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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Sign the contract, stop the spread: Promise to Humanity
By Diane Hernandez | June 17, 2020The contract wont cure COVID-19 but it may help to combat the spread, said one creator
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
UF Accent Speakers Bureau, BSU and PSU host the founders of #BlackLivesMatter
By Nicole Rodriguez | June 17, 2020Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi will speak June 25 at 6:30 p.m.
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Senators condemn racism, support rescinding student’s admission after racist posts
By Meghan McGlone | June 16, 2020While Liberty Woodley is named in the SG resolution, it is unclear if the university rescinded her admission
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SG official to no longer serve after racial slurs, offensive language resurface
By Meghan McGlone | June 12, 2020Branden Pearson apologized Friday morning after messages containing racial slurs and other offensive language surfaced
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UF students miss the little things
By Thomas Holton | June 11, 2020Students who’ve left UF reflect on the little things that make their school what it is
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#ShutDownAcademia: UF faculty and staff take time off to reflect on racism in America
By Nicole Rodriguez | June 10, 2020In the midst of grief and anger, Della Mosley is working to make the week as impactful as possible
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Prospective student who posted racist comments online no longer coming to UF
By Nicole Rodriguez | June 9, 2020Since the murder of George Floyd, a number of UF students have been scrutinized for their online posts.
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UF outlines safety procedures as football players return to campus
By Brendan Farrell | June 9, 2020UF addressed the media on Tuesday to address how it is safely returning student-athletes and starting voluntary on-campus workouts.
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State University System plans alternate Summer commencement ceremonies
By Ariana Aspuru | June 9, 2020UF will release its plans for graduation this week
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UF faculty fight for paid parental and medical leave
By Nicole Rodriguez | June 5, 2020They have been negotiating with UF’s Board of Trustees since March 2019
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UF Board of Trustees moves forward with Fall reopening plan
By Nicole Rodriguez | June 5, 2020The Board unanimously approved UF's Fall reopening plan in a meeting Friday. UF will submit the plan to the Florida Board of Governors by June 12.
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Gainesville on the big screen
By Lonnie Numa | June 5, 2020Students weigh in on why UF’s representation in pop culture matters
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF Board of Trustees moves forward with Fall reopening plan
By Nicole Rodriguez | June 4, 2020The Board unanimously approved UF's Fall reopening plan in a meeting Friday. UF will submit the plan to the Florida Board of Governors by June 12.
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Student Body President Trevor Pope issues executive order following George Floyd’s death
By Meghan McGlone | June 3, 2020The order will direct the SG Diversity and Programming Committee to prepare recommendations to address racism at UF, Pope wrote in an email to The Alligator
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“We are arrested, or we end up dead”: UF reacts to murder of George Floyd
By Nicole Rodriguez | June 3, 2020A routine interaction with police shouldn’t be a prison sentence, said one UF student. For black Americans, it often is.
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UF releases draft of reopening plans for Fall
By Nicole Rodriguez | June 1, 2020Plans will evolve based on the status of COVID-19
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Fuchs: UF’s reopening plan moves forward
By Kent Fuchs | June 1, 2020A message from the university president.
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UF President condemns killing of George Floyd
By Nicole Rodriguez | May 29, 2020President Fuchs asked everyone at UF to consider how they can be a part of positive change
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“He lived every day to the fullest": Tate Hankla remembered
By Sarah Mandile | May 29, 2020Tate died in his Gurnee, Illinois, home just days after finishing his freshman year at UF. He was 19.
