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UF combines alumni groups

The University of Florida Alumni Association has nearly 350,000 members total, according to its website. “The integration came as part of an ongoing effort to further involve current students despite budget cuts,” said associate executive director Katie Marquis.


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Obama focuses on youth during tour of Florida

Obama stood in front of a crowd of about 3,000 adult and student spectators Saturday to speak about everything from education to health care. The speech was part of Obama’s two-day Florida tour to sway voters in the swing state.


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Video game tournament draws gamers and viewers alike

From 4 p.m. to midnight, both rookie and expert gamers flocked to the Reitz Union Ballroom to participate in GatorLAN, a video game tournament hosted by Gator Gaming. About 800 people attended; at any point during the day, there were about 150 computers in the room, said Gator Gaming president Ed Fonseca.


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Opinion

Musical artists focus on dollars, not beats

It’s a well-known truth that MTV took its main focus off music long ago. For the past few years, the only time I’ve ever really watched the network has been for music videos broadcast late at night or into the early morning and to see interesting episodes of the documentary series “True Life.”


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UF ranks No. 2 with Teach For America members

Teach for America, an organization that recruits qualified graduates from more than 600 campuses to teach in low-income areas, ranked UF second overall of colleges contributing the most graduates in 2012, according to a press release.



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