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Thursday, October 02, 2025

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Andrew Gillum, a Florida governmental candidate, stopped in his hometown of Gainesville Monday at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church to meet and talk with supporters.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum leading march at UF to Reitz

By McKenna Beery | Oct. 25, 2018

Students are encouraged to wear red.

Pilot Mark Creighton, of Port Aransas, Texas, loads nonperishable food onto a plane headed to Appalachia, Florida, for Operation Airdrop. His home flooded during Hurricane Harvey, and he’s helped other victims of hurricanes through Operation Airdrop since.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF program provides financial relief to UF students post-Hurricane Michael

By Alyssa Ramos | Oct. 25, 2018

Six students have been awarded a total of $6,000.

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

Dance Marathon at UF surpassed $600,000 goal in 26 hours

By Fotini Sisois | Oct. 25, 2018

Tears welled in Lauren Connell’s eyes while she sent fundraising emails in the Sigma Kappa sorority house Tuesday afternoon.

Alissa Adam, a 21-year-old UF women's studies and African-American studies senior, reads off some of the myths and facts of domestic violence during the My Costume is Not Consent tabling event at the Plaza of the Americas Wednesday afternoon. This event was hosted by the UFPD Office of Victim Services. Volunteers like Adam represented 11 other organizations that deal with domestic violence and its effects in the Gainesville area.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UPD, support groups talked to students about consent and Halloween costumes

By Jordyn Kalman | Oct. 25, 2018

About 100 students participated.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF announces campaign for donors to name bats

By Jeana Fraser | Oct. 25, 2018

About 150 bats were named.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF College of the Arts opens 19 new faculty positions

By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 25, 2018

Positions include teaching areas such as music business and performance somatics.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Finally: fee increases went to the right programs

Oct. 25, 2018

At the local fee committee, SG made the right choices

Grace Banahan, an 18-year-old political science and journalism major, listens to Florida Governor candidates Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum debate on corruption and racism Wednesday night at the Governor's Debate Watch Party in Pugh Hall. Banahan is voting for her first time this year.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Governor’s debate watch party draws in over 50 people

By Aaron Ritter | Oct. 25, 2018

This was the last gubernatorial debate between Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum.

In the 2012-13 school year, the Disability Resource Center center served 1,214 students. This academic year, that rose to 3,055.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Student fees may increase after local fee committee vote

By Alyssa Ramos | Oct. 24, 2018

This is the first time the committee has approved fees since 2014

NEWS | CAMPUS

Petition urges permanent funding of Counseling and Wellness Center

By Alyssa Ramos | Oct. 24, 2018

More than 1,200 have signed the petition

NEWS | SFC

Santa Fe College annual United Way fundraiser is underway

By Angela DiMichele | Oct. 24, 2018

The loser will get a pie in his face

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF students flown to Los Angeles by FOX Sports after winning competition

By Chris Day | Oct. 24, 2018

The students helped film a PSA

Diana Moreno, the assistant director of the UF Multicultural and Diversity Affairs, discusses the fine line between cultural appropriation and appreciation with students at a discussion held as part of Anti-Racism week.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Cute or Offensive? Students talk cultural appropriation

By Gabrielle Seminara | Oct. 24, 2018

About 40 students attended.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman to speak at UF

By Gillian Sweeney | Oct. 24, 2018

She’ll be speaking at the University Auditorium Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Have to go to class on Election Day? Some SG officials want to change that

By Gillian Sweeney | Oct. 23, 2018

The Senate did not bring the resolution to debate or vote.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF fraternity on probation for underage drinking

By Jessica Curbelo | Oct. 23, 2018

The fraternity was on probation in

The five temporary lots that will soon open to accommodate parking during the construction of Garage 14 on Gale Lemerand Drive. The cost for the temporary lots is projected to be around $4 million. Parking will be available to UF faculty and graduate students.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Four new temporary lots will open during UF parking garage construction

By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 23, 2018

Three of the lots will open in December.

Pictured is the Santa Fe College clock tower.

NEWS | SFC

Santa Fe to expand Blount Campus in $36.4 million project

By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 23, 2018

The campus should be open in Spring 2021.

NEWS | CAMPUS

On-Campus voting is a privilege: Use it

Oct. 23, 2018

Students who normally don't vote can access the Reitz Union

Nicholas Moore-Lefauve, a 20-year-old information systems and operations management major, puts on his "I Voted" sticker during the first day of early voting at the J. Wayne Reitz Union Monday morning. This is the third time Moore-Lefauve has voted in his life.

NEWS | CAMPUS

More than 40 people compete in first day of ‘Battle of the Ballots’

By Jeana Fraser | Oct. 22, 2018

Event organizers aim to dictate which college had the highest voter turnout.

Solutions by The State News