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UF Homecoming Parade floats see political presence
By Catherine Dickson | Oct. 16, 2016The UF Homecoming Committee chose to allow parade floats supporting political parties as long as candidate names weren’t displayed.
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Florida Museum to open $2.1-million discovery zone
By Hope Basile | Oct. 16, 2016Young visitors to the Florida Museum of Natural History will soon be able to touch a Tyrannosaurus-rex skull.
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The All-American Rejects to perform free concert at UF
By Melissa Gomez | Oct. 16, 2016American rock band The All-American Rejects is coming to UF on Nov. 4.
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Waka Flocka Flame, other performances a highlight for Gator Growl 2016
By Max Chesnes | Oct. 14, 2016Renee Hoffner-Dabbs hadn’t been to Gator Growl since 1988.
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UF students travel to Haiti to bring money, supplies
By Catherine Dickson | Oct. 13, 2016Two UF students are leaving for Haiti today to help those in need.
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Homecoming Hype: UF’s new ‘hype man’
By Elle Beecher | Oct. 13, 2016Before every UF football game this Fall, Terry Peppers slips on a pair of orange-and-blue argyle pants.
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UF College of the Arts hosting arts and humanities event today
By RJ Sonbeek | Oct. 12, 2016Ros Fiol, 19, will be drawing portraits of students for two minutes each on the Plaza of Americas today.
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UF College of Education students had highest voter turnout in 2012, study says
By Alexandra Northcott | Oct. 12, 2016Madeline Ward, a UF elementary education junior, said she will make her voice heard this November.
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LGBTQ+ students share coming-out stories with community
By Paige Fry | Oct. 11, 2016Ellie Gaustria first came out to her mother when she was 11.
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Senate elects five committee chairpersons
By Katelyn Newberg | Oct. 11, 2016Prior to Tuesday’s Student Senate meeting, five Impact Party senators applied unopposed for five committee chair positions.
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Museum celebrates National Fossil Day
By Nicole Franco | Oct. 11, 2016Residents can touch fossils found within 100 miles of Gainesville today.
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UF to host second-annual free climate-change summit today
By Lauren Ayers | Oct. 11, 2016For the second time, UF is hosting a free event to encourage dialogue about climate change.
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Students celebrate history, future at PSU’s Drag Ball
By Livia Ledbetter | Oct. 11, 2016Drag shows are a safe space for Triston Jefferson.
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UF student turning backpack-painting hobby into business
By Molly Vossler | Oct. 11, 2016Alinda Saintval spends her weekends painting anything from Harry Potter to Bob Marley on canvas backpacks. Now she’s turning her hobby into a business.
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UF students, professor discuss changing Columbus Day
By Katelyn Newberg | Oct. 10, 2016A general council representative from the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma drove to UF to talk to students Monday about Indigenous People’s Day — and why it should replace Columbus Day.
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Tutoring service hiring UF students
By Catherine Dickson | Oct. 10, 2016A partnership between UF and a tutoring service is offering UF students the chance to become tutors as a part-time job or volunteer opportunity.
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UF alumnus to host event, book signing about Curtis Mayfield
By Carly Breitbart | Oct. 10, 2016After coauthoring a biography about Grammy-award-winning soul singer Curtis Mayfield — whose music influenced the civil rights movement — a UF alumnus will sign copies of his recently published book today.
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Comedian to talk stereotypes as part of Hispanic Heritage Month
By Cindy Barski | Oct. 10, 2016Hispanic Heritage Month is hosting a comedy night to break stereotypes of the Hispanic community.
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UF’s Islam on Campus to begin celebrating Islam Appreciation Month today
By Rick Garcia | Oct. 10, 2016UF’s Islam On Campus is hosting Islam Appreciation Month this fall in lieu of its annual fundraiser.
