More than 200 people stood quietly on Turlington Plaza on Tuesday night, and, among them, a cohort dressed in maroon and white cried.
Although the Student Government codes specify the Elections Commission should be made up of six members, seven people acting as members discussed and voted on three election code violations at a meeting Monday night.
Jeraldine Williams faced silent racism as the first African American student in UF’s College of Journalism and Communications from 1963 to 1967.
Voting for Student Government elections starts today. Polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. today and Wednesday at 11 locations across campus.
A team of UF researchers helped put together the largest study on butterfly evolutions to date.
UPDATE: By Tuesday evening, Sheyla Marimon said the organizations surpassed its fundraising goal of $1,000 by $39 at the end of Tuesday. Over the two days, 66 preorders for a dozen donuts were sold and 15 cards were written to the hospitalized shooting victims.
Cynthia Kathir immediately ran to her adviser when she discovered she won a national veterinary business contest.
UF Health Shands and Central Florida Health are officially teaming up to train more physicians after facing an increase in demand.
When Chase Werther started at UF, she knew she wanted to be in SG.
After her parents fled from Uganda and political oppression in the 1970s, Shayli Patel has worked every day to make them proud.
Janae Moodie learned to count her blessings in kindergarten when her dad survived the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11.
More than 100 children and family members ran around the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium bleachers Saturday to help siblings and parents of those with autism.
Graduate Assistants United celebrated new stipend increases, raises and other new employee benefits during its contract ratification party Thursday night in Ustler Hall.
The Reitz Union hotel desk is the first 24/7 on-campus location to offer free menstrual products to UF students with a Gator 1 Card.
UF College Democrats hosted the third and final Student Government debate before elections Tuesday.
In the midst of political parties campaigning and students rushing to class, 17 white balloons hovered over it all on Turlington Plaza on Friday afternoon.
Jamal Sowell met Florida’s legislative leaders in an orange suit embroidered with UF logos.
Black UF students bonded over brownies and beauty standards at the Black Enrichment Center in the Reitz Union on Wednesday.
My friend Bob is a pessimist. Bob was a senior leader at another university for many years. No matter what opportunities or challenges that university faced, Bob was pessimistic about the outcome. During the years Bob reported to me, I frequently chided him on his persistent pessimism, which had a negative impact on those with whom he worked. His response was always that he was a short-term pessimist, but a long-term optimist.
Editor's Note: Below is a transcription of the debate that happened Feb. 13. If you see any errors, please email editor@alligator.org.
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