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As a way of protesting the American Health Care Act, a group of about 30 local activists staged a die-in at congressman Ted Yoho’s office in Gainesville Tuesday.

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“Die-in” at Ted Yoho’s office

By Adam Turner | May 10, 2017

On Tuesday, Anne Clarke pretended to die outside of Rep. Ted Yoho’s office.

Chelsea Handler speaks at an event hosted by Accent Speakers Bureau and UF’s Jewish Student Union on Monday evening. The discussion was moderated by MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff.

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During UF visit, Chelsea Handler encourages political involvement

By Paige Fry | Apr. 13, 2017

On the stage behind Chelsea Handler and Jacob Soboroff was a list of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, complete with a “reality check.”

A man holds up a sign reading "Lock up Trump for treason, Yoho can visit" at the town hall meeting with Ted Yoho. The mood from many of the attendees was contrarian, as they were displeased with Yoho's actions in D.C.

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Tension, disagreements at second Yoho town hall

By Meryl Kornfield | Apr. 11, 2017

At the front of a middle-school auditorium, 27-year-old Kristen Reaver faced-off with 61-year-old Republican Rep. Ted Yoho.

Rama Hussein, 21, a UF biology junior, holds a sign that reads "Your Silence is Deadly" while members of Students Organize for Syria demonstrated a die-in.

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Student ‘die-in’ brings Syrian crisis to campus

By Romy Ellenbogen | Apr. 10, 2017

As Century Tower’s bells echoed across the crowded Turlington Plaza on Monday, four students collapsed to the ground.

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After supporter punched at ﬁrst meeting, second Yoho town hall scheduled

By Molly Vossler | Apr. 3, 2017

Gainesville-area residents will soon have a second chance to voice concerns to Rep. Ted Yoho after months of protests.

Charles D. Moloney, a 95-year-old World War II veteran, shakes the hand of Rep. Ted Yoho during a ceremony honoring Moloney's service during WWII at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center on Friday. Moloney enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 4,1942, and received six medals on Friday that he hadn't received after leaving the U.S. Army.

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Seventy-five years later, World War II veteran honored

By Meryl Kornfield | Apr. 3, 2017

Seventy-five years after enlisting in the U.S. Army, Charles Moloney Sr. was honored for his service on Friday.

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On April Fools’ Day, UF President promises to ‘drain the swamp’

By Molly Vossler | Apr. 2, 2017

UF President Kent Fuchs announced Saturday that a new executive order would ban all alligators from UF’s campus and effectively “drain the swamp.”

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Panelists at UF discuss US health care policy changes

By Martin | Apr. 2, 2017

Three panelists spent two hours explaining U.S. health care’s cur- rent state and its possible future at UF’s Levin College of Law on Friday.

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Undocumented immigrants, officials discuss Trump’s policies

By Molly Vossler | Mar. 23, 2017

Undocumented immigrants and elected officials gathered at a local church to discuss threatening immigration policies and how to deal with them Thursday night.

In this Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, file photo, a Border Patrol agent stands inside one of the holding areas at the Tucson Sector of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Tucson, Arizona.

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Alachua County makes federal list over immigration detainers

By Molly Vossler | Mar. 22, 2017

Alachua County is the only county in Florida singled out for failing to comply with federal requests to detain non-native arrestees after the release of a Department of Homeland Security report.

A new UF Student Government program, scheduled to launch within the next week, will cover 50 percent of all registered UF students’ Uber rides. The discount will cover rides on campus and off campus around Archer Road, 13th Street, 34th Street, University Avenue and Southwest Second Avenue.

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Partnership will give UF students half-off Uber rides

By Jimena Tavel | Mar. 20, 2017

Within the next week, Uber rides will become cheaper for UF students.

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Ride-hailing app Lyft brings competition to Gainesville

By Molly Vossler | Mar. 19, 2017

For the first time, Uber will have competition in Gainesville.

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Meet the Candidates: Gainesville's City Commission election

Mar. 13, 2017

Voting for City Commission is today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The races on the ballot are commissioners for District 2, District 3 and At-Large Seat 2.

Joy Pitts, 35, brought her 5-year-old daughter, Olivia, to the candlelight vigil held Wednesday at Gainesville City Hall for International Women’s Day. “This is why I do everything I do; I do it for her,” Pitts said.

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‘Collective Power’: Local women participate in international strike

By Michael Smith | Mar. 9, 2017

On the edge of UF’s campus Wednesday afternoon, a protester asked a group of about 50 how far the U.S. has progressed toward gender equality since the 1970s.

A man is handcuffed after allegedly punching another man in the face and knocking him unconscious after Town Hall with Congressman Ted Yoho at Countryside Baptist Church on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Witnesses said they saw the man throw the punch after an exchange of words and walked back into the crowd.

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US Rep. Yoho’s town hall draws hundreds; Trump supporter punched

By Meryl Kornfield | Mar. 5, 2017

Following weeks of protest outside U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho’s Gainesville office, hundreds gathered at his town hall meeting Saturday, the crowd flowing into the driveway of Countryside Baptist Church.

District 2 City Commission candidates Sheryl Eddie and Harvey Ward Jr. answered questions prepared by UF students in Pugh Hall at a forum on Wednesday evening.

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UF students hold City Commission candidate forum

By Molly Vossler | Mar. 1, 2017

Gainesville City Commission candidates were all in agreement Wednesday night: The commission must involve younger community members, primarily UF students, in local elections.

More than 30 people attended Chispas’ Day of Action, where students from different communities spoke about their experiences as a result of President Donald Trump's executive order and hate speech on campus. The group called for UF to do more to make all people feel welcome.

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Students protest acts of hate at UF campus

By Jimena Tavel | Feb. 27, 2017

The past two months have exhausted Ana Guevara.

Protesters gathered outside U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho's Gainesville office to demand a town hall meeting when he recesses.

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Under Trump, Gainesville residents double as protesters

By Molly Vossler | Feb. 23, 2017

Andrea Berteit felt more comfortable growing up in East Berlin in the ’80s than she does living under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Thousands gather on the Ellipse near the back lawn of the White House at the conclusion of the Women’s March on Washington. Many of the marchers placed their posters along a few small fences to create “walls” near the White House.

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Students reflect on documenting Women’s March on Washington

By Dominique Torres | Feb. 23, 2017

Aliya Miranda remembers standing in a sea of people as hundreds of thousands marched on Washington, D.C. in January.

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UF professors meet to discuss travel ban’s effect on Muslims

By Courtney Moberley | Feb. 21, 2017

President Donald Trump’s travel ban still weighs heavily on the minds of three panelists who discussed prejudice against people of Muslim faith Tuesday night.