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A sign is taped down to a table at the Take Back the Night March and Rally to End Sexual Violence on Wednesday. Attendees at the event could take markers and make their own signs at one of the booths.

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Students recount sexual assaults at Take Back the Night

By Romy Ellenbogen | Apr. 5, 2017

Their stories were all different.

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Openly gay Israeli Defense commander visits UF while on tour

By Meryl Kornfield | Apr. 5, 2017

At 12 years old, Hen Mazzig was almost blown up by a suicide bomber while on his way to an ice-cream shop.

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National health conference at UF to offer wellness advice

By Isa Perez | Apr. 5, 2017

A national conference about healthy academic communities is coming to UF.

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UF biotechnology institute named Incubator of the Year

By Harrison O’Keeffe | Apr. 5, 2017

The UF business incubator Sid Martin Biotechnology Institute was named the 2017 Top Global Incubator of the Year.

Rapper Lil Wayne performs at the O’Connell Center on Tuesday evening.

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Students frustrated after Lil Wayne hours late to concert

By Jimena Tavel | Apr. 4, 2017

Although the doors of the O’Connell Center opened at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Lil Wayne didn’t take to the stage until 11:26 p.m., to a mix of shouts and boos.

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UF Senate passes code revisions, adds two executive chairs

By Paige Fry | Apr. 4, 2017

UF Student Senate approved revisions of codes to include two new executive agencies.

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UF graduate students relax during appreciation week

By Romy Ellenbogen | Apr. 4, 2017

More than 300 graduate students waited in line for massages, henna tattoos and a yoga class for UF’s second annual Graduate Student Appreciation Week.

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UF department ranked No. 1 among universities worldwide

By Romy Ellenbogen | Apr. 4, 2017

New rankings place eight UF programs in the top 10 across all global universities, with UF’s entomology and nematology department ranked first in the world.

Pictured is a depiction of the Agora app on a smartphone.

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UF alumnus’ app aims to improve communication in groups

By Jennie Mason | Apr. 4, 2017

A UF alumnus’ communication app is now available for UF organizations to try out.

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Spiritual teacher, psychologist talk mindfulness at UF

By Aubrey Hoffman | Apr. 4, 2017

A spiritual teacher and psychologist talked about how they came together to combine their studies

Two men at The Ridge at Gainesville push a car through a flooded parking lot on Tuesday.

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Morning thunderstorms cause tornado, flood warnings

By Max Chesnes | Apr. 4, 2017

Alachua County residents woke up to thunderstorms, flooding and a tornado warning on Tuesday.

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Interim UF MCDA director to fill position permanently

By Romy Ellenbogen | Apr. 3, 2017

After a months-long search, UF’s Multicultural and Diversity Affairs ofﬁcials have chosen Will Atkins as the new executive director.

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UF, GAU continue bargain over health care insurance costs

By Romy Ellenbogen | Apr. 3, 2017

After two weeks of not having bargaining meetings, UF negotiators came forward without a counteroffer to Graduate Assistants United.

Ben Shapiro, 33, a Harvard Law graduate and conservative political commentator, columnist and radio talk show host, delivered his talk inside the University Auditorium on Monday night. Shapiro's appearance was hosted by Accent Speakers Bureau and UF Young Americans for Freedom.

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Ben Shapiro, supporters unfazed by protesters

By Paige Fry | Apr. 3, 2017

Clarification: About 750 supporters and 25 protestors were at the University Auditorium

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By Molly Vossler | Apr. 3, 2017

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UF student plans Gainesville car show to benefit charity

By Courtney Moberley | Apr. 3, 2017

Cars, trucks and motorcycles will line the streets of downtown this Saturday during the first Great Gainesville Car show.

UF President Kent Fuchs leads a crowd of more than 90,000 people in a cheer as honorary Mr. Two Bits before the Florida State University game on Nov. 28, 2015, in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. “It was incredible,” he said afterwards, about leading the cheer.

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Spacemen, Skunk Apes and Skeeters: Renaming the Gators

By Matt Brannon | Apr. 2, 2017

President of UF Kent Fuchs made an unbelievable announcement over the weekend.

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Professor calls on Fuchs to add diversity course

By Paige Fry | Apr. 2, 2017

A UF professor and her students want more than UF President Kent Fuchs’ condemnation of recent hateful events on campus.

At the conference, four UF students from different art departments created a painting inspired by the talks. "It's relaxing," said Maddy Nave, a UF art junior with a specialization in print. "You just have to say yes to what everyone else is doing."

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Eighth annual TEDxUF attracts about 1,200 people

By Jimena Tavel | Apr. 2, 2017

Correction: This article has been updated to reflect that the 2017 TEDxUF event was the eighth annual, not the fourth and that admission for the event was capped.

Amol Patadia, a 20-year-old UF biomedical engineering sophomore, rakes fallen leaves behind the home of a visually impaired woman in Gainesville’s Porters Community on Saturday as a part of The Big Event, a daylong service event organized by UF Student Government. About 760 students participated at about 45 locations across Gainesville.

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UF Student Government leads citywide volunteer effort

By Paige Fry | Apr. 2, 2017

Mamie Leath sat inside the small, light-peach home in Gainesville’s Porters Community where she has lived for most of her life.