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On the Issues: Progress Party platform
By Joey Flechas | Sep. 22, 2010Widespread student participation in Student Government is the major theme for the Progress Party’s platform this fall.
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On the Issues: Independent platform
By Joey Flechas | Sep. 22, 2010Even though the 24 independent candidates in the upcoming Student Government election are running decentralized campaigns, they have still agreed to run on a common platform.
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On the Issues: Unite Party platform
By Joey Flechas | Sep. 22, 2010Providing grant funding for graduate students, placing more Redboxes across campus and adding a Regional Transit System Bus Tracking Center in the Reitz Union mark just some of the issues the Unite Party plans to tackle on their platform.
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Independent candidates lying to Student Body
By David Rosen | Sep. 21, 2010As I scanned the pages of The Alligator on Monday, I was stunned by what I read in the article regarding the independent candidates running in this semester’s election. Does the Student Alliance truly believe the students are so incredibly dumb?
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Independent Coalition not fit to represent Student Body
By Dana Summerstein | Sep. 21, 2010The actions of Mr. Sautin and Mr. Gundavda are truly comical. Monday’s Alligator chose to speak of the 24 “independent” candidates running in the upcoming SG elections.
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Student Senate kills bills after ‘demeaning’ debate
By Alexander Klausner | Sep. 21, 2010Two bill presentations were cut short and a total of four bills were struck down during the Student Senate meeting Tuesday night.
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Student Government party not on ballot
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Sep. 20, 2010Due to a clerical mix up, the Student Alliance party will not be participating in the upcoming Student Government elections.
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Student Alliance candidates running as independents
By Justin Willems | Sep. 20, 2010“I have never profited from public service. I have earned every cent. I have never obstructed justice … Well, I’m not a crook. I’ve earned everything I’ve got.’”
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UF loan debt not rising as rapidly as nation’s
By Lidia Dinkova | Sep. 16, 2010Americans owe more in student loans than credit card debt.
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5K race to raise money for former Santa Fe student
By Kat Bein | Sep. 14, 2010When Lauren Ault “started to see clouds,” along with the vomiting and daily migraines, her mom, Ellen, begged the eye doctor to take a look at her daughter.
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Cooking class to kick off
By Nicole Deck | Sep. 14, 2010The Center for European Studies at UF is now offering European cooking classes at Take Away Gourmet.
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Flu shots now free at Student Health Care Center
By Rebecca Astorga | Sep. 13, 2010Students looking to prevent the flu this season can now receive free flu vaccines available on campus.
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Inter-Residence Hall Association misusing students’ funds
By Rob Winston | Sep. 12, 2010I am sad to report that on-campus residents have been dealt a great injustice by their voice within the residence halls, the Inter-Residence Hall Association.
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Our favorite web click-ables to get you through class
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Sep. 8, 2010At least once during your educational career at UF, you’ve had one or will have one of those dreaded three-hour classes. Being trapped in those walls for longer than 50 minutes can put the mind into a zoned-out coma.
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Student Senate denounces Quran burning
By Joey Flechas | Aug. 31, 2010The Student Senate passed a resolution during Tuesday night’s meeting condemning the Dove World Outreach Center’s planned Quran burning on Sept. 11.
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Reader questions support of diversity in light of Alligator poll question
By Karen Holland | Aug. 31, 2010As a professional engineer and prospective graduate student on the University of Florida campus for a single day, Aug. 30, I flipped through the Independent Florida Alligator and was shocked to read a campus poll result indicating 74 percent of the students regret women were given the vote.
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Asian student groups perform
By MEG WAGNER | Aug. 29, 2010Traditional and contemporary culture blended seamlessly at UF during the Asian American Student Union's "Rolling Out the Red Carpet" assembly Friday night.
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Progress Party back in Student Government
By Joey Flechas | Aug. 29, 2010The Progress Party has returned.
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Student group recreates 1913 suffrage march
By ANDREW PANTAZI | Aug. 26, 2010The UF College Democrats hosted the March to recreate the 1913 women's rights march on Washington, D.C.
