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Three times on Thursday, April 15, 1971, groups of Black Student Union members entered Tigert Hall in an attempt to speak with then-UF President Stephen C. O’Connell.
Read More »UF Alumni Reflect On Black Thursday And The Black Student Experience
Faith Leaders On Navigating Their Community Through A Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic and ensuing stay-at-home orders forced places of worship to quickly determine the best course of action and adapt.
Read More »‘A Long Time Coming’: Micanopy House of Prayer Leader Sentenced to 30 Years
Young pleaded no contest to a charge of murder and was sentenced to 30 years in Emon Harper’s case.
Read More »‘Everything Started Going Crazy’: North Florida Girl Scouts Selling Cookies Amid A Pandemic
Like almost every industry or organization with storied traditions nationally, the Girls Scouts is adapting to the pandemic by offering new ways for its girls to sell cookies. The sales account for each troop’s efforts to provide the programs essential to their existence.
Read More »University Of Florida To Professors: Stop Ordering Sick Students To Be Tested For Coronavirus
The orders from the University of Florida are a response to rising anxieties about the illness on a campus with more than 6,000 international students amid the virus’s rapid global spread – even though there have been no reported cases in Florida.
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