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Jea is a second-year media production, management and technology major and has been on the Alligator as a graphic designer for three semesters. Outside of the paper, she’s also the director of campaigns for Swamp Records and an intern for an A&R agency this fall. When not behind a screen, she’s probably cooking, at a music venue, or at the Regal Cinemas at Butler Town Center.
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By Libby Clifton | 6:27pmChris Malachowsky, co-founder of computer graphics company Nvidia, speaks with students about their engineering projects during the unveiling ceremony of the fourth generation of HiPerGator, the most powerful university-owned supercomputer in the U.S., at UF East Campus on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.
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By Libby Clifton | 6:27pmErik Deumens, director of research computing in UF Information Technology, guides members of the media through “the bunker,” the housing facility for the computers that make up the fourth generation of HiPerGator, the most powerful university-owned supercomputer in the U.S., at UF East Campus on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.
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By Libby Clifton | 6:27pmUF Interim President Donald Landry (left) sits next to Nvidia co-founder Chris Malachowsky (right) during the unveiling ceremony of the fourth generation of HiPerGator, the most powerful university-owned supercomputer in the U.S., at UF East Campus on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.