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Members of the two communities made sure that university officials know exactly where they stand.
Read More »UF Students Protest Against Plans To Connect Institute Of Black Culture And Institute Of Hispanic Affairs Buildings
UF Student Body President Reaches Agreement from Spring Break Arrest
The UF student body president received 12 months of court-ordered supervision and must pay about $300 for his alleged behavior while on spring break.
Read More »Universities Get Money For Faculty, Grad Programs
All 12 Florida universities will benefit from $121 million in two new programs designed to help the schools attract top-level professors and reward high-performing graduate schools. The University of Florida will receive the largest share at more than $27 million.
Read More »Caleb Brantley Gets Battery Complaint Dismissed
The Florida State Attorney’s Office dismissed a battery complaint against Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Caleb Brantley, citing “insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction” as the reason for the dismissal.
Read More »From Tragedy To Triumphs
Revel Lubin, UF's newly elected Student Body Treasurer, speaks in-depth about his life and the pivotal moments that impacted the course of his future.
Read More »New UF Health Hospital Buildings Bring Specialization, Rooms
Construction of the two new UF Health Shands hospitals is ahead of schedule. The twin hospitals will bring more specialization in heart and cardiovascular diseases and neuromedicine units.
Read More »Questions Abound In Aftermath Of Former Gator, NFL Star Aaron Hernandez’s Death
Friends, family and his legal team remain shocked as authorities offer few answers after Aaron Hernandez was found hanging from a bedsheet Wednesday in his cell in a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts, where he was serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder.
Read More »Former Gator, Ex-NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Dead After Hanging Self In Cell
Former UF tight end and ex-NFL star, Aaron Hernandez, was found dead after hanging himself in his prison cell early Wednesday in Massachusetts. Hernandez was serving a life sentence in a 2013 murder, but had just been acquitted of a 2012 double murder last week.
Read More »UF Graduate Assistants Rally Against Healthcare Changes
Members and supporters of the Graduate Assistant Union gathered on the front lawn of Tigert Hall at the University of Florida to rally for the protection of GatorGradCare.
Read More »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.
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