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Students vote on referendum to change name of Reitz Union

By Kelsey Meany on October 3rd, 2012 | Last updated: December 20, 2012 at 4:43 pm

Students at the University of Florida have the opportunity to vote on behalf of a name change for the J. Reitz Student Union. The referendum students are voting on suggests a change in the name to instead honor Vigil Hawkins, an African American who helped to end segregation at UF.