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UF student workers largest recipients of minimum wage increase
By Lianna Hubbard | Nov. 29, 2020Hundreds of students workers will earn new wages in 2021
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UF Indigenous American Student Association asks U.S. Americans to decolonize Thanksgiving
By Aurora Martínez | Nov. 26, 2020UF organization invites to shift the focus of Thanksgiving to a celebration of gratitude and harvest
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UF IFAS works to improve farmworker conditions during pandemic, but workers say they need government aid
Nov. 25, 2020Joe Yzaguirre was a farmworker crew leader in Immokalee, Florida, where he bussed workers to farms each day.
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Actor, comedian Rob Riggle will speak to UF virtually Dec. 2
By Lianna Hubbard | Nov. 24, 2020“21 Jump Street” and “Step Brothers” actor will discuss comedy after COVID-19, his Marine Corps service
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UF surpasses 5,000 total COVID-19 cases, among the highest reported in the country
By Thomas Weber | Nov. 24, 2020The university’s case total is quickly approaching Clemson’s, the current highest according to The New York Times
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The broken promise of Spring reopening
By David Hackett | Nov. 22, 2020As students now register for classes, they are seeing that the promise of face-to-face teaching is hollow.
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Fuchs: A student’s story inspires hope
By Kent Fuchs | Nov. 22, 2020As we all face the disappointments and threats caused by COVID-19, please know that the seemingly insurmountable difficulties we are facing do have an end and that each of us should be encouraged by the hope before us.
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UF sees largest applicant pool after fears of admission numbers falling
By Rachel Slay | Nov. 22, 2020More than 20% of applications were submitted on day of the deadline
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Working students stay in Gainesville to not expose their families at home
By Kalia Richardson | Nov. 22, 2020With regular exposure to the virus and unmasked partiers, student workers fear returning home could put their immunocompromised family members at further risk
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Graduate school entrance exam prep made difficult for students during pandemic
By Rachel Slay | Nov. 22, 2020The MCAT, LSAT, GMAT and more are looming over the heads of prospective grad students.
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Thousands of UF students travel home for Thanksgiving, doctors warn of the consequences
By Thomas Weber | Nov. 22, 2020US reports over 1.1 million COVID-19 cases this week, Florida reports over 55,000
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UF plans to provide students and staff with free COVID-19 vaccines when they’re widely available
By Thomas Weber | Nov. 21, 2020Several vaccine developers are reporting over 90% efficacy in clinical trials and rollout could start in December
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UF lab students face distancing, disconnect of both in-person and virtual learning
By Thomas Weber | Nov. 19, 2020Students are either isolated at home or distanced from peers in labs — COVID-19 tests are encouraged, but not mandatory
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UF mandates COVID-19 testing in Spring for in-person classes, Greek life and on-campus residents
By Corbin Bolies | Nov. 19, 2020The plan was announced at a UF Faculty Senate meeting Thursday
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Malala Yousafzai speaks about advocating for girls’ education, becoming leaders
By Lianna Hubbard | Nov. 18, 2020The international activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner spoke over Zoom Wednesday
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UF’s chemistry building loses name without a clear reason why
By Corbin Bolies | Nov. 18, 2020Joseph Hernandez Hall has lost Hernandez’s name, though UF won’t say why
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UF Student Government Senate limits student involvement through drastically changed rules and procedures
By Lianna Hubbard | Nov. 17, 2020Five Gator Party senators co-authored the Senate bill. Gator Party has a supermajority of 75 out of 100 senators
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UF Diabetes Institute celebrates Diabetes Awareness Month
By Aurora Martínez | Nov. 17, 2020UFDI hosted a webinar Friday in honor of Nov. 14 World Diabetes Day
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The University of Florida needs mandatory COVID-19 testing
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 16, 2020Every school ranked higher than UF has had some sort of mandatory testing at one point or another, with the notable exception of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which was nationally humiliated for its failure to control the virus.
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The Spring HyFlex Plan Limericks
By Marsha Bryant | Nov. 15, 2020HyFlex limericks written with trepidation for the upcoming semester.
