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Varsity football players auctioned for charity game
By JENA ADDISON | Apr. 14, 2009Step right up and enjoy your No. 15 minute of fame.
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Arbiter: change in agreement with prof. justified
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 13, 2009An independent arbitrator has ruled that UF did not violate its contract with the faculty union when it increased the teaching load of Florence Babb, professor of women's studies at UF, according to insidehighered.com.
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Policymaker speaks to 100 about health care reform
By TATIANA GONZALEZ | Apr. 13, 2009Future health care reform in the United States will emphasize cost-effective treatment, upping health insurance requirements and healthy habits for citizens, according to Kristine Blackwood.
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Faculty, student Senates launch budget–cut blogs
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Apr. 13, 2009Student Government joined the blogosphere on Monday.
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Ishle Park, 15 spoken–word poets perform at Pugh Hall open mic night
By GUYANA HAND | Apr. 12, 2009A poet takes the stage. She is nervous, and her pages tremble in her hand as she reads. She pauses and admits her nerves are getting the best of her. The audience applauds in support.
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Gator Saver Day offers life–saving skills to UF students
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Apr. 12, 2009About 90 students will learn basic life-saving techniques today at UF's Gator Saver Day, hosted by the UF's Student Health Care Center and Student Government.
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First–ever "Stomp the Swamp" event held, raises money for autism
By CAROLINA DOMINGUEZ | Apr. 12, 2009Three thousand nine hundred and fifty. That's how many steps Shelley Meyer took at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday morning.
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UF student drowns in Africa while studying abroad
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 12, 2009The body of UF student Thad Owens, who was swept away while swimming in a river in Namibia, Africa, was found on Saturday.
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Student remembered for big heart, outgoing spirit
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Apr. 9, 2009UF student Starr Bishop was a straight-shooter who loved the outdoors. She snow skied and skydived. She even spoke out in a town meeting against a proposed parking garage that would block access to the St. Johns River, which flows through Jacksonville, her hometown. It was an argument she won.
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Machen discusses tuition increases, budget cuts with SDS
By TATIANA GONZALEZ | Apr. 9, 2009UF President Bernie Machen walked outside his office Thursday and perched himself on a bench to discuss looming budget cuts and tuition increases with Students for a Democratic Society.
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Student receives $30,000 award for leadership
By AMANDA HINES | Apr. 9, 2009The passion Adam Amir fights with just won him $30,000.
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Group climbs stadium stairs for autism awareness
By ARIANA ORTEGA | Apr. 9, 2009Gators fans will have a new reason to crowd Ben Hill Griffin Stadium this Saturday-- to support autism awareness.
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Jared Diamond visits UF, starts off Earth Month
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Apr. 9, 2009Human society could cease to exist in as few as 30 years, author Jared Diamond said to about 1,600 Gainesville residents Thursday.
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On–campus Wendy's employee fired after fight
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 9, 2009A Reitz Union Wendy's employee was fired Monday after being charged with repeatedly punching a man in the face at the McCarty Drive bus stop last week, according to a University Police Department report.
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Downturn means more debt and fewer jobs for students
By RACHAEL PINO | Apr. 8, 2009To combat the strain of unemployment, young adults are making life-changing decisions and increasing their debts simultaneously, according to a national study released Wednesday.
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Students find support, comfort in Pride Awareness events
By PAZIA DWYER | Apr. 8, 2009Luis Velasco Jr. is an 18-year-old freshman at UF. He is studying English. And he is gay.
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Feminists protest "racist and sexist" layoff pattern
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 8, 2009Local feminists protesting what they see as a racist and sexist pattern in layoffs at UF presented the university with a statement signed by about 240 supporters Wednesday around noon.
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Reitz food court overhaul costs $2.3m; Wendy's to close
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 8, 2009UF and Wendy's are breaking up, and it's not on the best of terms.
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One Night Only to showcase international fashion
By JESSICA OSORIO | Apr. 8, 2009High fashion from around the world will be presented at the One Night Only fashion show on Friday.
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UF students, faculty rally against budget cuts
By CAROLYN TILLO | Apr. 7, 2009Equipped with a microphone, Deeb Kitchen grabbed a cell phone to call state Sen. Steve Oelrich before leaving the makeshift stage in the middle of the Plaza of the Americas on Tuesday.
