Xuan Ooi (center) and Yvonne Yeung (left), both 18-year-old UF engineering freshmen, perform a traditional Chinese lion dance outside of Turlington Hall on Monday. Ooi is an exploratory engineering major. Yeung is an industrial engineering major. Jia-Uei Chen, 18, also a UF computer science freshman, pounds the beat of the dance on a drum. The group was a part of the Chinese American Student Association (CASA).
Correction: The majors for the students were previously incorrectly stated as English instead of engineering. It was also described incorrectly as a dragon dance when it is a lion dance.
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By Caroline Walsh | 4:16pmProfessor Lyrissa Lidsky delivers a presentation at the Straughn Professional Development Center, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
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By Caroline Walsh | 4:16pmProfessor Lyrissa Lidsky delivers a presentation at the Straughn Professional Development Center, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
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By Juleidi Machuca | 2:44pmLogan Edge (left) and Marshall Rawson (right) speaking at the Legalize Guns on Campus event hosted by the University of Florida College Republicans at the Swamp Restaurant in Gainesville, FL on Tuesday, January 20th, 2026.





