Santa Fe College reporter Leona is a second-year journalism student and the Fall 2025 Santa Fe College reporter. They previously worked on the audience and growth team over the summer as a social media strategist. In their free time, Leona enjoys going to the gym, listening to music and watching Marvel movies.
“Pink Floyd Fridays” returned to Santa Fe’s Kika Silva Pla planetarium last month, with two shows coming back for the first time in over a year. The event features shows for each of three albums by the 1960s rock band Pink Floyd: “Dark Side of the Moon,” “The Wall” and “Wish You Were Here.”
A new institutional neutrality policy sparked confusion at a Faculty Senate meeting today – despite being at the top of the meeting agenda. UF Interim President Donald Landry, a major proponent for the policy, was absent.
A new policy enforcing institutional neutrality was unanimously passed at a UF Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 5. Interim president Donald Landry summarized the change in an email sent to all university employees Dec. 9.
It’s been a year since President Donald Trump was elected to his second term in office, and transgender people across North Central Florida have been feeling the effects of his crackdown on gender expression.
Rep. Angela “Angie” Nixon, D-Florida, visited the UF Reitz Union for her “Awake the State” Listening Tour, where she spoke on prompting change through community effort and action.
Finding community and belonging is a tall task for any newly inducted college student. But the stakes are even higher for those whose collegiate careers are unprecedented within their families.
In 2026, construction will begin on an elevated treehouse for visitor immersion at the zoo. Santa Fe announced the project on Oct. 3.
Tut the parrot will be remembered as a yapper. From mimicking people to whistling television show tunes, he found a way to make people laugh.
UF Student Government announced Emmy-winning actress Britt Lower will be the university’s next Accent speaker.
Dozens of students danced and sang on stage under colorful lights Friday evening in the name of homecoming spirit and school pride.
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