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Researcher's Perspective: GMOs may not be as bad as you think

By Daniela Bulla | Nov. 22, 2015

Are genetically modified foods safe to eat?

UF cornerback Brian Poole (24) reacts after deflecting a pass intended for Florida Atlantic receiver Jenson Stoshak to seal Florida's 20-14 overtime win against FAU on Nov. 21, 2015, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

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ANOTHER CLOSE CALL: UF needs overtime to squeak past FAU

By Luis Torres | Nov. 21, 2015

With the rain coming down at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and with Florida’s College Football Playoff hopes in the balance, the Gators leaned on their defense to come up with one more stop in overtime to make sure their playoff hopes didn’t drown.

Jodi Bieluch (right), a 20-year-old psychology junior, leads a group of about 80 students to squat in an attempt to break a world record on the Plaza of the Americas on Nov. 19, 2015. Gators for UNICEF hosted the squat to inform students about the 2.5 million people around the world who don’t have access to restrooms.

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UF students squat on Plaza

By Asia Mckenzie | Nov. 19, 2015

Eighty-seven people popped a squat on the Plaza of the Americas on Thursday afternoon.

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UF student dies during ROTC physical test

By Giuseppe Sabella | Nov. 19, 2015

University Police confirmed the death of a UF student after he collapsed early Thursday during Air Force ROTC training.

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UF Health to make room for more preemies

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 19, 2015

UF Health Shands Hospital’s smallest patients are getting more space with the expansion of the neonatal intensive care unit.

Outside Tigert Hall, the Co-President of Graduate Assistant United Alec Dunnin prepares to deliver a basket filled with items graduate students can’t afford because of university fees on Nov. 19, 2015. The 27-year-old UF political science PhD student said GAU wanted to make the $720 fee real and visible in a creative way.

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Graduate assistants tell provost fees are too high

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 19, 2015

Graduate assistants gifted a UF administrator a basket including bills, a bra and a condom.

Nicholas Nourieh, a UF biology junior and Syrian immigrant, flips through papers that hold memories of his past childhood, lost friends and a broken home country in Graham Hall on Nov. 3, 2015. After being away for three years, the 20-year-old visited his neighborhood in Homs, Syria, last summer and found destroyed buildings and spirits.

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Starting Over: Life After Syria

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 19, 2015

Sometimes Nicholas Nourieh spends hours looking at the relics of his past life.

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UAA hosting dinner for fans on new indoor football field

By Oriana Bravo | Nov. 19, 2015

Gator fans will wine and dine on the field of the football team’s new indoor training facility tonight.

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Student Government launching professional clothing closet

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 19, 2015

UF students may have access to free suits, heels and ties in time for the next Career Showcase.

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Santa Fe moves closer to treating e-cigarettes as tobacco cigarettes

By Hunter Williamson | Nov. 19, 2015

A proposed amendment to Santa Fe College rules that e-cigarettes are placed under the same tobacco rules as regular cigarettes moved closer to final approval Wednesday.

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Faculty ask for salary raises

By Alexandra Fernandez | Nov. 18, 2015

Sumi Helal thinks UF faculty needs to be paid more.

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Charleston Law calls on UF

By Gabrielle Newman | Nov. 18, 2015

The Charleston School of Law introduced a new program allowing Spring admissions and hopes UF students take notice.

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UF Supreme Court: double voting is unconstitutional

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 18, 2015

The UF Supreme Court of the Student Body ruled unanimously Wednesday that the ability of some members of the executive committee to vote for nominees twice is unconstitutional.

Miguel Cardona, a 23-year-old UF architecture senior, won first place in the University of Florida’s International Center’s 2015 Global Culture Photo contest with this photo of a woman in Sayulita, Mexico.

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UF celebrates study abroad programs with photo gallery

By Jennifer Jenkins | Nov. 18, 2015

Miguel Cardona snapped an award-winning photo when he asked for directions in Sayulita, Mexico.

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UF group adding cookies to its vegan Thanksgiving

By Sara Marino | Nov. 18, 2015

A UF group plans to add a sweet treat when it serves up a meatless Thanksgiving on Friday.

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Santa Fe Senate: Court appearance bill approved

By Hunter Williamson | Nov. 18, 2015

Santa Fe College Student Senate moved forward with several bills Wednesday, which included amendments to court appearance rules and Senate meeting attendance requirements.

Rev. Al Sharpton, right, and former New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly speak at ACCENT Speakers Bureau’s “A Conversation on Policing, Gun Violence, and Civil Rights” event Nov. 17, 2015, in the Phillips Center.

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Accent event less controversial than planned

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 17, 2015

The Phillips Center for the Performing Arts stage was split Tuesday night: on one side, an outspoken civil rights activist, and on the other, a former police chief with a controversial past. But the night was surprisingly mild.

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Students to show donors gratitude

By Courtney Grigsby | Nov. 17, 2015

It’s great UF — and that’s mostly thanks to generous donations.

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Research Roundup 11/18/2015

Nov. 17, 2015

UF biological station receives $20,000 grant

UF middle blocker Simone Antwi swings for a kill attempt during Florida's 3-1 win against Florida State on Sept. 20, 2015, in the O'Connell Center.

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From the volleyball court to Student Senate

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 17, 2015

UF volleyball player Simone Antwi is making her presence known outside the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.