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UF to refresh the look of website's home page by next week
By Saphira Lazarre | Oct. 31, 2011On Monday, visitors to UF's home page will find new features and a cleaner, simpler look.
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Community newspaper to close down
By Emily Morrow | Oct. 31, 2011After 59 years of covering the small towns surrounding Gainesville, the North Florida Herald is closing.
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UF recruiting Ph.D. students with new program
By Erin Jester | Oct. 30, 2011UF's graduate school will soon be mining some "untapped diamonds" in the form of master's degree students at historically black colleges and universities.
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Student loans should be harder to obtain
By Travis Hornsby | Oct. 30, 2011When I was applying to college, I was fortunate enough to have plenty of options. I couldn't wait to see what financial aid I would be able to get as that would decide where I went. Once the packages started rolling in, I saw that even though my family's income was low, all I qualified for was lots of student loans as my parents were frugal savers.
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Breast-cancer awareness should not end after October
By Guillermo Pradieu | Oct. 30, 2011As the month of October concluded, only a small minority of UF students and faculty took part in a major occurrence. Marking its 25th anniversary, National Breast Cancer Awareness has worked to promote outreach to those living with breast cancer and influence the financing of research and grants toward a cure.
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Student Rec Center gets new fitness machines
By Tyler Benjamin | Oct. 30, 2011The Student Recreation and Fitness Center got a makeover Tuesday when maintenance and delivery staff replaced more than a dozen machines.
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UF takes first place on list of country's top ‘jock schools'
By Clare Lennon | Oct. 27, 2011The Princeton Review named UF the nation's No. 1 Jock School as part of the company's annual college rankings and ratings.
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Students denied in-state tuition due to illegal immigrant parents
By Emily Morrow | Oct. 27, 2011Wendy Ruiz was born and raised in Miami.
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Vegetarian group moves in on Krishna Lunch crowd
By Samantha Shavell | Oct. 27, 2011Krishna Lunch might have some competition from a new religious organization that popped up Monday and Tuesday on Plaza of the Americas.
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UF, FAMU to expand dental programs
By Erin Jester | Oct. 27, 2011UF has altered plans to expand its dental school and will work with two Florida universities that had planned to build their own dental schools.
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Krishna Lunch celebrates birthday with Beatle's music
Oct. 27, 2011The Krishna community will commemorate the 40th anniversary of Krishna Lunch at UF tonight with a tribute to Beatles member George Harrison, who introduced many to the culture.
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Bone-marrow-donor registration to be held on campus next week
By Hana Engroff | Oct. 27, 2011An 8-year-old boy with leukemia has been waiting at Shands for a bone marrow transplant for about 20 months. He just found a match.
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SFC student task force will take on sexual harassment
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 27, 2011Catcalling and other acts of sexual harassment have been a problem at Santa Fe College, and the SFC Student Government has formed a task force to combat it.
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Machen addresses accountability at UF
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 27, 2011UF President Bernie Machen has made a few suggestions to Gov. Rick Scott about how address accountability at UF.
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Students get spooked at Broward Hall's haunted house
By Brittany Ann Morrisey | Oct. 27, 2011Megan Smith was tied to a chair screaming for help in the Broward Hall basement on Thursday night.
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Crochet coral reef display in Marston ends Friday
By Alyssa Hubbell | Oct. 27, 2011"I drove 150 miles just to see it."
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Shaq paid too much
By Anthony Ackrill | Oct. 27, 2011Imagine $70,000 in cash. Picture 70,000 $1 bills stacked high, or 7,000 $10 bills or 700 $100 bills. However you want to look at it, it's a lot of money.
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Obama introduces initiatives to help students manage loans
By Emily Morrow | Oct. 26, 2011Paying off student loans is about to become less of a headache.
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Hub to stop showing movies from Resident TV channel
By Adrianna Paidas | Oct. 26, 2011Last week, Ashleigh Barraca found herself awkwardly laughing while standing alone in line at Starbucks in the Hub.
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Study shows gay men have more difficulties getting jobs
By Valeria Delgado | Oct. 26, 2011Anthony Castro, 19, worries participating in Pride Student Union and LGBT Affairs could hurt his chances of getting a job after graduation.
