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When Gov. Ron DeSantis hand-picked Joseph Ladapo as Florida’s surgeon general in September 2021, the role came with a second high-profile appointment: a tenured faculty position at UF.
In Florida, where there is no statewide curriculum for sex education, students face a patchwork of standards as districts set their own policies.
Craving relief from her anxiety, Addie Sptaru, a 19-year-old UF psychology sophomore, found medical marijuana was her solution.
When Nadia Shahin walks near campus at night, she gets on the phone with a friend so they can call the police if something happens to her. As a female college student, she’s aware her demographic puts her at risk, she said.
When 20-year-old UF anthropology major Fiona Garber and a group of their peers were tasked with a research project as a part of UF’s Alexander Grass Scholars Program, they chose to delve into the impact of the condition and the effect of the AIDS pandemic on a local scale.
If there really is no rest for the weary, then count Elvie Shane among the weariest of all. The 35-year-old singer-songwriter, who first rose to fame on American Idol in 2016, has released six EPs in 2023 alone, and he has no intention of slowing down now.
When UF sophomore Ella Raney decided she would go to her first electronic dance music festival, EDC Orlando, she quickly became concerned about the risk of witnessing substance abuse or an overdose.
Over a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Florida lies at a tipping point that will decide the future of reproductive care in the state.
When a local Alachua County farmer had shoulder surgery at 42, she didn’t expect to get addicted to oxycontin. Nine years ago, it wasn’t believed to be an addictive drug.
NKwanda Jah, a 69-year-old East Gainesville resident, grew up in the rural, unincorporated community of Grandin, Florida. With nothing to do, Jah spent a vast amount of time outside, where she slowly grew into a “proud tree hugger.”
Santa Fe College senior Apoorva Bangalore Raviprasad, an astrophysics major, left India for the United States in 2022, feeling confused about how the future would unfold and struggling with her identity.
Under the cloud of recent Florida legislation targeting LGBTQ rights, a panel of legal experts, medical professionals and activists discussed discrimination from the state during a Pride Month town hall meeting.
Chlamydia, gonorrhea and HPV — or, rather, two-foot inflatable bowling pins with the names of sexually transmitted diseases taped to the front — faced students holding a three-foot-wide inflatable bowling ball, ready to strike them down.
As the first and only Black woman to serve as student body president at UF, Pamela Bingham is no stranger to spurring positive change while occupying predominantly white spaces. This Black History Month, she’s imploring UF students to do the same.
The student body executive branch stood as a united front — despite previous condemnations against Student Body President Lauren Lemasters — during the state of the campus address.
Theresa Sumrall doesn’t spend her lunch breaks conversing with coworkers — instead, stray cats are usually her company of choice.
Navigating a public health crisis has become part of the norm for student life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as monkeypox casts a familiar air of uncertainty, UF students worry they could face another viral outbreak.
Illuminated by strobes of neon lights, a swaying crowd fixates their eyes on the dance floor. A spotlight shines as a performer dressed head-to-toe in sparkles struts through the crowd. The first verse of “Break Free” by Ariana Grande begins to blare through the club’s speakers causing the audience to cheer with excitement.
In the intersection between a gay club and an underground rave, hyperpop is quickly finding its place in the local nightlife scene.
Two years ago, Gainesville hosted its largest pride parade ever. Thousands celebrated by wearing rainbow colors and marching to Bo Diddley Plaza to the tune of “Love Shack” by The B-52’s.
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