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Thaddeus Bullard (left), also known as WWE wrestler Titus O’Neil, arm wrestles Mike Grace, a 38-year-old homeless veteran, at St. Francis House on Oct. 2, 2015. Grace challenged Bullard to the match and won. “I imagine he could pick me up and throw me across the room,” Grace said about Bullard.
Haylee Hammond (left), an 18-year-old pre-pharmacy freshman, and Charlie Carrington, an 18-year-old finance freshman, listen to a passage from George Orwell’s book “1984” during a reading at the Banned Book Week event Sept. 30, 2015. This week nationally celebrates the freedom to read books that have been previously banned or are still banned today.
Andrea Miranda, a 20-year-old UF political science junior, flips through a book, “America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction,” by The Daily Show and Jon Stewart at an event celebrating Banned Books Week in the Plaza of the Americas Oct. 1, 2015. She said there was a common theme to all the banned books from the present and past. “They are very liberal or have something against God, which makes sense in some places,” Miranda said.
Virginia Stanton, a 21-year-old biology and philosophy senior, reads from her favorite book, “A Brave New World.” She had to read the book in highschool but quickly fell in love. “Some books you have to push through,” Stanton said. “This book changed the way you think.”
Max Dunevitz, a 19-year-old electrical engineering sophomore, thumbs though “Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds” by Dawn B. Sova at Banned Book Week celebrations. The event was a good way to “talk about all literature without social context,” he said. “We have to think about the future of what will be banned.”
Library West celebrates Banned Books Week on the Plaza of the Americas by inviting students and faculty to read from their favorite banned books Oct. 1, 2015. Students surrounded a table covered in previously or currently banned books, pulled from the library’s shelves. Free pizza was served to anyone who stopped by.
UF defensive lineman Jon Bullard (90) goes for a tackle during Florida's 28-27 win against Tennessee on Sept. 26, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
UF defensive lineman Jon Bullard (90) goes for a tackle during Florida's 28-27 win against Tennessee on Sept. 26, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Access Party members link arms and hold hands as they wait for results Wednesday night.
Impact Party campaign manager, Blake Murphy (left), and Impact Party co-founder Susan Webster (right) embrace Access Party President Kalyani Hawaldar after hearing the results of the Fall Senate elections.
UF safety Keanu Neal makes a tackle during Florida's 28-27 win against Tennessee on Sept. 26, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
UF safety Keanu Neal makes a tackle during Florida's 28-27 win against Tennessee on Sept. 26, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Zach Kozik, a 21-year-old UF criminal justice junior, holds a 9-month-old Pomeranian named Luke outside the Hub Sept. 29, 2015. While stopping to pet the pup, Kozik learned about Impact Party’s platform from Luke’s owner, Roshelle Twymon, a 19-year-old UF political science sophomore who was campaigning for the first time.
Former Swamp Sen. Nadia Kema (from left), Student Body Treasurer Nicholas Carre and independent student Sen. Katelynd Todd speak at an open dialogue on Sept. 28, 2015.
Former Swamp Sen. Nadia Kema (from left), Student Body Treasurer Nicholas Carre and independent student Sen. Katelynd Todd speak at an open dialogue on Sept. 28, 2015.
Benny White, 6, throws a die to determine which color he will use on a foam sculpture on Sept. 27, 2015, at the Harn. Attendees rolled three dice to dictate the shape they would paint, what color to use and what letter to put it on. Benny rolled the color blue, the letter “A” and a squiggle shape.
Guitarist Welson Tremura plays Latin-American music in the contemporary art section at the Harn. He and five other musicians played live music throughout the museum's halls and galleries during the celebration on Sept. 25, 2015.
Ashley LeBlanc, 23-year-old Harn choreographer-in-residence, performs a dance based on the artwork exhibited at the Harn’s 25th anniversary on Sept. 25, 2015. LeBlanc danced throughout the day, both solo and with the UF Improv Dance Ensemble.
Marta Wayne (left), 49, and her daughter Norma Wayne, 9, draw on foam letters at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art’s 25th anniversary public celebration on Sept. 27, 2015. Visitors drew on the letters throughout the day. The concept was based on the sculpture “Zandvoort” by Frank Stella.
UF wide receiver Brandon Powell lunges into the endzone for a touchdown during Florida's 28-27 win against Tennessee on Sept. 26, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
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