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NEWS  |  CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

The aftermath of the Senate's special meeting, election map to be debated

 A recent Senate meeting continued Senators' battle over voting  districts, which could impact who represents students in the upcoming  Fall election. Over the Summer, both Gator and Change affiliated  Senators formed an Ad Hoc Committee on Fall 2023 Apportionment  Realignment to refine the way off-campus students will elect their Fall  senators.              


James Lee, co-founder of Mr. Cow Corndog, serves customers at Midpoint Park Eatery on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.
THE AVENUE  |  FOOD

Corn Dogs by Mr. Cow brings Korean corn dogs to Gainesville

Fruity Pebbles, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and crispy potato fries are not typically the first toppings that come to mind when ordering a corn dog. However, the new local food truck Corn Dogs by Mr. Cow has reinvented the traditional idea of a corn dog, taking inspiration from South Korea through its sweet and savory combination of sugar-coated and spicy toppings with chewy fresh dough, beef and stringy mozzarella. 


Sante Fe student Ava Sardina plays with shelter-dog Jake at Camp Run-A-Mutt on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Ava took Jake home hoping to give him a forever home.
METRO

Hurricane Idalia brings pet fostering surge to local animal shelters

The Humane Society of North Central Florida manages 250 fosterable animals, but on the morning of Aug. 30, not one could be found at the shelter. The Humane Society and other Alachua animal shelters began efforts late last week to find foster homes for their animals to wait out Hurricane Idalia. The storm made landfall in Florida the morning of Aug. 30 but spared much of Gainesville.


Jess Hunt, 33, addresses two students of the Gainesville Empowerment Zone’s one-year-old class Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.
METRO  |  K-12 EDUCATION

GNV4All tackles learning achievement gap with new pre-school center

The GEZ Family Learning Center is a new preschool center founded by the local nonprofit Gainesville for All, known as GNV4ALL, which seeks to address racial and economic inequities in the community. The center opened its doors to Alachua County families Aug. 10 and is located on the Metcalfe Elementary School campus. Roughly 20 students ranging from 6 weeks old to 4 years old currently take advantage of the resource, said Schuran Cartwright the assistant director for the center.


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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Storms, Teams and Budgets

This past week the City of Gainesville, along with many other cities and counties across the coastal south, dealt with the effects of Hurricane Idalia. Gainesville and Alachua County were fortunate to miss the worst of the storm, but the sound of chainsaws could be heard across the city as fallen trees and limbs were cleared from roads, lawns and, yes, homes. 


Attendees at the Welcoming Week International Festival hosted by the Greater Gainesville International Center dance with cultural dance performers at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.
SPANISH

Los residentes de Gainesville se reúnen para el inicio del festival internacional de la Semana de Bienvenida

El festival fue el evento de inicio de la Semana de Bienvenida, una campaña de una semana dedicada a reunir a miembros de la comunidad de diversos orígenes, lanzada por la organización benéfica Welcoming America en 2012. Detrás de este evento está el ex alcalde Lauren Poe, de 52 años, quien fue alcalde de Gainesville de 2016 a 2023 y ahora es el director ejecutivo del Centro Internacional Greater Gainesville.


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