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Forty UF top-five banners stolen from campus
By Serra Sowers and Maya Erwin | Oct. 18, 2021Seventy-five banners that read “Top 5” hung at UF. Now, only 35 remain.
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Staff Writer Maya is a third-year journalism major at the University of Florida covering university general assignment news for The Alligator. In her free time, Maya loves traveling, spending time with friends and listening to music.
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UF’s Food Week offers taste of food science programs
By Maya Erwin | Oct. 15, 2021The Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at UF hosted Food Week, an offering of food-related events to make students aware about the college department.
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UPD offers changes on campus following a sexual assault, kidnapping attempt
By Maya Erwin | Sep. 29, 2021UPD says its working to keep students safe on campus with more lighting, safety training and police presence
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UF ranked top five public university
By Maya Erwin | Sep. 13, 2021The newest ranking makes UF the first university in the state to ever be in the top five ranking of colleges. Now, UF is tied for fifth with University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and UC Santa Barbara.
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Baby Gator toddlers exposed to COVID-19, parents are upset by lack of transparency
By Maya Erwin | Sep. 7, 2021Over the month of August, dozens of toddlers from Baby Gator — a childcare center for UF affiliates — were sent home for two weeks to quarantine as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak within the school.
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‘Clean Start’ program provides grooming to rescued dogs
By Maya Erwin | July 6, 2021A new partnership between the Humane Society of North Central Florida and Scenthound encourages an increase in dog adoptions
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Alachua County Public Schools completes a full school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic
By Maya Erwin and Abigail Hasebroock | June 16, 2021Alachua County Public Schools students, parents and teachers reflect on a full school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent chooses not to renew nine administration contracts
By Maya Erwin | June 11, 2021The Alachua County Public School superintendent did not renew nine administration members’ contracts, removing them from their positions at the school year’s end.
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A new dog grooming service arrives in Gainesville
By Maya Erwin | June 4, 2021Scenthound opened May 24 and provides grooming services focused on overall wellness and routine care of all dogs — rather than just the haircuts or baths associated with traditional groomers.
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Alachua County Public School teacher a finalist for national culinary education award
By Maya Erwin | June 1, 2021Pamela Bedford, the director of the Institute of Culinary Arts at Eastside High School, was nominated as one of four finalists for the American Culinary Federation’s national Chef Educator of the Year Award — an annual recognition of a culinary educator who has led by example to enhance the cooking skills of their students and guide them to success.
