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Paramedics respond to injured employee at Pollo Tropical
By Matthew Riva | Feb. 24, 2011Paramedics responded to a 911 call at the Reitz Union on Wednesday night.
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Meyers wins presidency
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 23, 2011After almost two months of campaigning, the hard work paid off for the Unite Party once again.
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UF student premieres jewelry line at local boutique
By Kasi Martin | Feb. 23, 2011While some may see scraps on the ground as trash, UF architecture junior Mu Mudenda sees them as the opposite: precious building blocks for her one-of-a-kind jewelry line.
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Student hospitalized after being hit by a bus downtown
By Kat Bein | Feb. 22, 2011A UF student was taken to Shands at UF on Tuesday morning after she was hit by a Regional Transit System bus on West University Avenue, having suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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UF student charged with child pornography possession
By Kat Bein | Feb. 20, 2011A married UF student turned himself in to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Saturday on charges of downloading and keeping child pornography on his computer.
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Celebration of Chinese culture rings in Year of the Rabbit
By Cristina Paneque | Feb. 20, 2011About 300 hundred people celebrated Chinese culture Saturday night in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.
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In support of Progress Party 1
By Benjamin Dictor | Feb. 20, 2011In the spring of 2009, the Progress Party was founded in an attempt to overthrow a political system composed of an entrenched group of overly entitled elites that rendered the UF Student Government completely inaccessible to the students it promised to represent. I had the honor to serve as the Progress Party’s presidential candidate with some of the most thoughtful and passionate students I met during my time at UF.
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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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SG Elections: Endorsing the better of two goods isn’t easy
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 20, 2011In a biannual tradition, the Editorial Board called in candidates from both Unite and Progress parties Sunday night to discuss the Student Government elections. With the heat on, both figuratively and literally, in our sauna-like conference room, we came to a realization: Everyone’s good.
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In support of Progress Party 2
By Timothy Johnson | Feb. 20, 2011Diversity is a value that I hold high, and I hope it is shared by the Student Body at large. My three semesters of participation in the Korean Undergraduate Student Association, as well as being the founder and president of Students for Peace in Korea, should speak for itself.
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Graduate student proud to belong to SG party
By Amanda Ford | Feb. 16, 2011I choose to Unite because results matter. I don’t want false promises or dirty politics. I choose a party that believes in following through, campaigning hard and respecting people along the way. I choose Unite. I’ve been a part of the late-night and early-morning campaigning. More importantly, I’ve seen the dedication and long hours Unite members put in once appointed to get the results for their constituents.
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Candidates find common ground at debate
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 16, 2011Despite all the rhetoric that has been tossed around in the past few weeks, Ben Meyers and Dave Schneider share many of the same views when it comes to student rights.
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Student Senate honors dead students
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 15, 2011The Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday to honor the deaths of two UF students killed in a rappelling accident over the weekend.
