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Santa Fe College students who have forged different paths to higher education can find community with a new student group for nontraditional students.
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Students react to UF banning TikTok on the university network
When connected to UF Wi-Fi, TikTok will no longer be accessible. Several students say TikTok is addicting, and they try not to use it. Daniel Torrejon is a UF student that said he deleted TikTok about a year ago. “It’s kind of like a time machine so like you start …
Read More »UF holds 29th annual Dance Marathon
After fundraising all year, University of Florida students gathered at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center this weekend for Dance Marathon. Students were challenged to stay awake and standing for 26.2 hours to raise funds for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network.
Read More »UF Islam on Campus prepares for Fast-a-Thon event
University of Florida students with the group Islam on Campus gathered at the 34th Street Wall on Sunday night to advertise their upcoming event, Fast-a-Thon. The annual charity gala, which coincides with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan this year, provides meals and information to guests to promote community, culture, …
Read More »Coding club for girls looks for more members and facilitators
The local chapter of the Girls Who Code club is looking for facilitators and young members. The nonprofit club helps bridge the gender gap in computer science and the STEM community by teaching girls to code Tetris games.
Read More »Hillel looks to grow student mental health and wellness initiative
The UF Hillel Wellness Initiative seeks to promote the implementation of mental health practices in the lives of students, especially within the Jewish community. Events officially began this semester.
Read More »“Carmen” performance addresses ageless struggles of race, social class and gender
A cast of 150 undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Florida Opera Theatre, UF School of Theatre + Dance, the Capella Nova Chorus of Gainesville and UF Symphony Orchestra will perform the opera "Carmen" Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Maestro Tiffany Lu will lead the 70-piece orchestra.
Read More »Florida Senate passes bill that would undermine most of state’s teacher unions
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Nancy Velardi has negotiated with Pinellas County Schools, one of the largest school districts across Florida, for 18 years, securing affordable health insurance for teachers and their families and working to increase salaries. But in her last term as president of the Pinellas County Teacher Association, the …
Read More »Carillonneurs carry on a UF tradition in Century Tower
Growing up, Katie Mann always had a passion for music. She started out playing the piano but moved to playing the classical cello for 10 years. She also plays the banjo. “I play whatever instrument I can find,” she said. Mann, a junior at the University of Florida, is one …
Read More »Program for school-age students seeking mentors
The Education Foundation of Alachua County’s Take Stock in Children program is looking for people interested in becoming mentors to area middle and high students. The group holds its Mentor Mixer on March 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Scorpio at 3911 Newberry Road in Gainesville.
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