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Como el acceso a internet impactará el semestre dentro y fuera del campus

By Rachel Slay | Sep. 16, 2020

This story was translated by Kristine Villarroel

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COVID-19 pandemic delays PaCE students first in-person semester

By Aurora Martínez | Sep. 16, 2020

UF PaCE students ready to transition on-campus remaining online

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Inspire Party suspended, new party announced

By Lianna Hubbard | Sep. 15, 2020

The minority Senate party will not run for Fall, but a new party will

Lynne Imamura (left), 21, a fourth-year political science student and Mary Nguyen (right), 21, a fourth-year nutritional science student speak about the UF Women’s Student Association at a tabling event held at the Reitz Union on September 4, 2020. “We invite women and others who are cis-gender and we provide a safe space for them to talk about women’s issues,” Nguyen said.

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UF student organizations go online and distanced to keep members together

By Kalia Richardson and Aurora Martínez | Sep. 15, 2020

“COVID has given us the opportunity to innovate and do something different.”

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Student opinions differ on the UF mask mandate

By Kalia Richardson | Sep. 15, 2020

Some UF students see face coverings as a necessary measure and a way to speak up on injustices, where others feel it’s overly cautious

Bryce Hagen, 19, a UF acting sophomore practicing remotely for theatre and dance productions.

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UF School of Theatre and Dance adapts to Zoom productions, hybrid classes

Sep. 14, 2020

How can an actor imagine themself to be in outer space, while their roommate sits across from them and the refrigerator hums loudly two feet away?

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On UF’s climbing ranking: There is nothing at the mountain top

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 14, 2020

We thought it. We know you thought it too—but sadly, it wasn't meant to be.

Krishna Lunch’s new Wednesday menu consists of vegan mac and cheese, BBQ tofu chunks, corn chips and pumpkin spice halva.

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Krishna lunch’s new Wednesday lunch menu

By Michelle Holder | Sep. 14, 2020

Students React to the New Vegan Mac and Cheese and BBQ Tofu

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UF’s spring 2020 graduates still haven't had a graduation. Will 2021?

By Corbin Bolies | Sep. 14, 2020

With 2020 graduations still postponed, the class of 2021 is wondering what’s in its future

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UF’s quarantining procedure riddled with issues and inconsistencies

By Anna Wilder and Thomas Weber | Sep. 14, 2020

Students quarantined on campus for the first two weeks of the semester faced problems with transportation, testing, obtaining food, lax security and dirty communal kitchens and bathrooms in dorms

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Putting the distance learning fee to work for students

Sep. 14, 2020

I would like to propose that UF allocates a portion of our per-credit-hour tuition fees to upgrading the internet routers for those professors who are expected to lecture online from their homes.

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UF is No. 6 in U.S. public universities

By Corbin Bolies | Sep. 13, 2020

UF has been named the sixth best public university in the country in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2021 college rankings.

While most speakers of AAVE acquire it by hearing it at home while growing up, linguists like Boxer believe it isn’t something that can be taught.

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A tale of two Englishes: the role of African American Vernacular English in schools

By Asta Hemenway | Sep. 12, 2020

While AAVE words and phrases, “sis,” “lit” and “on fleek” have become popular online, many Black students who speak AAVE aren’t understood and sometimes even ridiculed by teachers

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UF students and faculty speak out on hair discrimination

By Kalia Richardson | Sep. 12, 2020

In spite of resentment in the Gainesville community, UF students, faculty and alumni continue to embrace their natural styles

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I was isolated in Riker Hall: A plea for a safer campus

Sep. 12, 2020

I woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head and found my way downstairs to urgent care.

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Gainesville is your city and it needs your help

Sep. 11, 2020

On Aug. 26, Dr. Michael Lauzardo gave a thoughtful answer when asked if UF’s opening would cause COVID-19 to spread, and what steps the university would take to mitigate the impact. In the two weeks since, much has changed, and my worries have only grown — COVID-19 has spread rapidly within the Gator Nation including a 23.9% positive test rate at the Student Health Center. Testimonies of dead end contact tracing, students afraid of or refusing quarantining and testing, and lack of proper guidance for positive cases have raised issues that need immediate attention, not just from UF Health and administration, but from the powerful decision makers on the Board of Trustees and the Office of the Provost Joe Glover.