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As the year comes to a close, here's a look back at the stories that stayed in the headlines.
Read More »The Point, Dec. 23, 2020: Coronavirus And Beyond: These Were 25 Of The Top Stories Of 2020
UF Faculty, Student Organizations Protest Against Spring Reopening During Board of Trustees Meeting
With less than six weeks before the start of the spring 2021 semester — and first large-scale in-person classes since the March 2020 lockdown — the University of Florida held its first in-person Board of Trustees meeting on Friday.
Read More »UF’s Planned Return To In-Person Classes At Pre-Pandemic Numbers Causes Mixed Reactions
Spring class registration is a week away.
Read More »Gainesville Activists Rally In Favor Of Counting Votes And To Urge Action Post Election
Activists locally and nationwide must continue mobilizing, said speakers at the “Continue the Fight!” rally in Gainesville.
Read More »Group Of UF Students And Teachers Join To Protest In-Person Classes In The Spring
Battling rain, over 30 people stood outside of the president's house on the University of Florida campus to protest the school’s decision to bring back in-person classes for the spring 2021 semester.
Read More »Before A Recount, Alachua County Elections Officials Had To First Get Through 826 Ballots
Before they began recounting votes for statewide elections, the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office faced the challenge of processing more than 800 ballots still not counted.
Read More »University of Florida Negotiates New Health Insurance Plan With Grad Assistants
The union for graduate assistants at the University of Florida is just a little bit closer to securing a new health insurance plan for the next three years.
Read More »Graduate Assistants Protesting UF Administration For Timely Pay
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Read More »UF Graduate Assistants To Get More Money
UF says more money is coming for several thousand graduate assistants
Read More »University of Florida graduate students seek to end fees, rally outside Library West
University of Florida graduate students gathered for a rally Tuesday arguing for changes to the graduate assistants contract.
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