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Gainesville on the big screen
By Lonnie Numa | June 5, 2020Students weigh in on why UF’s representation in pop culture matters
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UF Board of Trustees moves forward with Fall reopening plan
By Nicole Rodriguez | June 4, 2020The Board unanimously approved UF's Fall reopening plan in a meeting Friday. UF will submit the plan to the Florida Board of Governors by June 12.
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Student Body President Trevor Pope issues executive order following George Floyd’s death
By Meghan McGlone | June 3, 2020The order will direct the SG Diversity and Programming Committee to prepare recommendations to address racism at UF, Pope wrote in an email to The Alligator
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“We are arrested, or we end up dead”: UF reacts to murder of George Floyd
By Nicole Rodriguez | June 3, 2020A routine interaction with police shouldn’t be a prison sentence, said one UF student. For black Americans, it often is.
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UF releases draft of reopening plans for Fall
By Nicole Rodriguez | June 1, 2020Plans will evolve based on the status of COVID-19
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Fuchs: UF’s reopening plan moves forward
By Kent Fuchs | June 1, 2020A message from the university president.
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UF President condemns killing of George Floyd
By Nicole Rodriguez | May 29, 2020President Fuchs asked everyone at UF to consider how they can be a part of positive change
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“He lived every day to the fullest": Tate Hankla remembered
By Sarah Mandile | May 29, 2020Tate died in his Gurnee, Illinois, home just days after finishing his freshman year at UF. He was 19.
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UF Summer enrollment rates increase despite remote learning
By Nicole Rodriguez | May 29, 2020Some students and faculty worry that not all courses can be delivered online as effectively as in person.
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Comedian John Mulaney talks comedy, quarantine and creativity to students Thursday night
By Meghan McGlone | May 28, 2020The event was Accent Speakers Bureau’s first virtual show of the summer
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Florida Board of Governors approves plan to reopen universities
By Hannah Phillips | May 28, 2020Criser III emphasized that the blueprint for reopening must be versatile to conform to each university’s unique environments and circumstances.
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“No one is trying to catch students cheating”: ProctorU and Honorlock’s common privacy misconceptions
By Meghan McGlone | May 27, 2020The proctoring companies do not sell students’ data
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UF alumna receives $1 million investment on “Shark Tank”
By Shelby Smith | May 27, 2020Rachel Connors secured the deal with KIND snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky
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Gainesville facilities help people with intellectual disabilities find dental care
By Emma Bautista | May 27, 2020Finding routine dental care can be challenging for this population.
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SG pays $11,000 for weekly virtual trivia nights
By Meghan McGlone | May 27, 2020Students can win Amazon gift cards throughout the event. The game shows are streamed on Twitch every Thursday during Summer A.
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SG’s Accent is paying $50,000 for John Mulaney event
By Meghan McGlone | May 27, 2020The event will be held virtually on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
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UF’s CWC introduces COVID-19 virtual support group
By Diane Hernandez | May 25, 2020COVID-19 virtual support group will focus on student discussion
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UF Accent Speakers Bureau to host John Mulaney
By Nicole Rodriguez | May 22, 2020The comedian will be the organization’s first virtual speaker.
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UF, SEC announce plans to return athletes to campus
By Brendan Farrell | May 22, 2020On the same day that the SEC made its decision to allow in-person voluntary athletic activities to resume, Florida has announced its plans to allow student-athletes back on campus.
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Innovation Academy students deal with more screen time
By Nicole Rodriguez | May 21, 2020They now face nearly an entire academic year of online learning after COVID-19 forced the university to transition online.
