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UF students celebrate Garba with song and dance
By Priya Dames | Sep. 24, 2019Skirts swung and drums pulsed as students danced in concentric circles around a candle in the center of the ballroom.
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UF School of Theatre and Dance responds to students’ claims of racism
By Tranelle Maner | Sep. 22, 2019After a year of “feeling marginalized, alienated and unheard,” a black UF student said he had enough with racism at the School of Theatre and Dance.
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For the love of democracy, just vote
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 22, 2019If a stranger told you what to do, you wouldn’t stand for it. Most people would never let a complete stranger control their future and their livelihood, but the unfortunate reality is that thousands of students let this happen when they don’t vote in UF Student Government elections.
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Who is Gator Party’s president?
By Emma McAvoy | Sep. 22, 2019Is Emily Dunson Gator Party’s president, or is it Danielle Grosse?
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Gainesville protesters participate in global climate strike
By Chasity Maynard | Sep. 22, 2019Children with marker-stained hands, teenagers in black leather jackets and retirees with specks of gray hair crowded shoulder to shoulder in front of Gainesville City Hall Friday.
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Heavener welcomes new eco-friendly business club
By Marlowe Starling | Sep. 22, 2019Students in a conference room mixed coconut oil, baking soda and peppermint. This wasn’t an elementary school science experiment –– college students were making toothpaste.
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Letter To the Editor: Gator Party’s platform is unimpressive; their candidates are unambitious
By Zachariah Chou | Sep. 22, 2019As we head to the polls tomorrow and Wednesday, I have to make it known to you: all is not as it seems with Gator Party.
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LSAT goes digital: from paper to tablet exams
By Meghan McGlone | Sep. 21, 2019The most important test for students applying to law school faced a major change Saturday: a switch from traditional pencil and paper to a modern, digital tablet.
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Dead man found on Santa Fe Northwest Campus, police say
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 20, 2019A dead man was found just after midnight Friday on Sante Fe’s Northwest Campus, according to campus police.
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Dismissed UF football player John Huggins accused of rape
By Sam Campisano | Sep. 19, 2019A family is alleging former UF football player John Huggins raped an underage teenager earlier this year when he was still with the program.
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On Blue Lights: Student Government should not prioritize money over lives
By Zachariah Chou | Sep. 19, 2019I heard on the grapevine that a certain someone said that installing additional blue lights on campus would be a tremendous waste of student fees, to the vast disapproval of the Student Body.
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Colleagues and mentees honor former UF Provost
By Ana Escalante | Sep. 19, 2019David Colburn wasn’t a fan of long, drawn-out obituaries.
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Judge on UF Resident Assistant battery case removes himself from the case
By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 19, 2019The judge for former UF Resident Assistant Ian Milaski’s case is no longer presiding over it after releasing him from jail for being a “high-achieving” student.
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Students blocked from Gator Party’s Facebook page
By Emma McAvoy | Sep. 19, 2019UF Student Government tensions transferred to social media when Gator Party blocked students from its Facebook page.
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As UF rises, what should endure?
By Kent Fuchs | Sep. 19, 2019Several years ago at another university, I met with the faculty members in one of the university’s colleges. I was responsible for leading the search for the college’s next dean, and I wanted to hear the faculty’s input on the search.
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UF President Kent Fuchs to continue position without a contract
By Hope Dean | Sep. 19, 2019UF President Kent Fuchs’ five-year contract will end in June 2020, but that won’t necessarily end his time at UF.
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Meet the man behind SG: New adviser begins his first semester on the job
By Emma McAvoy | Sep. 19, 2019Between party divides and agendas, UF Student Government has a new figurehead to manage party relations and act as a liaison.
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UF provost and history professor dies at UF Health Shands
By April Rubin | Sep. 19, 2019David Colburn’s teaching and work left a legacy on the Bob Graham Center for Public Service as well as the political and ethical education at UF.
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UF student raped at Rawlings Hall, police say
By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 18, 2019About a week after a report of a rape in a UF dorm hall was released to students, UPD said another student reported she was sexually battered at Rawlings Hall early Saturday morning.
