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Students celebrate Chinese New Year
By Jensen Werley | Feb. 3, 2013Year of the Dragon was so 2012.
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Crossing Guard Appreciation Day honors more than 50 workersj
By Hanna Marcus | Feb. 3, 2013At street corners all over the county, crossing guards stop traffic as they help school children safely cross the road, and on Friday, as part of School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day, it was their day to be thanked.
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Four reasons why you should study abroad
By Haley Doloboff | Feb. 3, 2013In an increasingly competitive and global world, how do we make ourselves stand out? The answer to this question is one word. Well two words, actually. Study abroad.
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Student Government officials shouldn’t double dip positions
Feb. 3, 2013Last week in Student Senate, Swamp Party treasurer and Student Government Budget and Appropriations Committee chairman Joey Michaels was publicly asked to step down from one of those positions for the sake of the students.
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Students, residents race to show support for medical student
By Amber Swal | Feb. 3, 2013With 40 seconds until race time, participants scurried to line up behind a UF College of Medicine student who incurred brain damage in a car accident in June.
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Getting involved: A group for everyone
By Abbie Dorwart | Feb. 3, 2013As any Cicerone, pamphlet, or R.A. will tell you, there are over 975 official clubs or groups to join at UF. Do you like to dance the Argentine tango? There’s a club for that. Can’t go a day without discussing edible landscaping? There’s a club for that. Do you like to blow off steam by building robots? There’s a club for that, too! If more traditional community service and professional organizations are your cup of tea, well, there are so many of those that it would be impossible to join all of them. But there are some that I have heard a lot about just by being on campus and talking to other students.
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Preserve now open to public
By Alex Harris | Feb. 3, 2013Local residents have a new area to explore after a nature preserve south of Gainesville opened Saturday morning.
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Season-high marks propel UF to win
By CHUCK KINGSBURY< | Feb. 3, 2013Coach Rhonda Faehn used three all-around gymnasts against Arkansas to help Florida register its highest balance beam and floor marks of the season.
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UF blanks Furman in win
By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Feb. 3, 2013Florida had shut out two opponents before facing Furman.
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Senior earns 99th career singles victory, 100th doubles win
By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Feb. 3, 2013Florida senior Lauren Embree snagged her 99th career singles match victory against Baylor on Saturday, but winning was no easy feat.
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Gators achieve three personal bests during Husker Invite
By GORDON STREISAND< | Feb. 3, 2013Steady improvement and solid outings seem to be themes for the Gators track and field team this season.
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Cover letters: Be bold
By Valerie Crum | Feb. 3, 2013Summer is surprisingly only three months away, and every Gator should be doing something fantastic. I’m talking about internships, study abroad programs, jobs — whatever it is you want to do to take full advantage of your summer, you probably need a few key items backing you up.
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Florida snaps five-game skid with win against Alabama
Feb. 3, 2013Poor shooting and slow starts have plagued Florida during Southeastern Conference play. Freshman Christin Mercer helped change that, ending the Gators’ five-game losing streak in the process.
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Gators shut down Rebels despite rival guard’s high production
By KATIE AGOSTIN | Feb. 3, 2013Late in the first half, Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson grabbed a pass from forward Jarvis Summers.
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Murphy helps Gators down Rebels, extend SEC lead
By KATIE AGOSTIN | Feb. 2, 2013With Florida leading Ole Miss 50-37 at the beginning of the second half, senior Erik Murphy grabbed a defensive rebound and took off down the court. Kenny Boynton missed his jumper, Scottie Wilbekin missed from behind the arc, but Murphy’s three found nothing but net.
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Gators earn third straight shutout of season
By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Feb. 2, 2013The No.1-ranked Florida women’s tennis team grabbed its third straight 7-0 victory to open the season, the latest coming against No.15 Baylor on Saturday.
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Youth leads successful first day at Husker Invitational
By GORDON STREISAND< | Feb. 1, 2013Florida lived up to coach Mike Holloway’s lofty standards on the first day of the 38th Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb.
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Florida collects first road win of season
By CHUCK KINGSBURY< | Feb. 1, 2013The No. 1 Florida gymnastics team overcame its road struggles in its second Southeastern Conference road meet Friday at No. 22 Arkansas in front of a Barnhill Arena crowd of 5,278.
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Gators cap Senior Night with pair of victories
By ROBERT JUDIN< | Feb. 1, 2013Senior Night brought much excitement and a pair of victories in the O’Connell Center Friday evening.
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40 AND COUNTING: Alligator gains independence, contract with UF near completion
By Jay O'Callaghan | Jan. 31, 2013This article originally ran Feb. 1, 1973 on pages 1 and 6 of The Independent Florida Alligator.
