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Univ. of Florida ends 'gator bait' cheer, cites racism

by Associated Press
| June 20, 2020 12:03 AM

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The University of Florida is ending its “gator bait” cheer at football games and other sports events because of its racial connotations, the school's president announced Thursday in a letter making several other similar changes on campus.

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