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Friday, April 10, 2026

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Student remembered for smile, kindness

When Saleha Huuda showed up to try out for the UF Competitive Cheerleading squad, her smile  immediately made an impression, and her skills as a flyer had her fellow cheerleaders fighting over who would be the one to catch her as she fell from the air.


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Undercover sting targets taxis overcharging students

A joint investigation of local cab companies by Gainesville and University Police revealed that many cab drivers have been operating against city ordinances to overcharge customers, adding hard evidence to a long list of complaints of unfair practices.


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Team studies effects of pot on HIV

A team of researchers at UF, the University of South Florida and the University of California, San Diego were awarded $4.7 million by the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of marijuana use on youths with HIV infection.


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Final-ly Relaxed

The semester is almost over, exams are in progress and "Club West" is now in session. Students are getting juiced up and strung out on coffee, cigarettes and amphetamines as they pull all-nighters and cram for exams.


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Professor debunks familial ideals

The idea that it’s “All in the Family” may seem like a notion abandoned in the golden age of the 1950s, but a UF professor is striving to teach Americans that the traditional family structure heralded as ideal doesn’t ensure  picture-perfect families.



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