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Hey kids! Not all your classes have to suck
By Jasmine Earls | Aug. 14, 2011Students are wising up to hard classes, taking a hint from Darwin and sniffing out the easy ones: adaptation at its best.
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Learning to navigate ISIS key to getting good classes
By Michael Sykes | Aug. 14, 2011So you've been to Preview, learned the chomp, met advisers and heard a plethora of presentations. But as the euphoria of diving deeper into the Gator Nation wanes, there are things those who've crawled the swamps before you want you to know, like how to get the classes you want when 50,000 Gators are chomping for the same bite.
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Tutoring services provide boost come exam crunch time
By Clare Lennon | Aug. 14, 2011Around October, brightly colored study guides, stacks of flashcards and coffee thermoses start popping up in the arms of students all over campus.
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Tuesday nights showcase student political slugfests
By Alexander Klausner | Aug. 14, 2011If you're not paying attention to UF Student Government, you probably should. It controls a $17 million budget paid for by you and 50,000 of your fellow students.
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Car still at home? UF offers other ways to get around
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Aug. 14, 2011There is no yellow brick road of transportation in the land of the orange and blue.
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Students have options when purchasing textbooks
By Jasmine Earls | Aug. 14, 2011With the ever-increasing cost of tuition and college students' budgets steadily shrinking, purchasing new books from the university bookstore just isn't an option for some anymore.
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Gator Nation needs leaders, not just members
By Ben Meyers | Aug. 14, 2011On behalf of the UF Student Body, welcome to the Gator Nation! This is the beginning of the greatest years of your life, and we are here to guide you as you transition to college.
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SNAP gets tech upgrades
By Brittany Hagen | Aug. 6, 2011A technology boost makes safe riding a snap.
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UF drops to No. 9 in party school ranks
By Kelli Folse | Aug. 6, 2011UF took a dive in rankings that will simultaneously please administrators and leave students disgusted.
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Tropical storm may take stage at graduation
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Aug. 3, 2011UF's newest graduates may have more to fear this weekend than an unfriendly job market.
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Guitar maker extends neck
By Estee Beck | Aug. 3, 2011Archer, Fla., is but a speck on a map. It has a population of about 1,300, and its claim to fame might only be that it was once home to legendary rhythm and blues artist Bo Diddley.
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UF alum wins Emmy for seven-minute short film
By Daniela Guzman | Aug. 3, 2011Three UF alumni captured the story of a community's support, a family's resilience and a special child's love for baseball in a seven-minute short film titled "Jacob's Turn."
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Program fights cancer through art
By Spencer L. Reeder | Aug. 1, 2011The Chords of Color for a Cause program approaches cancer in a different way.
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New education dean selected
By Devaney Vazquez | Aug. 1, 2011The UF College of Education announced Monday its new dean - Glenn Good.
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Shuttle service coming to UF for game days
By Gabriela Rosias | Aug. 1, 2011For UF football fans looking to park off-campus for home games, the Gator Aider service returns.
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Proposed Broward pool amenities get mixed reviews from students
By Chris Boogar | Aug. 1, 2011The students have been heard.
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UF dorm residents prepare to move out
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Aug. 1, 2011About 2,500 students will move out of their summertime homes in UF's residence halls this week.
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After 35 years at UF, bugs professor is hanging it up
By Erin Jester | Aug. 1, 2011"For better or for worse," he boomed, when all the shuffling and seat-swapping subsided, "this is my swan song."
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SG Senator: Why I decided to leave the Unite Party behind
By Carly Wilson | Aug. 1, 2011When I joined the Unite Party in fall 2010, I was inspired by its rhetoric about bringing the campus together. When I was elected to the Student Senate on the party's ticket, I was excited to work to improve our campus. However, with every passing week, I've grown more and more dismayed about how the party's words are always different from its actions.
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UF hoping to bring ridiculously fast Internet to campus
By Benjamin S. Brasch | July 27, 2011UF is teaming up with 29 universities to obtain an Internet service that is so fast, one could download 200 iTunes songs in eight seconds.
