UF Tower Yearbook

By Helena Davis When classes resume in January for spring semester, life at UF looks quite a bit different for students. With the buzz of football season and the excitement of the holidays passed, many see spring as the time to focus on their studies until summer break. Gainesville can be misleading to many students; without football festivities to attend nearly every weekend, many find themselves with more free time and fewer activities to fill it with. Although I love football season as...

By Reese Cummings Florida isn’t exactly known for freezing weather, but this past week Gainesville felt more like the Midwest than the Sunshine State. North Central Florida experienced record-breaking cold temperatures over the weekend, with Alachua County going down to a startling 20 degrees Fahrenheit on Feb. 1. For context, the previous record low was 25 degrees, set all the way back in 1909. In a state better known for humidity and heat waves, this cold snap caught many residents and...

By Reese Cummings ( Photo by Florida Men's Basketball Instagram) Florida entered the 2025-26 season with a massive target on their back and a very familiar goal: defend a national championship. After last year’s dramatic title run, capped by a comeback win over Houston for the program’s third NCAA crown, Todd Golden’s team is openly chasing back-to-back titles, something only a few programs in college basketball history have ever done and something Florida itself accomplished in 2006 and...