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In order to create a welcoming environment for black students at UF, a new Living Learning Community will be available beginning Summer B.
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, that time of year when hordes of revelers drink green beer and celebrate their (oftentimes nonexistent) Irish heritage.
Ah, St. Patrick’s Day. The day when most Americans will proudly thump their chests, claim distant Irish heritage (yes, we get it Karen, your great-great-great-great grand-mother was Irish) and raise a pint to the air, singing what they think sounds like an Irish folk song. There may be shamrocks and green glitter involved. If you’re trapped in lecture and counting down the hours to your own St. Patty’s Day celebration, take a moment to prepare your toasts for tonight and go over this week’s...
A UF psychology professor will travel across the world today in an effort to save elephants.
Jim McElwain is hoping to make major moves. His team’s recruiting class currently ranks 19th in the nation, but he’s hoping to vault up the list with some big commitments today. Here, alligatorSports writers Ethan Bauer, Matt Brannon, Ian Cohen and Patrick Pinak break down some of Florida’s top targets for National Signing Day.
Members of the UF community gathered around a man preaching about love on Friday — a day after students and faculty members protested against a man wearing a swastika armband.
About 100 students and community members joined a musical procession Sunday to celebrate the completion of a hand-written Torah.
Cuba is an island trapped in time. Old American and Russian cars zip through crumbling avenues and around 1920s-era buildings. Some are painted bright colors, others are faded or outright falling into ruin. The Caribbean sun beats down intensely, made more gentle by a forgiving ocean breeze. Perpetual sounds of crowded streets, howling merchants, roaring automobiles and music fill the air. You will catch whiffs of diesel exhaust, hot food or perhaps just the sea.
After members of the Jewish Student Union spent nearly four hours Tuesday promoting Jewish Heritage Month, a man wearing a swastika armband rode his bicycle nearby, prompting outrage from students and members of the Jewish community.
After hearing about her Jewish friends’ experiences at Birthright, Heather Ryan became curious about visiting Israel herself.
Jeremiah Tattersall pointed to Gainesville’s anti-discrimination plaque inside City Hall on Thursday.
Fifteen years ago, a little girl was in Washington, D.C. She was sitting in the corner of a conference room playing with Polly Pockets while her dad was in an important round table meeting with the Heritage Foundation discussing water treatment systems. She was promised that if she was as quiet as a mouse during the meeting, her dad would take her sightseeing. Oh, how she was dying to see the Lincoln Memorial.
About 20 students gathered in the Reitz Union to discuss and act out common stereotypes their communities face.
Hispanic Heritage Month is hosting a comedy night to break stereotypes of the Hispanic community.
About 500 students waited on the third floor of the Reitz Union to see Diane Guerrero from “Orange is the New Black” and “Jane the Virgin.”
Diane Guerrero, known for her roles on “Orange is the New Black” and “Jane the Virgin,” will speak at UF about her new book today.
Hundreds gathered around Lake Wauburg to talk and eat pizza as they celebrated Filipino heritage Sunday.
Last November, a bike equipped with an enormous elephant sculpture rode down the streets of Gainesville. Behind it, cyclists pulled a small stage with the local band Flat Land.
UF added another piece of history to its legacy Tuesday.