Tag Archives: Turlington Plaza

UF students and community members gathered to honor the 15th anniversary of September 11.

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.

The University of Florida is offering a disabilities studies graduate certificate this spring. The program joins an existing undergraduate minor and will help to dispel misconceptions about disability in society.

Flu shots were offered instead of FluMist on Thursday at the University of Florida. Control Flu Alachua County canceled two FluMist clinics that were scheduled to come to the campus.

A candlelight vigil was held Friday for victims of the recent string of campus shootings in the country. A controversial bill in the Senate will determine if guns can legally be carried onto campuses.

The vigil organized by Student Government in memory of the death and injured in the Umpqua Community College was also held in memory of the victims of the Northern Arizona University when news broke about the second shooting only 8 days later.

Different events on campus and around Gainesville were held to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

A demonstration was held Wednesday in Turlington Plaza on University of Florida's campus by Students for a Democratic Society and Students for Justice in Palestine. The purpose was to draw attention to those killed by Israeli Defense Forces as well as police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri.