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Santa Fe rallies for buses
By Alexandria Ugarte | Oct. 26, 2010The legislation would allow all Florida colleges to add a small transportation fee to each credit hour for students.
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Local seniors strut stuff in dance classes
By Hannah Winston | Oct. 26, 2010After running five marathons, including the New York Marathon at the age of 62, John Brown’s knees gave out. Now, at 80, he dances.
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iPad draws mixed reactions at UF
By Heather Foley | Oct. 26, 2010While the iPad is entertaining people with its technological charm, students and teachers at UF are finding it unsuccessful in the classroom.
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Students get scary with on-campus haunted house
By Erin Rauch | Oct. 26, 2010The faint sound of chainsaws and shrill screams echoed from the basement of Sledd Hall on Tuesday night.
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UF food focus shifts to allergies
By Sara Kaner | Oct. 26, 2010In an effort to accommodate students with food allergies, Gator Dining Services has made some changes this year to the food products offered on campus and in dining halls.
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Alpha Kappa Delta Phi hosts breast cancer awareness activities
By Kevina Lee | Oct. 26, 2010In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the sisters of alpha Kappa Delta Phi are hosting a week filled with events and activities to raise money for the Breast Cancer Crusade, sponsored by the Avon Foundation for Women. The activities started Monday and will last through Thursday.
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E-books get mixed reviews on campus
By Michael Sykes | Oct. 26, 2010While some see electronic books streamlining education in the near future, some UF students and faculty are hesitant to digitize learning.
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Student Government preps students for applying to graduate school
By Jerry Bruno | Oct. 26, 2010Students need to spend at least 150 hours studying for a single test in order to get into graduate school, according to standardized-test preparation professionals.
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Drug operation busted near UF
By Kat Bein | Oct. 25, 2010Gainesville Police arrested a man and woman who’d been running a marijuana operation out of a rented apartment in the Jefferson 2nd Avenue complex.
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Bone marrow drive looks for donors to give ‘Gift of Life’
By Shannon Dobel | Oct. 25, 2010With a just a swab of your cheek, you could help save a life.
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UF singers, songwriters and artists step up to the mic
By Shaneece Dixon | Oct. 25, 2010Students came out to jam Monday night as they supported local artists and musicians at the UF Singer-Songwriter Society’s Open Mic Night at the Orange & Brew. Participants sang, played keyboard and guitar and kept the audience hooked with their poetic verses.
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Students sample food at Asian Food Festival
By Samantha Sumilang | Oct. 25, 2010Students crowded the Plaza of the Americas for a taste of culture on Monday.
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Santa Fe students ask for bus access
By Dezma Gainer | Oct. 25, 2010The Student Government at Santa Fe College is hosting a kickoff event Tuesday to promote its campaign for better bus access for students.
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Program teaches how to cope with hearing loss
By Sara Oelschlaeger | Oct. 25, 2010In honor of National Audiology Awareness Month and National Protect Your Hearing Month, the UF Speech & Hearing Clinic and the Gainesville chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of Florida are offering “Living With Hearing Loss” classes.
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Students film horror zombie comedy
By Silvia Fernandez | Oct. 25, 2010Alexander Kaufman and Weedley Funeus were hungry for brains.
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Butterfly festival at Florida Museum of Natural History attracts a crowd
By Max Reed | Oct. 24, 2010Bright smiles flashed across young faces as tagged Monarchs and Common Buckeyes fluttered about, landing on fingertips and flowers.
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UF Small Animal Hospital holds open house
By Estee Beck | Oct. 24, 2010Community members of all ages and UF College of Veterinary Medicine affiliates filled the lobby of the new 100,000 square foot UF Small Animal Hospital Sunday afternoon at an open house. The open house is part of a series of events leading to the Nov. 1 opening of the hospital.
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UF scuba club carves pumpkins underwater
By Hannah Winston | Oct. 24, 2010Fifteen divers with the UF Gator Scuba Club participated in their first underwater pumpkin carving contest at the Blue Grotto, an underwater cavern located west of Williston.
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UF groups want Pepsi grant
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 24, 2010The construction of a solar-powered house and an update of the activities and supplies in the pediatric waiting area of Shands Children’s Hospital are just some UF ideas vying for $15,000 through the Pepsi Refresh Project.
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UF ROTC undergoes intense training in Starke
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 24, 2010When a Black Hawk helicopter turns, the 45-degree angle makes you feel like you’re going to fall out of the open door and into the trees.
