Enterprise Data reporter Chloe Santiago is a junior journalism major with a focus on data and coding. She previously served as one of the Summer 2026 copy editors. Her idea of fun is a scary movie or video game at night with all the lights turned off.
There’s a gap like a missing tooth in the frozen aisle of West University Avenue’s Publix. A shadow looms over the empty shelving between the coconut- and tangerine-flavored fruit bars where the grape and strawberry flavors used to be.
Among welcome week activities, drop/add and the search for a parking spot, UF students — especially the almost 20,000 newly admitted freshmen — have one burning question on their minds: Which professor will make or break their semester? Many college students will say the answer lies on professor-rating websites like RateMyProfessor, a tool often used to choose classes and compare instructors who teach the same subject.
Hundreds have spoken out against proposals for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Starke, a city in Bradford County that hosts a population of just under 6,000.
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