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Meyer, Donovan team up to fundraise for scholarship
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 14, 2008Urban Meyer and Billy Donovan will flex their fundraising muscles this year for the sake of college affordability.
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Majors Fair gives students perspective on UF’s colleges, programs
By SARA BRUBAKER | Oct. 14, 2008Rosie the tarantula crawled along Carl S. Barfield's left arm at a table on the Reitz Union Colonnade Tuesday.
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Gym hand scanner installation put on hold following student vote
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 14, 2008Two questions that appeared on the ballot in last week's Student Government election received popular responses from students, but the measures needed to turn the questions into action are uncertain.
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Parents of overdosed toddler present case to Florida Board of Pharmacy
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 14, 2008The parents of a 3-year-old who died from a chemical overdose at Shands at UF about a year ago were given a chance to present their case to the Florida Board of Pharmacy on Tuesday.
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UF student attacked near Century Tower
Oct. 14, 2008A UF student was attacked Saturday just after midnight near Century Tower, according to University Police.
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Minorities’ college enrollment, graduation rate stalling, study says
Oct. 14, 2008Today's young adults are no longer out-learning their elders, according to a recent report from the American Council on Education, a group that represents colleges and universities in Washington, D.C.
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Students compete in Sukkot Survivor during Jewish holiday
By SEETA REBBAPRAGADA | Oct. 13, 2008While most students are nestled warm in their beds, six UF students are spending their nights in huts under the stars.
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Shands at UF Cancer Hospital comes closer to completion
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 13, 2008Nearly two years after breaking ground, construction of the $388-million Shands at UF Cancer Hospital is inching closer to completion.
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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.
