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The a cappella group Tone Def performs at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella in 2018. The group plans to release its first recorded album in Fall 2019. Courtesy to The Alligator

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Listen up. UF a cappella group plans to record first studio album

By Lina Ruiz | Jan. 13, 2019

Production will cost $10,000.

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UF’s CWC introduces therapy group for men of color

By Taylor Roth | Jan. 13, 2019

The group encourages men to feel comfortable seeking mental health treatment.

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First Senate Judiciary meeting rejects online voting

By Hannah Beatty | Jan. 13, 2019

The constitutional revision commission is revived every 10 years.

Paul Cleveland, a 20-year-old UF economics junior and Cicerone, talks to a tour group in The Swamp about the football program at the school on Friday. Chris Day / Alligator Staff

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A job or a privilege? UF draws criticism for not paying Cicerones

By Angela DiMichele | Jan. 10, 2019

Other Florida public universities pay students for giving tours.

Century Tower is a 157-foot-tall carillon tower in the center of UF’s campus. The carillon bells can be heard each quarter of the hour from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Government shutdown shows effects on UF, Santa Fe

By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 10, 2019

Government shutdown halts some research progress.

Britney Young, 18, and Diaunte Jenkins, 19, of the group United We Dance, dance to a version of “Strange Fruit” sung by Nina Simone at the Martin Luther King Jr. opening ceremony in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom Thursday. The guest speaker at the event was Jeraldine Williams, the first African American woman to graduate from the UF’s College of Journalism and Communications. “I look at all of you: black, white, other, and we laid the foundation for you to be where you are, the way you are today.” Chris Day / Alligator Staff

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UF holds two weeks of MLK events

By Hannah Beatty | Jan. 10, 2019

There will be nine events celebrating King’s legacy.

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African American studies program starts process to be department

By Hannah Beatty. Alligator Staff Writer | Jan. 10, 2019

The process was initiated by students.

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Two UF alumni made an app to help students invest

By Ana Escalante | Jan. 8, 2019

The mobile app will be available on iOS and Android.

Juan Griego stands next to the 3D metal printer with a model he printed of race car driver Dale Earnhardt, one of the first pieces made by the new printer. The replica is based off a miniature he used for an art project. Kelly Hayes / Alligator Staff

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Students can 3D print metal at Infinity Hall

By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 8, 2019

The device is one of a couple hundred installed across the world.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Tying up the loose ends of Student Government

Jan. 8, 2019

Happy new year to everyone (except Student Government). To us, I wish an honest and transparent new year because I’m getting tired of some of the things I’ve seen come out of our current administration.

A child runs through the crowd of dancers during Dance Marathon at the O'Connell Center on Sunday. Dance Marathon is an event where volunteers must stay awake and on their feet for 26.2 hours.

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UF Dance Marathon team ranks second in nation for fundraising

By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 7, 2019

More than 300 universities, colleges and high schools participated in the 2018 Dance Marathon.

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Santa Fe College president announces retirement

By Lakshmi Gomez | Jan. 7, 2019

Jackson Sasser has served as president for 17 years.

Since the 2009-2010 school year, the number of on-campus scooter decals bought dropped by about 4 percent, according to UF’s Transportation and Parking Services.

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Parking garage construction closes part of commuter lot

By Tien Le | Jan. 6, 2019

Four UF student and faculty decal types will have relocated parking.

Nancy Ruzycki, a UF lecturer and the director of undergraduate laboratories at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering, holds Arduinos, an type of open-source electronic, to create lab experiments involving data collection and analysis. Courtesy to The Alligator.

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UF professor receives $5 million grant to improve Florida public education technology

By Samuel Schaffer | Jan. 3, 2019

Teachers can earn $5,400 or $1,200 for participating in the funded program.

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Year in Review: The Alligator’s top read stories of 2018

Jan. 1, 2019

Here are The Alligator's most read stories in news, sports, opinions and The Avenue in 2018.

President Kent and Linda Fuchs’ 2018 holiday card. The card was designed by Eleni Yannakopoulos, a 21-year-old UF graphic design and advertising junior, who won a design contest.

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UF student designs President’s holiday card

By Hannah Beatty | Dec. 4, 2018

This is the second year a student design has been chosen

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Was the change constitutional? SG debates changing the dates of spring elections.

By Gillian Sweeney | Dec. 4, 2018

Senators debated for 30 minutes.

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UF Ph.D student discovers new gecko in Kenya

By J. Cameron Davidson | Dec. 4, 2018

The student also found a rare lizard.

Christina Davis working in a microbiology and cell science lab in preparation for field work in Antarctica on Tuesday, November 20th, 2018.

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UF Ph.D. student probing beneath Antarctica’s glaciers

By Angela DiMichele | Dec. 3, 2018

She’s been to Spain and Australia. Now, she’ll research in Antarctica.

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New SG election dates to come

By Gillian Sweeney | Dec. 2, 2018

The dates may shift to accommodate Spring Break.