Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.

Donate Now

Newsletter

We inform. You decide.

Friday, January 16, 2026

News

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.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

A projector and lifts and more construction, oh my!

By Gillian Sweeney | Nov. 27, 2018

Student Government to allocate $405,023.20 for Reitz Union projects

Lev Ettinger, 18, computer science freshman, looks at his phone for reference as he draws popular online meme Pepe the Frog on the “I Am More” wall.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Students embrace personality and passion at ‘I Am More’ event

By Valerie Lyons | Nov. 27, 2018

Dozens of students lined up for personalized T-shirts and photo-ops.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

An SG update from your Student Body President

Nov. 27, 2018

I hope you Gators all had a great Thanksgiving holiday with your friends and family! I am writing to you today with some updates on what your Student Government has been up to lately. I’ll touch on some new initiatives we’ve been working on as well as a summary of what else SG has accomplished so far this year.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Weimer bandit steals faculty laptop, University Police said

By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 27, 2018

The laptop cost $3,300.

Hailey Remigio, a 19-year-old UF neuroscience sophomore, attempts to get down a set of stairs outside Rawlings Hall. “No one actually stopped and gave me a second look,” she said. “It wasn’t the slightest bit of a challenge for every passerby, but to me and other persons with disabilities, it was nearly impossible. And until you look through our eyes, you just won’t see it, not because you’re ignorant but because no one had shed light on it before.”

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF hosts lecture on disability activist Ed Roberts

By Jeana Fraser | Nov. 27, 2018

About 60 people came out.

Solutions by The State News