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Gov. DeSantis signs law to increase percentage of workforce with post-secondary education

By Charlie Daffron | July 3, 2019

The bill will go into effect on July 1

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Sen. Marco Rubio joins Bill Nelson for the first event in the Bill Nelson Initiative

By Tori Whidden | July 3, 2019

Over 200 people gathered on Tuesday to hear the senators bipartisan discussion

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., addresses supporters after winning a second term in the U.S. Senate on Nov. 8, 2016 in Miami. Rubio defeated U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, a two-term congressman.

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Sen. Rubio, former Senator Nelson to speak at Smathers

By Tori Whidden | July 1, 2019

More than 200 people are expected to attend the event at Smathers Library

Nathan Quinn is a 21-year-old UF psychology senior and president of the UF Pride Student Union. “I didn’t go to any doctor before finding someone I would be comfortable seeing. I luckily was able to find a doctor in Gainesville before moving here for college,” Quinn said.

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UF Health transforming medical assistance for LGBTQ+ patients

By Tori Whidden | July 1, 2019

“We are often misunderstood or flat-out denied care due to our identities”

UF track and field coach Mike Holloway led the men’s team to the indoor national championship and the women’s team to a top-10 ranking.

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Alligator Awards: University of Florida Coach of the Year

By Dylan O'Shea | July 1, 2019

For our second installment of this summer’s Alligator Awards, four of our writers go head-to-head and debate which Florida coach deserves to be named alligatorSports Coach of the Year. Track and field coach Mike Holloway, football coach Dan Mullen, softball coach Tim Walton and men’s tennis coach Bryan Shelton are all contenders.

Florida catcher Brady Smith is spending his summer with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League.

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UF improves with summer baseball

By Evan Lepak | July 1, 2019

The college baseball season came to a close last Wednesday when the Vanderbilt Commodores defeated the Michigan Wolverines to win the program’s second national championship.

Ashley Grabowski (left) at a May 25 Student Senate meeting.

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Inspire Senators appeal seats after forced resignations

By Charlie Daffron | July 1, 2019

Former senators Grabowski and Lima were forced to resign their seats due to non-attendance

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Sheriff's office loses accreditation after Parkland shooting

By Associated Press | July 1, 2019

The agency was criticized for its handling of fatal shootings

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Josh Peck to speak at UF

By Meleah Lyden | July 1, 2019

Accent Speakers Bureau is hosting actor and social media influencer Josh Peck on July 10

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New scholarship to aid thirty UF first-generation students

By Meleah Lyden | June 28, 2019

Recipients of the scholarship will receive more than $27,000 each

From left, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and former Maryland Rep. John Delaney pose for a photo on stage before the start of a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami.

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Five highlights of Wednesday’s presidential debate

By April Rubin | June 27, 2019

Ten candidates took the stage to persuade voters they should be the Democratic nominee

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UF implements a $30 million safety plan

By Tori Whidden | June 22, 2019

UF is adding license plate readers at about 20 entry locations and more than 1,700 surveillance cameras

Niam Villabrera, Susanna van de Graad, Sedona Iodice and Nathan O’Donnell (front to back) canoeing in the coed sprint race.

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UF wins first place in concrete canoe competition

By Meagan DiPolo | June 22, 2019

UF’s team themed their canoe around Tom Petty

Ashley Grabowski explains to the Senate that Inspire Party will be objecting to several of the Replacement and Agenda Committee’s nominations for Summer replacements seats because they were voted on without being properly discussed.

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Two SG senators forced to resign their seats following Tuesday’s meeting

By Charlie Daffron | June 20, 2019

The Senate voted on appointments and LGBTQ+ accommodations

Dr. Leslie Parker examines a premature infant in the NICU at UF Health Shands Hospital.

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UF research refutes routine procedure used on premature babies

By Lily Huerkamp | June 20, 2019

The procedure has been done for decades

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Something is rotten in the SG Senate

By Zachariah Chou | June 20, 2019

With a minority party asserting its place in the Senate, a lot of the practices that the majority party got away with in the past are now being exposed.

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Sheriff on Parkland: I can train but can't give out courage

By Brendan Farrington | June 19, 2019

A sheriff suspended by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the response to the Parkland school shooting testified Wednesday that he properly trained a deputy now criminally charged in the case, but he wasn't able to give him courage.

The terraformer is made up of 1,100 rectangular blocks that can be individually manipulated to mimic trees and buildings during wind tunnel experiments.

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UF builds fan bank for wind tunnel capable of simulating hurricane-force winds

By Charlie Daffron | June 17, 2019

The project was partially funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation

UF’s International Piano Festival participant Ahui plays classical music at UF Health Shands Hospital.

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Pianists perform in UF Health Shands Hospital

By Meleah Lyden | June 17, 2019

Beethoven, Ravel and Schubert echoed through the UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital Monday as pianists honored the classics.

An armed shooter stands near the Earle Cabell Federal Building Monday, June 17, 2019, in downtown Dallas. The shooter was hit and injured in an exchange of gunfire with federal officers outside the courthouse.

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Masked gunman killed in shootout at Dallas courthouse

By Jake Bleiberg | June 17, 2019

An Army veteran wearing a mask and carrying more than 150 rounds of ammunition for his high-powered rifle was shot dead Monday after he opened fire outside a busy federal courthouse in downtown Dallas, authorities said.