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Daniel Clayton, 23, UF electrical engineering senior, speaks to Ashley Marceus, 21, UF triple major in political science, African American studies and women’s studies third year about organizational planning inside the Black Enrichment Center on Tuesday afternoon.

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NEWS | CAMPUS

Students struggle to keep memory of IBC, La Casita alive

By Elliott Nasby | Apr. 24, 2018

A noose in Weimer Hall. Slurs on a whiteboard. Richard Spencer.

NEWS | CAMPUS

First 10 students to graduate from PaCE program this Spring

By Elliott Nasby | Apr. 24, 2018

Alexa Tirse was devastated three years ago when she thought she was denied admission to her dream school, UF.

Carlos Ocampo, left, and Victoria Escobar, right, kiss their 1-year-old Valeria Ocampo, who was released from UF Health Shands hospital last Friday.

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In historic operation, baby given new chance at life

By Elliott Nasby | Apr. 19, 2018

For the first time in more than seven months, 1-year-old Valeria Ocampo’s heart beat on its own.

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UF law students score lowest in the state on most recent bar exam

By Elliott Nasby | Apr. 16, 2018

UF Levin College of Law students had the lowest passing rate among Florida law school students who took the most recent bar exam, according to results released by the Florida Supreme Court on Monday.

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UF historian wins Pulitzer Prize for book on Gulf of Mexico

By Elliott Nasby | Apr. 16, 2018

As Jack E. Davis met with a graduate student in his Keene-Flint Hall office Monday afternoon, his phone began to ring. And ring. And ring.

Students walk to class in rainy weather.

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Tornado watch issued for Gainesville

By Elliott Nasby | Apr. 15, 2018

A tornado watch has been issued for Alachua County, with potential for a severe thunderstorm warning until 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Jacksonville.

Dinesh D'Souza did not shy away from hard political topics and primarily talked about the differences between the Democratic and Republican Parties that have dominated American politics.

Steph Strickland

NEWS | CAMPUS

Conservative speaker visits UF, faces handful of protesters

By Elliott Nasby | Apr. 12, 2018

Cracking sounds pierced the air in an otherwise calm Carleton Auditorium on Thursday night.

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NEWS | CAMPUS

The event was supposed to ignite a debate. Instead, students reached a consensus.

By Elliott Nasby | Apr. 11, 2018

Jarrod Rodriguez wanted to know why hecklers drowning out Richard Spencer’s speech at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts weren’t asked to leave.

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UF down to three for first chief diversity officer

By Elliott Nasby | Apr. 10, 2018

Three candidates for UF’s first chief diversity officer will visit campus to meet with faculty, staff and students before the end of the semester.

Isabel Bonnet

METRO

National Weather Service: Rainfall in Gainesville could surpass 74-year-old record

By Elliott Nasby | Apr. 9, 2018

On Monday night, Gainesville will likely beat a 74-year record of rainfall for April, according to the National Weather Service in Jacksonville.

José Chaparro, an associate horticultural sciences professor who’s been breeding fruit varieties at UF since 2004, checks on a citrus plant variety bred with genes to make it more freeze-resistant.

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By Elliott Nasby | Mar. 29, 2018

José Chaparro, an associate horticultural sciences professor who’s been breeding fruit varieties at UF since 2004, checks on a citrus plant variety bred with genes to make it more freeze-resistant.

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By Elliott Nasby | Mar. 29, 2018

José Chaparro, an associate horticultural sciences professor who’s been breeding fruit varieties at UF since 2004, checks on a citrus plant variety bred with genes to make it more freeze-resistant.

Pictured is a pair signs framed by PVC pipes hanging next to a set of trash and recycling cans that appeared on campus early Monday morning. The signs are part of a student research project by UF/IFAS first-year PhD student Amanda Brinton. The signs will be up until April 20, she said.

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Pictured is a pair signs framed by PVC pipes hanging next to a set of trash and recycling cans that appeared on campus early Monday morning. The signs are part of a student research project by UF/IFAS first-year PhD student Amanda Brinton. The signs will be up until April 20, she said.

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By Elliott Nasby | Mar. 13, 2018

Pictured is a pair signs framed by PVC pipes hanging next to a set of trash and recycling cans that appeared on campus early Monday morning. The signs are part of a student research project by UF/IFAS first-year PhD student Amanda Brinton. The signs will be up until April 20, she said.