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Robotics club, class to showcase machines at Reitz
By Claire Miller | Dec. 6, 2011Robots that can mow lawns, throw flames and extinguish fires are landing on the Reitz Union Colonnade this afternoon.
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Students collecting books for new public library in Haiti
By Morgan Watkins | Dec. 6, 2011Several UF organizations are partnering to collect books and raise money to establish the first public library in Cap-Haitian, a city in northern Haiti.
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Deaf students benefit from UF programs, accommodations
By Erin Jester | Dec. 6, 2011In many ways, Joanna Byun is an average college freshman.
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Students celebrate holidays with annual family traditions
By Meredith Rutland | Dec. 6, 2011Adam Rozenberg's family gathers every year on Christmas Eve to roast a pig.
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North America's largest poinsettia sale returns Thursday
By Mina Radman | Dec. 6, 2011Its large red leaves are synonymous with Christmas. It's seen in photographs with snow-frosted edges.
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UF team tests endurance, gets dirty at Tough Mudder obstacle course
By Clare Lennon | Dec. 5, 2011Sean Limon spent Sunday crawling through mud, scaling walls and climbing ropes. They had sounded fun, like the kinds of things kids do.
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Fewer students completing teacher evaluations online
By Brianna Kolota | Dec. 5, 2011Despite the convenience of online faculty evaluations, student response to these surveys has taken a dip since going digital.
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Campus Internet went down Monday
By Emily Morrow | Dec. 5, 2011John Hendry was doing some last-minute research for a project about deforestation when the Internet crashed.
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Trustees extend Machen's contract without salary raise
By Erin Jester | Dec. 5, 2011President Bernie Machen will stick with The Gator Nation a year longer than he planned, but he won't get paid more for it.
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As tuition rises, merit-based scholarships come under scrutiny
By Emily Morrow | Dec. 5, 2011Craig Fisher's parents planned ahead.
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UF Crew team requests to move practices to Lake Wauburg
By Maggie Powers | Dec. 5, 2011While some UF students were up to their necks in schoolwork this weekend, Florida Crew members were up to their chests in mud.
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Shands cafeteria gets makeover
By Shayna Posses | Dec. 5, 2011Dan Walker always meant to stop in at the hospital for lunch, but work got in the way.
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Sustainability office turns five
By Samantha Shavell | Dec. 5, 2011In honor of its five-year anniversary, the Office of Sustainability released a report highlighting the efforts it has made in creating a more sustainable UF.
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Machen, Trustees call for financial independence
By Erin Jester | Dec. 4, 2011Asserting financial independence was a major theme of President Bernie Machen's strategic discussion at UF's Board of Trustees meeting Friday.
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Pointless prose; Common Reading Program isn't relevant
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 4, 2011What is the point of the UF Common Reading Program?
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Student Senate holds workshop on lawmaking
By Clare Lennon | Dec. 1, 2011The Student Senate's Judiciary Committee educated students about legislation in its Legislative Writing Workshop on Thursday night.
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Student OK after being thrown from scooter in accident
By Meredith Rutland | Dec. 1, 2011A car cut off a UF student on a scooter Wednesday, propelling her onto the car but leaving her without major injuries.
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UF reacts to FAMU student's death, hazing investigation
By Emily Morrow | Dec. 1, 2011It has been 13 days since the death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, and the nation is still in shock.
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Trustees vote to approve new undergraduate fee
By Erin Jester | Dec. 1, 2011With a gallery of administrators, protesters and Student Government officials present, the UF Board of Trustees met Thursday to address issues ranging from new student fees to the proposed Reitz Union renovation.
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UF Chemistry Club puts tutoring sessions, questions on YouTube
By Magen Wetmore | Dec. 1, 2011Chemistry students who are struggling in class might now be able to find help on YouTube.
