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A zookeeper holds a new Asian small-clawed otter pup at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo.

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Otter pups born at Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo

By Jessica Green | Jan. 26, 2020

There are five new babies

A police vehicle sits outside the Santa Fe Police Station on Monday, Nov. 18, 2014.

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Santa Fe College nationally recognized for campus safety program

By Valentina Botero | Jan. 22, 2020

The Santa Fe Police Department is a finalist for the Department of the Year award being announced in February

Worth $375000, director of the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium James Albury often says that the Chronos Projector is worth more than his house. This projector is the first of its kind to set the exact time and location of constellations.

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Kika Silva Pla Planetarium: a home for all astronomy lovers

By Katie Delk | Jan. 15, 2020

Director James Albury offers guided shows year-round

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Survey gives Santa Fe College high marks for racial equity

By Meghan McGlone | Dec. 3, 2019

Santa Fe College received the results of a racial equity survey this fall. Overall, the college earned a three out of four.

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Students create app to manage campus events

By Priya Dames | Dec. 3, 2019

Discovering a new club or event at the end of the semester can be bittersweet.

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Santa Fe College to offer extra transportation for rural students

By Alex DeLuca | Nov. 24, 2019

Students living in the far-flung areas of Alachua County will soon be able to grab a free daily ride to Santa Fe College’s main campus.

TJ Comer, an 18-year-old wildlife ecology freshman, plays wheelchair basketball Thursday evening as part of the Inclusivity project at RecSports. Every other semester, wheelchair basketball is offered as a sport for UF students to compete in. Students who aren’t handicapped are encouraged to join to raise awareness for disabilities and to understand people who have disabilities. “It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be,” Comer said. “But eventually I got used to it.” He said he was planning on joining intramural basketball and flag football but is now considering joining wheelchair basketball.

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UF’s Wheelchair Basketball Club struggles to enroll students with disabilities

By Stephanie Grabli | Nov. 17, 2019

UF’s Wheelchair Basketball Club only has able-bodied players, but its players are trying to change that.

The Blount Center Board of Directors break ground at the new Blount Campus building at Santa Fe College Wednesday morning. Once completed, the building will act as a hub for “business innovation” and will include classrooms, labs and other student support and service areas.“Without this great city, this campus would have never been here,” said Santa Fe College president Dr. Jackson N. Sasser during the ceremony.

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Santa Fe College to build new Blount Campus

By Lexi Bryant | Oct. 10, 2019

Jackson Sasser shoveled the first piece of ground for Santa Fe’s new campus Wednesday, which will be completed after his term as president is over.

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Paul Broadie II selected as new president of Santa Fe College

By Hope Dean | Oct. 8, 2019

Paul Broadie II was one of 62 applicants competing to be Santa Fe College’s next president. Then he was one of two.

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Barbara Padilla to perform at Santa Fe Sunday

By Cassandra Perez | Sep. 25, 2019

The singer placed second on “America’s Got Talent”

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Dead man found on Santa Fe Northwest Campus, police say

By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 20, 2019

A dead man was found just after midnight Friday on Sante Fe’s Northwest Campus, according to campus police.

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Santa Fe College chooses two finalists in presidential search

By Hope Dean | Sep. 10, 2019

Nine months after Santa Fe College started searching for a new president, the school announced two finalists — Paul Broadie II and Edward Bonahue.

Jackson Sasser, the president of Santa Fe College, addresses a crowd of about 60 protesters Tuesday afternoon on campus. The crowd, made up of faculty, students and other activists, gathered during a Board of Trustees meeting to pressure administrators into giving adjunct faculty a vote on whether or not to join a union. Protesting faculty members believe the administration has taken steps to avoid the formation of a union.

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Santa Fe president will share status of the college one last time before retiring

By April Rubin | Sep. 8, 2019

Santa Fe College President Jackson Sasser is sharing the college’s status with leaders in Bradford County before retiring.

This GOES-16 satellite image taken Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at 17:00 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Dorian, right, churning over the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas on Sunday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its 185 mph winds ripping off roofs and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered in schools, churches and other shelters. (NOAA via AP)

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Hurricane Dorian to bring wind and rain to Gainesville Wednesday

By Melissa Hernandez | Sep. 3, 2019

Although Gainesville may have dodged Hurricane Dorian, residents may still be affected by the storm’s strong winds and rain Wednesday.

Kylie Gurthie, 3, and a volunteer play with the newly adopted 5-month-old dog Joey during the Summer Lovin’ Adopt-A-Thon at Alachua County Animal Services on August 17.

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Local animal shelter looking to provide animals with homes during the hurricane

By Nora O'Neill | Aug. 29, 2019

The Humane Society of North Central Florida is looking to get all of its animals under foster care before Saturday.

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Stolen skink? Police investigating missing lizard from Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo

By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 27, 2019

Authorities are investigating the possible theft of a skink from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the college’s police.

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Santa Fe presidential semi-finalists talk platforms, programs and people

By Hope Dean | Aug. 22, 2019

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Santa Fe College chooses seven semifinalists in presidential search

By Hope Dean | Aug. 20, 2019

After 17 years of serving as the president of Santa Fe College, Jackson Sasser declared his upcoming retirement in February 2020.

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U.S. Department of Commerce invests in Santa Fe

By Meleah Lyden | May 30, 2019

The department gave $4.8 million to the college

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Santa Fe College adjunct professors protest at Board of Trustees meeting

By Lina Ruiz | May 22, 2019

Over 70 people attended, including two county commissioners