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UF professor resigns after sex allegations
Oct. 29, 2009A UF department chair resigned earlier this month following accusations that he had sex with students.
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UF and Georgia student body presidents to battle for huge paddle
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 29, 2009Student Body President Jordan Johnson said an anonymous donor presented him with a 10-foot-long oar to heat up the rivalry between UF and the University of Georgia.
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Campus-wide smoking ban starts Sunday
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 29, 2009The first phase of UF's campus-wide tobacco ban will go into effect Sunday at UF's Health Science Center and all Shands at UF facilities.
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‘Drill instructor’ gives billiards tips at the Reitz Union
By ANDREW NORRIS | Oct. 29, 2009Dominic "The Drill Instructor" Esposito, a staff writer for Pool & Billard Magazine known for dressing in drill instructor garb, gave onlookers tips and techniques on how to improve at pool.
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UF hopes to send emergency text with fewer delays
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 29, 2009After a flubbed test of its emergency messaging system Wednesday, UF will send another batch of text messages to students and employees some time Friday.
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After 250 years, Bach comes to life for interview
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Oct. 29, 2009The UF College of Fine Arts re-created Johann Sebastian Bach for a "live" video Web cast. Resembling the technology used by Pixar Animation Studios, Bach answered questions from the audience at Norman Hall.
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Campus group demonstrates against Planned Parenthood
By Andrew Wyzan | Oct. 29, 2009Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, was the topic of interest Thursday when UF’s Pro-Life Alliance held a demonstration on the Plaza of the Americas. The organization called the demonstration Margaret Sanger Exposed and talked about her attitude toward eugenics, or selective breeding, through sterilization and birth control.
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Free Fest show offered on campus Saturday
By J. HUNTER SIZEMORE | Oct. 29, 2009Five bands will play a free show an the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom as part of The Fest 8, a punk music festival taking place Friday through Sunday in Gainesville.
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On-campus residents share wireless Internet concerns
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 29, 2009About 40 residents of Maguire Village and University Village South, two of UF’s graduate and family housing facilities, met with officials from the Department of Housing Thursday night to discuss problems with their wireless Internet.
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Emergency text message delay prompts second attempt
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 28, 2009UF said it will conduct another test of its emergency messaging system soon – perhaps Thursday – after problems plagued its test Wednesday.
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New tuition fee brings big price jump for Florida Prepaid
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 28, 2009Florida Prepaid's tuition differential fee plan has raised its price for newborns from $4,600 in 2008 to $20,000 in 2009.
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Commissioners, student groups promote politics on plaza
By BRANDON BRESLOW | Oct. 28, 2009Representatives from 25 UF organizations participated in Student Government's Politics on the Plaza to encourage students get politically involved on campus.
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Zombie flash mob limps across campus
By Andrew Wyzan | Oct. 28, 2009About 30 members of the comedy troupe Theatre Strike Force pretended to be a horde of zombies on campus. They were inspired by the UF Emergency Zombie Plan that appeared on e-Learning and was taken down earlier this month.
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Immokalee workers gain support of Student Senate
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 27, 2009A resolution supporting a one-cent pay increase for Immokalee workers passed 57-19 in the Student Senate on Wednesday. The workers pick tomatoes used by Aramark, UF's food provider.
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College of Fine Arts begins dance showcase Thursday
By CAMERAN GILLIAM | Oct. 27, 2009The Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion will be transformed into a magical world, just in time for Halloween, complete with dancers, cross-dressers, an accordion player, pianists and video projections.
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UF sees rise in campus burglaries since 2007
By Laura Montalto | Oct. 27, 2009UF's campus burglaries have more than tripled from 2007 to 2008.
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UF admissions office joins Twitter
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 27, 2009The new admissions office account puts the number of total accounts associated with UF at 25.
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UF to test texting system, hopes for better results
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 27, 2009UF will test its emergency message system at noon Wednesday. In a summer test, it took more than an hour for some to receive text messages on their phones.
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Condoms, sex education distributed during "Sex on the Lawn" fair
By MARISSA GAINSBURG | Oct. 27, 2009More than 100 participated in the annual sexual health fair hosted by Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood outside the Reitz Union.
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College of Nursing dean to stay at UF
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 27, 2009The dean of UF's College of Nursing was not selected to be Georgia Southern University's president.
