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Summer conflicts in UF’s Student Senate loom as elections approach
By Avery Parker | Aug. 27, 2024Student Government made legislative decisions over the Summer that will carry into the Fall.
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Mori Hosseini: a trail of university power, past and present
By Annie Wang and Vivienne Serret | Aug. 26, 2024Mori Hosseini, chairman of UF's Board of Trustees, has long maintained strong influence over university affairs and administration.
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‘Food connects us all’: Community gathers at Santa Fe’s food symposium
By Timothy Wang | Aug. 26, 2024Santa Fe College hosted Florida Heritage Foods Project's final food symposium on Friday.
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Faith, fellowship and free food: a guide to UF’s religious organizations
By Avery Parker | Aug. 25, 2024Here is a guide to different religious organizations available to University of Florida students.
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Manatee medicine, fashion shows and cook-offs: How to get involved at UF
By Avery Parker | Aug. 24, 2024The University Florida is home to more than a thousand student organizations.
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24kGoldn and Hot Chelle Rae headline first day of class concert
By Ella Dorfman | Aug. 23, 2024UF 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.
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Fuchs steps up, presidential search ensues
By Annie Wang | Aug. 22, 2024Kent Fuchs returns to campus as UF's interim president after Ben Sasse unexpectedly resigned from the role in July.
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Sasse stepped down. Donors and top officials say he was forced out.
By Vivienne Serret | Aug. 16, 2024Former 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.
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DeSantis administration calls for investigation into former UF President Ben Sasse’s ‘exorbitant spending’
By Garrett Shanley | Aug. 15, 2024Florida 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.
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Former UF provost Joe Glover to return under Fuchs
By Garrett Shanley | Aug. 14, 2024Former 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, 2024The 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, 2024SNAP 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, 2024In 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, 2024In 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, 2024Fink, 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, 2024Protestors 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.
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State elimination of DEI initiatives shuts down UF’s Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement
By Grace McClung | Aug. 5, 2024According 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, 2024Due 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.
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Ninety UF faculty sign letter calling for lighter penalties for arrested pro-Palestine protesters
By Timothy Wang | July 30, 2024In 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.
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DeSantis says he’ll stay out of UF’s upcoming presidential search
By Timothy Wang | July 25, 2024At a Wednesday press conference at St. Petersburg College, DeSantis said he would leave the decision to the UF Board of Trustees, of which six members out of 13 are appointed by the governor. Mori Hosseini, who has ties to DeSantis, has chaired the board since 2018.
