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Wear a helmet: A look at scooter and bike accidents

By Rosmery Izaguirre | Aug. 12, 2019

Mia Acker used her dad’s helmet because she didn’t want to spend money on a new one.

Ali Shahin, a 23-year-old student graduating with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, walks across the stage Saturday in the O’Connell Center during the Summer 2019 graduation ceremony at the University of Florida. Shahin has accepted a job to work with the Florida Department of Transportation, UF and Gamma Scientific to be lead research engineer for the development of equipment to measure the reflectivity of pavement markings.

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Gators celebrate achievements at Summer commencement

By Ashley Lazarski Staff Writer | Aug. 12, 2019

About 1,200 students graduated Saturday morning

Pictured are students at the Spring 2017 orientation for NaviGators International. NaviGators International pairs international students with American student mentors to help them get acclimated to life in Gainesville and on an American campus.

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International students at UF find a home away from home

By Tien Le | Aug. 11, 2019

Finding community through Thanksgiving dinners and silent discos

A volunteer stocking shelves with canned food at the Field and Fork Pantry on UF's campus in 2016.

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UF resources for students in poverty

By Ashley Lazarski | Aug. 11, 2019

By contacting U Matter, We Care, students in need can be referred to organizations both on and off campus

Citrus tree infected with citrus greening.

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Fitness, citrus and health: UF research round-up

By Meleah Lyden | Aug. 11, 2019

As a top 10 research institution, UF is focused on fostering understanding in the world.

Isabella Vasquez, 18, Holly Kappes, 18, and Madison Grove, 18, check their social media accounts at the Reitz Union. All are incoming freshman.

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‘They both are representative of who I am’: Personal and professional social media

By Noura Al-Rajhi | Aug. 11, 2019

Natasha Capes will start creating her professional social media presence on LinkedIn this Fall.

Wade FitzGerald, 22-year-old UF music senior, plays “Milonga” by Ronald Barnes on the carillon in Century Tower. FitzGerald has played the piano since he was five and learned to play the carillon his sophomore year, when he enrolled in the UF Carillon Studio. “You get to learn an instrument,” he said about the studio program, “and you get to brag to people that you play one of the rarest instruments in the world.”

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Saved by the bell? A look at what’s inside Century Tower

By Kaylyn Ling | Aug. 11, 2019

The tower was built in 1953 for the centennial celebration of UF’s founding

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Gators celebrate achievements at Summer graduation

By Ashley Lazarski | Aug. 11, 2019

About 1,200 students graduated Saturday morning

Kevin Nguyen, president of the Vietnamese Student Organization, speaks during the public comment part of the UF Student Government Senate meeting on Aug. 6. Nguyen began by stating things SG members all have in common. He said that they were all Gators, all served in the Senate and all could make a difference. “We all have the potential to do something great,” Nguyen said.

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AASU and BSU unable to fund welcome assemblies

By Charlie Daffron | Aug. 7, 2019

The SG funding system for student organizations underwent large changes following YAF lawsuit

Nandini Goel announces she is disaffiliating from Impact Party and becoming an independent senator during the final UF Student Government meeting of the semester

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SG Senate approves first major Rules and Procedures amendment since 2013

By Charlie Daffron | Aug. 7, 2019

Amendments range from simple word changes to entire rewrites of the governing document

Emma Sanchez, a 19-year-old UF international studies sophomore, attended the fourth weekend of Gatorship in Spring 2019.

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Gatorship to move away from campus retreats

By Tori Whidden | Aug. 7, 2019

The program started in 2003

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UF received $776.2 million for research in 2019

By Meleah Lyden | Aug. 7, 2019

The College of Medicine in Gainesville was the largest recipient with $283.9 million

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So what’s up with SG and Israel? (part 2)

By Zachariah Chou | Aug. 7, 2019

I think everyone can agree that a complex topic deserves a follow-up.

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‘News doesn't always wait 24 hours’: A look into media practices at UF

By Tori Whidden | Aug. 5, 2019

Journalism students are taught to contact sources, interview them and write the story. However, professors may forget to mention the gatekeeper who could be in the way of news.

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UF professor to address Summer graduates

By Charlie Daffron | Aug. 5, 2019

About 1,300 students are expected to graduate

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Student starts new sustainable environment club at UF

By Alexa Spicer | Aug. 5, 2019

The club aims to be the first on campus to focus on national environmental policies

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Young Americans for Freedom reaches $66,000 settlement with UF

By Tori Whidden | Aug. 1, 2019

YAF was denied access to funds which led UF to change its policies

Herman Younger, 23, began a petition to create a restaurant workers union after being frustrated as a server at Bahama Breeze and T.G.I. Fridays. He graduated from UF in Spring 2019 with a degree in political science.

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UF graduate petitions for restaurant workers union

By Kasamba Kokayi | July 31, 2019

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. The Florida minimum wage is $8.46.

Gabrielle Russo, 17, was accepted into UF’s class of 2023. Russo, who’s a third generation Gator, applied as undecided but is interested in biomedical engineering.

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UF applicants can now use Common Application

By Kelly Hayes | July 31, 2019

Decision day will also be changing to the last Friday of February

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Senate approves 2020-21 budget on second reading, no increase in student fees

By Charlie Daffron | July 31, 2019

Eight bills were passed by a majority of senators present during the meeting