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City Commission candidates to debate on campus Thursday
By Shelley Greenspan | Feb. 21, 2011UF Student Government is giving local politicians a reason to put UF back on their radar.
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Gainesville looks at possible downtown renovations
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 21, 2011A plan to modernize downtown Gainesville has been mapped out and color-coded.
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Students get credits for city commission campaigns
By Alex Orlando | Feb. 21, 2011For three credits and 150 hours a semester, students of POS4940 stroll the campaign trail, passing fliers, hanging fliers and holding signs on busy street corners.
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Speaker discusses negative perception of political activism of young people
By ALLISON BANKO | Feb. 21, 2011What’s the matter with kids today?
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Student Government elections to take place Tuesday and Wednesday
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 21, 2011Tired of the Unite Party and Progress Party handing you fliers, following you between classes and trying to get you to wear a sticker?
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Savoring the present
By Tara Braun | Feb. 21, 2011Our society has become increasingly future-minded and less focused on the present. As college students who are striving towards future accomplishments, it is sometimes difficult for us to stop and fully appreciate the present moment.
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Public relations: setting the record straight
By Brittany Brave | Feb. 21, 2011It’s time for some transparency. Let's move our attention from the rumors, so we can get on with redirecting the hype to the right places.
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alligatorSports Video Show, Episode 6
Feb. 20, 2011The sixth installment of our weekly video show brings you an in-depth look at the No. 1 Florida baseball team's opening-weekend sweep of South Florida. Beat writer Jesse Simonton takes a look at the Gators' staff of talented pitchers, including former first-round MLB Draft pick Karsten Whitson, and points to a few other breakout performances from the weekend. Stay tuned until the end of the show to check out some of our not-so-finer moments.
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10th annual Fashion X-Clusive show draws about 1,000 people
By Rachel Stephens | Feb. 20, 2011An air of the New York fashion scene swept through the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom on Friday night.
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Schneider would bring activist mentality to the executive office
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 20, 2011When Schneider faces the incumbent party in the polls he knows he can’t waiver in what he considers a good fight.
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Meyers looks to continue the Unite Party's reign over SG
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 20, 2011Many say when Meyers is president, he’ll be one of the best the university has seen.
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The next face of the student body?
Feb. 20, 2011Unite Party’s Ben Meyers and Progress Party’s Dave Schneider face off to be UF’s next Student Body president in the Student Government elections Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Students to voice opinions on block tuition this week
By Alexander Klausner | Feb. 20, 2011UF administrators and Student Government leaders remain embroiled in a battle over the implementation of block tuition at UF.
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Advocate Francis Fitzpatrick causes stir at City Commission meeting
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 20, 2011Francis “Pat” Fitzpatrick has been kicked out of more than two dozen Gainesville City Commission meetings.
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Whitson, starting staff pitch UF to series sweep vs. USF
By JESSE SIMONTON | Feb. 20, 2011Late last August, while most college freshmen were acclimating themselves to dorms, bars and financial hardship, Karsten Whitson was turning down $2.1 million to play for the top-ranked Gators.
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Florida rolls over LSU
By GREG LUCA | Feb. 20, 2011BATON ROUGE, La. — With a win over LSU on Sunday, Florida accomplished something it hadn’t since the 2006-07 season: 10 wins in the Southeastern Conference.
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In support of Unite Party 1
By Travis Howard | Feb. 20, 2011Choosing to “Unite” the Student Body was an easy decision for me.
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Block tuition beneficial for UF students
By Travis Hornsby | Feb. 20, 2011I am frustrated with the lack of options the Student Body has in our choices for Student Body President, namely with both candidates’ opposition against block tuition. I am tired of hearing about the “vast majority” of students who take less than 15 credit hours because that is incorrect.
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GatorWell hosts Embrace Your Body Week
By Amanda Eatman | Feb. 20, 2011Miss Florida 2006 Allison Kreiger Walsh’s suffering became apparent when she was a junior in high school.
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In support of Unite Party 2
By Matt Mountjoy | Feb. 20, 2011One of the things UF looks for during the application process is a well-rounded person. What makes a well-rounded person? It is someone who excels academically and is involved in school activities. This is something I strive to live by, as do the majority of the students here. That is what makes this school so great.
