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More than 30 people attended Chispas’ Day of Action, where students from different communities spoke about their experiences as a result of President Donald Trump's executive order and hate speech on campus. The group called for UF to do more to make all people feel welcome.

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Students protest acts of hate at UF campus

By Jimena Tavel | Feb. 27, 2017

The past two months have exhausted Ana Guevara.

Protesters gathered outside U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho's Gainesville office to demand a town hall meeting when he recesses.

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Under Trump, Gainesville residents double as protesters

By Molly Vossler | Feb. 23, 2017

Andrea Berteit felt more comfortable growing up in East Berlin in the ’80s than she does living under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Thousands gather on the Ellipse near the back lawn of the White House at the conclusion of the Women’s March on Washington. Many of the marchers placed their posters along a few small fences to create “walls” near the White House.

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Students reflect on documenting Women’s March on Washington

By Dominique Torres | Feb. 23, 2017

Aliya Miranda remembers standing in a sea of people as hundreds of thousands marched on Washington, D.C. in January.

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UF professors meet to discuss travel ban’s effect on Muslims

By Courtney Moberley | Feb. 21, 2017

President Donald Trump’s travel ban still weighs heavily on the minds of three panelists who discussed prejudice against people of Muslim faith Tuesday night.

A line of people sit while listening to the speaker at the What Makes a President rally at Bo Diddley Plaza on Monday. The total crowd topped out at around 50, and there were chants such as "protect the press" and "release your taxes."

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Gainesville protesters spend Presidents Day rallying against Trump

By Max Chesnes | Feb. 20, 2017

On a holiday when American presidents are celebrated, protesters in Gainesville carried handmade signs and stood in opposition to President Donald Trump.

Sangdon So, a visiting scholar for UF's College of Engineering who is originally from South Korea, protests in support of immigrants. He said he would like to get a green card and live with his family in the U.S., but he is uncertain that this will be a possibility for him.

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UF, Gainesville community participate in national strike

By Jimena Tavel | Feb. 16, 2017

When UF professor Arnoldo Valle heard immigrants across the nation planned to strike on Thursday, the Mexican native canceled his classes.

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UF students plan March for Science in Gainesville

By Molly Vossler | Feb. 13, 2017

UF student Marcela Mulholland plans to spend Earth Day in the great outdoors — marching from campus to downtown in the name of science.

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Police patrols increased following racist epithets left on UF classroom whiteboards

By Jimena Tavel | Feb. 12, 2017

University Police increased patrols near UF’s Anderson Hall after racist messages were found scrawled on a classroom’s whiteboard Friday.

New England Patriots' Martellus Bennett appears at a news conference with his daughter Austyn Jett Rose Bennett after the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston. The New England Patriots won 34-28 in overtime. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Column: Be more like Martellus Bennett, pro athletes

By Patrick Pinak | Feb. 8, 2017

First, you have Rob Gronkowski.

Santa Fe College President Jackson Sasser speaks to more than 50 international students on Wednesday afternoon.

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During meeting with Santa Fe College president, Syrian student speaks out against travel ban

By Isabel Bonnet | Feb. 8, 2017

A group of about 50 international students sought answers and support from faculty members at Santa Fe College on Wednesday.

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Petition calls for Gainesville to be sanctuary city

By Meryl Kornfield | Feb. 5, 2017

Erin McConnell refreshed her online petition every 10 minutes, hoping others shared her hope of turning Gainesville into a city of solace for immigrants.

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After women’s marches, residents plan further activism in Gainesville

By Dominique Torres | Feb. 5, 2017

After the Women’s March on Washington inspired hundreds of thousands across the country to take to the streets, more than 500 Gainesville area activists gathered at a church Saturday with one thing in mind: What now?

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Students petition for UF as sanctuary campus

By Paige Fry | Feb. 2, 2017

Update: 2 p.m. Friday

More than 100 people gathered outside Rep. Ted Yoho's office on Tuesday with signs to protest President Donald Trump's administration.

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Anti-Trump protest erupts outside congressman’s office

By Mary-Lou Watkinson | Jan. 31, 2017

Chants of “Resist Trump” and “No wall, no ban” could be heard outside Rep. Ted Yoho’s Gainesville office Tuesday,

Leonardo A. Villalón, the dean of the UF international center, addresses those who are concerned about the president’s new travel ban in the Arredondo Café at the Reitz Union on Monday afternoon. “Your lives are very much affected by this,” Villalón told the crowd of about 100 in attendance.

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UF International students question how Trump’s immigration ban affects them

By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 30, 2017

The silence on Monday night was breached by sniffles, gasps and the occasional whisper in a foreign language, as students from countries now banned under a Donald Trump presidency spoke out against his executive order.

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UF students to join future March for Science

By Jimena Tavel | Jan. 30, 2017

For the sake of science, seven UF students plan to march on the nation’s capital.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr calls out instructions during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

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Column: Nobody should just stick to sports

By IAN COHEN | Jan. 30, 2017

Recently, my days have been spent scrolling through a never-ending Twitter feed.

Behnaz, a 42-year-old UF science management masters student who wanted her last name to remain anonymous, stands with a group of more than 120 people on Turlington Plaza to protest President Donald Trump's muslim ban. "This is not together, this is segregation,” she said.

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‘This ban affects us all’: Protesters march against order

Jan. 29, 2017

Kimia Ghaffari held her hand to her throat Sunday, taking in the protest the Irani immigrant spent two days planning.

From left: 37-year-old Get Barber accompanies his girlfriend, 29-year-old Laurel Huntoon, to the Fourth Annual Roe v. Wade Anniversary Show, where the bands The Howleez, Bite Marks, The Ones to Blame, Endless Pools and Guts! performed. "I love the bands," Huntoon said.

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City celebrates abortion rights

By Molly Vossler | Jan. 29, 2017

In a theatrical performance, 14 men and a nun discussed what should happen to a woman’s body on Saturday.

Students protest and stand in front of the man wearing a swastika on Thursday.

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Crowd of students confronts swastika-wearing man at UF

By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 26, 2017

Two days after a man was sighted on UF campus wearing a swastika armband, he returned Thursday, this time drawing a crowd of protesters.