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UF professor researches Amazonian tribe
Nov. 25, 2008Maikiejana has to travel more than 2,000 miles to visit his family.
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UF, SG heads prepare to serve, celebrate for holiday
By LAUREN BAKER | Nov. 25, 2008As Thanksgiving draws near, several UF administrators and student leaders are looking forward to a holiday that means more than chomping on turkey.
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UF, alumni board suspend TEP fraternity for 1 year
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 25, 2008A criminal charge of hazing against UF's Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity, known as TEP, has been dropped, but the fraternity has agreed to a suspension lasting until Jan. 1, 2010 for its participation in hazing activities discovered by UF earlier this month.
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Mr. Two–Bits retires after 60 years of leading cheer
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 25, 2008There's not much booing at Gator football games anymore, a sign George Edmondson Jr., more commonly known as Mr. Two-Bits, said means the team doesn't need him as much anymore.
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Officials say tuition hikes may not cover budget cuts
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 23, 2008In response to Florida's bleak budget forecast released by state economists Friday, UF Chief Financial Officer Matt Fajack said tuition increases would probably not cover state cuts to UF's 2009-2010 budget.
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SFC to open on–campus thrift store
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 23, 2008Santa Fe College students and staff will soon be able to go bargain hunting between classes.
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UF plans to eliminate dining hall waste
By LAUREN BAKER | Nov. 23, 2008As students inside Gator Corner Dining Center feasted on turkey, mashed potatoes and other Thanksgiving staples Monday evening, UF's Erase the Waste campaign came to a close outside the dining hall.
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Academic program to unite eco–friendly efforts
By KATHRYN WATSON | Nov. 23, 2008UF President Bernie Machen has announced a plan to unite UF's environmentally friendly research and education initiatives into one academic program.
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Police send man with toy lightsaber to ER
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 23, 2008A 22-year-old man sitting in front of the Fine Arts A building with a blue, plastic lightsaber toy was taken to the emergency room by University Police at about noon Monday.
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Students talk body issues in play tryouts
By TATIANA GONZALEZ | Nov. 20, 2008Women put taboos aside Thursday night to talk about one thing they all have in common: a vagina.
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Faculty Senate discusses guidelines for budget cuts
Nov. 20, 2008As UF braces for an estimated budget crunch of about 7 to 8 percent, members of UF's Faculty Senate discussed Thursday measures meant to ensure it has greater input over the cuts.
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UF spreads organ, tissue donation awareness
By HILARY SHEINBAUM | Nov. 20, 2008UF will hold a "Festival of Life" and try to break a world record Dec. 3 to promote organ donation and awareness.
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MTV's 'Engaged & Underage' to hold local auditions
Nov. 20, 2008MTV is looking for a good love story.
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UF students grow beards for charity
Nov. 20, 2008What ended as a $500 donation to the American World Adoption Agency began with one man's affinity for his facial hair.
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UF ranks No. 7 in most vegetarian–friendly campus
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Nov. 20, 2008UF's football team isn't the only program improving its ranking from last year.
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Engineering students work on pico–satellite
Nov. 19, 2008A team of UF aerospace engineering students and professors is trying to shrink space's most frequent flyers.
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Johns Hopkins University tests gunfire detecting system
Nov. 19, 2008A Virginia-based company has developed a system for universities that distinguishes a gunshot from other sounds that could raise alarm, such as a car backfire.
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Senators vote down two bills, save minority bill for after break
By LAUREN BAKER | Nov. 19, 2008After meeting for five hours Tuesday night, student senators will have some unfinished business to attend to after the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Students, faculty celebrate Geographic Information Systems Day
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Nov. 19, 2008About 300 people celebrated Geographic Information Systems Day, an annual event observed by about 80 other countries, at Library East on Wednesday.
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'Batman' movie franchise producer speaks at UF
Nov. 18, 2008When he was 3 years old, Michael Uslan read "Casper" comics in New Jersey barbershops.
