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President of UF College Republicans Michael Andre speaks about recent events, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, Gainesville, Fla.

UF College Republicans announces return to campus after 6-month ban

UF College Republicans announced its return to campus Monday, exactly six months after the university administration banned the organization in March. In an Instagram post, the club called its comeback a “total and complete victory,” thanking members who stuck around during the monthslong absence.



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University of Florida alumni, Ricardo Sosa-Melo, published two books following his experiences at the University of Florida and his life post graduation.

UF alum Ricardo Sosa-Melo chronicles college and post-grad life in latest books

Sosa-Melo, a UF alumnus, filmmaker and writer, turned three years of college memories into “Alligator Meat: A Memoir,” a collection of six creative nonfiction stories that began as his English thesis. Months later, those carefully reconstructed memories made way for “6 7: Poems,” a collection of 67 poems capturing the uncertainty and absurdity of postgraduate life published in March.




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