Student wants clotheslines on campus; official argues it's a safety issue

UF sophomore Chris Saunders separates his dark from his light clothes in the laundry room of Beaty Towers West on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2007.

Jay Kalogiros-Pepper, a Wildlife Ecology and Conservation junior at UF, holds up a sign that reads “Stop AI Surveillance” during the “Deflock UF” protest at Turlington Plaza, Sept. 9, 2026 in Gainesville, Fla.

Michael Angee

Deflock Protest

By Michael Angee | 7:06pm

Jay Kalogiros-Pepper, a Wildlife Ecology and Conservation junior at UF, holds up a sign that reads “Stop AI Surveillance” during the “Deflock UF” protest at Turlington Plaza, Sept. 9, 2026 in Gainesville, Fla.

UF’s new campus lies at 801 W. Bay Street, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Jacksonville, Fla.

Bayden Armstrong

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By Bayden Armstrong | 6:58pm

UF’s new campus lies at 801 W. Bay Street, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Jacksonville, Fla.

Bayden Armstrong

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By Bayden Armstrong | 6:58pm

UF’s new campus lies at 801 W. Bay Street, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Jacksonville, Fla.

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