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Danielle Crass (left), 20, a UF biology junior, and Taylor Goodman (right), 20, a UF political science and economics junior, eat Krishna Lunch in front of Library West in Gainesville, Fla., on August 31, 2020.
UF Student Government has long been a legal and public relations liability to our university. Some years, our Student Body President gets arrested. Other years, SG drags UF into a lawsuit.
Scherwin Henry couldn't have chosen a better place to raise his family.
As of Sunday, more than 5,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Alachua County, according to the Florida Department of Health. So, here’s a guide to wearing a mask in the county and at UF to minimize the spread of the virus.
Midtown reopened to dozens of bar-hoppers Friday night, but socially-distanced dance floors, reduced-capacity bars and long waits frustrated students and drove many away.
There will be no escaping masks in the Fall on campus.
Alachua County Commission
Jean Chalmers wouldn’t say her age.
To some Alachua County residents, reading is key to supporting the fight for Black lives.
More than 50,000 Alachua County residents have requested mail-in ballots, and the number is growing. While voting by mail from the comfort of one’s home may reduce the spread of COVID-19, it poses new challenges to students in and outside of Gainesville.
Library West
The University of Florida is a massive university in the academic sense.
For Kim Brown, it felt like a community member died when the Newberry Branch of the Alachua County Library District closed March 15 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On any given night before the COVID-19 pandemic the Civic Media Center could be found hosting yoga, meditation, open mic nights and concerts. Now, it hosts a single event — Free Grocery Store.
Students can expect longer wait times for the bus this Fall as UF rolls out its reopening plan. Masks are required, too.
The year was 1958, and while other students were worrying about class and their lives off campus, UF sophomore Art Copleston was in the University Police’s basement.
For the first time, four-year-old Madeline Exavier can hold a Brown doll close to her. Like Exavier, Dolly has a dark complexion and short pink hair that resembles Exavier’s afro. Every playtime, her original Rad doll is the first toy Exavier reaches for.
Bree Turner gets a bitter taste in her mouth when she walks into the Reitz Union. Students walk in and visit with their friends at the food court, prepare for a club meeting or play a round of ping-pong—oblivious to her discomfort.
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