Someone's Cousin

Michelle Zamperlini, an 18-year-old UF exploratory freshman, sits in front of the photos of the 43 protesters who went missing in Ayotzinapa, Mexico on Turlington Plaza Thursday evening. “One of them looks exactly like my cousin,” she says, as she clasps her hands in remembrance of the lives that were lost.

Students are seen entering and exiting Marston Science Library on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

Ryan Friedenberg

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By Ryan Friedenberg | Dec. 27

Students are seen entering and exiting Marston Science Library on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

Noah Lantor

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By Noah Lantor | Dec. 15

Protestors of the death penalty sit outside Florida State Prison and pray in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Bayden Armstrong

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By Bayden Armstrong | Dec. 9

Protestors of the death penalty sit outside Florida State Prison and pray in opposition to the execution of Mark Allen Geralds. Geralds was executed in Raiford on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

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