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Drag queen Marisol Lords performs at Pride Student Union's welcome assembly on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 at University Auditorium.

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Pride Student Union ‘Let Them Eat Camp’ welcome assembly highlights community vibrancy

By Ella Dorfman | Aug. 27, 2024

PSU, UF’s largest LGBTQ+ student organization, invited three visual performers, an a cappella opener, a headline music act, seven table showcases and five keynote addresses to the event. Performers Sting Don, Ivy Les Vixen and Marisol Lords flaunted extravagant outfits while lip syncing to popular songs, and the tables and speakers displayed resources for the queer community.

Student Government parties Vision and Change announce plans for the upcoming year.

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Summer conflicts in UF’s Student Senate loom as elections approach

By Avery Parker | Aug. 27, 2024

Student Government made legislative decisions over the Summer that will carry into the Fall.

Mori Hosseini has been the UF Board of Trustees chairman since 2018.

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Mori Hosseini: a trail of university power, past and present

By Annie Wang and Vivienne Serret | Aug. 26, 2024

Mori Hosseini, chairman of UF's Board of Trustees, has long maintained strong influence over university affairs and administration.

Santa Fe College hosted the Heritage Foods Symposium on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, and featured information about local farms and food.

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‘Food connects us all’: Community gathers at Santa Fe’s food symposium

By Timothy Wang | Aug. 26, 2024

Santa Fe College hosted Florida Heritage Foods Project's final food symposium on Friday.

Eesaa Razzaq, an 18-year-old UF business administration freshman prays Thursday night at the Fast-A-Thon event at Stephen O’Connell Center.The event was hosted by Islam on Campus and designed to raise money for Gators for Refugee Medical Relief, a local charity dedicated to helping refugees locally and abroad, and NuDay Syria, a non-profit organization focused on bringing humanitarian aid to Syria.

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Faith, fellowship and free food: a guide to UF’s religious organizations

By Avery Parker | Aug. 25, 2024

Here is a guide to different religious organizations available to University of Florida students.

Julisia Hernandez, a 21-year-old mechanical engineering senior, celebrates after winning a flying disc that Kyle Eastman, a 29-year-old alumnus, holds at Alpha Omega Campus Ministry’s booth at the the Spring Student Org Fair on Wednesday. “Anybody can come join,” Eastman said about the ministry.

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Manatee medicine, fashion shows and cook-offs: How to get involved at UF

By Avery Parker | Aug. 24, 2024

The University Florida is home to more than a thousand student organizations.

24kGoldn performs at UF Student Government Productions first day of class concert on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, at the Stephen O’Connell Center.

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24kGoldn and Hot Chelle Rae headline first day of class concert

By Ella Dorfman | Aug. 23, 2024

UF Student Government Productions hosted its annual first day of class concert Thursday night at the Stephen O’Connell Center. 24kGoldn headlined the event alongside pop/rock band Hot Chelle Rae.

Portrait of Interim University of Florida President Ken Fuchs taken on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.

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Fuchs steps up, presidential search ensues

By Annie Wang | Aug. 22, 2024

Kent Fuchs returns to campus as UF's interim president after Ben Sasse unexpectedly resigned from the role in July.

New UF president Ben Sasse sits between Patrick Zalupski (left) and Mori Hosseini (right) during a press conference at Jacksonville City Hall Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.

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Sasse stepped down. Donors and top officials say he was forced out.

By Vivienne Serret | Aug. 16, 2024

Former UF President Ben Sasse stepped down unexpectedly in July, citing concerns about his wife’s health. But nine current and former administrators and top donors say there was more to the story.

Outgoing UF president Ben Sasse speaks in front of Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

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DeSantis administration calls for investigation into former UF President Ben Sasse’s ‘exorbitant spending’

By Garrett Shanley | Aug. 15, 2024

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has called on the Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System, to launch an investigation into former UF President Ben Sasse’s “exorbitant spending” of university funds.

Provost Joseph Glover presents updates from Tallahassee about Critical Race Theory and intersectionality teachings at the university to the Senate Thursday, March 23, 2023.

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Former UF provost Joe Glover to return under Fuchs

By Garrett Shanley | Aug. 14, 2024

Former UF provost Joe Glover is returning to his post after less than a month at University of Arizona — the first major shakeup in university leadership since former UF President Kent Fuchs returned to his post Aug. 1.

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UF, FSU faculty unions file lawsuit challenging state law banning neutral arbitration

By Timothy Wang | Aug. 14, 2024

The United Faculty of Florida and its UF and Florida State University chapters filed a federal lawsuit Aug. 7 seeking to reverse a 2023 state law banning neutral arbitration.

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Late-night drives: UF SNAP transportation ensures safe student travel

By Sara-James Ranta | Aug. 14, 2024

SNAP is a free on- and off-campus transportation service exclusive to currently enrolled students and staff, operating from 6:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. nightly during the Fall and Spring semesters and 8:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. every summer. Depending on demand, SNAP deploys between four and seven vans to roam campus that seat up to 15 people each.

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Sasse’s spending spree: Former UF president channeled millions to GOP allies, secretive contracts

By Garrett Shanley | Aug. 12, 2024

In his 17-month stint as UF president, Ben Sasse more than tripled his office’s spending, directing millions in university funds into secretive consulting contracts and high-paying positions for his GOP allies.

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UF law professor challenges state constitutionality of tenure changes

By Timothy Wang | Aug. 5, 2024

In the state’s first round of post-tenure review completed in July, UF led the state in negative evaluations.

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UF graduate student crowned Miss Florida

By Avery Parker | Aug. 5, 2024

Fink, a 26-year-old UF business administration graduate student, won the 2024 Miss Florida pageant in June with a talent of lyrical dance and a community service initiative called Give to Live — Donate Life.

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UF Venezuelan students react to the 2024 Venezuela presidential election

By Kamala Rossi | Aug. 5, 2024

Protestors filled the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, lifting posters calling for “libertad” in anticipation of the results of the country’s 2024 presidential election. More than 1,300 miles away, Ismary Ochoa anxiously watched the news in Miami.

An error message appears on a monitor at the Center for Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement on Sunday, March 3, 2024 following the elimination of all DEI positions on Friday, March 1, 2024.

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State elimination of DEI initiatives shuts down UF’s Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement

By Grace McClung | Aug. 5, 2024

According to a sign posted on the door to the center’s main suite, CIME is closed until Aug. 5 for refurbishment. Its website has been taken down for construction and its social media accounts are inactive.

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UF, SFC close campuses for Tropical Storm Debby, urge students to stay inside

By Garrett Shanley | Aug. 4, 2024

Due to Tropical Storm Debby, which is expected to strengthen to a Category 1 hurricane before it makes landfall, UF announced it will close campus and cancel classes for Monday.

A attendee at the "Stand with Palestine" protest holds a "Not war, it's colonialism; not eviction, it's ethnic cleansing; not conflict, it's occupation; not complicated, it's genocide" sign at the corner of University Avenue on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.

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Ninety UF faculty sign letter calling for lighter penalties for arrested pro-Palestine protesters

By Timothy Wang | July 30, 2024

In a letter sent to Summerlin and other top UF officials July 19, 90 faculty called upon the university to follow the committee’s recommendations. The letter, provided to The Alligator by a CLAS professor who preferred to remain anonymous, said the university did not uphold the student honor code by not being fair and not respecting laws and regulations.