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UF fundraiser hops to FSU, benefits those with M.S.
By Ariana Figueroa | Jan. 12, 2015David Nassau found a Florida State University student ally in an unexpected place: Twitter.
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New Year’s resolutions crowd gyms
By Katherine Gutierrez | Jan. 12, 2015January at UF means gyms packed full of students carrying out New Year’s resolutions meant to start the semester off on a healthy note.
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Santa Fe reacts to Obama’s community college plan
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 11, 2015A plan from President Barack Obama to make the first two years of community college free has some Santa Fe academics and students at odds.
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Professor’s fossil research reveals climate-change data
By Jenny O'Donnell | Jan. 11, 2015When Andrea Dutton and her team first landed in the Seychelles islands in 2009, they were greeted by warm ocean breezes, high-end resorts and giant tortoises.
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Horticulture chairman fights bad food science, Food Babe
By Savana Morie | Jan. 11, 2015UF’s Horticultural Sciences Department chairman holds a unique position in the Internet anti-GMO community. Kevin Folta is the leading discreditor of the spokesperson for the online movement, nutrition activist Vani Hari — better known as The Food Babe — who’s famous for her campaign against Subway to remove an ingredient in its bread that is also found in yoga mats.
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Study shows older adult age group most likely to die of alcohol poisoning
By Amaury Sablon | Jan. 8, 2015College students aren’t the only ones with alcohol on the brain.
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Dance Marathon misses the mark in first 24-hour fundraiser
By Cyanne Dunn | Jan. 8, 2015Update: At about 9 a.m. Dance Marathon at UF announced in a Facebook post that it did not reach its goal. It came close with $139,274.65 raised, which was 92 percent of its goal.
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Anti-GMO activist had change of heart, gives talk at UF
By Ariana Figueroa | Jan. 8, 2015Mark Lynas’ activism ended when he threw a cream pie in anti-environmentalist Bjørn Lomborg’s face, yelling, “pies for lies.”
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UF journalism community rattled by Hebdo
By Ariana Figueroa | Jan. 8, 2015The UF journalism community was rattled when news broke of the terrorist attack on a French satire magazine Wednesday.
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UF survey: Economy doesn’t stress Florida
By Cyanne Dunn | Jan. 8, 2015While students might be worrying about loans and financial aid, consumers in Florida aren’t that stressed about their wallets.
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Santa Fe Senate president declines to run for re-election
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 7, 2015Following a series of controversies, Santa Fe College Senate President Jeremy Pierce announced Wednesday he will not be running for re-election.
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UF Help Desk gets rid of appointments, consolidates services
By Alyssa Fisher | Jan. 7, 2015In an attempt to improve customer service by getting rid of appointments, the UF Computing Help Desk has removed appointments.
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As temperatures dip below freezing, Gainesville Fire Rescue offers tips
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 7, 2015Just as Gators are coming out of Winter Break hibernation, today’s weather will have them scrambling back under the covers.
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Student organizations promote diversity through event in Reitz Union Wednesday
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Jan. 7, 2015Campus organizations came together to promote ethnic, gender, cultural and religious studies Wednesday evening at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.
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Stanford big man Schuyler Rimmer transfers to Florida
Jan. 7, 2015Stanford forward Schuyler Rimmer transferred to Florida and will join the UF men’s basketball team as a walk-on, UF announced Wednesday.
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Applications raise plagiarism suspicions at Senate meeting
By Ariana Figueroa | Jan. 6, 2015Suspected plagiarism between two Student Government applicants at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting sparked debate.
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UF construction of Reitz, residence halls still in progress
By Ariana Figueroa | Jan. 6, 2015The new year is bringing new buildings and new projects to UF.
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Innovation Academy may delay pre-health, pre-med students
By Alyssa Fisher | Jan. 6, 2015To apply to medical school on time, Eliot Gunn had to reconfigure his schedule for an earlier graduation.
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Santa Fe Student Senate to address impeachment again
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 6, 2015Santa Fe College Student Government will hold its first Senate meeting of the year today at 4 p.m.
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Surprise guest at Fall commencement
By Cyanne Dunn | Jan. 5, 2015UF students who graduated in the last two commencements this Fall found more excitement than expected.
