student union
noun
: a building on a college campus that is devoted to student activities and that usually contains lounges, auditoriums, offices, and game rooms
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Police swarmed the university’s Tallahassee campus with guns drawn, responding to reports of gunfire near the student union.
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Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
As dusk fell over Florida State University, a small memorial of candles and bouquets of flowers had been set up outside the student union, while investigators’ yellow tape blocked off the nearby doors.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2025
Students scatter at the sound of gunshots Students sprinted away in all directions from the student union area after hearing gunshots.
—Graham Hurley, Aaron Fisher and Katherine Jennings, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The new revelations come just a day after the shooting that began when a gunman opened fire near the university’s student union at approximately 11:50 a.m., striking multiple people and sending students fleeing for cover.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
As dusk fell over Florida State University, a small memorial of candles and bouquets of flowers had been set up outside the student union, while investigators’ yellow tape blocked off the nearby doors.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2025
Students scatter at the sound of gunshots Students sprinted away in all directions from the student union area after hearing gunshots.
—Graham Hurley, Aaron Fisher and Katherine Jennings, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
The new revelations come just a day after the shooting that began when a gunman opened fire near the university’s student union at approximately 11:50 a.m., striking multiple people and sending students fleeing for cover.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Student union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20union. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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