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Former Sen. Tom Daschle speaks about health care reform
By CJ PRUNER Alligator Writer | Jan. 19, 2010DASCHLE STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF REFORM.
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Student leaders weigh in on Obama’s first year
By MATT HARRINGER | Jan. 19, 2010Today marks President Obama’s first year in office, and UF political groups have differing views on how his term is going.
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Vigil honors Martin Luther King Jr., Haitian victims
By Joey Flechas | Jan. 19, 2010The voice of soul singer Sam Cooke filled the air as about 100 people gathered in the Reitz Union Amphitheater Tuesday night.
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Grant aims to keep civil rights movement alive
By ERICA JOHNSON | Jan. 19, 2010As memories of the civil rights movement begin to blur and tales of integration fade with time, the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program is striving to bring these stories back into focus.
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Pierre-Louis arrested for domestic battery by strangulation
By MIKE MCALL | Jan. 19, 2010He turned himself in to local authorities Tuesday morning.
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Law professor: airport body scanners legal
By ALLYSON FOX | Jan. 19, 2010Privacy is one thing travelers may soon have to do without.
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Writing on the Wall Project aims to tear down hate
By NICOLE LYNN GREINER | Jan. 19, 2010Bricks with statements including “You aren’t smart enough to do that” and “Homos are sinners” were stacked on the Reitz Union North Lawn Tuesday.
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Student groups rally to help Haiti
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Jan. 19, 2010In the aftershocks of last week’s earthquake in Haiti, UF students have rallied together to raise funds and supplies to send to the victims of the disaster.
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Students save professor
By ALLY FOX | Jan. 18, 2010Michael Cook, a UF professor in the Rinker School of Building Construction, was taken to Shands at UF Saturday after he had a heart attack at the Southwest Recreation Center.
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400 gather in support of Haiti
Jan. 18, 2010Candles illuminated the Reitz Union Amphitheater Friday night as hundreds of UF students and faculty gathered to remember those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
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Fewer employers at showcase
By ROBERT IMFELD Alligator Contributing Writer | Jan. 18, 2010MORE JOB SEEKERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.
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‘Sleep out’ benefits homeless
By NICOLE LYNN GREINER | Jan. 18, 2010Students didn’t have time to sleep Saturday night at the Sleep Out for the Homeless event on Turlington Plaza.
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Some students spent day off volunteering
By STEFANIA FERRO | Jan. 18, 2010Some volunteers chose to pick up paintbrushes and Lysol wipes instead of hitting the snooze button Monday morning.
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UF students spends MLK weekend helping victims, searching for his family in Haiti
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Jan. 18, 2010Getro Naissance spent his holiday weekend bandaging wounds and lifting rubble off dead bodies in Haiti.
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Fake census e-mails circulate
Jan. 14, 2010Susan Johnson is writing on behalf of the Better Business Bureau of Northeast Florida whether the Bureau wants her to or not.
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Students found safe after earthquake
Jan. 14, 2010After two days filled with uncertainty in earthquake-shattered Haiti, one UF student has returned home and another is on his way.
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SFC students may ride RTS buses for free next fall
By Joey Flechas | Jan. 14, 2010Santa Fe College students could have access to Gainesville's Regional Transit System for free in the fall.
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UAA holds contest to name baseball student section
By MORGAN WALSH | Jan. 14, 2010On Monday, the University Athletic Association began accepting entries to name the McKethan Stadium student section.
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US job openings halved
By KAITLIN MULHERE | Jan. 14, 2010Andres Florez thought teaching was a recession-proof profession — until he started applying for jobs.
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On-campus residents go wireless
By MEGAN MCGARRELL | Jan. 14, 2010This is the second step of a three-part installation program.
