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NEWS

NCAA: all spring and winter championships canceled

By Kyle Wood | Mar. 12, 2020

There will be no champions crowned across Division I athletics for months to come.

In this March 7, 2020 photo provided by Brazil's presidential press office, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, center, stands with President Donald Trump, second from left, Vice President Mike Pence, right, and Brazil's Communications Director Fabio Wajngarten, behind Trump partially covered, during a dinner in Florida. Wajngarten tested positive for the new coronavirus, just days after the trip, according to Bolsonaro's communications office on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Alan Santos/Brazil's Presidential Press Office via AP)

METRO | POLITICS

Brazilian who met Trump has virus; no plans to test Trump

By David Biller | Mar. 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Brazilian official who attended weekend events with President Donald Trump in Florida has tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first time that someone known to have the virus was in close proximity to the president. Trump does not plan to be tested or go into self-quarantine, the White House said.

Andrew Jensen, the Overall Director of Dance Marathon 2019, rocks out during the Savants of Soul’s performance Saturday night in the O’Connell Center. Dance Marathon lasted for 26.2 hours and raised $3,230,025.23 for children at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Andrew Yang’s visit is postponed for now; Dance Marathon is canceled

By Hannah Phillips and Kaelyn Cassidy | Mar. 12, 2020

Yang was going to be paid $50,000 to come to UF

NEWS

SEC Tournament canceled, all regular season play put on hold

By Kyle Wood | Mar. 12, 2020

The SEC is suspending regular season play and championship games in all sports across the SEC’s 14 member schools.

An employee disinfects the glass cover of a butcher counter to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in a food store in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (Tamas Kovacs/MTI via AP)

NEWS | NATIONAL

Tests show new virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days

By Marilynn Marchione | Mar. 11, 2020

The new coronavirus can live in the air for several hours and on some surfaces for as long as two to three days, tests by U.S. government and other scientists have found.

NEWS

Florida’s hot bats outshine FSU in Sunshine Showdown victory

By Payton Titus | Mar. 11, 2020

While the rest of campus was abuzz with coronavirus cancellations, Florida and Florida State met for their highly anticipated rivalry game, business as usual.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF coronavirus: classes required to move online; Shands hospital has first coronavirus case

By Hannah Phillips , Kaelyn Cassidy , Alyssa Feliciano and Meghan McGlone | Mar. 11, 2020

UF Shands confirmed that it is treating a patient from Georgia. Meanwhile, UF is cancelling on-campus classes and moving to an online format by Monday, emails sent to faculty show.

Peter Sturgeon, 26, stands outside his food truck, Soup to Nuts, as he prepares for an event at First Magnitude Brewery.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Food trucks to serve acai bowls, chicken near Lake Alice

By Charlene Medders | Mar. 11, 2020

There will be a different food truck once a week

Florida Polytechnic University, located in Lakeland, will not merge with UF.

METRO

Merger plan dies in Florida House of Representatives

By Elisabell Velazquez | Mar. 11, 2020

The bill proposed Florida Polytechnic University and New College of Florida merge with UF

Alachua County residents show up to vote in the Florida primaries at the Reitz Union Sunday evening.

METRO

Early voting sites taking extra measures in midst of coronavirus

By Anna Wilder | Mar. 11, 2020

4,700 people have voted early so far this year

NEWS | NATIONAL

WHO declares that virus crisis is now a pandemic

By Nicole Winfield | Mar. 11, 2020

ROME (AP) — Expressing alarm both about mounting infections and slow government responses, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic but also said it's not too late for countries to act.

The official UF account combines Gator content with popular TikTok trends.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

TikTok trends are “Fabulous”

By Julia Collins | Mar. 11, 2020

How TikTok, a UF attendee and Phineas and Ferb all came together

River Phoenix was the frontman of Gainesville alternative rock band Aleka's Attic.

THE AVENUE | MOVIES AND TV

River Phoenix: old haunts and movements

By Christopher S. Cann | Mar. 11, 2020

The actor, musician and activist lived in Alachua County for five years

EmoProm will take place at High Dive Saturday night following the Original Gainesville Food Truck Rally.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

An Emo Night to Remember

By Chloe Greenberg | Mar. 11, 2020

High Dive hosts Gainesville’s first EmoProm

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks before introducing Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., at a campaign rally in Springfield, Va., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Muslims have concerns for safety, policy in primary election

By Samia Lagmis | Mar. 10, 2020

78 percent of Muslim Americans approved of President Obama

Fayetteville State University students and members of the Black Voters Matter organization at the Smith Recreation Center polling site in Fayetteville, N.C., on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Fayetteville State students were there to vote in North Carolina's Super Tuesday primaries. (Paul Woolverton/The Fayetteville Observer via AP)

NEWS | CAMPUS

What do black UF students want from presidential candidates?

By Samantha Chery | Mar. 10, 2020

Older black voters appeared to favor former Vice President Joe Biden on Super Tuesday

Michell Hernandez, a 22-year-old UF microbiology and cell science senior, and Saira Gonzalez, an 18-year-old UF anthropology sophomore, work with UF Chispas. Both are DACA recipients, and Hernandez is co-president, while Gonzalez is the assistant membership director.

NEWS | CAMPUS

These UF students can’t vote. But they want others to cast their ballot this election season.

By AJ Bafer | Mar. 10, 2020

DACA recipients and international students weigh in on the upcoming primary election

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators hoping for redemption as they eye SEC Tournament

By Evan Lepak | Mar. 10, 2020

The Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville is set to tip-off on Wednesday — at least for now.

UF pitcher Nick Pogue picked up his first loss of the season Tuesday night. He allowed one earned run and four hits in three innings of work.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Florida nonexistent at the plate in its first loss of the season

By Joseph Salvador | Mar. 10, 2020

With a season-high 5,276 fans packed into McKethan Stadium, it was as loud as it has been all season during the ranked matchup between Florida and Florida State.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Three Gators honored on SEC end-of-year teams

By Kyle Wood | Mar. 10, 2020

Florida was well-represented on a pair of lists denoting the top players in the SEC.

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