Current Senate President Cooper Brown is running for Student Body President, with Faith Maniti for Vice President and Giovanna Mompremier for Treasurer.
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“Do good, and say ‘I love you,’” is the phrase echoing through the UF community in honor of Sophia Lambert, a first-year UF theatre and psychology major who died Jan.16 after a fatal crash on West University Avenue that sent five others to the hospital. She was 18 years old.
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Paxton will be remembered for her encouraging nature and selflessness, her mother, Lisa Paxton, said. Her favorite saying was, “Progress over perfection.”
Gainesville Police implemented Gator STEP, while the city commission passed a traffic safety plan that includes creating a task force to provide short-term safety solutions on University Avenue, including a speed limit reduction, barriers and flashing lights at intersections.
For Alachua County, the weeks following the insurrection marked the largest departure from the Republican Party in the past year, pointing to an uncertain future for the party following the Trump presidency and the start of Joe Biden’s presidency.
After canceling Spring Break, UF administration is urging faculty to suspend classes and exams for two days this semester to avoid student burnout.
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The renovated Thomas M. and Irene B. Kirbo Innovation and Learning Laboratory opened in January. It now has seven simulation rooms for training.
Students are encouraged to donate items such as masks, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes and toiletries through Feb. 1 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
After two UF students died from car crashes in less than two months, the Gainesville Police Department announced its traffic safety program Gator STEP.
Four organizations are boycotting Aramark, UF's official food provider, because of its use of prison labor.
The officer was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.
511 Santa Fe College students and 44 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. The college is not making students test routinely.
To accommodate more students this Spring, UF gyms are increasing capacity restrictions. Students will also have to be cleared for campus to enter the gym, certain areas are closed and students will have to log attendance for contact tracing purposes.
UF’s parking ticket payment revenue is approximately $1.4 million, but this year’s is projected to be less than half at about $500,000. Despite the expected decrease in funds, TAPS has not increased parking citations for monetary gain.
Some instructors found the transition to in-person classes on top of preparing their usual material to be added pressure during an already-stressful time. Others are happy to be back in the classroom.
Fredric Levin was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, under a roof that housed him and his five brothers. He met his wife, Marilyn, during his time at UF, and after raising four children together and 51 years of marriage, she passed away in 2011, according to the Levin Papantonio Rafferty Law Firm.
Gainesville residents can now take their kids out to the ball field to play at the newly improved and renovated Albert “Ray” Massey Park.
Stacey Williams was a kind and gracious family man, who took his role as "Coach" very seriously, knowing he was molding the minds of the future.
UF administration added a feature to its GatorSAFE app where students can report teachers for conducting in-person classes online. UFF-UF, the university's faculty union, believes this violates their collective bargaining agreement.
UF's Counseling and Wellness Center officially launched its online counseling program, SilverCloud, at the beginning of 2021 in response to the center's high demand for services.
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