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Gator Growl names 'Last Comic Standing' Jon Reep as headliner
By KRISTEN HUFF | July 2, 2008Grab your cowboy hats and blue suede shoes, Gators.
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Student Senate honors deceased UF students
By VICTORIA WINKLER | July 2, 2008Members of Student Senate passed resolutions at their Tuesday meeting honoring 28 UF students who died last year .
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UF Starbucks to remain open despite nationwide closings
By KRISTEN HUFF | July 2, 2008While the number of Starbucks locations nationwide will soon be downsized by 600, UF students will still have all four campus stores to quell their caffeine cravings.
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'Santa Fe College' begins pilot year with new name
By APRIL DUDASH | July 2, 2008Since the Florida College System law went into effect July 1, SFCC is going by its new name, "Santa Fe College."
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UF bus tracking system makes changes to site in response to student feedback
By THOMAS STEWART | July 2, 2008While UF's new bus-tracking system has been running smoothly since its June 9 launch, several changes have been made in response to student feedback.
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UF researchers develop neural implant to aid paralyzed patients
By NATHALY LONGAS | July 2, 2008UF scientists have designed a device that could someday be put into the brains of paralyzed patients and help them control mechanical devices with their thoughts.
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UF study reveals that religious students are more academically successful
By AMANDA McKENZIE | July 2, 2008A strong belief in a higher power may correspond to higher grades.
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RecSports reduces membership fees for unenrolled students
By SARAH JONES | July 2, 2008New gym membership fees for UF students not enrolled in summer B classes have lost a little of their initial sting.
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PBS documentary features Shands Arts in Medicine program
By MARGARET FRANCOIS | July 1, 2008While poetry, dance and performance serve as recreation for some, the activities can also serve as creative steps toward recovery for patients involved in the Shands Arts in Medicine program.
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UF student dies in hospital 9 days after car accident
By KATIE SANDERS | July 1, 2008To say Kyle Edward Hughes was devoted to his 2005 Gator-blue Mustang would be an understatement.
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Court confines UPD traffic stops to on–campus roads
June 30, 2008University Police Department officers are no longer allowed to make stops for traffic violations on roads bordering campus, such as University Avenue and 13th Street, according to a local court's recent ruling.
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UF student dies in hospital 9 days after car accident
By KATIE SANDERS | June 30, 2008To say Kyle Edward Hughes was devoted to his 2005 Gator-blue Mustang would be an understatement.
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UF receives $15 million for renewable energy research
By VICTORIA WINKLER | June 30, 2008In the face of a global energy crisis, Florida has turned to its universities for help.
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Massive study focuses on genetic evolution of birds
By VICTORIA WINKLER | June 30, 2008A recent UF research project focusing on the evolution of birds may ruffle some feathers in the science community.
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Library unveils floor renovations and self-checkouts
By SARAH JONES | June 30, 2008Putting a cork in its past, Library West reopened Monday after being closed during the summer intersession for a mini-makeover.
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State budget cuts lead to increased SFCC tuition
By KRISTEN HUFF | June 30, 2008SFCC's Board of Trustees approved a budget plan last week that will raise tuition 6 percent and cut $3 million in spending.
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PBS documentary features Shands Art in Medicine program
By MARGARET FRANCOIS | June 30, 2008While poetry, dance and performance serve as recreation for some, the activities can also serve as creative steps toward recovery for patients involved in the Shands Arts in Medicine program.
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Board of Governors wants say in choosing university presidents
By KRISTEN HUFF | June 18, 2008When the Florida Board of Governors meets today, state university presidents and boards of trustees will pay close attention.
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Stadium construction nears completion
By KRISTEN HUFF | June 18, 2008A new army of concrete stumps lining the curbs of the southwest entrance of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium has many students, well, stumped.
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UF graduate wins Hearst writing award
By SARAH HENDERSON | June 18, 2008UF alumnus John Cox won the William Randolph Hearst Foundation's 2008 national writing championship, the collegiate equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, in San Francisco on June 5.
