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Florida freshmen make strong first impression in singles
Sep. 24, 2012Entering last weekend, Allie Will was the last UF freshman to win her first three singles matches, doing so in 2009.
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Santa Fe College student finds, turns in missing $2,655
By Emily Padgett | Sep. 24, 2012A pile of damp checks and cash sat on the ground on the parking lot. Hallie Peterson, a 19-year-old Santa Fe College nursing sophomore, scooped up the $2,655 bundle Sept. 18 and immediately started looking for its owners.
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Diabetes patients capture disease in five photographs
By Allison McDaniel | Sep. 24, 2012Some UF researchers have challenged diabetes patients to sum up their disease in five snapshots.
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UF International Center to host Study Abroad Fair
By Tatila Brock | Sep. 24, 2012The UF International Center will host its Fall Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday on the Reitz Union Colonnade.
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UF Master of Fine Arts students get new studio space
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Sep. 24, 2012The new Graduate Research for Art Development studios, also known as GRADhaus studios, will officially open to the public at 7:30 p.m. Friday during Artwalk Gainesville. GRADhaus, which will be open for visitors at least once a semester, will be christened with a champagne toast.
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Speakers debate drugs
By Andrea Carroz | Sep. 24, 2012The University Auditorium was filled with attendees for Accent Speakers’ Bureau “The Great Weed Debate: Heads vs. Feds” event. The debate featured veteran Drug Enforcement Administration agent Bob Stutman and High Times editor Steve Hager.
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Search for missing UF student continues
By Chris Alcantara | Sep. 23, 2012Christian Aguilar, an 18-year-old biomedical engineering freshman from Miami, was last seen at about 6 p.m. Thursday after he was dropped off in a parking lot on the 4900 block of Northwest 13th Street, according to a GPD news release. Aguilar’s friends and family have not seen or heard from him since his disappearance.
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Campaign played race card at speech
Sep. 23, 2012The use of minorities to polish political images in a college setting highlights a larger problem: the exploitation of specific groups to push entire campaign agendas.
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CRC offers social media class
By Cara Chiaramonte | Sep. 23, 2012The Career Resource Center will begin its first social media workshop series today at 4 p.m. in its classroom on the first floor of the Reitz Union.
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Student Government campaign rules obstruct free speech
Sep. 23, 2012During the Summer while most of us were away, members of the majority Swamp Party — then the Unite Party — in your Student Senate made an absurd rule stating that if anyone encourages you to vote for them in a Student Government election more than a week before the vote takes place, they could be disqualified from the ballot.
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UF Supreme Court passes amended Reitz Union referendum
By Samantha Shavell | Sep. 23, 2012The UF Supreme Court voted Friday that a referendum asking students if they want to rename the Reitz Union will appear on the October Student Government elections ballot.
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Theta Chi breaks ground
By Jewel Midelis | Sep. 23, 2012A crowd including fraternity brothers and alumni gathered Saturday at 10 Fraternity Row to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Theta Chi house.
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Free, not-for-credit classes now offered to UF students online
By Alexa Volland | Sep. 23, 2012UF agreed to partner with online learning program Coursera last week, joining 32 other institutions in offering not-for-credit courses for free.
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Senate president addresses students
By Logan Harrison | Sep. 23, 2012In the coming weeks, Student Body elections for senators will be taking place across campus. In Fall, 50 candidates are elected to represent the various living locations of all students.
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Student clubs responsible for registration growth
By Colleen Wright | Sep. 23, 2012Pam Carpenter, Alachua County supervisor of elections, said about 1,500 to 3,000 forms are received each week. Since the primary, there has been an increase of 5,172 voters in the county, which she said is largely due to student registration organizations.
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Gators’ attack overcomes Tymrak’s absence in win on Sunday
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Sep. 23, 2012Without midfielder Erika Tymrak, UF’s premier scoring threat, the Gators put on their strongest offensive display this season.
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Josh Romney speaks to students about economy
By Colleen Wright | Sep. 23, 2012Josh Romney, the third-oldest son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, spoke to a crowd of about 170.
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Romney, Mack join students at tailgate
By Kelcee Griffis | Sep. 23, 2012U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack and Josh Romney, presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s son, tailgated with students and alumni.
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Driskel’s development continues in uneven performance
By GREG LUCA | Sep. 23, 2012For quarterback Jeff Driskel, Saturday’s inconsistent performance was another point on the learning curve.
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Amended Reitz Union name-change referendum will go on Student Government election ballot
By Samantha Shavell | Sep. 21, 2012The UF Supreme Court voted Friday that a referendum asking students if they want to rename the Reitz Union would go on the Student Government elections ballot next month.
