It was 1954, and about 30 Florida A&M University freshmen sat in a classroom during orientation. A student in the back row, W. George Allen, was the first to stand up and introduce himself.
At the University of Florida, we have one statue of a UF president, Albert Murphree, who was our second president. We have three statues of Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow. And we have many, many statues of alligators.
Last month, hundreds protested Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle’s speaking event because they deemed their rhetoric as racist. Tuesday night, at least a hundred more gathered to protest conservative activist Charlie Kirk because they said his rhetoric wasn’t racist enough.
A week after about 11 people called for Student Body President Michael Murphy’s resignation during Senate, an SG senator emailed Murphy a resolution for his impeachment and handed it to him in his office Tuesday.
UF celebrated students who are the first in their family to go to college Friday on National First-Generation Day.
Mayor Lauren Poe faced a crowd gathered along the side of Eighth Avenue. His microphone buzzed, but his message was clear: In times of war, Gainesville advocates for peace.
Does UF Student Government have enough time to pass resolutions? Senators only have three school weeks left to do so.
UF’s first black alumnus and civil rights activist W. George Allen has died, his family confirmed Thursday.
After almost seven years of research, UF scientists are beginning to understand Gainesville’s nocturnal residents a little better.
They are in your backyard and at the border of your fence, dangerously taking over.
We’ve all heard the phrase “Education is the key to success,” and it’s especially thrown in the face of college students. Choosing a major during freshman orientation can seem like a monumental decision that dictates the trajectory of the rest of your life. I’m here to attest to the fact that it’s a lie.
The Freshman Leadership Council, a UF Student Government agency that has existed for 15 years, never commenced this semester. The person in charge says it is “intact.”
After 12-hour work days for her architecture class, Grace Gallagher’s favorite thing to do during the late nights is go out and take a breath of fresh air — an option she may not have for much longer.
Graduate Assistants United released a press release Tuesday morning demanding UF revise its research and competition prize policy and give a UF engineering team the $2 million prize it won.
The Innovation Academy announced an endowment Oct. 22 to fund the first scholarship for its students.
UF’s Mobile Outreach Clinic bus crashed into a ditch on Newell Drive at 3 p.m. Monday.
More than 300 students honored the spirits of their loved ones and learned about one of Mexico’s most well-known holidays.
Florida’s flagship university contributed billions to the state’s economy, and the high numbers are no surprise to some.
English-speaking children in U.S. hospitals may take Harry Potter and National Geographic Kids for granted. But for Spanish-speaking patients at UF Health Shands Hospital, a book in their native language is hard to come by.
To those who knew him, going to the library on the Friday night of UF Homecoming wasn’t unusual for Amin Taghikhani.
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