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Crew team seeks to replace missing motors
By KRISTEN HUFF | Jan. 22, 2008UF Crew members are ready to get their feet wet after more than a month of dry-land training.
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Ice cream workshop held at UF
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 21, 2008UF's Food Science and Human Nutrition Department held its annual Successful Ice Cream Retailing workshop Friday through Monday for ice cream entrepreneurs.
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Machen announces McCain endorsement
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 21, 2008In an unusual move for a university president, UF President Bernie Machen publicly endorsed Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., this weekend for the 2008 presidential election.
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Jewish Student Union kicks off its welcome week today
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 21, 2008The Jewish Student Union, a UF student organization, is welcoming students back to school with three days of social events.
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Bulgarian official visits UF
Jan. 21, 2008Displays of colorfully embroidered costumes, flags and orthodox icons transformed the Reitz Union's Arredondo Room in celebration of Bulgaria's one-year membership in the European Union.
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SG candidate meets 10 ticket hopefuls
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 21, 2008UF Student Senate President Kevin Reilly will choose his running mates this week for the Student Government elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
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UF officials weigh options to cut budget
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 21, 2008With less than six months to trim $16 million from UF's budget, UF officials said they are trying to avoid across-the-board cuts, but some programs may be scaled back or eliminated completely.
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UF graduate students continue to protest late fees
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 17, 2008UF students' fees are due today, but a group of graduate students will protest payment following months of fighting over whether UF collects the fees fairly.
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Forum discusses King's dream
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 17, 2008Attendees of a UF forum Thursday night discussed remaining work to be done to achieve Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous dream.
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State universities could require meningitis vaccine
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 17, 2008A requirement for incoming students to receive meningitis and hepatitis B vaccines could become mandatory for all of Florida's public universities. UF already has a similar requirement in place.
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Study: Smokeless tobacco doesn't help smokers quit
By ELIZABETH LEVA | Jan. 17, 2008As thousands of smokers continue to fail in their attempts to quit, some health officials promote substituting smokeless tobacco products for cigarettes to help wean off the addiction.
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Summer classes safe from budget cuts
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 17, 2008Summer classes will not be canceled this year, UF President Bernie Machen announced at a Faculty Senate meeting Thursday.
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Cuban travel ban challenged
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 17, 2008A Florida law restricting travel to countries dubbed "terrorist states" has limited the ability of state universities, including UF, to study and conduct research in Cuba.
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UF adds cornhole, wrestling to intramural lineup
By KAITLYN WELLER | Jan. 17, 2008Grab your beanbags and strap on your headgear.
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SG Productions chairman fired
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 17, 2008UF's Student Government Productions' chairman was fired Monday.
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Crist won't hike tuition
By KIM WILMATH | Jan. 17, 2008In his new education budget proposal released Thursday, Gov. Charlie Crist suggested that state universities and community colleges get a nearly $5.5 billion chunk of state funds in 2008-2009, but he proposed no tuition increase.
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UF students looking to use campus gyms face long lines
By MORGAN CARLSON | Jan. 17, 2008Waiting in line is not the best way to burn calories, but for some students it's unavoidable.
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SG presidential hopeful seeks running mates
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 16, 2008UF Student Senate President Kevin Reilly is paying extra attention to his e-mail inbox this week as he waits for messages from potential running mates.
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UF gets $600K donation
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 16, 2008One couple's $600,000 gift to UF's College of Education aims to reform Alachua County middle schools, carrying on the legacy of middle school innovation pioneered by UF in the 1960s.
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Slashed funds result in fewer Merit students
By KIM WILMATH | Jan. 16, 2008UF has lost some of its bragging rights among top-tier universities, though a university official said Wednesday that it's nothing to worry about.
