On the first day of his international journalism class at the University of Florida, Kaplan tips his cap to his students after explaining he had been diagnosed with cancer. Despite six months of chemo treatments, he never missed a class but was not permitted by his doctors to fly with his “Florida FlyIns” students to Guatemala.
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By Juleidi Machuca | 4:56pmStudents waiting in line for the University of Florida Student Government’s State of the Campus Address at University Auditorium in Gainesville, Florida on Tuesday, October 28th, 2025.
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By Juleidi Machuca | 4:56pmStudents at the University of Florida Student Government’s State of the Campus Address at University Auditorium in Gainesville, Florida on Tuesday, October 28th, 2025.
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By Juleidi Machuca | 4:56pmStudent Body President, Blake Cox, speaking at the University of Florida Student Government’s State of the Campus Address at University Auditorium in Gainesville, Florida on Tuesday, October 28th, 2025.





