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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.

Century Tower is a 157-foot-tall carillon tower in the center of UF’s campus. The carillon bells can be heard each quarter of the hour from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

NEWS | SFC

Government shutdown shows effects on UF, Santa Fe

By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 10, 2019

Government shutdown halts some research progress.

Britney Young, 18, and Diaunte Jenkins, 19, of the group United We Dance, dance to a version of “Strange Fruit” sung by Nina Simone at the Martin Luther King Jr. opening ceremony in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom Thursday. The guest speaker at the event was Jeraldine Williams, the first African American woman to graduate from the UF’s College of Journalism and Communications. “I look at all of you: black, white, other, and we laid the foundation for you to be where you are, the way you are today.” Chris Day / Alligator Staff

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF holds two weeks of MLK events

By Hannah Beatty | Jan. 10, 2019

There will be nine events celebrating King’s legacy.

NEWS | CAMPUS

African American studies program starts process to be department

By Hannah Beatty. Alligator Staff Writer | Jan. 10, 2019

The process was initiated by students.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Two UF alumni made an app to help students invest

By Ana Escalante | Jan. 8, 2019

The mobile app will be available on iOS and Android.

Juan Griego stands next to the 3D metal printer with a model he printed of race car driver Dale Earnhardt, one of the first pieces made by the new printer. The replica is based off a miniature he used for an art project. Kelly Hayes / Alligator Staff

NEWS | CAMPUS

Students can 3D print metal at Infinity Hall

By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 8, 2019

The device is one of a couple hundred installed across the world.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Tying up the loose ends of Student Government

Jan. 8, 2019

Happy new year to everyone (except Student Government). To us, I wish an honest and transparent new year because I’m getting tired of some of the things I’ve seen come out of our current administration.

A child runs through the crowd of dancers during Dance Marathon at the O'Connell Center on Sunday. Dance Marathon is an event where volunteers must stay awake and on their feet for 26.2 hours.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Dance Marathon team ranks second in nation for fundraising

By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 7, 2019

More than 300 universities, colleges and high schools participated in the 2018 Dance Marathon.

NEWS | SFC

Santa Fe College president announces retirement

By Lakshmi Gomez | Jan. 7, 2019

Jackson Sasser has served as president for 17 years.

Since the 2009-2010 school year, the number of on-campus scooter decals bought dropped by about 4 percent, according to UF’s Transportation and Parking Services.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Parking garage construction closes part of commuter lot

By Tien Le | Jan. 6, 2019

Four UF student and faculty decal types will have relocated parking.

Rhoel Dinglasan, UF associate professor of infectious diseases and leader of the project which developed the Saliva-based Malaria Asymptomatic Asexual Rapid Test device, sits next to one of his agilent mass spectrometers which was used to gather data. Courtesy to The Alligator.

NEWS

UF professor develops tool to test for malaria using saliva

By Samuel Schaffer | Jan. 6, 2019

The tool may be on the market in 2020.

Nancy Ruzycki, a UF lecturer and the director of undergraduate laboratories at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering, holds Arduinos, an type of open-source electronic, to create lab experiments involving data collection and analysis. Courtesy to The Alligator.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF professor receives $5 million grant to improve Florida public education technology

By Samuel Schaffer | Jan. 3, 2019

Teachers can earn $5,400 or $1,200 for participating in the funded program.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Year in Review: The Alligator’s top read stories of 2018

Jan. 1, 2019

Here are The Alligator's most read stories in news, sports, opinions and The Avenue in 2018.

Kevin Kimbrough. Courtesy to The Alligator.

NEWS | FEATURES

UF student, Dance Marathon leader remembered after his death

By Angela DiMichele | Dec. 29, 2018

He was 24 years old.

Daniel Weldon, a 20-year-old UF political science sophomore and the president of Young Americans for Freedom, stands in front of a commemorative wall for the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday afternoon. Weldon said the event celebrated the triumph of freedom from socialism.

NEWS

Young Americans for Freedom chapter sues UF over claims of free speech violations

By Taylor Roth | Dec. 29, 2018

The lawsuit claims the university is discriminating against conservative students

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