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A rendering of the UF Health The Oaks, which is scheduled to open in January 2020 in the former Sears in the Oaks Mall. The UF Board of Trustees approved $73 million for the project. Courtesy to The Alligator.

NEWS

UF Health is moving into the Oaks Mall

By Christina Morales | Dec. 13, 2018

The UF Board of Trustees approved $73 million for the project

President Kent and Linda Fuchs’ 2018 holiday card. The card was designed by Eleni Yannakopoulos, a 21-year-old UF graphic design and advertising junior, who won a design contest.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

UF student designs President’s holiday card

By Hannah Beatty | Dec. 4, 2018

This is the second year a student design has been chosen

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Was the change constitutional? SG debates changing the dates of spring elections.

By Gillian Sweeney | Dec. 4, 2018

Senators debated for 30 minutes.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Ph.D student discovers new gecko in Kenya

By J. Cameron Davidson | Dec. 4, 2018

The student also found a rare lizard.

Christina Davis working in a microbiology and cell science lab in preparation for field work in Antarctica on Tuesday, November 20th, 2018.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Ph.D. student probing beneath Antarctica’s glaciers

By Angela DiMichele | Dec. 3, 2018

She’s been to Spain and Australia. Now, she’ll research in Antarctica.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

New SG election dates to come

By Gillian Sweeney | Dec. 2, 2018

The dates may shift to accommodate Spring Break.

Students group up to share their experiences facing discrimination and oppression in both their personal lives and the education system. From left to right: Nesreen Ghnaim, 21, psychology senior; Venice Saintilus, 19, psychology sophomore; Anneleila Joachim, 20, African American studies junior and Camya Robinson, 20, wildlife ecology and conservation junior.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF students find connection and healing at empowerment workshop

By Valerie Lyons | Dec. 2, 2018

The event was geared at healing for black women and femmes

Christian Collazo, the former vice president of the UF Environmental and Horticulture Club, hands out plants in the club’s annual poinsettia sale last year. In its 22nd year, more than 5,000 plants with 150 types of poinsettias will be sold.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Looking for an early holiday gift? A UF organization is selling poinsettias.

By Jeana Fraser | Dec. 2, 2018

Prices for poinsettias range from $15-$30.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Second annual two-day women’s conference coming in March

By Jeana Fraser | Dec. 2, 2018

Tickets are $250 for faculty and $100 for students.

Leanne Shaffer decorates her recycled glass jar at Plantsgiving before planting beans and bell peppers.

NEWS | CAMPUS

‘Zen out of ten’: Students plant seeds, give thanks to plants

By Danielle Ivanov | Dec. 2, 2018

UF EcoReps offered tubers, beans and squash seeds.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gainesville can be a music titan, but only if it stays weird

Dec. 2, 2018

Support your local artists

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Three weeks too long: In between breaks

Dec. 2, 2018

Thanksgiving and the New Year leaves students feeling absent-minded

William “Bill” Renkus at about 40 years old. The UF telecommunications professor died of cancer two weeks ago.

NEWS | CAMPUS

‘Even despite having cancer, he never let it get him down,’ UF reacts to death of telecommunications professor

By Dana Cassidy | Nov. 29, 2018

He was diagnosed with cancer three years ago.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Creator of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants,’ Stephen Hillenburg, dies at 57

By Fotini Sisois | Nov. 29, 2018

People reflecting on his influence in their childhood

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF-led team of researchers wins Kellogg award for the first time

By Chris Day | Nov. 29, 2018

The award totaled to $7,500.

A new printer from Student Government sits tucked behind desks at Fifield Hall. The printer will allow students to use the 250 prints they receive from UF Student Government each semester.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Free printing now available in Fifield Hall

By Gillian Sweeney | Nov. 28, 2018

Students need not brave the cold to print

Seth Wood, 23, and Lian Plass, 24, both first-year UF urban and regional planning graduate students, examine Plass’ bike on the Plaza of the Americas Nov. 28 at a “Bike to Campus Day”, that rewarded bicyclists with free food.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Sustainable UF rewards bicyclists with free food

By Lina Ruiz | Nov. 28, 2018

The event cost about $300.

Marie McGrath, a STRIVE lead peer educator, tells students about the fair’s T-shirts. “We had this idea for the cactus shirt, because a) succulents are so hot right now,” McGrath said. “Also, you can have prickly feelings, but that doesn’t mean you have to hurt your partner.”

NEWS | CAMPUS

How to love better: UF SG hosts sexual assault awareness week

By Adrianna Santiago | Nov. 27, 2018

Three other events throughout the week will be held.

Grant Howard, a 21-year-old UF statistics junior, and Thomas DePaola, a 21-year-old UF applied physiology and kinesiology junior, drink at Fat Daddy’s Tuesday night during the pub crawl for Wyatt Fulghum. Although neither student knows Fulghum personally, they were happy that they could contribute to the treatment for Fulghum’s stage four brain cancer. “It’s a great reason to go out,” Howard said.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF graduate students host bar crawl to raise money for student’s cancer treatment

By Aaron Ritter | Nov. 27, 2018

More than $1,750 was raised.

UF Chief Diversity Officer Antonio Farias met with about 35 students in Pugh Hall Tuesday night to talk about the importance of promoting inclusion on campus.

NEWS | CAMPUS

New UF diversity officer discusses lack of inclusion

By Taylor Roth | Nov. 27, 2018

About 35 students attended his first meeting with students.

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