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NEWS | CAMPUS

UF to offer new major in public health beginning next Fall

By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 28, 2016

UF undergraduate students can soon major in public health.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Update: The Alligator has a new address

Mar. 28, 2016

Campus Communications, Inc., the publisher of The Independent Florida Alligator, is set to begin leasing a space at 2700 SW 13th St.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF hosts first grad-student appreciation week

By Chelsea Hansen | Mar. 28, 2016

UF is honoring its graduate students this week.

METRO

Alachua representatives to attend mental health initiative in D.C.

By Molly Donovan | Mar. 28, 2016

A group of five Alachua County professionals will soon board a plane to Washington, D.C. to discuss the prevalence of inmates with mental illnesses in American jails.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Panel to discuss Greek life, LGBTQ+

By Andrea Benaim | Mar. 28, 2016

An event today is hoping to bring together UF’s Greek and LGBTQ+ communities.

From left, Florida Association of Native Nurseries: Real Florida Landscapes Design Competition winners, Collin Bowie, the South Florida award winner; Crystal Simmons, the Central Florida award winner and Lea Kindt, the North Florida award winner, pose for a photo with their winning designs for a Florida landscape.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Landscape architecture students dominate state competition

By Madeleine Haist | Mar. 28, 2016

Three UF landscape architecture students will be honored for winning all categories of a landscape-design competition Thursday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Associate dean, director of Heavener to step down

By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 28, 2016

The Heavener School of Business will get a new associate dean and director.

METRO

Paddling tours to help educate participants about pollution

By Olivia Ooten | Mar. 28, 2016

This weekend, students will be able to paddle through pollution.

An excavator rips out a set of bleachers in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center as part of a $64.5 million renovation that will replace the seating with 10,500 chairbacks, 668 premium seats and a premium club lounge.

NEWS

O'Dome closes for demolition, will reopen in December

By Melissa Gomez | Mar. 28, 2016

Unless you’re with UF gymnastics, the Stephen C. O’Connell Center is off limits.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF HealthStreet, College of Pharmacy host health fair

By Paris Olkes | Mar. 28, 2016

UF’s College of Pharmacy is providing more free health screenings at its annual health fair on Friday.

METRO

Residents to make crafts, learn about sustainability

By Madison Behm | Mar. 28, 2016

Mike Myers will teach Gainesville residents how to repurpose and upcycle household items on Wednesday.

METRO

UF community, students speak on opioid drug misuse

By Catherine Dickson | Mar. 28, 2016

The Food and Drug Administration recently imposed stricter requirements for the labeling of opioid medication, but how it will affect misuse among students is currently unclear.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Hillel hosts first Mitzvah Madness

By Melissa Rodriguez | Mar. 28, 2016

UF Hillel will give back to others with PB&J sandwiches at the first Mitzvah Madness today at 6 p.m.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Myths Un-Mythed: invulnerability

Mar. 28, 2016

We live in a world full of myths. Never mind the tales of full-grown, orphaned men laying waste to our city streets in fighting over who can pull off the better tights-and-cape combo, or the tales of bewildered country leaders decrying man-induced climate change a hoax by bringing a snowball onto the Senate floor during a committee hearing. (Wait, that might have actually happened last year with a certain Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla.)

OPINION | COLUMNS

Column: Should you cut smut like "slut"? It's a rut

Mar. 28, 2016

Yes, I am alive. Despite my hilariously controversial column last week, I emerged from the backlash unscathed. I don’t take the criticism personally — I find it hard to take offense from peasants. Despite this, the folks who responded negatively were aggressive. I don’t feel comfortable walking through campus anymore; I’m afraid I’ll be assaulted by a radical follower of the #StopMichael movement. So, I’ve shaved my beard and placed a paper bag over my head to hide from potential assassins.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Guest column: Thinking about a student credit card?

Mar. 28, 2016

College is already hard enough as it is. Why would you even think about something like a student credit card to add to the number of things you have to be responsible for? Well, just like your degree will be a part of you long after you graduate, so will your credit score. A student credit card can be your ticket to graduating with an excellent credit score, which will leave you with plenty of handy financial options.

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