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Sen. Nelson talks with students on loans, debt
By David Hoffman | Aug. 29, 2017Bill Nelson came to UF looking for stories.
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I disagree with Fuchs’ decision to reject Richard Spencer
Aug. 22, 2017UF’s decision to ban Richard Spencer and his National Policy Institute from speaking on campus is a grave mistake, and one the university will come to regret. In a statement released last week, UF President Kent Fuchs defended his decision because of safety concerns. While the safety of those on campus is obviously a legitimate concern, so is the concern of free speech, which has now been shunned as a result of this decision.
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Black UF students share worries, plan response to racism
By Jimena Tavel | Aug. 21, 2017It was a rougher time at UF.
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UF raises record $449 million in one year
By Camille Respess | Aug. 21, 2017UF and the Levin College of Law both received record donations this past year.
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Why Richard Spencer should not speak on campus
Aug. 20, 2017UF President Kent Fuchs’s Aug. 16 statement cancelling the visit by white supremacist Richard Spencer was on the mark. Events in Charlottesville, Virginia, together with warnings of a “battlefield” in Gainesville provide ample reason to halt the event. Fuchs was also right to emphasize that personally, he finds Spencer’s rhetoric “repugnant and counter to everything this nation stands for.” But though safety issues and not Spencer’s ideas comprised the reason for the cancellation, Spencer is considering a lawsuit, arguing that UF is using safety as a pretext to limit free speech. In a similar case this year, Auburn University allowed Spencer to speak rather than face a court battle.
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A few goals for new, returning Gators this semester
Aug. 14, 2017Welcome to UF! Whether you just graduated from high school and have moved to Gainesville to start your bachelor's degree or you attended college in another country and have come to Florida to pursue a graduate or professional degree, I am so pleased you chose UF as your university. I have three goals for you this academic year.
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Letter to the Editor: A respectful request
Aug. 14, 2017Dear UF President Kent Fuchs,
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Letter to the Editor: Do no harm, but take no s---
Aug. 13, 2017Tiki torches? On my campus?
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White nationalist activist Richard Spencer plans to speak at UF
By Jimena Tavel | Aug. 12, 2017A leader of a white nationalist organization, who participated in the violent Charlottesville, Virginia rallies Saturday, is arranging to speak at UF next month.
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‘Swampy’ UF memes attract more than 16,000 students, alumni
By Morgan McMullen | Aug. 2, 2017UF students can find themselves falling into several different niches once they arrive in Gainesville. Intramural sports teams, Greek life and different clubs on campus can divert students’ attention from school or other social and professional obligations.
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UF students, faculty celebrate LGBTQ+ community in honor of Pulse nightclub shooting
By Sara Marino | June 12, 2017Trung Tran remembers June 12, 2016, clearly.
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Ibram Kendi accepts position at American University
By Kianna Brown | May 22, 2017Every Monday morning, Ibram Kendi parks his car in the orange decal parking lot for UF faculty, just north of the O’Connell Center.
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Florida legislators pass $83 billion budget
By Catie Wegman | May 10, 2017Florida legislators voted to approve a budget that will give UF about $120 million in new funding.
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UF community celebrates opening of Joseph Hernandez Hall
By Eman Elshahawy | May 8, 2017After about three years of construction and planning, university administrators, alumni and donors gathered to celebrate the official unveiling of UF’s new multimillion-dollar chemistry building.
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Spacemen, Skunk Apes and Skeeters: Renaming the Gators
By Matt Brannon | Apr. 2, 2017President of UF Kent Fuchs made an unbelievable announcement over the weekend.
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Professor calls on Fuchs to add diversity course
By Paige Fry | Apr. 2, 2017A UF professor and her students want more than UF President Kent Fuchs’ condemnation of recent hateful events on campus.
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Fuchs: Thanks to the shepherds and leaders
Mar. 22, 2017The most important leader at a great research university is not the president. UF has about 1,000 administrative entities with leaders, including departments, schools, colleges, centers, institutes, programs and divisions. I hope to visit all of these entities while I am president, which will require I serve until I’m 90 years old, longer than Presidents Albert Murphree and John Tigert.
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Dean of Students: UF won’t ask for Meyers’ resignation
By Paige Fry | Mar. 21, 2017When a group of frustrated students walked into her office on Tuesday asking for Smith Meyers’ resignation, UF’s Dean of Students gave a stern response: No.
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During historic town hall, Fuchs addresses hate on campus
By Romy Ellenbogen | Mar. 20, 2017In her first year at UF, Martina Onyenwe said she has been on high alert.
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Fuchs to discuss hate on campus during town hall
By Romy Ellenbogen | Mar. 19, 2017UF President Kent Fuchs will hold a town hall meeting today at 6 p.m. in Emerson Hall to gauge students’ opinions about racially charged incidents on campus.
