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As president-elect Donald Trump was sworn into office, students and residents throughout Gainesville showed resistance to his presidency through a walkout of University of Florida students and a gathering at Gainesville City Hall.

Members of the NAACP University of Florida chapter, UF Student Government and members of the community gathered Wednesday to stand in solidarity with students at the University of Missouri. Minority students at the university have received threats via the anonymous Yik Yak app.

University of Florida Dream Defenders and UF Students for a Democratic Society protested outside O'Connell Center Friday night.

Students for Concealed Carry at the University of Florida is organizing its third annual empty holster protest, where members wear gun holsters without weapons in them to protest the concealed carry ban on campus.

Sameer Saboungi released 70 black balloons Thursday, letting them fly high above the Plaza of the Americas and simultaneously raising awareness of the Syrian conflict.

The Frank Stronach Plant Science Center is the home of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Science’s agronomic, fruit and vegetable research efforts.  Today marked the dedication of the conference center to Stronach himself.  The celebration wasn’t without controversy.  Protesters turned out from a variety of locations …

The magnitude of the riots in Spain this morning took many by surprise. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Sanika Dange takes a more personal look at the riots that could end up welcoming in a new economic structure. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/SDSpainWrap3292012.mp3] Scenes from the riots in Spain on Thursday. Scene from protests in Spain …

Protesters continue to demand changes as we enter the third week of “Occupy” protests downtown.  WUFT-FM’s Bothaina Saleh says, in Gainesville, the protests have been quiet so far. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/10/BETHVOICER.mp3] “Occupy Gainesville” demonstrator Aaron Sachrios says violence does not help achieve the goals of the protest overall, but he can only …