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Larry King, 76, loosens a rack holding a roasted pig as Jim Ferrer, 66, makes a tent out of aluminum foil to keep it warm for a day-after-St. Patrick's Day party at the corner of Northwest 14th Avenue and Northwest 18th Street on Saturday. King and Ferrer roasted the pig for about four hours before serving it.

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UF rewards social media savvy faculty with a pig roast

By McKenna Beery | Aug. 28, 2018

UF isn't punishing its staff who go on Twitter. It's rewarding them with a juicy pig.

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Fashion forward UF: Annisa Setiawan

By Vanessa Blankenship | Aug. 28, 2018

Annisa Setiawan says a polished, classic style is the way to go when it comes to planning your next fashion ensemble.

Andrew Gillum, a Florida governmental candidate, stopped in his hometown of Gainesville Monday at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church to meet and talk with supporters.

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Andrew Gillum stops in Gainesville to secure last-minute votes

By McKenna Beery | Aug. 27, 2018

The Democratic candidate for governor came to speak at UF and in Gainesville, where he grew up

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Election Day candidate guide: Your local choices

By Meryl Kornfield | Aug. 27, 2018

David Beckham, a box turtle, is one of four animals still missing after 11 were stolen from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. Another box turtle and two gopher tortoises are also still missing.

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David Beckham, a turtle, returned to Santa Fe Teaching Zoo

By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 26, 2018

The box turtle was found with holes in his shell and brought back into the zoo

Pictured is the Santa Fe College clock tower.

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One year later, Santa Fe College union bill still unsigned

By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 26, 2018

The union pledge was proposed to Santa Fe College administration

Onlookers watch bees work in awe Saturday in the Observation Room at the Honey Bee Lab’s grand opening. At the event, artifacts are on put on display from age-old beekeeping methods. The Honey Bee Lab is located at 1881 Natural Area Drive.

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Busy bee: UF beekeeping lab opens after six years of planning

By Adam Turner | Aug. 26, 2018

After a $4.5 million construction and six years of planning, UF's honeybee lab is operational.

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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More than 1,000 people register to vote in UF Voter Registration Carnival

By Taylor Sharpe | Aug. 26, 2018

More than 1,000 people registered to vote over three days at a registration carnival ahead of the general election

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CORE revamps its trips, education and gear for the first time in two years: They’re now open for registration

By Mark Stine | Aug. 24, 2018

CORE revamps its trips, education and gear for the first time in two years

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UF RecSports kicks off the Fall semester with RecStravaganza

By Gregory Florez | Aug. 24, 2018

Your palms are sweaty, your knees are weak and your arms are heavy. Is this your first exam? No, it’s justtug of war at RecStravaganza.

One of the staff members at the Career Connections Center speaks with students about the newly renovated space at the Connections Block Party on Thursday afternoon.

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New $9.6 million Career Connections Center celebrates grand opening

By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 23, 2018

The center now has an open-space plan

Elizabeth Stout, Parkland survivor and UF political science freshman, shows the cap she made for her graduation from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Stout says she wants it to honor the four seniors that were unable to graduate due to the tragedy: Carmen Schentrup, Nicholas Dworet, Meadow Pollack and Joaquin Oliver.

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Surviving: An MSD victim works toward recovery at UF

By Christina Morales | Aug. 23, 2018

48 Class of 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas graduates now go to UF

Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at UF had its former house demolished in July. A new fraternity house will be built at the same location, 11 W. Fraternity Row.

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Welcome to my crib: Two greek organizations show off their new multimillion-dollar homes

By Gillian Sweeney | Aug. 23, 2018

The two houses combined cost more than $16 million

Michael Bailey completes the day three challenge by taking a picture with his calculus teachers.

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Prez Book challenge captures attention of the Gator Nation

By Jessica Curbelo | Aug. 23, 2018

The challenge, proposed by UF President Kent Fuchs, lets students win awards like T-shirts.

Philip Levine, 2018 gubernatorial candidate and former mayor of Miami Beach, speaks to a group of students gathered on the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday afternoon. The UF College Democrats hosted the event.

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Governor candidate Philip Levine stopped at UF. This is what he told students.

By Angela DiMichele | Aug. 22, 2018

With a handful of days left in the primary for governor, Philip Levine visited UF's campus.

UF marine biologists and 30 local fisherman from the Florida Keys were part of a project that collected 26 tons of debris to improve sea turtle habitats.

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UF sea turtle research center collects 26 tons of debris from Florida Keys

By Alyssa Ramos | Aug. 22, 2018

In the turquoise waters and sandy beaches of the protected Marquesas Keys, fisherman Daniel Padron saw something disturbing.

The UF Education Library's circulation desk after the renovation

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More than 35 years later, the UF Education Library gets a facelift

By Jessica Giles | Aug. 22, 2018

The library's $3 million upgrade brought new furniture, more accessible spaces and a production lab for educators.

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UF Registrar Office staff temporarily moved after electrical outage

By Amanda Rosa | Aug. 22, 2018

The UF Bursar and Student Financial Affairs have been moved because of the outage

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More than 200 new professors to start at UF in Fall

By Angela DiMichele | Aug. 21, 2018

The staff is mainly in the engineering department, according to a UF spokesperson

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SG President: Your year ahead

By Ian Green | Aug. 21, 2018

Hey Gators!