An illustration of Kayla posing for an Instagram photo, showing off her phases of the moon tattoo. She loved anything witchy and astronomical.

I set my phone to a heartbeat vibration a week before I got the call. Instead of a few long buzzes, my phone would erupt in quick, irritating pulses. I hadn’t received many phone calls in that time, and the ones that did come through startled me into answering.

When Suzy, a high school friend I had long since lost contact with, called, I still hesitated

A concrete sign on the front lawn of Lowell Correctional Institution reads, “We Never Walk Alone.” Across the street, former inmate Jordan Upchurch holds up a cardboard sign with that exact message scribbled across it.

Upchurch, who spent the majority of her 120-month sentence at Lowell Correctional Institute, said just as Lowell’s sign serves to represent the unity of their staff, hers symbolizes the solidarity of the inmates, both former and current.

“We’re not ever gonna go away,” Upchurch,

Members of Change and Gator Party huddled on the third floor of the Reitz Wednesday night, waiting for election results to begin rolling out. At the end of the night, Gator Party solidified its majority in Senate for the third semester in a row.

Gator won 37 seats and Change won 12. The Family Housing seat was uncontested but students voted for "Gator Party" as a write-in. The seat, however, will remain vacant as there were no contestants for the position or notice of a write-in campaign, which

A dozen apartment complexes in Gainesville are located less than a five-minute drive from campus. Rent near campus is steep as multiple apartments charge more than $1000 per month.

The proximity to campus entices students who may not have a car, want to walk to campus or are enthralled by “luxury student living.” However, many residents claim the luxury they were promised may not be as advertised. Despite the chronic issues, new apartments continue to be built surrounding UF’s campus.

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When Alachua County schools gave parents the option to attend school online, Principal Tara Lowe-Phillips had 10 extra hours of work added on to her load.

On top of overseeing Micanopy Academy, Phillips also taught two classes in Fall 2020. She and her teachers stretched themselves to accommodate their in-person and online responsibilities, and quickly found that there weren’t enough hours in the day. Even the students felt the burden of online classes.

“They were struggling, even our best stu