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Lexie Atlas, a 19-year-old UF sophomore engineering student, celebrates with her friend Kyle Levy, who just won a District B Senator seat for the Impact Party. The results were read in the Reitz Union Wednesday night where Impact won 35 of 50 seats.

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Impact retains Senate majority. Inspire seats turnover.

By Gillian Sweeney and Angela DiMichele | Sep. 26, 2018

200 fewer students voted in this Fall election compared to last year.

Leaders from the Institute of Black Culture and Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, along with UF President Kent Fuchs and Student Body President Ian Green, break ground on the site of the new buildings for the IBC and La Casita located at 1510 W University Ave. on Wednesday evening.

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New Institute of Black Culture, La Casita, break ground

By Gabrielle Seminara | Sep. 26, 2018

The project will cost about $10 million

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LIVE: Student Government Fall Senate election results

Sep. 26, 2018

This fall’s election has 50 candidates run on Impact Party's ticket and 43 candidates ran under Inspire Party's ticket, according to a list of candidates provided by Supervisor of Elections Henry Fair. This election more contested seats than Fall 2017 elections when 42 seats had multiple candidates.

Queen Quet, the chieftess and head of state of the Gullah Geechee nation, talked with attendees after her speech at UF Tuesday night. She is from Saint Helena Island in South Carolina.

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Gullah Geechee nation Queen Quet speaks at UF

By Angela DiMichele | Sep. 25, 2018

The queen visited UF to talk about hurricane relief and her nation's history

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UF receives a grade of “F” for race equity

By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 25, 2018

Florida State University had a higher percentage of black students.

GRU workers Mark Roc and Ren Gallon work on power lines on Fifth Avenue on Thursday afternoon. "We are replacing everything but the pole," said GRU manager Dwayne Mercer.

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UF ‘sparks’ new energy efficient initiative to reduce utility costs

By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 25, 2018

Alachua County Residents can save around $300 yearly.

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UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital seeks to recruit more therapy dogs

By Jeana Fraser | Sep. 25, 2018

The hospital would like to have 50 therapy dogs

Students sit at voting stations at the Marston Science Library computer lab polling location and cast their votes for last Fall's Student Government elections on Sept. 25. Marston is one of several locations students can vote at on Wednesday.

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SG elections see increased first day turnout

By Gillian Sweeney | Sep. 25, 2018

5,517 students cast a ballot for the first day of SG voting

Kevin Kimbrough, a 23-year-old computer science engineering sixth year, played the character of “Harold Holder” to cheer up students and employers at Career Showcase.

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Over 2,600 students attend Career Showcase

By Hannah Beatty | Sep. 25, 2018

Students met non-technical companies Tuesday.

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Guns, voting rights, environment: What matters to the college voter?

By Emily Thomas | Sep. 25, 2018

Students used National Voter Registration Day to encourage civic participation

Flooding reaching the book stacks at Marston Science Library

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Marston Science Library reopened after flooding

By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 24, 2018

The library's third floor was closed after a toilet overflowed

Representatives from Summit Holdings, Inc. speak to a student about the different opportunities at their company. Summit was one of the hundreds of firms and organizations present at Career Showcase in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Tuesday morning.

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Thousands of students expected to attend annual Career Showcase

By Hannah Beatty | Sep. 24, 2018

The showcase will run from Tuesday to Wednesday in the O'Connell Center

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Debunked: UF didn’t create love bugs

By Natalia Galicza | Sep. 24, 2018

An old rumor said UF created love bugs. It's not true.

Voting locations for the Student Government elections

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Voter guide for the Fall 2018 SG election

Sep. 23, 2018

Who are you voting for?

Bob Graham Center for Public Service student fellows Priya Amilineni (right) and Dalia Figueredo (center) register a student to vote during the July 19 voter registration event in coordination with the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections.

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National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday. Here are all the things you can do to celebrate.

By McKenna Beery | Sep. 23, 2018

Students could win free goodies if they participate

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Some students financial aid disbursement has been delayed. Here’s why.

By McKenna Beery | Sep. 23, 2018

The office has offered more than 300 students interim grants

Ann Blount at a trip to northern Argentina.

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‘Cream of the Crop’: UF professor named woman of the year in agriculture

By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 23, 2018

Ann Blount said she's spent a majority of her life in agriculture.

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Marston Science Library third floor flooded

By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 23, 2018

The floor is closed until further notice

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UF professor acts alongside students in ‘Between Riverside and Crazy’

By Taylor Hadden | Sep. 23, 2018

“Between Riverside and Crazy” premieres at the Black Box Theatre on Friday night with UF student actors performing alongside a professor who has stretched their acting capabilities.

Rachel Kalfin, a former inmate at Lowell Correctional Institution, poses in her “I survived Lowell” shirt. On August 19, she attended a meeting in Ocala with other former inmates to talk to the Department of Justice team about abuses they experienced.

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Former inmates speak out about sexual, physical abuse at Lowell Correctional Institute

By Jessica Curbelo | Sep. 20, 2018

In August, the Department of Justice launched an investigation into sexual abuse at the Ocala women's prison.