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The Florida Department of Children and Families is hiring up to 200 temporary workers to serve as data-entry clerks after Hurricane Irma.
Read More »Florida Department Hiring 200 Temp Workers After Irma
UF Organization Hosts Rally Against Sexual Violence
STRIVE (Sexual Trauma/Interpersonal Violence Education) held its annual Take Back the Night March and Rally to End Sexual Violence on Norman Field Wednesday night.
Read More »At UF Town Hall, Administrators Address Racial Climate On Campus
More than 300 members of the University of Florida gathered at a town hall Monday to discuss the racial climate at the university. The Black Student Affairs Task Force presented its findings and recommendations to better the climate, while a panel of university officials fielded questions and provided updates on the status of initiatives already in motion.
Read More »In Photos: Students Protest After Student Body President-Elect’s Arrest
Meyers, 22, was charged with criminal mischief on March 7 after Key West police say he knocked over motorcycles, causing some damage to them.
Read More »Project Makeover Brings STEM To Life At Stephen Foster Elementary
Every year, Project Makeover chooses one Alachua County public elementary school to beautify with murals, landscaping and other special projects. This year, over 1,000 volunteers spent the weekend at Stephen Foster Elementary School.
Read More »Plane Wreckage, Bodies Found Off Of Cedar Key
Updated, March 7, 2017: The Levy County Sheriff’s Office sent out the following update this afternoon, announcing that the remains of the third person on the plane have likely been found: On February 12, 2017 a single engine plane inbound to Cedar Key crashed into the Gulf of Mexico approximately …
Read More »CWC Needs 21 Counselors, $2 Million to Meet Staffing Standards
UF's Counseling and Wellness Center is awaiting approval from the state legislature for 2 million dollars to hire 21 more therapists. In the meantime, students struggle to make appointments and find help on campus due to understaffing.
Read More »167 Faculty, Staff and Students Face Uncertain Future Following Immigration Ban
In the aftermath of Trump’s immigration ban, many international students face an uncertain future at UF and in the U.S. The International Center is working with campus officials to connect these students, faculty and staff with legal resources.
Read More »UF President, Student Organizations Respond To Immigration Executive Order
After President Trump signed an executive order Friday that halted refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries from being admitted to the United States, the local community and the University of Florida responded.
Read More »UPDATE: Rope Tied Into Noose As Joke, UF Student Says
A noose was found in a classroom this morning at the University of Florida as students arrived there for class.
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