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Kirk Moss stood in the pouring rain carrying a 12-foot-tall papier-mâché caricature of President Donald Trump. The structure’s orange skin, puckered lips, navy suit and red tie – a classic Trump fashion choice – blew in the breeze.
Amid a tariff war between the U.S. and China, international students who traveled overseas in pursuit of education find themselves stuck in the middle.
Florida took home its first national championship in 18 years after a neck-and-neck game between the Houston Cougars on Monday night. The Alamodome supported a boxing ring, much by Houston’s invention, and with a national championship hanging in the balance, top-seeded Florida and Houston traded haymakers.
Upside-down American flags fluttered alongside bold signs that read “Hate does not make America great” and “Stop the d*cktator” as passing cars honked in spirited support.
Vision, Change, and Watch Party have laid out their plans for tackling food insecurity, establishing elections and supporting minority groups and initiatives on campus. On Tuesday and Wednesday, students will cast their ballots to decide which party they want to be in control of the next year of policy decisions.
I came to the University of Florida to pursue a degree, not to choose between rent and groceries. Yet, for many graduate assistants, including myself, this impossible choice is a monthly reality.
After a tumultuous election, Donald Trump solidified his position as the next president of the United States during his inauguration Jan. 20. However, instead of being focused on Trump’s image, worldwide viewers looked in shock and confusion at the other man standing at the podium, doing what appeared to be a Nazi salute.
The doors to the Stephen C. O'Connell Center were closed to the public, and the lobby was quiet — except for the sound of determined sniffing. Nose to the ground and muscles tensed, Beto the yellow Labrador retriever was on the hunt.
Nestled adjacent to Southwest Recreation Center and the Florida Museum of Natural History, Maguire Village and University Village South were once bustling living spaces, acting as a cultural haven for graduate students and their families.
With a deafening bass and hues of neon colors dancing across the walls, Gainesville locals celebrated the end of syllabus week with a bang.
As TikTok’s fate hangs in the balance, roughly 170 million users across the United States face the possibility of losing access to the app, which has become the focal point of a growing national security debate.
Roe v. Wade federally ensured a woman’s right to an abortion. When it was overturned in 2022, many Floridians were outraged. Voters reached close to one million signatures to put the issue on the 2024 Election Day ballot.
A team of Gators is preparing to design prosthetic limbs and build bomb shelters for civilians more than 5,000 miles away. After a year of campaigning for a sister-city agreement between Gainesville and Nizhyn, Ukraine, students with UF’s Ukraine Rebuilding Initiative saw their efforts come to fruition.
As of Tuesday at 7 p.m., over 30,679 Alachua County residents have voted on Election Day. Overall, the county has seen about 84% voter turnout with early voting and mail-in ballots included, or 137,739 ballots cast, according to the county’s turnout tracker.
Twenty-year-old Allison Wilcox said she has a dirty secret. While she’s never worn a MAGA hat or waved a Trump flag, she’d love to see the former president return to the White House.
As he walked into the Reitz Union Career Connections Center, Cameron Driggers joined the ranks of over six million early voters in Florida.
The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections is responsible for setting up polling locations, educating voters, maintaining voter registration and verifying election results.
There are three people up for Alachua County Sheriff this year: a Democrat, a Republican and a nonpartisan candidate.
Within two weeks last month, Graduate Assistants United reached an agreement with UF to expand health insurance benefits for graduate, teaching and research assistants.
Across Florida, universities share the existence of student government. Though most share a structure that mirrors the United States government, not all student governments look the same structurally or culturally.
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