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Great Gator Welcome is the official start to a new semester at the University of Florida (UF). From Jan. 9 to Jan. 13, the Division of Student Life hosted events to celebrate students returning to campus after the holiday break. “Great Gator Welcome is a time students can build community…
From new dining options to an expanded focus on career planning, first-time and returning students have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming semesters. Here’s a quick rundown of some changes and events you might want to know about. Great Gator Welcome introduces new students to campus The…
The University of Florida Division of Student Life has named Dwayne Isaacs senior director of the Reitz Union, the roughly 450,000-square-foot student hub on UF’s campus. Isaacs, previously director of the Division of Student Life and Engagement at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg, will oversee the advancement…
Located in the heart of the University of Florida campus, the Reitz Union is a familiar place for newcomers and alumni. However, more than a hub for student organizations and a spot to grab a quick bite to eat, it has long helped connect students to the arts. The Arts…
The start of the fall semester is upon us, and it’s bringing more than just new classes and new students. There’s a lot to look forward to in the coming months – and a lot to catch up on. If you’re returning to Gainesville after a few semesters away, here’s…
From pajamas to exercise clothing, outfits on black backdrops accompany 19 brief accounts of sexual violence against University of Florida students. The exhibit – titled “What were you wearing?” – rebukes assumptions that revealing clothing could have been partly to blame for the attacks. It will be on display in the…
Monsur Awotunde‘s interest in art sprang from a natural talent for drawing. From childhood, he was inspired by the colors, textures and flavors around him. As his surroundings changed, so did his work. “I’m an artist in transit,” he said. “And my work is a traveler, too. We travel together.”…
On a spring day with temperatures topping 80 degrees, Lauredan Official, vice president of Student Government at the University of Florida, lugged boxes of more than 500 T-shirts from the student union to the Plaza of the Americas on UF’s campus. At the end of his mile-long slog, Official was…
