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Anton Kernohan, a 20-year-old UF political science and sustainability sophomore, chants as protesters walk from Plaza of the Americas to the front entrance of Tigert Hall on Friday.

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Students and residents rally at university president’s office

By Stephany Matat | Feb. 23, 2020

Nearly 50 people rallied Friday

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Jarring discovery of human tongues under a retired UF professor’s home launches investigation

By Samia Lagmis | Feb. 20, 2020

This isn’t the first time this has happened in Gainesville

Akiya Parks, a first-generation student and Machen Florida Opportunity Scholar, addresses the crowd on the Plaza of the Americas Feb. 26, 2019, for the “Stand Up and Holler: Gator Nation Giving Day.”

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UF Giving Day raises $23 million

By Payton Titus | Feb. 20, 2020

$12.6 million was raised last year

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UF installing new signs on campus

By AJ Bafer | Feb. 20, 2020

The temporary signs cost $21,000 to be designed, fabricated and shipped

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UF study abroad programs to China canceled after coronavirus outbreak

By Jessica Torrente | Feb. 20, 2020

More than 140 students applied for a China study abroad program this Summer

Trevor Pope, a 22-year-old UF law student and the UF Student Government president-elect, grabs ahold of Lauredan Official, a 21-year-old UF advertising junior and the vice president-elect, after finding out election results that were announced at the Reitz Union Wednesday night.

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Gator Party seizes first executive ticket, grabs more Senate seats

By Hannah Phillips , Chasity Maynard , Meghan McGlone and Kaelyn Cassidy | Feb. 19, 2020

There were 11,128 total ballots cast

Ryan Wilder, a member of Inspire Party, cheers after the results of the election were announced Wednesday night. Inspire won the majority of the Senate seats for the first time in the party’s history.

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LIVE BLOG: Student Government election results

By Alyssa Feliciano , Hannah Phillips , Chasity Maynard , Meghan McGlone and Kaelyn Cassidy | Feb. 19, 2020

In tonight's 2020 Student Government election, Inspire Party and Gator Party await the results for Student Body president, vice president and treasurer and 50 Senate seats. Follow this live blog and @TheAlligator on Twitter for updates. Story to come.

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Letter to The Editor: Trevor Pope got us sued. Now he wants your vote

Feb. 19, 2020

Editor’s Note: The Alligator’s Editorial Board reached out to Pope about Chou’s letter. Pope referred to SG Finance Code 808.12, which prohibits money allocated to SG funded organizations to be used “in support of or against a political party at any level.”

Poll worker Robert Pearson, 79, hands an “I Voted” sticker to Christi Allen, a 22-year-old journalism junior. Pearson, who has been a poll worker for the Student Government elections since 2003, said there were more than 100 students that came to Norman Hall Library to vote Feb. 18.

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UF SG attracting voters with free Starbucks vouchers

By AJ Bafer | Feb. 19, 2020

SG did not respond to questions on how the event was funded

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Gator party official offers fraternity incentive for voting in SG elections

By Hope Dean and Chasity Maynard | Feb. 19, 2020

It is unclear what the incentive is

Adam Lizek, a 20-year-old UF computer science junior, uses virtual reality as part of the College of Engineering’s Gator Day display. The college is researching virtual reality applications in education to create smart classrooms, Lizek said.

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Students, faculty and alumni lobby in the state capital

By Hannah Phillips | Feb. 19, 2020

Representatives from various UF colleges were in attendance

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Jars of human tongues found under UF professor’s former home

By Samia Lagmis | Feb. 18, 2020

His ex-wife still lives in the house

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UF swarms Jones in halfcourt defense

By Joseph Salvador | Feb. 18, 2020

Whether he went off the dribble, came off a screen, drove to the basket or passed half court, he was met with white jerseys and suffocating defense.

Candidates Emma Sanchez (left), Zoe Terner (middle) and Nick Meyer (right) deliver their closing remarks at a debate between Inspire and Gator parties‘ liberal arts and sciences candidates on Monday night.

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Inspire and Gator liberal arts college candidates debate campus solutions before election

By Hannah Phillips | Feb. 18, 2020

Among the topics discussed were sexual assault, mental health and financial hardship

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OB-GYN speaks to students about being pro-life

By Anna Wilder | Feb. 18, 2020

Ten people attended the discussion

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Who are the Student Government executive candidates?

By Chasity Maynard | Feb. 16, 2020

You can vote for executives and senators on Feb. 18 and 19

Richard Doan, a 19-year-old business administration and telecommunication sophomore, solemnly pays respects during a vigil honoring the second anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that killed 17. The vigil was held on Plaza of the Americas Friday evening.

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‘Their legacy will live on’: Students remember MSD victims

By Meghan McGlone | Feb. 16, 2020

Seventeen white luminaries with the names of the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting surrounded them, serving as a reminder of the painful second anniversary. March for Our Lives Gainesville hosted a vigil on Plaza of the Americas Friday night to honor the victims.

MSD alum Anisha Saripalli, an 18-year-old biomedical engineering sophomore and the March for Our Lives Gainesville treasurer, writes the name of her friend down on the gun violence victim board. Carmen Schentrup was a Marjory Stoneman Douglas student who died in the shooting just days after she was accepted into UF.

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UF students of color sometimes feel overshadowed in views on gun policy

By Samantha Chery | Feb. 16, 2020

Activists want diversity in media coverage

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UF alumnus creates app that helps count homeless population

By Valentina Botero | Feb. 16, 2020

The count happens in the last 10 days of January

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Gators roll through Vanderbilt

By Brendan Farrell | Feb. 15, 2020

Billy Donovan’s final game against Vanderbilt was almost exactly five years ago. The Gators lost an ugly 50-47 game in the middle of a disappointing campaign where they went 16-17 and missed out on both the NCAA Tournament and the NIT for the first time since 1997.