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Lincoln impersonator visits Turlington Plaza
By REBECCA WEISS | Feb. 12, 2009President Abraham Lincoln was spotted celebrating his 200th birthday on campus yesterday in Turlington Plaza.
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UF to bring wireless Internet to dorm areas
By SARA HORN | Feb. 12, 2009Students spoke, and the Department of Housing and Residence Education listened.
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Gainesville is ranked No. 9 college town
By KATIE EMMETS | Feb. 12, 2009Those missing an ex on Valentine's Day should remember that the source of their pain might not be love, but dopamine.
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Former ambassadors speak at UF
By Matt Tripp | Feb. 12, 2009About 90 people packed into Pugh Hall on Thursday night to hear three former U.S. ambassadors speak on America's foreign policies and what changes President Barack Obama's administration might bring.
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Tavis Smiley discusses leadership, black history
By Lidia Dinkova | Feb. 12, 2009Tavis Smiley urged UF students to find their calling during his speech Thursday night.
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SG candidates to participate in debates
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 12, 2009The week before Student Government elections, candidates running on the executive ticket will have the chance to prove their credentials in a series of public debates.
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Treasury's salary–cap mandate could affect Machen
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 11, 2009UF President Bernie Machen's salary may be lowered if the U.S. Treasury Department extends its new guidelines to university presidents. On Feb. 4, the department tried to cap top executives' salaries at some companies to $500,000 in order to ameliorate the nation's financial crisis, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education article released last week.
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High–paid Sen. lecturer says he took lower–paid job
By THOMAS STEWART | Feb. 11, 2009Though the $75,000 salary of state Sen. Mike Haridopolos, hired last spring as a lecturer at UF, drew criticism because it eclipsed most others in the political science department, it turns out UF approached him in the fall about teaching a seminar, which would have bumped his salary even higher.
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Progress Party down $80, but not out
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 11, 2009The Progress Party was not disqualified Wednesday night by Student Government's Elections Commission, but they will have to dish out $80.
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UF may connect faculty and students with iTunes U
By CORTNEY WHITLOW | Feb. 11, 2009An iPod may be able to extend learning beyond the classroom for UF students if faculty members choose to connect to the Apple's iTunes U service.
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UF ranks 10th in list of nation's most popular schools
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 11, 2009UF can add one more title to its list after a recent study ranked it among the top 10 most popular colleges in the U.S.
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Ne–Yo sways hearts in O’Dome performance
By Mae Basiratmand | Feb. 9, 2009Nearly 4,000 people flocked to the O'Connell Center Tuesday night to see Ne-Yo, an artist known for his R&B and pop stylings.
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Controversy arises over about $5,500 given out by SG
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 9, 2009Student senators decided to shell out about $5,500 during Tuesday night's Senate meeting to four student organizations.
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Discrimination lawsuit filed against Levin College of Law
By THOMAS STEWART | Feb. 9, 2009A former associate professor in UF's Levin College of Law filed a lawsuit against UF last week alleging she was forced to resign in 2007 because of sex and race discrimination.
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Student launches interactive online self–defense school
By JENNIFER BUSTO | Feb. 9, 2009Students can learn to fight off attackers without stepping outside the safety of their homes.
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UF hosts free STD testing at Student Health Care Center
By Matt Tripp | Feb. 9, 2009As the holiday that emphasizes love and intimacy approaches, students will have the chance to get checked for STDs.
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About 200 pounds of clothing were collected at 13th Annual Sleep Out for the Homeless
By Lidia Dinkova | Feb. 8, 2009Rock Band, hot chocolate and a whole lot of pizza drew some UF students away from the bars on University Avenue and back to campus Friday night.
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Students do stand–up comedy in hopes to win a title
By YVONNE AYALA | Feb. 8, 2009Fourteen UF students shared their side-splitting jokes with the standing-room-only crowd at the Orange and Brew Friday night for a chance to win a national stand-up comedy title.
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Freshmen can now start UF with 45 credits not 30
By THOMAS STEWART | Feb. 8, 2009UF has changed its policy to accept more incoming credits from high school exams after learning it was in violation of a statewide regulation.
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UF students compete in bicycle races for points
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Feb. 8, 2009Local cyclists exchanged their sweaters for spandex Saturday for the two-day Swamp Classic.
