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UF chemistry professor returns from Mexico

By Mikayla Carroll | Feb. 5, 2019

The temporary reopening let the U.S. Embassy streamline his visa

Crew members from Foresight Construction Group work Tuesday on the Institute of Black Culture on West University Avenue. A final structural steel beam will be placed on each of the buildings on Feb. 15.

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La Casita and IBC are making progress. Here's when they'll be open.

By Kelly Hayes | Feb. 5, 2019

The project costs $9,921,048

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, file photo, 21 Savage performs at the Voodoo Music Experience in City Park in New Orleans. Authorities in Atlanta say Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage is in federal immigration custody. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Bryan Cox says the artist, whose given name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested in a targeted operation early Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in the Atlanta area. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

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Lawyers: 21 Savage is being wrongly held by US immigration

By The Associated Press | Feb. 4, 2019

ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys for 21 Savage said Monday that the Grammy-nominated rapper was being wrongly held by federal immigration authorities.

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21 Savage was detained by ICE. His UF performance is in limbo.

By Kelly Hayes | Feb. 3, 2019

He was to receive hot wings. Now, the future of his chicken feast at UF is in limbo.

Seventeen angel statues face outward at the memorial at Pine Trails Park in Parkland, Florida. The statues were put up for the vigil the day after the shooting.

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March For Our Lives Gainesville honors year since Parkland shooting

By Mikayla Carroll | Feb. 3, 2019

The 17-Day celebration tributes the 17 victims

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

UF Student Government talks climate change, Venezuela and Cuba

By Hannah Beatty | Feb. 3, 2019

UF Student Government makes decisions for a student population of over 50,000, but it is turning its attention to the world.

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UF professor diagnosed with breast cancer again

By Ke’on Christian | Feb. 3, 2019

Ibrahim Ragab shows Adam Solomon how to properly roll Mahshi, a of stuffed grape leaves dish, last Thursday night.

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Wrapped and Rolled: UF students learn to cook, eat Arabic dish

By Kasamba Kokayi | Feb. 3, 2019

A taste of Arabic culture was found in grape leaves, rice, onions, olive oil and tomatoes last Thursday.

Impact Party's executive ticket consists of Michael Murphy, 21, for Student Body president (center); Sarah Abraham, 20, for Student Body vice president (left); and Santiago Gutierrez, 20, for Student Body treasurer (right).

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Impact Party's platform prioritizes parking decals, dockless scooters

By Hannah Beatty | Feb. 3, 2019

Impact released three platform points Saturday

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Sharks are biting fewer people worldwide, UF researchers say

By Jordyn Kalman | Feb. 3, 2019

Sharks shouldn’t be a worry for springbreakers this year.

Kyle Cunningham, an Alligator columnist, and UF President Kent Fuchs, who has never had an iced coffee before, enjoy coffee together.

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Coffee with Kent: A delivery to the UF President

Feb. 3, 2019

It was 3:45 p.m. on a Tuesday. The air was cold, rushing against my cheeks, warning of the imminent downpour. For January in Gainesville, this was the best weather I could hope for. As I began the journey from Library West to Tigert Hall gripping two iced coffees, I contemplated the whirlwind that my life had become in just a couple of hours.