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Lorenzo Vasquez

ELECTION | ALACHUA

Republican politicians suggest ‘voter suppression’ during Alachua County primary election

By Aurora Martínez , Lucille Lannigan , Veronica Nocera , Averi Kremposky and Lauren Brensel | Aug. 24

State Sen. Keith Perry, R-Ocala, released a statement after polls closed “regarding Alachua County Voter Suppression.” Multiple Alachua County precincts in both Newberry and High Springs went without Republican ballots for several hours, the statement read.

Courtesy to The Alligator

CAMPUS

Remembering UF Emeritus Professor Harold Stahmer

By Aurora Martínez | Dec. 14, 2020

Stahmer, a UF religion emeritus professor, died at 91 in Gainesville on Oct. 23 after a five year battle with Parkinson's disease. His actions and role in education left a memorable mark in his family and at UF.

Shannon Ahern

CAMPUS | STUDENT LIFE

Without closure, alumni face ups and downs moving past their time at UF

By Aurora Martínez | Dec. 9, 2020

UF alumni not only missed the chance to walk up the stage and celebrate the culmination of their studies, but some also had to unexpectedly replan or readjust their career plans.

David Chalmers served in the U.S. Army and was in Europe at the close of World War II. He later became a professor and scholar at UF as well as an activist outside and inside the classroom. (Courtesy to The Alligator)

CAMPUS | UF ADMINISTRATION

Remembering UF Emeritus Professor David Chalmers

By Aurora Martínez | Dec. 4, 2020

David Chalmers, UF emeritus professor of American history, died Oct. 25 in his Gainesville home in the company of his family. He served in the U.S. Army and was in Europe at the close of World War II. Later in life, he became a professor and scholar at UF as well as an activist outside and inside the classroom.