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Florida Gators Football 2018 National Signing Day Blog
After adding 13 players to its roster on Dec. 20 during the early signing period, Florida’s football team is looking to round out its 2018 freshman class on Wednesday.
This UF professor focused on Africa and Latin America for his American history book
When UF associate professor Paul Ortiz told Haitian students their country was the first in the Caribbean to gain independence, they were “flabbergasted.”
360-pound freshman Tedarrell Slaton making his presence felt
Taven Bryan calls him Shrek. Jim McElwain calls him one of the “Bam Bam” kids. Jordan Sherit calls him the 400-pound freshman from Fort Lauderdale.
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Dania Alexandrino, left, moderates a conversation with Ana Navarro, a conservative journalist. Navarro spoke about her experiences as a Latina and as a Republican at the Hispanic Heritage Month Forum on Tuesday.
Hundreds of students attend forum with Ana Navarro
Maria Pardo-Vera didn’t know what to expect as she lined up to hear political commentator Ana Navarro.
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Dania Alexandrino, left, moderates a conversation with Ana Navarro, a conservative journalist. Navarro spoke about her experiences as a Latina and as a Republican at the Hispanic Heritage Month Forum on Tuesday.
Families and gardeners attend local seed exchange
Cristina Gomez, 6, gazed up at a jar of hundreds of seeds Saturday and guessed how many the jar contained.
New pre-law society focuses on minorities
After being unable to find a pre-legal society focused on minority students, two UF women decided to start their own club.
Marco Wilson steps out of brother’s shadow and into the spotlight
It wasn’t flashy. No, it was a simple gesture. The waving of his arms across his body, as if to tell his waiter he had no room for dessert, and a couple nods to about 90,000 screaming fans. That was Marco Wilson’s reaction after smacking the ball away from Tennessee receiver Marquez Callaway two weeks ago on what was probably the most important play of his young career. It wasn’t ornate. It wasn’t over-the-top. But it was something. For Marco Wilson, there’s always something.
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UF students traveled to Apopka, Florida, on Saturday to volunteer with the Farmworkers Association of Florida. They transplanted cabbage plants into new vegetation beds at a community garden.
Hispanic students travel to Apopka to help farmworkers
To assist farmworkers in Apopka, Florida, students planted and cleaned debris under the hot sun, sweat dripping down their backs.
Latino culture featured at Florida Museum
Although Risa and Paul George visited the Florida Museum of Natural History with their three granddaughters to see the frog exhibit, they stayed for the Latino festival Saturday.
alligatorSports Picks Column: Week 1
Jim McElwain is under a lot of pressure at the beginning of his third season. He has to deal with the pressure of starting quarterback Feleipe Franks, a redshirt freshman who’s never thrown a pass in a college football game. He also has to deal with the pressure of going up against Jim Harbaugh’s Wolverines without his star running back, Jordan Scarlett, and star receiver, Antonio Callaway, who have been suspended for disciplinary issues.
Being multiracial should not be dependent solely on how you look
In an interview with Playboy, singer-songwriter Halsey recently opened up about the struggles of identifying with her black culture while being white-passing. Depending on what form of social media I saw this article, I either saw people supporting her — often those of multiple ethnicities who felt a struggle to connect with their cultures — or people telling her to grow up and just get used to the fact that she’s “white.”
Game of Thrones finale review: Spoilers Ahead!
The seventh season of “Game of Thrones” came to a close this week. One notable quality of the show has always been its ability to carry on several plotlines at once. However, as the show enters its final season, it’s time for these plotlines to merge and the motives of the many characters to become unified. Episode seven, “The Dragon and the Wolf,” did just that.
Letter to the Editor: A step in the right direction
Dear UF President Kent Fuchs,
‘Old Joe’ to be taken down, relocated by Confederate group
A one-sentence letter last week was the final nail in the coffin for “Old Joe.”
Cultural representation, Kali Uchis and the unity of ‘dislikable Colombian girls’
Sometimes people fail to recognize that when it comes to heritage and being part of a new generation, there is the median of people who represent both and should be given the availability to express and acknowledge it.
County Commission votes to relocate Confederate statue
Amid the humid weather, steady rush-hour traffic and loud honks from cars passing by, protesters and counter-protesters stood on opposite sides of University Avenue and Main Street chanting back and forth.