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Great Scott? No, but at least he’s trying
Mar. 28, 2013Maybe it’s because I cheer for the villains. It might be because I’m a sucker for redemption narratives.
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Henri Girl opens, local fashionistas rejoice
By Kelsey Meany | Mar. 28, 2013Henri Girl, the brainchild boutique of FSU alumna Cassandra Gordon, is back on the streets of Gainesville. The store, which features all your favorites from crop tops to high-waisted shorts, gives Gainesville that added flair it’s always needed.
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Reality TV is hardly glamorized: Why do we love it?
Mar. 28, 2013Last week, Gloria Steinem spoke at Simmons College in Boston, where she earned a doctorate in human justice 40 years ago. After a weighty discussion on feminism and its place today, the talk turned to television.
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A guide to the couch surfing experience
By Karilla Dyer | Mar. 28, 2013As a college student, it is important to learn how to cut corners and stick to a budget. We sometimes have to clip coupons, take the bus or use generic toilet paper that feels more like parchment paper. One solution for cutting travel expenses is to couch surf through couchsurfing.org. Many people have heard of this new travel trend, but few have been so bold as to actually try it.
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Our home, the pale blue dot
Mar. 28, 2013Neil deGrasse Tyson will be speaking on campus Wednesday. Although many know Tyson as an astronomer and science popularizer, some of us know him as something more than that.
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Viewers can’t sneak in under, undercover program discovers
By Caitlin Raddatz | Mar. 28, 2013She broke the rules and snuck into her first R-rated movie when she was 14 years old.
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Seventy black balloons float for Syria on Plaza
By Nathalie Dortonne | Mar. 28, 2013When Suhaib Harraka stepped off the airplane in the United States from Syria, he saw complete darkness.
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SG announces New York Times access for on-the-go students
By Samantha Shavell | Mar. 28, 2013UF students will now be able to access The New York Times online.
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UF gives hungry students options
Mar. 28, 2013Today, UF has a wide variety of dining options. But a little more than a century ago, students only had one place where they could fill their empty stomachs.
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Traditional Indian Holi festival celebrates spring in color
By Lauren Richardson | Mar. 28, 2013UF’s first university-wide Holi — Festival of Colors will be held Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Hume Field.
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Bartram accomodates families of ill babies
By Eleni Kouvatsos | Mar. 28, 2013The Bartram apartment complex recently donated a three-bedroom, two-bathroom unit to Shands Hospital for Children at UF to be used by families of babies born with a rare, life-threatening condition.
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Rent the Runway hosts girls night out
By Elly Ayres | Mar. 28, 2013Jaime Bell’s purple painted nails flew across the MacBook keyboard as she registered her name and email with Rent the Runway at its Girls Night Out Wednesday.
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‘Veronica Mars’ fans kickstart film into action
By Sarah Kinonen | Mar. 27, 2013In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, “Veronica Mars,” America’s all-time favorite teenage private eye, is headed to the big screen.
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UF investigates Sakai spam
By Brianna Handy | Mar. 27, 2013Spam messages in Sakai, UF’s course management system, have never been an issue until recently.
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Life after college — jobless?
By Roberta Fiorito | Mar. 27, 2013The mantra of college students during the last four decades has been to graduate and find a job — until the recent recession.
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FGCU issues an apology for anti-Gator chants at pep rally
By Colleen Wright | Mar. 27, 2013Florida Gulf Coast University’s Student Body issued an apology to UF after students at an FGCU pep rally shouted vulgar chants broadcasted on live TV.
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Film to teach freedom
By Jordan Albright | Mar. 27, 2013While he was up in Prague during the Holocaust, Petr Ginz dreamed about space and documented the horrors around him in his diary.
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Decline of religion might not be bad
Mar. 26, 2013In his column last Wednesday, my colleague Erik Skipper articulated the classic assertion that a growing absence of God and religion in public life has led to the disintegration of American society.
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Senate approves $1.5 million to academic, student organizations
By Colleen Wright | Mar. 26, 2013The Student Senate approved the Budget and Appropriations Committee’s $1.5 million academic and student organization budgets Tuesday night.
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Students petition for vegan dining hall
By Colleen Wright | Mar. 26, 2013One UF student and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are joining forces for an all-vegan dining hall on campus.
