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UF is working on admission process

By Sara Perlman | Oct. 8, 2015

UF will soon make it easier for incoming freshmen to apply to college.

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Santa Fe holds ceremony for Umpqua shooting victims

By Hunter Williamson | Oct. 8, 2015

A bell rang out over Liberty Pond.

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UF students walk to be healthy

By John Avery Guyton | Oct. 8, 2015

UF students are taking a stand for their health — by walking.

Marshell Petrik, a 21-year-old UF mechanical engineering senior, shows off his $500 handcrafted pen at the Harn Museum's Art in Engineering event Oct. 8, 2015. The pen, made from real watch parts, took Petrik 40 hours to craft. He said he has been making pens from a variety of materials for six years.

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A marriage of art and science

By Alexandra Fernandez | Oct. 8, 2015

As a 3-D printer whirred behind her Thursday, Erin Winick spoke about the way she combines art and science.

Maria A. B. Gama (left), a 22-year-old biochemistry senior, and Nurul Azma Ahmad Tarmizi, a 21-year-old food science and human nutrition junior, share a laugh at the Gatornational Language and Culture Fair at the Hub on Oct. 8, 2015. The UF Campus Diplomats hosted the event to connect international students on campus. Tarmizi said it was important to represent her country, Indonesia.

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Campus Diplomats host event for students share to cultures

By Katelyn Newberg | Oct. 8, 2015

UF international students exchanged numbers and munched on chocolate chip cookies and Oreos in the Hub on Thursday night.

HeFor She President Lillian Rozsa (left), a 19-year-old UF political science and women's studies sophomore, and secretary Whitney Hall, a 19-year-old UF biology sophomore, lead the “Dress Does Not Mean Yes” walk from the Plaza of the Americas to Turlington Plaza on Oct. 8, 2015. Hall said the march was to express solidarity with sexual assault victims and determination to end rape culture.

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Students march in “Dress Does Not Mean Yes” movement

By Zalomé Briceño | Oct. 8, 2015

UF industrial and systems engineering sophomore Andres Esteller chanted: "Consent is hot. Assault is not."

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UF students to celebrate women’s empowerment in summit

By Paola Asencio | Oct. 8, 2015

UF students will celebrate Day of the Girl Child on Sunday and learn how to help girls in poor countries get an education.

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UF looks ahead with Florida constitutional revision commission

By Kendaline Watt | Oct. 8, 2015

The Florida Constitution’s 50th birthday is coming up, and UF plans to celebrate.

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Former Sen. Alan Simpson speaks at UF

By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 7, 2015

Pugh Hall became a forum for political discussion Wednesday night as former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, R-WY., spoke to a crowd of about 150 students and community members.

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A new Santa Fe play brings “Oedipus” to Gainesville

By Daniela Bulla | Oct. 7, 2015

Santa Fe College Fine Arts will soon bring ancient Greece to Gainesville.

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Santa Fe Senate discusses and votes on concealed-carry resolution

By Hunter Williamson | Oct. 7, 2015

The Santa Fe College Student Senate debated Wednesday evening about a resolution to endorse bills in the Florida State Senate and House to allow concealed carry on college and university campuses.

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