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UF Police Department responds to unattended bag left at Tigert Hall
By Lily Hartzema | Feb. 20University Police Department temporarily restricted access to the area out of caution to inspect the bag.
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Crunch time: UF’s Lettuce Club holds its first eating competition
By Lilianne Fernandez | Feb. 19A crowd of around 40 people gathered by a bench to watch 20 members of UF’s Lettuce Club, including Rodriguez Perez, compete in a lettuce eating competition. Many watched with their own pieces of lettuce in hand, and some even gripped personal bottles of dressing to complement the leafy greens
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For some UF students, Latino culture clashes with college dating norms
By Dulce Rodriguez-Escamilla | Feb. 18For many Latino students at UF, relationships are closely tied to tradition, family expectations, respect and gestures.
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Students take to soapboxes for hope-themed UF speech event
By Riana Morales | Feb. 17Launched in Spring 2023 by the public speaking lab, the event aims to make public speaking less intimidating while promoting positive discourse on campus.
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As UF starts third presidential search in 4 years, excitement wears thin
By Leona Masangkay | Feb. 15This is UF’s third presidential search in four years. Following the abrupt resignation of Ben Sasse in 2024, Dr. Donald Landry was selected by the UF Board of Trustees as interim president when Santa J. Ono, the University of Michigan’s then-president, was rejected.
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For Gator Grill Club, barbecue isn’t just a hobby — it’s a lifestyle
By Nevaeh Baker Harris | Feb. 15The executive board members of Gator Grill Club have a simpler explanation — it's the grill.
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Candy hearts and carousel posts: How is social media impacting couples on Valentine’s Day?
By Leona Masangkay | Feb. 14While Valentine’s Day’s digitalization has the potential to positively impact relationships, it can also create false expectations of reality, according to Rachel Rodgers, a psychology professor at Northeastern University. Her research specializes in social media and how it impacts body image.
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Santa Fe students anticipate gym repairs following $5 million state grant
By Lilianne Fernandez | Feb. 12Santa Fe College received a $5 million grant to repair its gym after it sustained damage during multiple hurricanes within the past four years.
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Rising rent across Florida hits Gainesville students close to home
By Reagan Bresnahan | Feb. 11With enrollment climbing and most students living off campus, rising rent prices are reshaping how Gainesville students decide where to live. Santa Fe College does not offer on-campus housing, and roughly 75% of UF students live off campus.
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University police respond to report of rape in UF dorm
By Vanessa Norris | Feb. 11A public safety alert was sent out to UF students Wednesday morning
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Anpil liv pou aprann kreyòl ayisyen yo demode. Se konsa, pwofesè UF sa a te ko-ekri pwòp liv pa li
By Benjamin Hebblethwaite and Dulce Rodriguez-Escamilla | Feb. 10“Kreyòl pale” ranpli yon mank resous pou aprann twazyèm lang ki pi souvan pale nan Florid.
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UF hosts former Trump lawyer as guest speaker
By Ariana Badra and Angelique Rodriguez | Feb. 10Bove was elevated to Deputy Attorney General and then the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. His nomination to the latter led to over 80 former judges signing a letter asking for his rejection.
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UF committee delays decision on project that could remove nearly 1,000 trees
By Juliana DeFilippo | Feb. 8The project would remove an estimated 947 trees, including 67 designated as heritage trees. The designation applies to trees of notable size, shape or importance.
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UF’s new Climate Action Plan in limbo as indefinite pause continues
By Alabama Weninegar | Feb. 7Last year, the university closed its Office of Sustainability, the entity responsible for implementing the plan, after 20 years of service.
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Study Edge becomes a second classroom for many UF students
By Mia Giannicchi | Feb. 6Thousands of students budget between $50 and $90 a month for Study Edge, a third-party tutoring service near UF’s campus that offers course-specific exam preparation.
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UF windows have caused hundreds of bird deaths. A campus group seeks a solution.
By Juliana DeFilippo | Feb. 3The Bird Window Collision Project advocates for bird-friendly building techniques, especially when it comes to windows like that of the HPNP building, which is just one of many potentially harmful areas on campus.
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UF Health patients left confused, frustrated after gender-affirming care ban
By Leona Masangkay | Feb. 2The SHCC encouraged students utilizing gender-affirming care to seek alternative health care providers. It offered assistance in finding alternative providers and transferring medical records.
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What the internet doesn’t forget: UF student, experts on nonconsensual image sharing
By Julianna Bendeck | Feb. 2NCII includes a wide range of behaviors, from the sharing of private sexual images without consent to threatening or coercing someone using intimate photos or videos.
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Florida law schools soon won’t need the American Bar Association for accreditation
By Cameron Countryman | Feb. 1The ruling means law students won’t need to graduate from an ABA-accredited school to sit for the Florida Bar exam. Instead, schools can be accredited by other U.S. Department of Education-certified entities.
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UF students gather for anti-ICE solidarity fest
By Molly Freeburg | Jan. 31Over 100 students and community members gathered on UF’s Turlington Plaza for “Solidarity Fest” Friday afternoon to support international and immigrant students amid a partnership between the University Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
