NEWS
Snacks you thought were healthy
By Davidson | Oct. 28, 2013Too often, people neglect to read the nutrition labels on certain foods and end up eating five times the recommended serving size.
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NEWS
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CAMPUS
Shands, Flad Architects hold pumpkin carve-off
By Isha Choksi | Oct. 28, 2013UF Health Shands Hospital and Flad Architects came together Monday to carve up some fun.
NEWS
The guide to follow ups and thank you letters
By Leona Jones | Oct. 28, 2013I’ve never been one to suck-up or brown nose to get preference with a recruiter. I’m not good at it and it makes me feel generally uncomfortable. Call me old school, but I much prefer warming up to recruiters with straight-up merit and qualifications, and personality thrown into the mix.
NEWS
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GREEK AFFAIRS
UF chapter of Alpha Tau Omega apologizes after Machen’s reprimand
By Alex Harris | Oct. 28, 2013In an email sent to all UF sororities and fraternities Monday, UF President Bernie Machen condemned the behavior of an Alpha Tau Omega (ΑΤΩ) brother who shouted racial and sexist slurs at a black woman on Sept. 26.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
As UF vies for top 10, college ranking systems evaluate value
By Elizabeth Brown | Oct. 28, 2013While UF’s administration pushes toward becoming a top 10 university, college ranking systems are shifting their attention from prestige to value.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Environmentalist group trespassed from campus after presentation canceled
By Colleen Wright | Oct. 28, 2013Six people in an environmentalist group received trespass warnings after attempting to enter the McKnight Brain Institute.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Study says millennials think technology is dehumanizing society
By Lawrence Chan | Oct. 28, 2013People are too reliant on their gizmos, and young adults believe it’s dehumanizing their interactions.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Lake Wauburg to add zip line, power pole to ropes course
By Tiana Driscoll | Oct. 28, 2013The Challenge Course and Alpine Tower program at Lake Wauburg’s South Shore is reaching new heights.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Cicerones perform flash mob on Turlington Plaza
By Agassy Rodriguez | Oct. 28, 2013The Florida Cicerones, the official student ambassadors to the university, performed a flash mob at about 12:35 p.m. Monday on Turlington Plaza in preparation for their Fall forum today at 6 p.m. in Emerson Alumni Hall.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Public sector should emulate America’s private sector
Oct. 28, 2013In 2008, then-candidate President Barack Obama was a tech pioneer. He utilized social media and the Internet to spread his message of “Hope and Change” to millions of Americans. His Internet-money campaign was unbridled. Because of his many online successes, media outlets dubbed him the first social-media president and the man who would usher the federal government into the 21st century.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Guest column: ‘Rape culture’ label ignores root cause
Oct. 28, 2013In recent years, stories on rape have become increasingly formulaic. We’re given the same statistics with absolutely no analysis of the cause of rape or real solutions.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Stop and smell the roses, busy Gators
Oct. 28, 2013A good friend of mine carries home a new stack of books from the library every week. She reads all the time, maintains good grades and serves as an event director for one of her extracurriculars. One of my favorite things about her is that, no matter when I ask her to do something, she’s ready. I’ve never heard her say, “I can’t, I’m busy.” She has just as much to do as everyone else but makes time for the things she enjoys, like reading Jacques Lacan and taking photo excursions.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Goodbye, Lou Reed — Velvet Underground frontman dies at 71
Oct. 28, 2013There’s an often-repeated quip about the Velvet Underground: Only about 30,000 people bought the band’s debut album, but they all went out and started a band after hearing it.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Gators need multiple lucky breaks to make it to Atlanta
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Oct. 27, 2013Somehow, some way, Florida is still in the hunt for a trip to Atlanta.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
UF defense seeking improvement
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Oct. 27, 2013Florida’s defense was one of the strongest in the nation in 2012-13.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Freshman tallies two goals to lead Florida to victory
By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Oct. 27, 2013Coach Becky Burleigh’s most potent force on Florida’s offensive attack continues to score goals.
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VOLLEYBALL
Gators stave off Volunteers’ attack
By RJ Schaffer | Oct. 27, 2013With the score tied at 21 in the second set, it appeared that Florida could be in for a battle with Tennessee.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators searching for new defensive identity
By GORDON STREISAND< | Oct. 27, 2013The buzz around the Gators this preseason has been about their new, fluid offense that incorporates the transition game.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Keegan drops semifinal match in singles, doubles
By BRITNEE MCCOY< | Oct. 27, 2013Kourtney Keegan had two chances to advance to tournament finals at the USTA Clay Court Invitational in Orlando this weekend.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators men's golf in sixth after first day at The Ocean Course
By LAWRENCE LAGUNA< | Oct. 27, 2013The end of the fall season for the Florida men’s golf team started with a sixth-place finish in the opening round of the Invitational at The Ocean Course on Sunday at Kiawah Island, S.C.
