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Camera gives closer look at cancer
By GAIA BONINI | Dec. 3, 2009A new tool developed by a UF researcher could revolutionize cancer treatment and allow for much earlier detection of tumors.
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Students protest fee for class assignments
By THOMAS STEWART | Dec. 3, 2009Students with a homework assignment to organize a protest did just that Thursday afternoon on Turlington Plaza, choosing to demonstrate against escalating education costs.
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UF group builds 'sweet' houses
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Dec. 3, 2009Members of the UF chapter of Habitat for Humanity held their third annual Candy House Building Competition Thursday afternoon on the Reitz Union North Lawn.
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UF libraries raise $5K from Gators touchdowns
By MARA RUDOLPHm Alligator Contributing Writer | Dec. 3, 2009The George A. Smathers libraries received donations ranging from 25 cents to $100 every time the Gators scored a touchdown in the regular season.
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Women's lacrosse team gives tour of new facilities
By DEREK GILLIAM | Dec. 3, 2009The UF women’s lacrosse team facilities were on display as head coach Amanda O’Leary gave a tour of the new facilities to the Academic & Professional Assembly Thursday afternoon.
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Smathers Library gets new look
By ERIN ROBERTS | Dec. 2, 2009A ceremony was held Wednesday morning to recognize lobby renovations that began in August. The interior was re-painted and new lighting was installed.
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Teachers, friends remember telecom student as 'fighter'
By CAROLYN TILLO | Dec. 2, 2009A UF telecommunications student with cystic fibrosis died Monday.
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Museum custodian featured in documentary
By Morgan Watkins | Dec. 2, 2009The film, “The Philosopher Kings,” follows a custodian at the Florida Museum of Natural History, and seven other custodians from universities across the nation as they tell their stories, showing audiences that wisdom can come from more than just textbooks and teachers.
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Senators Send Navy ROTC to Atlanta
By CAROLYN TILLO | Dec. 1, 2009Senators mixed talks of funding, food and global politics at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.
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Marston and Library West extend hours for exam week
By NICOLE LYNN GREINER | Dec. 1, 2009Starting Sunday, Library West and Marston Science Library will stay open until 4 a.m.
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Gator creates iPhone application for drunken minglers
By LONI CHASE | Dec. 1, 2009Many mornings after a night on the town, UF student Alina G. has difficulty putting together the names and faces of who she met the night before.
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Students mail holiday cards to cancer patients
By Erin Jester | Dec. 1, 2009Young cancer patients all over the country will be getting a little extra cheer this holiday season in the form of a greeting card. The UF chapter of Friends for Life of America kicked off its annual Hearts for the Holidays campaign Tuesday on Turlington Plaza.
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Gators football player Carlos Dunlap arrested for DUI
Dec. 1, 2009Gators football star Carlos Dunlap was arrested for DUI after Gainesville police observed his car stopped at a green light early this morning.
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UF kicks off AIDS day
By Jared Misner | Nov. 30, 2009Condoms and candy canes were an unlikely pair Monday night in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom as the beginning of the holiday season fused with global health concerns.
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New policy allows professors to require notes for absences
By CAROLYN TILLO | Nov. 30, 2009Professors can now require students to provide medical documentation of illness if they miss exams or fail to turn in assignments during finals week.
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Students join forces to remember Mumbai attacks
By Joey Flechas | Nov. 30, 2009UF students honored victims Monday night at a candlelight vigil in the Reitz Union Amphitheatre to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the attacks.
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UF Green Team collects recyclables during games
By Kathleen Birkhimer | Nov. 30, 2009The UF Green Team completed its fourth season at the UF-FSU game. It collected 29,000 pounds of recyclables last year.
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Students ‘organ’-ize for semester recital
By MEAD BOWEN | Nov. 30, 2009The Andrew Anderson Memorial Organ was played publicly for the last time this semester on Monday night, showcasing the few UF musicians with the expertise to touch the historic instrument.
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UF students create four-person bicycle for home games
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Nov. 30, 2009Some UF students took a bicycle built for two to the next level.
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RUB to offer free Starbucks with movie screenings
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Nov. 29, 2009Reitz Union Board Entertainment will serve free coffee drinks and show "Inglourious Basterds" and "The Invention of Lying".
