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Locals react to Obama's Nobel Peace Prize
By ROBERT HARRINGER | Oct. 11, 2009Supporters and opponents around the world were shocked to hear President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday. Even the president seemed caught off guard.
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Research may help Parkinson's patients
By ASHLYN POWELL | Oct. 11, 2009UF researchers have made a breakthrough in gene therapy, which they hope will help reduce Parkinson's disease symptoms.
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SG holds grand opening for Hub's extended hours
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 11, 2009The Hub's extended hours may have gone into effect last week, but the study party continues tonight with giveaways from Starbucks and Gator Dining.
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SG minority parties look to the future after election
By BRANDON BRESLOW | Oct. 11, 2009With new senators installed and the Unite Party maintaining the majority of the Student Senate, leaders of both minority parties have said their work for the semester is just beginning.
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Nursing dean finalist for Georgia Southern University presidency
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 8, 2009The dean of the College of Nursing is one of three finalists for the presidency of Georgia Southern University, officials announced Thursday.
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Smathers Libraries holds Internet search competition
By KRISTEN BOWE | Oct. 8, 2009Students tested their abilities to find random historical facts Thursday night.
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Students rush to sell Florida-Georgia tickets
By ANDREW NORRIS | Oct. 8, 2009Patrick Reynolds walked into Library West at about 5:45 p.m. Monday. He sat down, opened his laptop and waited until 6 p.m. Congratulations-ticket found.
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Environmentalist speaks at UF about history of conservation
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 8, 2009Joe Browder may have talked about the Florida's history of environmental activism, but he warned his audience not to take history too seriously.
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RUB earns national top prize for campus entertainment
By Jared Misner | Oct. 8, 2009Showing up with one of the smallest programming budgets, UF's Reitz Union Board Entertainment left with the biggest prize Saturday at the National Association for Campus Activities' regional conference in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Rap artists Common, Kid Cudi may come to UF
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 8, 2009Flavet Field might be getting a double shot of rap in December with Common and Kid Cudi, thanks to Student Government Productions Music & Entertainment.
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Wall lets students share worries
By NICOLE LYNN GREINER | Oct. 8, 2009Students expressed their concerns over cockroach infestations, stress and the national debt at the Wall of Worries Thursday afternoon.
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Students protest Afghanistan war on 8th anniversary
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 7, 2009A crowd of about 30 people rallied in UF's Plaza of the Americas Wednesday afternoon to call for an end to the war in Afghanistan.
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UF researchers etch labels on fruit with lasers
By Jillian Kremer | Oct. 7, 2009It won't be long until purchasing fruit at the grocery store is far from a sticky situation.
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Obama honors retired UF professor with science award
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 7, 2009A retired UF professor was presented with the National Medal of Science by President Barack Obama Wednesday, according to a White House press release.
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Domestic partners eligible for spouse Gators tickets
By KATIE KLOSS | Oct. 7, 2009Thanks to a change in policy, the domestic partners of UF students will now be able to get spouse tickets for Gator games.
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Phones collected for domestic violence victims
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 7, 2009UF's Family Law Society is trying to make sure that every call for help can be heard.
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New Santa Fe College concert band to debut tonight
By ALEX CHACHKEVITCH | Oct. 7, 2009Santa Fe College's new concert band, the Santa Fe Winds, will kick off its debut season tonight at 7:30 with its first performance.
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Florida Prepaid stable compared to other states' plans
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 7, 2009Florida Prepaid College Plans are not dealing with the deficits that other state prepaid plans are facing, according to a recent New York Times article.
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UF course explores nanotechnology's impact on jobs
Oct. 7, 2009What futuristic discovery could create about two million jobs and is smaller than the dust collecting on your textbooks?
