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How to find your group of friends in college
Aug. 14, 2012You just graduated from high school, where people knew and loved you.
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UF President Machen welcomes new students
Aug. 14, 2012Welcome to UF! You have made an excellent decision in choosing UF, and I know you are excited and eager to get started on your journey here.
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SG aims to serve Student Body
Aug. 14, 2012My name is Tj Villamil and I’ll be serving as your Student Body president for the 2012-13 academic year. Not only will you have one of the best collegiate experiences in the nation, but the people you will meet here at UF will be your friends for life.
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Guide to Greek life on campus
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Aug. 14, 2012Toga parties might be fun, but there’s more to UF’s Greek system of fraternities and sororities than liquor and letters.
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Dean of Students encourages students to join “culture of care”
Aug. 14, 2012At UF, we are very lucky. Our Student Body is incredibly talented in a variety of ways. Many of our faculty and staff are nationally or internationally recognized in their fields.
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The ins and outs of parking on campus
By Chris Alcantara Alligator Writer | Aug. 14, 2012You’ve pulled into one of UF’s parking lots. Gulp. At least there are 24,000 spaces on campus.
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Work out, avoid fast food to keep the pounds off in college
By Kelly Price | Aug. 14, 2012To avoid ballooning four sizes by the time you go home for Winter Break, try these tips to maintain a healthy lifestyle as a new student.
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Don’t stress out, ask someone for help
By Samantha Shavell | Aug. 14, 2012You’re finally in college. No one is nagging you about a project being due. No one is making sure you’re paying attention in class. And no one is telling you when to be home at night.
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Gainesville guide to decorating your home from local shops
By Kathryn Varn | Aug. 14, 2012I remember freshman move-in day. After the sweaty process of transporting boxes of stuff through Florida rain and humidity, I was excited to make my new space into my new home. I had the bedspread, the desk lamp and storage bins, all from department stores.
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General education classes that won’t put you to sleep
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Aug. 14, 2012In between all of the true learning you will be doing for the next four years — like how to properly perform a keg stand and handle the subsequent hangover — remember, this is college and you do have to take classes.
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Clubs offer an escape
By Michael Scott Davidson | Aug. 14, 2012Student organizations like the UF Falling Gators Skydiving Club are a great way to make friends and break the monotony of the academic week.
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Everything you need to know about Student Government
By Samantha Shavell | Aug. 14, 2012Before you decide you want to be a student leader, or before you decide that you want nothing to do with Student Government, hear the facts.
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Tutoring centers offered on and off UF campus
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 14, 2012When UF students pack the libraries, stress levels spike and coffee replaces beer as the drink of choice, exam week has arrived.
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Bike shop closes its doors for downtown SFC expansion
By Kathryn Varn | Aug. 14, 2012Ted Kubisek stood in front of the fan to combat the heat during the shop’s last week of being open for business. He spoke to customers and employees in a way that shows he’s known them for years.
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Local music makes you cool, free concert on campus
By Ian Rowe | Aug. 14, 2012On Aug. 30, UF’s own Orange and Brew will open its doors (for free) to showcase some of Gainesville’s very own local musicians.
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Where to find part-time jobs
By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 14, 2012Students interested in working on campus can find job openings on the university’s website, https://jobs.ufl.edu/, as well as listings on the Reitz Union’s website, www.union.ufl.edu/jobs, and UF’s Office of Human Resource Services’ website, www.hr.ufl.edu.
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Alternative ways to get around
By Samantha Shavell | Aug. 14, 2012Southwest Recreation Center is a lot farther from your dorm than it looks on the map. That’s when buses come in handy.
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On-campus dining offers a variety of options
By Kelly Price | Aug. 14, 2012It’s 6 p.m. You just woke up from a nap in your dorm room, and your stomach is screaming in hunger. The last thing you want to do is put an Easy Mac bowl in the common area’s sketchy microwave. It’s the first week of your freshman year, so you don’t know anything beyond the bounds of University Avenue or 13th Street.
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The Reitz Union offers leisure courses
Aug. 14, 2012The Reitz Union offers leisure courses, or informal classes taken for fun, year-round. The classes meet periodically at the Reitz Union or at other locations in Gainesville, making them popular for students, faculty members and locals alike. People enroll each semester by the hundreds.
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Nightlife options abound for under-21 crowd
By Kelly Price | Aug. 14, 2012When you first get to UF, that stretch of bars and restaurants across from the stadium, on a little lane called University Avenue, seem to glisten. That strip, in all its glory, beckons you from your dorm late at night after your parents move you in, when you’re finally free of curfews.
