The Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously to pass a non-binding resolution supporting gender-affirming care a week ago. The move is a meaningful gesture in the fight against legislation that harms LGBTQ individuals, according to Gators for Gender Affirming Care.
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 »Jewish holiday of Purim is ‘relevant in a different way this year,’ says UF Hillel rabbi
Gifts, costumes, groggers, and above all: hamantaschen. All of these items commemorate the jolly Jewish holiday Purim. Each year, it is celebrated on the 14th day of the Hebrew month “Adar,” which falls between late winter and early spring each year. For 2023, the holiday begins Monday, with celebrations set …
Read More »UF students gather for the five-year anniversary of the Parkland shooting
It’s been five years, but memories of her peers’ screams ringing through the halls of her high school still echo in Rachel Taylor’s mind. Fire alarms blared. Police stormed the school. Lives in Parkland, Florida, changed. While people worldwide celebrated Feb. 14 — the day dedicated to love — Taylor, …
Read More »University of Florida students, faculty offer opinions on UF President Ben Sasse as he takes office
Tensions ran high on the University of Florida campus on Monday as the state’s flagship higher education institution welcomed President Ben Sasse on his first day in office. The former U.S. senator this week officially became the top-5 university’s 13th president, taking the reins from predecessor Kent Fuchs after being …
Read More »The Point, Feb. 3, 2023: Bomb squad called, all clear on UF campus
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: All clear after bomb squad called to UF’s campus to investigate suspicious package. “University of Florida classes were brought to a screeching halt when students in Turlington Hall were evacuated …
Read More »University of Florida students “Chomp Hate” in Plaza of the Americas
Just steps away from the hubbub around a suspicious package alert at Turlington Plaza on Thursday afternoon, a sea of people crowded the heart of the University of Florida’s campus. While the nearby area around Turlington Hall was deserted as authorities cleared the area and determined the package posed no …
Read More »All clear after bomb squad called to UF’s campus to investigate suspicious package
After a tense three and a half hours, the University of Florida Police Department and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad identified the device found at Turlington Hall Thursday as “research material.”
Read More »‘It’s a fight for respect’: North Florida hijabis speak on the right to dress themselves
While women in Iran protest national religious mandates to wear a headscarf, Florida women who wear a hijab worry they may face backlash for their decision to wear the veil.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 24, 2022: Special session for Hurricane Ian relief
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Alachua County health authorities see rise in opioid emergencies despite Naloxone program. “Alachua County has seen an overall increase in opioid-related 911 calls over the past six years — more than …
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