Gervon Dexter Sr. joins Anthony Richardson as the next Gator to get drafted in the 2023 National Football League Draft.
Richardson was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the fourth pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Florida freshman Kayla DiCello announced via Twitter she will take a gap year to pursue her goal of the 2024 Olympics.
Nat 20 is Howard W. Bishop Middle School’s highest-rated robotics team, and they aim to prove themselves later this month at the VexIQ Middle School World Championship in Dallas, Texas. In the meantime, the team has plenty of work to do.
The No. 7 Florida Gators (13-3, 4-1) defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins (9-7, 5-1) 16-11 in Wednesday’s game. The Gators’ momentum from the first three quarters carried their lead throughout the fourth quarter.
Funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Museum in the Parks is run by the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville and focuses on enhancing children's understanding of and engagement with wildlife by teaching them about topics such as plants, animals and entire ecosystems.
The No. 14 Florida Gators (32-15, 8-10 SEC) lost to the No. 4 Florida State Seminoles (40-8, 16-2 ACC) 5-3 at Seminole Stadium Wednesday. FSU held UF to a .167 hitting percentage and struck the Gators out nine times through three Seminoles pitchers.
UF Provost Joe Glover announced that law professor Merritt McAlister will fill in the position of Levin College of Law interim dean in an administrative memo sent Wednesday afternoon. McAlister will begin in her role June 1. UF plans to conduct a national search to replace former dean Laura Rosenbury soon, according to the memo
UF students filled the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Tuesday night for the ACCENT Speakers Bureau’s final show of the semester. Former National League Football tight end Rob Gronkowski spoke about his time in the NFL, his "party" reputation and his college experience.
UF religion professor Vasudha Narayanan joins the ranks of Yo-Yo Ma, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. after she was elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy invited Narayanan to the Sept. 29 inauguration at the Academy’s headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The No. 4 Florida Gators (32-10, 11-7 SEC) defeated the North Florida Ospreys (22-19, 8-10 ASUN) 6-2 Tuesday night at Condron Ballpark. Four UF pitchers combined to allow just two runs on 10 hits with 10 strikeouts.
The Independent Florida Alligator is looking for its next team of reporters, editors, photographers, social media strategists and more for the Spring semester
The No. 13 Florida Gators (32-14, 8-10 SEC) fell to the No.4 Tennessee Volunteers (38-5, 16-2 SEC) 10-6 Monday evening in Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
April 24, 2022, I got an email asking me to interview for The Alligator. A year later, I’m publishing my goodbye column in this semester’s final paper. My driver’s license might read the same name, but the kid who got that email isn’t the same as the one typing this column.
Reagan Walsh and her father, a former quarterback for Brigham Young University, bond over their shared passion for sports. The father has helped his daughter develop as an athlete and pushes her to be the best person possible, on and off the field.
At noon Friday, students at UF, P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School and Eastside High School walked out of their classes to protest what they feel is government censorship in education.
I’m leaving this place knowing I’ll miss it with every fiber of my being. And in all honesty, I’ll probably forget which stories we worked on, but I won’t forget how much I grew with you.
Those walls, though some now covered in mold, know The Alligator’s newsroom isn’t for the weak. It’s a pressure cooker of immensely talented, high-strung 20-somethings trying to launch a career in a field where you’re told to do cartwheels for pennies.
Two years ago, I thought I would stick with The Alligator right up until graduation, but sometimes finish lines come sooner than expected. I never wanted to be a name on the masthead, but sometimes cards just fall a certain way.
I could say I put in all this work to serve the UF and Gainesville communities, which would be noble. I could say I did it all for the clips and for a career after graduation, which would be cynical, but understandable in this dying industry. But neither is exactly true. I did it because the people around me were doing it.
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