Avenue Editor Juliana is the Fall 2025 Avenue editor. She is a second-year journalism student and spent her first two semesters with The Alligator as an Avenue reporter. In her spare time, she can be found reading, updating her Letterboxd account, or doing crossword puzzles.
This story has been corrected to better reflect Bobby Mermer’s statements. It has also been updated with a statement from GRU CEO Ed Bielarski.
Meant to remember family and friends who have died, Día de los Muertos is a two-day Mexican celebration. Those who celebrate create altars, or ofrendas, to honor family members and participate in parades and feasts.
This story has been updated to reflect the number of protesters present.
The Pumpkin Bash attracted about 200 visitors of all ages. Families walked around the plaza, pushing strollers and walking dogs. Vendors sold food, drinks and clothes, while tablers offered information about their organizations.
Love the Food Truck, located at 834 E. University Ave., has been serving customers organic, locally sourced meals for almost a year.
Big: Culture & Arts Festival, took place April 11 and 12 in Downtown Gainesville. The opening block party welcomed food and clothing vendors, as well as musicians and artists.
Saturday, 119 people gathered at Lake Alice Field at 7:30 a.m. to honor Nyla Holland, a 20-year-old animal sciences sophomore at UF and ROTC member.
Final Four Saturday night when Florida will take on Auburn in the Final Four tonight at 6:09 p.m. EST. So will thousands of other Gators. Between mass carpools and emotional ties, here’s how they got there and what it means.
She decided to use an all-female cast, staging the play as a 1960s sitcom inspired by “I Love Lucy.” She felt the audience would be more comfortable with an all-female interpretation of overtly masculine characters, allowing them to explore the sexism of the time without losing Shakespeare’s wit.
During Women’s History Month, three female business owners discussed how they started and maintained their businesses in lieu of these struggles. As they have learned over the years, being a female business owner can have its advantages and disadvantages.
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