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Students attend the first day of voting for the UF Student Government election at the Reitz Union on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
NEWS  |  CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Over 6,700 students vote in first day of Student Government elections

By Alligator Staff report | Feb. 27, 2024

Students gathered Tuesday at polling locations across campus to cast their ballots for the Student Government executive ticket and 50 Student Senate seats. Tuesday brought out 6,740 student votes, Supervisor of Elections Ethan Halle said. It’s about 1,000 votes fewer than the first day of Spring 2023 elections, which brought out 7,619 students. 

Florida Gators cheerleader Waleed Aref tosses Amrynne Hill during the team's practice on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
NEWS  |  CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

The men behind the megaphones

By Zoey Thomas | Feb. 26, 2024

The UF cheerleading team currently has 13 men and 24 women, divided into a combination of male-female stunt pairs and all-girl groups. The athletes spent most of the two-hour practice preparing for next month’s cheer tryout, during which they’ll do their best to recruit talented newcomers — and show up themselves to re-earn their spots on the team. But tryouts will be less competitive for some than others.

Ben Sasse speaks at UF Hillel’s Spread Cream Cheese Not Hate event on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.
NEWS  |  CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Sasse spent first year as UF president mostly behind the scenes

By Zoey Thomas | Feb. 5, 2024

After a search committee announced Sasse as the sole finalist for the presidency in October 2022, the campus erupted in protests that the former United States Republican senator would bring a conservative agenda to campus. Instead, Sasse spent his first year putting his head down to learn the workings of what Danaya Wright called the most complicated institution in the country. 

NEWS  |  CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Florida shut down state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion. These UF programs could be affected

By Zoey Thomas | Jan. 29, 2024

In the days following the statewide ban on diversity, equity and inclusion funding, students at the University of North Florida are protesting the closure of their school’s LGBTQ+ center. Meanwhile, UF faculty and students are still unsure what the future looks like. The Florida Board of Governors gave final approval Jan. 24 to a ban on universities putting state or federal funds toward DEI or “social activism” programs. 

Senior Beth Blair in Century Tower on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024.
NEWS  |  CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

UF Century Tower Carillon students ‘ring’ in the Spring semester

By Sara-James Ranta | Jan. 29, 2024

Every semester, a small group of students have the opportunity to play the Century Tower Carillon — an instrument made of bells — ranked among one of the largest university carillons out of the less than 200 nationwide. Since the carillon’s first recital in 1979, each student’s performance is an addition to the tower's historic legacy and unique sound, according to its website. 

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