Yes, AI is convenient and makes life much easier. But that’s not an excuse to continue using it after recognizing it’s harmful. Reacting to whistleblowers with concern is incredibly hypocritical when AI is still constantly being used despite the warnings. The hypocrisy of the situation makes it hard to take people seriously when they express unease over AI use.
UF parents are calling on local officials to examine GRACE Marketplace’s limited screening and whether publicly funded homelessness initiatives account for safety issues affecting students and nearby community members.
The Hope Party will make its debut in this week’s Student Government elections, replacing the previous Change and Watch Parties as Vision Party’s competitors. Students will vote to elect 50 senators to on- and off-campus seats Sept. 29 and 30. Vision, which ran unopposed last Fall, has candidates running for all seats, and only nine seats are contested.
Headed into Sunday’s matchup at EverBank Stadium, the Jacksonville Jaguars had a difficult task: scoring against the New England Patriots defense. In their first two games of the season, the Patriots ranked No. 4 in the NFL, allowing 260 yards per game while surrendering only one touchdown. But Trevor Lawrence, along with his variety of offensive weapons, rose to the occasion and made it look easy.
The Gators came out of the 52-28 with 498 yards of offense against No. 4 Ole Miss (3-1, 1-1) in a sold-out showdown full of fireworks. Florida is undefeated through four games for the first time since 2019. Here are four takeaways from Florida’s first victory against a top-five ranked opponent since 2020.
For Florida, Saturday’s matchup against Ole Miss was its biggest home game in recent memory. And the Gators delivered, capping off their 52-28 win with five consecutive touchdown drives in the second half.
Nearly two decades ago, Mike Klein campaigned across the country with former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, in his 2008 bid for U.S. president.
“A River Full Of All My Lost Loved Ones” by Conrad Cheung, a 30-year-old assistant professor at the UF School of Art and Art History, is a vinyl art installation that spans the 26-foot-tall columns in front of the Hippodrome. It will be on display until Monday.
In the conference where everything “just means more,” every Saturday is filled with exciting action, and this one is no different. At 3:30 p.m., No. 21 Florida hosts No. 4 Ole Miss in a battle between 3-0 SEC squads at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. As part of this week’s Tailgate Edition, I spoke with Russ Eddins, the sports editor at The Daily Mississippian, the student-run newspaper for the University of Mississippi and the greater Oxford/Lafayette area.
About 280 local leaders, students and residents from Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City and surrounding regions gathered at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center Gainesville, marking what Karen Thomas, UF assistant vice president of community relations, called the “largest crowd in Eye Opener history.”
Julia Chernobelsky chose to attend UF because of its heavy on-campus Jewish presence. Now a junior, the 20-year-old philosophy, politics, economics and law student directs women’s programs at UF Chabad. When UF College Republicans was reinstated as a UF organization Sept. 14 six months after it was banned for an antisemitic gesture, Chernobelsky said she was afraid the club would bring similar controversies to campus.
Finally back in action, senior Scarlett Nicholson has begun her first eligible season as a Gator. In fall 2025, Nicholson transferred from Georgia Tech to Florida, coming in ranked No. 16 nationally.
In Florida’s last game of the 2025-26 season, a 73-72 loss to Iowa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Chinyelu was held to a season-low 0 points and one rebound. That game tacked on a sour end to his historic season.
In the second USTFCCCA poll of the season, Florida men’s and women’s cross country were both ranked in the top 15, with the men at No. 10 and the women at No. 14.
The Clarence R. Kelly Community Center in northeast Gainesville was filled with tables and volunteers Wednesday afternoon as residents stopped by to pick up information, talk with outreach organizations and learn about resources for substance use, mental health and child safety.
Following a 1-0 loss at South Carolina on Sept. 10 and a comeback 2-2 draw at Mississippi State on Friday, the Gators sit in 11th place in the Southeastern Conference standings. Next up is a date with the Texas Longhorns (5-2-2).
Anchored by junior setter Taylor Parks’ 30 assists, No. 8 Florida (9-1) swept the Dolphins (6-7) at home Wednesday to remain undefeated against JU and extend its win streak to seven matches.
The Alachua County Commission voted against resident-funded repairs to Totem Pole Road and requested a proposal to repair a road in southwest Gainesville Tuesday.
From recording vocals in a bedroom closet to spending hours writing CD covers by hand, the process to create Halfway Here’s debut album was a labor of love.
Looking to extend that success, Florida (8-1) faces Jacksonville (6-6) on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
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