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YBN Cordae Performs Sold-Out Show at High Dive
By Lauren Witte | Feb. 24, 2020The Grammy-nominated artist headlined the three hour show on Friday night
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Photographer Lauren is a third year photojournalism student pursuing a minor in Spanish. She has shot photos for Fresh Take Florida and the Gainesville Sun. Lauren likes roller skating in her free time.
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By Lauren Witte | Dec. 6, 2021Florida Football Coach Billy Napier arrives with his family at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium for his first day on the job on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021.
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By Lauren Witte | Oct. 25, 2021Erin Amerman opened Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary in 2016, but had been thinking about it since 1997. The 210-acre farm is home to many animals once destined for the slaughterhouse, but Amerman isn't satsified. She won't stop until the sanctuary is no longer needed.
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A Polarized Debate: March for Abortion Rights
By Lauren Witte | Oct. 6, 2021Gainesville hosted one of over 650 women's marches that took place throughout the United States on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Hundreds of people came out to Depot Park and the corner of University Avenue and 13th Street to participate in the North Central Florida March for Reproductive Rights & Justice. People chanted "My body! My choice!" and "What do we want? Women's rights! When do we want 'em? Now!""If for some reason [a woman] finds herself pregnant and decides that she's not able to take care of her body [or] take care of a developing fetus, then it is the most humane thing to terminate that pregnancy," Peggi Young, a protestor at the event, said.Chart added to page on Jan. 26, 2022.!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r
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By Lauren Witte | Aug. 30, 2021Officer Donnelly looks down at the scooter involved in the crash on Northwest 16th Street on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (Photo by Lauren Witte)
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By Lauren Witte | Aug. 30, 2021William Edwards, Elite Towing tow truck driver, puts the scooter involved in the crash on Northwest 16th Street on his trailer on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.
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By Lauren Witte | Dec. 5, 2020An employee of Crave food truck is seen taking orders during the Christmas Party and Food Truck Rally at Destiny Community Church on Friday, Dec.4, 2020. This event was hosted by DCC and each vendor committed to donate 10% of their sales to to changing the lives of children locally and globally. (Lauren Witte/Alligator Staff)
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A picture of people watching election results at Bo Diddley Plaza
By Lauren Witte | Nov. 23, 2020Justin McKenzie (left) and Dee Natour (right) sit in Bo Diddley Plaza during the election results watch party hosted by the Dream Defenders on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Lauren Witte/Alligator Staff)
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A picture of Avenlea Harris dressed as the Statue of Liberty
By Lauren Witte | Nov. 23, 2020Avenlea Harris is seen dressed as the Statue of Liberty while watching the election results during the Bo Diddley Plaza watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Lauren Witte/Alligator Staff)
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A picture of Dominic Bouton leaving the Phillips Center after voting
By Lauren Witte | Nov. 23, 2020Dominic Bouton, 20, a UF applied physiology and kinesiology junior, leaves the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts after voting on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Lauren Witte/Alligator Staff)
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A picture of Cheree Padilla moving Biden signs on election day
By Lauren Witte | Nov. 23, 2020Cheree Padilla (right), a member of the Voter Protection Team, helps move the Biden campaign volunteers' signs on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The volunteers were told to move their signs and chairs to comply with the state statute that says no one can solicit voters within 150 feet of a polling location. (Lauren Witte/Alligator Staff)
