Another One Bites the Dust
About 15 students drop down onto the pavement in the middle of Turlington Plaza on Tuesday afternoon, representing the students who drop out of high school every 26 seconds in the U.S. Read the story at alligator.org.
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About 15 students drop down onto the pavement in the middle of Turlington Plaza on Tuesday afternoon, representing the students who drop out of high school every 26 seconds in the U.S. Read the story at alligator.org.
Janna Gilstrap, 18, a telecommunication freshman, and Kadeem Robinson, 18, a computer engineering freshman, stay in the running for the Black Student Union Homecoming court Wednesday by raising money for BSU on Turlington Plaza.
Lauren Pashkow, an event management senior, sorts lids at the Yoplait Save Lids to Save Lives Eating Contest on Thursday afternoon on Turlington Plaza to support breast cancer awareness.
Pink firetrucks sit on the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium north lawn as part of the Pink Heals Tour Wednesday afternoon. The trucks made their way to Gainesville from Glendale, Ariz., to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Dallas Tanner, who currently resides in Greenville, S.C., spoke to UF students at the Orange & Brew Tuesday night about his research of mythological creatures. "Not all monsters are fiction," Tanner said. "And not all monsters are actually beasts."
Ricky Nayar, a 20-year-old civil and environmental engineering senior, practices his batting skills. His team won the Gator Cricket Club tournament this weekend.
Paul Maneval, Apple service coordinator at UF Apple Tech Hub, conserves energy by carpooling to get where he needs to go.
Barbara Padilla, cancer survivor and "America's Got Talent" 2009 second-place winner, performs at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Friday night.
Rick Rosenbluth, a third-year Jewish studies and family, youth, and community sciences major, and Oscar Gonzalez, an ecology graduate student, chat at "Talk Israel" on the Plaza of the Americas Wednesday.
Sharon Nataline, 60, holds a sign on the corner of Archer Road and 34th Street to protest for the safe treatment of the bison at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
Kelly Nedimyer, a fourth-year dental student, sees patients ranging from 15 to 94 years old at the UF College of Dentistry's clinic.
Drew McLean, a soil and water science graduate student, spreads his awareness about the limited off-campus RTS routes at the Unite Party Platform Generating Event on Turlington Plaza Wednesday.
Mohammad Tina, president of Students for Justice in Palestine, explains to Selina Batchanoo, first-year nursing student, about promoting peace in the Middle East. Tina says the club isn't political - it's humanitarian.
Graduate student Jean Morrow places exactly 2,977 miniature flags on the lawn of the Reitz Union lawn to honor each person who died on 9/11, marking the 10th anniversary of the national tragedy. Morrow's display is part of the 9/11: Never Forget Project at UF.