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The lineup for the 2019 TEDxUF event, which is on April 6.

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Tenth Annual TEDxUF sold out within 24 hours

By Tien Le | Mar. 21, 2019

The event will take place on April 6

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order on "improving free inquiry, transparency, and accountability on campus" in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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UF Young Americans for Freedom members attend Trump's executive order signing to back free speech on college campuses

By Kelly Hayes | Mar. 21, 2019

President Donald Trump signed an executive order backing free speech on campus Thursday.

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Yeehaw! Country singer Luke Bryan donates $8,000 for a UF student scholarship

By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz | Mar. 21, 2019

The money will be used over the course of two years

Comedian Jaboukie Young-White will perform a stand up routine at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom on April 1.

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Comedian Jaboukie Young-White will perform at UF on April Fools Day

By Kelly Hayes | Mar. 20, 2019

He will be paid $10,500 for his performance

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Documentary on civil rights and Black Lives Matter to screen at Harn Museum

By Lina Ruiz | Mar. 19, 2019

About 70 to 100 people are expected to attend the free event

Ibrahim Ragab, a 21-year-old biology senior, closes his eyes Monday during a moment of prayer at a memorial for the victims of the New Zealand mosque shootings. “I’m Muslim and I wanted to empathize with my fellow Muslim brothers and sisters who have lost their lives in such a tragic way,” he said.

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‘We’re all human’: UF mourns loss of 50 victims in Christchurch shooting

By Kelly Hayes | Mar. 18, 2019

About 150 people attended the vigil.

Matthew Diaz, a 21-year-old political science third year, hands a rose and thank you card Monday to Shameer Boursiquot, an 18-year-old aerospace engineering first year, to give to a bus driver for the RTS Driver Appreciation event. “I ride the bus nearly every day to and from school, and it’s always been something I’m really grateful for,” Diaz said.

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Students show bus drivers love on RTS Driver Appreciation Day

By Mikayla Carroll | Mar. 18, 2019

Students gifted their regular bus driver with a thank-you note and flowers.

Students and other passengers walk toward a RedCoach bus to begin boarding Thursday afternoon at the Commuter Lot as UF will begin its Spring Break this upcoming week.

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Foundation testing at new UF parking garage will begin

By Lakshmi Gomez | Mar. 18, 2019

Loud explosions may set off nearby car alarms

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From Kurdistan to Gainesville: UF professor spends career creating green buildings on campus

By Brittney Miller | Mar. 17, 2019

She worked on about 120 projects over 13 years

Professor Will Clifford will receive the 2019 Albert Einstein Medal after 50 years of studying Einstein’s theory of relativity.

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UF physics professor awarded Albert Einstein Medal

By Taylor Girtman | Mar. 17, 2019

He is the first UF physicist to win the medal

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Degrees and diversity: How UF compares in each college

By Mikayla Carroll | Mar. 17, 2019

More than 50 percent of students are white in every UF college besides one.

Mourners lay flowers on a wall at the Botanical Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, March 18, 2019. A steady stream of mourners paid tribute at makeshift memorial to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to bury the dead when authorities finally release the victims' bodies. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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Islam On Campus to hold vigil on to remember mosque shooting victims

By Kelly Hayes | Mar. 17, 2019

50 people were killed in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Letter to the Editor: Are Santa Fe students disconnected from Gainesville's culture?

Mar. 17, 2019

Gainesville is a great town to live in. It has just about everything you need. There are countless restaurants, a thriving art scene and state parks that take your breath away. Gainesville’s gem is UF, one of the state’s most vibrant institutions of higher learning. The heartbeat of Gainesville is connected to the university, and so much activity is centered around it. The town’s culture is the Gators, which is why I feel like it is often forgotten that another college exists within the city limits.