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UF-led team of researchers wins Kellogg award for the first time

By Chris Day | Nov. 29, 2018

The award totaled to $7,500.

A new printer from Student Government sits tucked behind desks at Fifield Hall. The printer will allow students to use the 250 prints they receive from UF Student Government each semester.

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Free printing now available in Fifield Hall

By Gillian Sweeney | Nov. 28, 2018

Students need not brave the cold to print

Seth Wood, 23, and Lian Plass, 24, both first-year UF urban and regional planning graduate students, examine Plass’ bike on the Plaza of the Americas Nov. 28 at a “Bike to Campus Day”, that rewarded bicyclists with free food.

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Sustainable UF rewards bicyclists with free food

By Lina Ruiz | Nov. 28, 2018

The event cost about $300.

Marie McGrath, a STRIVE lead peer educator, tells students about the fair’s T-shirts. “We had this idea for the cactus shirt, because a) succulents are so hot right now,” McGrath said. “Also, you can have prickly feelings, but that doesn’t mean you have to hurt your partner.”

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How to love better: UF SG hosts sexual assault awareness week

By Adrianna Santiago | Nov. 27, 2018

Three other events throughout the week will be held.

Grant Howard, a 21-year-old UF statistics junior, and Thomas DePaola, a 21-year-old UF applied physiology and kinesiology junior, drink at Fat Daddy’s Tuesday night during the pub crawl for Wyatt Fulghum. Although neither student knows Fulghum personally, they were happy that they could contribute to the treatment for Fulghum’s stage four brain cancer. “It’s a great reason to go out,” Howard said.

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UF graduate students host bar crawl to raise money for student’s cancer treatment

By Aaron Ritter | Nov. 27, 2018

More than $1,750 was raised.

UF Chief Diversity Officer Antonio Farias met with about 35 students in Pugh Hall Tuesday night to talk about the importance of promoting inclusion on campus.

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New UF diversity officer discusses lack of inclusion

By Taylor Roth | Nov. 27, 2018

About 35 students attended his first meeting with students.

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A projector and lifts and more construction, oh my!

By Gillian Sweeney | Nov. 27, 2018

Student Government to allocate $405,023.20 for Reitz Union projects

Lev Ettinger, 18, computer science freshman, looks at his phone for reference as he draws popular online meme Pepe the Frog on the “I Am More” wall.

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Students embrace personality and passion at ‘I Am More’ event

By Valerie Lyons | Nov. 27, 2018

Dozens of students lined up for personalized T-shirts and photo-ops.

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An SG update from your Student Body President

Nov. 27, 2018

I hope you Gators all had a great Thanksgiving holiday with your friends and family! I am writing to you today with some updates on what your Student Government has been up to lately. I’ll touch on some new initiatives we’ve been working on as well as a summary of what else SG has accomplished so far this year.