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UF student dies after car crash
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 20, 2008A UF student involved in a single-car crash on Wednesday died Thursday morning.
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Renovations approved for Southwest Rec awaiting approval
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 20, 2008Plans to give UF's Southwest Recreation Center a $16 million makeover have gotten a couple nods so far, but they still need approval from two state institutions.
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Students preview summer opportunities at job fair
Mar. 20, 2008While UF students are in the midst of spring semester, UF's Career Resource Center focused on the next season with the Summer Job Fair Thursday on the Reitz Union Colonnade.
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UF class to host cattle-roping contest
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Mar. 20, 2008A UF animal science class will hold its third annual cattle-roping competition, dubbed "Ropin' in the Swamp," on Saturday.
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UF's Florida Tomorrow campaign impacted by slumping economy
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Mar. 20, 2008UF's Florida Tomorrow capital campaign is experiencing a slow-down in donations due to the national economic decline, and university officials said they are bracing for tougher times ahead.
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UF changes disputed grad student fee process
By KATIE SANDERS | Mar. 20, 2008After months of protests, graduate assistants have won: Academic fees will now be deducted from their UF paychecks instead of being due before checks are distributed.
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CLAS dean search turns rocky after candidates drop out
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Mar. 19, 2008With the future of UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean search in question after recent candidate withdrawals, the search committee will meet Friday afternoon to decide what to do next.
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$1.7 million of donations helps fund business building
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 19, 2008Backed by multi-million-dollar donations, construction for a three-level building for UF's graduate business program could start this summer.
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UF baseball players play wheelchair basketball to raise disability awareness
Mar. 19, 2008Brandon McArthur rolled down the basketball court in his wheelchair, his arms pumping furiously while his wheelchair's tiny front lights blinked rainbows of color.
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UF students can get their taxes done for free
By ALLYSEN KERR | Mar. 19, 2008The April 15 tax deadline is quickly approaching, and many students don't know how to file their tax returns or if they even should.
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Committee discusses speech conduct, UPD protocol
By KATIE SANDERS | Mar. 19, 2008UF's Committee on a Civil, Safe and Open Environment presented 16 recommendations Wednesday night concerning police protocol and community conduct during UF events.
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Budget woes cause Coclanis to withdraw as CLAS dean candidate
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Mar. 18, 2008Peter Coclanis, one of the candidates for UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean position, withdrew his name from the search Tuesday night, citing UF's budget problems and administrative restructuring as his reasons.
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Paul Drayton to be sworn in as Student Body treasurer
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 18, 2008UF's Student Body treasurer-elect will be getting an early start on his new job.
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UF's CFO Fajack looks to future
By KATIE SANDERS | Mar. 18, 2008Three earrings; hair he could tuck in his pants; a Fu Manchu mustache. It's a far-off memory for the man who will soon oversee UF's financial operations in a time of budgetary crisis.
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UF calls online-voting lawsuit illegitimate
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 17, 2008UF has responded to the lawsuit filed by a student group supporting online voting in Student Government elections, and according to UF, the suit is illegitimate.
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Nine UF seniors receive Outstanding Leadership award
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Mar. 17, 2008Nine UF seniors received Outstanding Leadership Awards this semester, earning them on-stage spots during their graduation ceremonies.
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CLAS dean candidate visits campus
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Mar. 17, 2008During her two-day campus visit that began Monday, Barbara Romzek, one of three candidates for the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean position, emphasized that UF faculty input would be paramount if she was selected as the college's dean.
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Saget to perform at UF
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 17, 2008"Full House" dad Danny Tanner is coming to UF, but his visit will be for "mature audiences only."
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Trustees approve decal hikes, campus renovations
By KIM WILMATH | Mar. 16, 2008Starting in the fall, UF students will see several changes on UF's campus: higher parking decal prices, a new Flavet Field band shell and renovations at Southwest Recreation Center, to name a few.
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Two UF officials resign amid administration shakeup
By KIM WILMATH | Mar. 16, 2008UF Provost Janie Fouke and Senior Vice President for Health Affairs Doug Barrett resigned from their posts amid a major restructuring of the way UF handles its financial operations.
