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The Alligator to host “Who Is Gainesville?” forum tonight

By Mikayla Carroll | Apr. 14, 2019

There will be an hour-long discussion with seven panelists

Hasan Minhaj, a 33-year-old comedian known for his time as a correspondent on “The Daily Show” and his Netflix show “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj,” answers questions Thursday at the  Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Around 1,750 attendees watched Minhaj answer questions asked by UF School of Journalism and Communications professor Mike Foley.

Chris Day

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Saudi Arabia, car crashes and printers: Comedian Hasan Minaj speaks at UF

By Mikayla Carroll | Apr. 11, 2019

There was a sold-out crowd of more than 1,700

UF’s Young Americans for Freedom gun rights banner hangs on Plaza of the Americas Saturday morning after being spray painted with the words “Go away” by an unknown vandalist.

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UF Young Americans for Freedom’s pro-gun banner vandalized

By Mikayla Carroll | Apr. 7, 2019

The vandalizer is still unknown

National Endowment for the Humanities chairman Jon Parrish Peede delivers his keynote speech in Smathers Library. Peede is the first sitting chairman to visit UF in more than 20 years.

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UF Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere celebrates 10-year anniversary

By Mikayla Carroll | Apr. 7, 2019

More than 150 UF students and faculty members attended

Stuart Newman visits the World War II Memorial located in Washington D.C. in late October 2018. Newman was a WWII veteran.

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UF College of Journalism Hall of Fame inductee dies at 96

By Mikayla Carroll | Mar. 31, 2019

Stuart Newman was a leader in the South Florida public relations industry

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Glitch in ONE.UF system causes delays in course registration

By Mikayla Carroll | Mar. 27, 2019

Hundreds of students attempted to register every minute

Justin Hosbey, Randi Gill-Sadler, Raja Rahim and Justin Dunnavant speak on a panel to discuss the challenges of collecting oral history. (Photo by University of Florida)

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UF African American Oral History Symposium uses sound to connect students with history

By Mikayla Carroll | Mar. 24, 2019

Joel Buchanan’s voice flooded students ears as he discussed the hardships of segregation on Thursday.

Matthew Diaz, a 21-year-old political science third year, hands a rose and thank you card Monday to Shameer Boursiquot, an 18-year-old aerospace engineering first year, to give to a bus driver for the RTS Driver Appreciation event. “I ride the bus nearly every day to and from school, and it’s always been something I’m really grateful for,” Diaz said.

Chris Day

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Students show bus drivers love on RTS Driver Appreciation Day

By Mikayla Carroll | Mar. 18, 2019

Students gifted their regular bus driver with a thank-you note and flowers.

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Degrees and diversity: How UF compares in each college

By Mikayla Carroll | Mar. 17, 2019

More than 50 percent of students are white in every UF college besides one.

Akiya Parks, a first-generation student and Machen Florida Opportunity Scholar, addresses the crowd on the Plaza of the Americas Feb. 26, 2019, for the “Stand Up and Holler: Gator Nation Giving Day.”

Kelly Hayes

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UF raised $12.6 million in one day. Here's where the money goes.

By Mikayla Carroll | Mar. 10, 2019

UF’s push for alumni donations differed among colleges, programs