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Live Updates: All you need to know about Hurricane Idalia

By Alligator Staff report | Aug. 28, 2023

UPDATE: Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall in Florida Wednesday morning, spared much of Gainesville and Alachua County. With the departure of the hurricane, a gradual return to normalcy is underway. Many institutions, including UF and local schools, have reopened their doors after temporary closures due to the storm's threat.

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UF, SFC cancel class ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia

By Bailey Diem | Aug. 28, 2023

UF announced its campus will be closed at noon Tuesday and will remain closed Wednesday due to potential Hurricane Idalia in a UF alert. SFC canceled classes for Tuesday and Wednesday at 4 p.m. Monday.

The Gainesville Fire Rescue arrives to extinguish flames from a burning vehicle Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.

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UF van near Pugh Hall catches fire

By Jordan Ramos | Aug. 28, 2023

The UF Police Department received a report of smoke coming out of a white university-owned Ford van around 1:40 p.m. , UPD Sergeant Andrew McIntosh said.

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UF van near Pugh Hall catches fire

By Jordan Ramos | Aug. 28, 2023

The UF Police Department received a report of smoke coming out of a white university-owned Ford van around 1:40 p.m. , UPD Sergeant Andrew McIntosh said.

UF President Ben Sasse talks with attendees of the press conference held at Jacksonville City Hall about plans to open a new graduate campus, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.

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Sasse’s preliminary strategic plan includes tuition changes, department reductions

By Garrett Shanley | Aug. 23, 2023

UF President Ben Sasse described an early framework of UF’s new strategic plan in faculty-only presentations across UF’s colleges last week. Sasse discussed adjusting student tuition costs, reducing the total number of academic departments, eliminating "quiet-retired" faculty and restructuring the delivery of education, a professor said.

Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Law enforcement officials say, Taylor Taranto, a man wanted for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in the Washington neighborhood where former President Barack Obama lives. Taranto was seen a few blocks from the former president's home, and he fled even though he was chased by U.S. Secret Service agents. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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UF student sentenced to 3 years probation for involvement in Capitol riots

By Garrett Shanley | July 10, 2023

UF student Gabriel Chase was sentenced to a 3-year probation July 5 for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the United States Capitol.

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UF student arrested for sexual assault on campus

By Amanda Friedman | July 10, 2023

A UF student was arrested by UPD and charged with sexual battery of a victim between 12 and 18 years old July 8.

In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, The Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Supreme Court rejects affirmative action for college admissions

By Claire Grunewald | June 29, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action at colleges in a landmark case Thursday.

A gator fan advertises parking off of West University Avenue prior to Florida’s game against USF Saturday, Sept 17, 2022.

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UF to issue parking citations on university vehicles

By Nicole Beltran | June 28, 2023

UF Transportation and Parking Services will begin to issue citations on university- and department-owned vehicles that don't follow safety regulations starting July 31.

New UF President Ben Sasse addresses a crowd during a press conference at Jacksonville City Hall Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.

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UF Hamilton Center director has personal, political ties to President Sasse

By Garrett Shanley | June 12, 2023

UF President Ben Sasse announced William Inboden, a former Senate campaign donor and close friend of Sasse, as the new director for the Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education in a press release Monday.

A car exits the parking lot across from from Southwest Recreation Center on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

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UF Board of Trustees considers proximity-based pricing system for student parking

By Garrett Shanley | June 11, 2023

The proposed plan restructures the student parking system to have three tiers varying in price based on campus proximity.

Newly appointed UF President Ben Sasse discusses a plan to open a new graduate campus in Jacksonville during a press conference held at Jacksonville City Hall Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.

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Sasse announces new Strategic Enrollment Management Taskforce

By Garrett Shanley | May 24, 2023

UF President Ben Sasse announced the formation of a Strategic Enrollment Management Taskforce in a press release Tuesday. The taskforce will assess a broad set of issues related to undergraduate enrollment, including academic programs, physical learning spaces, digital delivery and residential housing, according to the release.

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DeSantis backs $75 million UF Jacksonville graduate campus

By Claire Grunewald | May 3, 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis backed UF’s Jacksonville graduate center at a press conference Tuesday. Along with verbal support from the governor, the state increased the proposed funding for the campus by $25 million.

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UF bans TikTok, other platforms on university network following other universities

By Peyton Harris | Apr. 5, 2023

Around 12:30 p.m., UF banned social media platforms like TikTok and WeChat across campus. Students and faculty will be unable to access the applications through campus networks and or own the app on university-controlled devices.

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University Police Department investigates targeted letter sent to UF Chief Diversity Office

By Peyton Harris | Mar. 21, 2023

The University Police Department investigated a “concerning” letter sent to UF’s Office of the Chief Diversity Officer Feb. 6, in an case that has since been suspended due to a lack of evidence and information, according to an incident report.

Two UF students are arrested by University Police Department officers in Turlington Plaza Friday, March 10, 2023.

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University Police Department detains 2 UF student abortion rights protestors

By Lauren Brensel | Mar. 10, 2023

Two UF students, including the co-president of Graduate Assistants United, were arrested by the University Police Department at an abortion rights protest in Turlington Plaza Friday afternoon.

Laura Ann Rosenbury, dean of UF’s Levin College of Law, speaks before she begins her term in 2015.

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UF law school dean Laura Rosenbury selected as Barnard College president

By Veronica Nocera | Mar. 9, 2023

Laura Rosenbury, the first female dean of the UF Levin College of Law, will leave the university in July to become the president of Barnard College, UF announced Thursday morning.

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UF Jewish community drowns out antisemitic streamers

By Alligator Staff report | Feb. 2, 2023

Self-identified Christian Nationalist streamers Tyler Russell and Dalton Clodfelter began tabling at the Plaza of the Americans at about 1:30 p.m., donned in Yeezy merchandise, with a few supporters. A few feet across from them, the UF Jewish community showed up en masse.

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Bomb squad calls false alarm after UF Turlington Hall evacuation

By Alligator Staff report | Feb. 2, 2023

It was “research material” on the first floor of Turlington Hall that caused hundreds of students to flood out of the building when law enforcement ordered an evacuation of the building around 12:30 p.m, UF spokesperson Cynthia Roldan said.

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UF Jewish community, Fuchs react to antisemitic ‘Ye’ Kanye West messages

By Ella Thompson | Feb. 1, 2023

UF campus will have increased police presence this week after members of the UF community discovered multiple antisemitic messages written in chalk on campus in support of Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.