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Swamp Symphony flaunts fine arts
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 28, 2012Swamp Symphony, put on by Gator Growl and UF Homecoming, featured UF Fine Arts performance groups, said director Michael Levey.
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Tougher UF football team pulling together
By GREG LUCA | Oct. 28, 2012JACKSONVILLE — As Florida sat in the locker room on Saturday following its first loss of the season, no one pointed the finger.
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High school, college students hit books
By Alexa Volland | Oct. 28, 2012A study released last week by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project found that more than eight out of 10 Americans between ages 16 and 29 have read a book in the past year.
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Young mad scientists experiment at Molecular Mania event
By Cara Chiaramonte | Oct. 28, 2012The “oobleck,” also known as “non-Newtonian fluid,” was one of 15 Halloween-themed science experiments demonstrated at the UF chemistry department’s eighth annual Molecular Mania Saturday.
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Sophomore’s strong day leaves Florida women's golf in fourth
By CHARLES KINGSBURY | Oct. 28, 2012The Gators finished 18 holes on Sunday at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite with a 5-over 293.
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Freshman 15: It doesn’t stop when sophomore year starts
By Marisa Gottesman | Oct. 28, 2012My biggest weight gain in college happened well after freshmen year. Once discovering the bar scene and turning the coveted 21, the opportunity to gain weight rises significantly.
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Political Pinpoints: Candidates’ Personalities Overshadow the Issues
By Valerie Crum | Oct. 26, 2012Horses. Bayonets. Whoppers. Since when did the President of the United States become a sassy little girl?
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Grenade found at apartment complex was not explosive
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 26, 2012Gainesville Police confirmed that suspicious materials found Friday morning in a condominium complex southeast of Sorority Row are not explosive.
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Gators' Cody Larson leaves basketball program
By KATIE AGOSTIN | Oct. 26, 2012After saying that Florida was the “perfect” place for him on Oct. 10, sophomore forward Cody Larson decided to leave the men’s basketball team on Friday.
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Darts & Laurels
Oct. 25, 2012Take a whiff. Is that something in the air? It has a distinct smell, that’s for sure, but we can’t quite exactly put our finger on it ... Oh, right, how silly of us! Fest is here. That’s why the air feels so foreboding and dirty.
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Whole Florida ballot should be understood
Oct. 25, 2012For those voting for the first time in this presidential election, it may come as a surprise when you walk into the voting booth or retrieve your absentee ballot from the mailbox, the ballot is not simply two large boxes with Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s names next to them.
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Ann Romney greets supporters at brief barbecue shop visit
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 25, 2012With 12 days until her husband faces Barack Obama for the presidency, Ann Romney stopped for some Gainesville barbecue.
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Hurricane Sandy not expected to affect Florida-Georgia game
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 25, 2012While Hurricane Sandy is brewing in the Atlantic, a different type of storm will be stewing on EverBank Field between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday.
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Students get slaughterhouse experience through exhibit
By Audreyanna Loguerre | Oct. 25, 2012Peta2 held a Glass Wall Slaughterhouse Exhibit on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Filipino Student Association to host talent contest
By Cara Chiaramonte | Oct. 25, 2012Kingsley Barte is Filipino. Kevin Tsai is not.
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Student responds to circulated photos
By Erin Dickerson | Oct. 25, 2012I am absolutely disgusted and disappointed by a picture I saw on my Facebook feed today.
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Zora Neale Hurston honored in campus event
By Carina Seagrave | Oct. 25, 2012Zora Neale Hurston will be honored in a different ‘ville today.
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Fallen tree traps woman, shuts down West University Avenue
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 25, 2012At about 1:40 p.m. Thursday, a massive oak tree in front of Fisher’s house, located in the 2800 block of Northwest 27th Terrace, tipped over and landed on West University Avenue, damaging two cars, injuring one person and shutting down the road for about three hours.
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UF soccer clinches SEC regular-season title
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Oct. 25, 2012Florida entered Thursday night’s matchup with South Carolina in control of its finish in the Southeastern Conference. But, for the first two-thirds of the game, the Gators passed on their opportunity to seize control.
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Safety zones offer medical help at Florida-Georgia game
By Colleen Wright | Oct. 25, 2012Visitors for the Florida-Georgia game will have access to first aid, transportation and water in six Sideline Safety Zones throughout Jacksonville on Saturday.
