Weekly Roundup: August 29, 2022
By Brandon Hernandez | Aug. 29, 2022The Alligator Podcast recaps the biggest news stories published in the paper this week.
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Facing Race: Errol Nelson
By Carley Noll | July 11, 2020More Multimedia
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Facing Race: Wallace Mazon
By Carley Noll | June 27, 2020The second of The Alligator's new Facing Race comic series.
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Facing Race: Kristen Louder
By Carley Noll | June 12, 2020An inside look at racism on campus
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Beat the Heat Water Day
By Sam Thomas | Sep. 15, 2019About 200 people turned out to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Saturday afternoon to cool off for the first annual Beat the Heat Water Day with First Responders.
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Welcome Week Tie Dye
By Margaret Dotson | Aug. 29, 2019The University of Florida Society of Women Engineers (SWE) hosted a variety of events during the second week of fall semester encouraging students to attend other events and provide an opportunity for them to connect with people from other majors. SWE’s goal is to help empower women across campus to become engineers and leaders in STEM fields. “I just want to be a part of it,” said electro engineering freshman Kathleen Yang about the organization.
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Dancing Queens: Pride Student Union’s Fall Welcome Assembly
By Margaret Dotson | Aug. 27, 2019The Pride Student Union (PSU) at UF hosted a welcome assembly and drag show Monday night in the Rion Ballroom at the Reitz Union to shed light on the queer perspectives.
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Bingo for charity
By Lily Strickland | Aug. 25, 2019About 50 people gathered at Cypress and Grove Brewery Sunday evening for a bingo game hosted by Plenty of Pit Bulls to help raise money for their dogs. The event featured prizes donated by local businesses that guests could play to win. There was also a raffle. Plenty of Pit Bulls is an organization that rescues and rehabilitates dogs from overcrowded shelters. The dogs are put in foster homes to be house trained and matched with families.
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The Reitz Kind of Recreation
By Emma Green | Feb. 16, 2016Students are taking advantage of the recently reopened Reitz Union Game Room.
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Rejecting refugees is un-American
Nov. 22, 2015n the past week, 30 governors from both parties have decided they will not accept Syrian refugees. Legally, it’s unclear if this is possible because governors are not responsible for immigration policy, and this has been further muddled by Congress’ passing of a bill further slowing the bureaucratic process of admitting refugees. The act of voicing this anti-immigrant rhetoric feeds into the hands of Daesh and lets it have power.
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Students need insurance for free flu shot
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 10, 2015Students who want a free flu vaccine will need to show proof of insurance this year.
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Inside the mind of a burlesque performer
By Alex Harris | Apr. 18, 2015Sally B. Dash, a 33-year-old Gainesville burlesque performer, opens up about her relationship with burlesque and what drives her to perform.
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Senior dogs find a home with the Rolands
By Nicole Gomez | Apr. 17, 2015Ralph and Gail Roland share their 2,400-square-foot house in Melrose with 29 dogs. They adopt the seniors that shelters and owners can't keep. The Roland Senior Dog Rescue Gang is a registered nonprofit as of July, but the Rolands do most of the work on their own.
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Mobile veterinarian blends Eastern and Western medicine
By Alex Harris | Apr. 10, 2015Whether a pet has fleas or needs acupuncture, Dr. Jackie Casanova is the woman to call.
