UF is still searching for an interim president just two weeks before Interim President Kent Fuchs’ contract runs out, the university’s Board of Trustees said Monday. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

“There’s now an unspoken rule that if you want your F-1 visa approved, you should basically stay silent on social media,” said 18-year-old UF information systems freshman Axel Nguyen, an international student from Vietnam. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

"The most important thing I hope you’ll take away from this column is that I’m glad you’re here." Read this opinion by Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

"Whether you’re stepping onto campus for the very first time or returning for another chapter in your journey here, I am beyond excited to greet you as this year’s Student Body president." Read this opinion by Student Body President Blake Cox. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

"Work hard, use your voice and take the photos. But put the smartphone away and have some fun, too." Read this opinion by UF College of Journalism and Communications Dean Hub Brown. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

UF is planning to cut down roughly 30 trees for “Project MP07942,” a plan the university says would improve drainage in a flood zone east of Surge Area Drive near the Nuclear Field Building. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

Three Ocala residents were arrested in connection to a deadly shooting on Easter Sunday in Southeast Gainesville. Chief of Police Nelson Moya said the arrest was “bittersweet” as the community continues to grieve Baisden. “It’s hard to celebrate,” he said. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

Latin Food Blessing began as a love story, but in just a few years, it has grown into a unique restaurant that brings Latin and Peruvian cuisines to the Gainesville community. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

Over the past three months, five Gainesville restaurants have shut down after food inspections revealed high-priority violations. All have since re-opened. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

Mia Valdés, Sharylen López and Lucía Sánchez came to UF this semester from different families, countries and continents. But they have one thing in common: They are the first in their families to attend university in the United States. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

On the first day of classes, students lined up and waited in the Gainesville heat to see the man who played a chemistry teacher-turned-drug lord on TV. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

The amount of shots fired in the city in 2025 were half the amount in the same time period of 2024 — dropping from 80 to 37 in a year, Gainesville Police reported at a meeting Thursday evening. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

Bass will be bouncing off the walls at the O’Connell Center Homecoming weekend — and there might be cake flying, too. DJ Steve Aoki will headline the 102nd Gator Growl in October. His signature stunt is throwing a cake into the audience at his concerts. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

UF graduates Graham Bernstein and Konstantin Nakov fought for years for Florida to ban corporal punishment in schools. Their efforts came to fruition earlier this year with a law requiring parents to consent before their kids are struck. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

The Gainesville Police Department arrested 19-year-old UF student Shalom Ishrael Barnes on Aug. 21 for distributing child sex abuse material online. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

On Aug. 23, the city of Gainesville announced the city will begin removing downtown’s three rainbow crosswalks on Aug. 25 to comply with Florida’s Department of Transportation standards. alligator.org/article/2025/0…

alligator.org/article/2025/0… The Hispanic-Latine Student Assembly, an annual welcoming event, will go on this year with nearly half the budget it once had, joining other UF welcome assemblies that lost their Signature Event designations.