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Andrew Klavan, crime novelist and outspoken conservative, speaks Thursday about various social and political issues to a crowd of over 100 people in a classroom in Turlington Hall. The event was hosted by UF’s Young Americans for Freedom.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Conservative podcast host speaks at UF

By Hannah Beatty | Jan. 21, 2019

Andrew Klavan was paid $1,000 to speak.

Ira Glass, the 59-year-old host of the popular radio show “This American Life”, speaks to a packed auditorium at the Phillips Center on Saturday. The speech was titled “Seven Things I’ve Learned,” and was made up of lessons Glass found meaningful throughout his 40 years of broadcasting. These included segments on how to tell a story, how to interview children and learning from failure. Glass took seven questions from the audience at the end of his speech.

NEWS | CAMPUS

NPR’s Ira Glass speaks at Philips Center

By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 21, 2019

The theater sold out at 1,700 seats two nights before the presentation.

UF Black Student Union and Student Government Productions are hosting rapper 21 Savage to perform during a Black History Month celebration on Feb. 27. A Facebook event page was posted on Thursday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

21 Savage will perform at UF

By Dana Cassiday | Jan. 17, 2019

He will be paid $110,000 to perform.

UF Phi Mu Alpha Nu chapter finishes phase one of two of its housing renovation project. The full project is set to be complete August 2019. Courtesy of BBI Construction Management, Inc.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Phi Mu sorority house completes phase one of renovations

By Ana Escalante | Jan. 16, 2019

The project cost about $2.7 million.

Cindy Spence (left), a reporter for UF’s Explore magazine, interviews UF professors Martha Koehn (middle) and Nancy Clark (right) Wednesday night in the Pugh Hall Ocora. The two professors in the College of Design, Construction and Planning talked about their work in rehabilitating Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

NEWS | CAMPUS

‘It’s our responsibility’: UF researchers help Puerto Rico after hurricane

By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 16, 2019

About 50 people attended the speaking event.

Ron Stallworth speaks to an audience of about 450 Wednesday about his experience infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in 1979. Stallworth is a retired police officer and author of “Black Klansman: A Memoir”. The 2018 film “BlacKkKlansman” is based on his investigation.

NEWS | CAMPUS

'BlacKkKlansman' inspiration Ron Stallworth speaks on police brutality, white supremacy

By Josephine Fuller | Jan. 16, 2019

About 450 people attended.

Ryan Hinterleiter, 20, and his oldest sister, Cori, 25, spent almost every weekend together during his 12-week chemotherapy treatments that began in September. Cori Hinterleiter said she and her brother would tease their mother, Nancy, who constantly asked for pictures of the two. Courtesy to The Alligator

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF student announced cancer free months after rare diagnosis

By Angela DiMichele | Jan. 16, 2019

Ryan Hinterleiter was diagnosed in September 2018.

The Reitz Union’s free library opened Jan. 2 and can be used by anyone. It includes titles from authors such as Tom Clancy, Anthony Horowitz, Carl Hiaasen and James Patterson.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Take one, leave one. Reitz Union opens free mini-library

By River Wells | Jan. 15, 2019

The pint-sized project cost $850 to build.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF pharmacy professor accuses students of cheating

By Taylor Roth | Jan. 15, 2019

She filed a complaint with the UF honor court.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Online ranked No.5 in nation

By Christina Mouttet | Jan. 15, 2019

The program was ranked No. 12 last year.

In this Dec. 4, 2018, then Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks at The City Club of Cleveland, in Cleveland. Kasich, now Ohio’s ex-governor, has landed himself a talent agent as the potential 2020 presidential candidates contemplates his future. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

NEWS | CAMPUS

John Kasich announced as ACCENT speaker

By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 15, 2019

Students can pick up tickets at the Reitz Union Jan. 22.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Ron Stallworth of BlacKkKlansman to speak at UF

By Josephine Fuller | Jan. 14, 2019

He was paid about $20,000 to speak.

NEWS | SFC

Women reports being sexually assaulted at Santa Fe College

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 14, 2019

The suspect has not been arrested.

Simon Swift, the medical director of the UF Small Animal Hospital, examines Zoey, a 12-year-old Maltese, who underwent the mitral valve repair procedure in France last year. Courtesy to The Alligator

NEWS | CAMPUS

First open-heart program in the country for dogs to launch at UF

By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 14, 2019

The procedure may cost upward of $50,000.

Thomas Sit, a 24-year-old UF public health graduate student, takes a break from his work to use his smartphone in Library West on Sunday. Sit said he probably accessed the internet more on his phone than his laptop, mainly because the phone was more convenient for him.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF WiFi to complete switch to Eduroam network this Spring

By Mikayla Carroll | Jan. 14, 2019

All internet users will be on the network by spring.

The UF CubeSat Handling Of Multisystem Precision Time Transfer satellite is the size of a shoebox and can work off of five watts of power. In comparison, most GPS satellites are about the size of a school bus and use about 2,000 watts of power. Courtesy to The Alligator

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF collaborates with NASA to launch small GPS satellite

By Josephine Fuller | Jan. 14, 2019

The satellite is valued at $1 million.

The a cappella group Tone Def performs at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella in 2018. The group plans to release its first recorded album in Fall 2019. Courtesy to The Alligator

NEWS | CAMPUS

Listen up. UF a cappella group plans to record first studio album

By Lina Ruiz | Jan. 13, 2019

Production will cost $10,000.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF’s CWC introduces therapy group for men of color

By Taylor Roth | Jan. 13, 2019

The group encourages men to feel comfortable seeking mental health treatment.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

First Senate Judiciary meeting rejects online voting

By Hannah Beatty | Jan. 13, 2019

The constitutional revision commission is revived every 10 years.

Paul Cleveland, a 20-year-old UF economics junior and Cicerone, talks to a tour group in The Swamp about the football program at the school on Friday. Chris Day / Alligator Staff

NEWS | SFC

A job or a privilege? UF draws criticism for not paying Cicerones

By Angela DiMichele | Jan. 10, 2019

Other Florida public universities pay students for giving tours.

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