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Gay pride groups ‘come out’
By TATIANA GONZALEZ | Oct. 13, 2008Casey Whaley walked through a stand-alone wooden door Monday in the middle of the Plaza of the Americas and made an announcement.
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UF, CRC hosts first Majors Fair
By SARA BRUBAKER | Oct. 13, 2008UF will hold its first Majors Fair today to offer students guidance in choosing a major.
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Payment system fails to launch
Oct. 13, 2008The transition to the myUFL PeopleSoft Student Financials system will have to wait another day following technical issues that prohibited Monday's planned launch.
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SG officials confirm validity of e–mails
By KATIE SANDERS | Oct. 12, 2008Student Body President Kevin Reilly and Senate President Kellie Dale have verified the authenticity of private e-mails sent between them and other Student Government officials concerning summer Senate appointments and committee assignments.
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UF Hillel holds free screening for disease–causing genes
By ALEXANDRA BIZARES | Oct. 12, 2008While game-day festivities drew many UF alumni to Gainesville this weekend, a health concern brought alumnus Mark Schneider and his wife, Jessica, both of Tampa, to town Sunday.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks before LSU game
Oct. 12, 2008A short political speech is a good political speech, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said at the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity house Saturday.
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SG Senator under review for campaigning tactics
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 12, 2008Although he was re-elected to his seat following last week's Student Government elections, Orange and Blue Party Sen. Ben Cavataro could lose his position in Student Senate..
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New facility to convert plant waste to ethanol fuel
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Oct. 12, 2008A type of alternative fuel made from plant waste could replace almost half the country's fuel consumption, said a UF professor whose renewable energy research is the cornerstone of a new research facility that opened Friday in Frazier Rogers Hall.
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Protestors rally for fair worker wages at Chipotle
Oct. 12, 2008Each October brings cool weather, the World Series and 20,000 migrant workers flocking to the farms of Immokalee, Fla., to find jobs during the height of the agricultural season.
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Car hits gas mains, apartment building evacuated
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Oct. 9, 2008An apartment building was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a car ripped open two outdoor gas mains.
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UF students debate presidential candidates' platforms
By KIM LIBBY | Oct. 9, 2008UF students discussed the presidential candidates' policies and how they would affect students now and in the long-run in a debate Thursday night.
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GPD caution motorcycle owners after recent thefts
Oct. 9, 2008After dealing with eight cases of stolen motorcycles since Sept. 30, Gainesville Police are encouraging motorcycle owners to use caution with their bikes.
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Miami rabbi joins UF students to observe Yom Kippur
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 9, 2008Rabbi Daniel Young stressed the importance of ignoring daily distractions and reflecting on yourself and the world around you as he spoke to a group of UF students Thursday.
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Louisiana governor to tailgate at UF Saturday
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 9, 2008A few student organizations are looking to stir things up Saturday by adding a twist to the normal traditions of game-day tailgates.
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UF researchers warn of exotic roach population problems
By GUYANA HAND | Oct. 9, 2008Hissing cockroaches probably won't be found skittering across campus, but according to a recent study by a couple of UF researchers, it's a possibility.
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Commission hears SG election violation complaints
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 9, 2008The Student Government Election Commission began hearing the first dozen of about 50 election violation complaints Thursday night at the Reitz Union.
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New SG senators to be sworn in Tuesday
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 9, 2008Fresh off a dramatic campaign season, some members of Student Government said they are ready to get to work, following an SG election that brought about 20 percent of the student body to the polls.
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Shands at UF acquires new state–of–the–art machinery
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 9, 2008Shands at UF has acquired a new weapon in its fight against heart disease, America's No. 1 killer.
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Voters swamp the polls
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 8, 2008About 300 students waited outside the Orange & Brew to hear results of Student Government elections early Thursday morning, but the results were not made available by press time because votes were still being counted by the Supervisor of Elections.
