncan-Walker dreams of endless prosperity for East Gainesville’s Black youth.
Santa Fe College senior Apoorva Bangalore Raviprasad, an astrophysics major, left India for the United States in 2022, feeling confused about how the future would unfold and struggling with her identity.
How I wish I had better news. It’s Pride Month after all — one of many occasions throughout the year when we celebrate diversity in a world that doesn’t always embrace such a thing. I’m happier with myself than ever, living my truth has been a blessing, allowing me to thrive. Unfortunately, being happy with oneself, is a different thing from being happy with one’s situation, even further removed, being happy with the state of things.
Gainesville City Commissioner Casey Willits and Alachua County Commissioner Mary Alford represent Gainesville as the only two elected officials in the county who are openly a part of the LGBTQ community.
Editor’s note: Some of the names used in this article are stage names.
Guatemalan first-generation UF sophomore Miguel Pascual is proud of his heritage, and in his free time he enjoys helping other first-generation students recognize this cultural admiration by developing their leadership skills.
After weeks of multinational corporations cutting back on pride representation due to backlash, Gainesville’s local businesses are stepping up in their place.
A local group of artists debuted their first exhibit while bouncing bass and percussion echoed, glasses were filled with wine and glowing black lights lit up the SL8 gallery Friday.
Nathaniel Chan, 24, is a gay, Chinese American dedicated to using city planning to serve the community he loves. While his determination got him a position with the city, his path there was not always clear.
If you ask Maha Amer what brought her to Florida, she would say the Gators’ confidence and pride.
When she was a student at William S. Talbot Elementary, Keira Lee was only one of three Asian American children at the school. Without proper representation in the classroom, tales from her Chinese immigrant grandparents served as the only source of Asian American history education she received as a child.
Spring in Gainesville's state parks welcomed the vibrant violas, violets and zephyranthes that bloom throughout the lushful wildlife. Children prance through the fields, collecting the colorful flowers.
A career at The Alligator is one hardly measurable in semesters, editions or manic episodes.
Kids of all ages danced, sang and performed poetry under the warmth of the sun Thursday morning, celebrating the environment and its impact.
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