Jessica Ramos, an 18-year-old UF english and anthropology freshman, tears up as she remembers her grandmother, who died of lymphoma in April at the remembrance ceremony during the Light the Walk event. Ramos said her grandmother raised her. She didn’t get to go to her funeral when she died. “This helps,” Ramos said.
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By Caroline Walsh | 2:28pmGovernor Ron DeDantis delivers a speech for the Hamilton School’s ceremonial groundbreaking, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Gainesville, Fla.
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By Caroline Walsh | 2:28pmUF Interim President Donald Landry greets attendees of the Hamilton School’s ceremonial groundbreaking, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 in Gainesville, Fla.
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By Ryan Friedenberg | Nov. 18Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025.





