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Reader questions support of diversity in light of Alligator poll question

By Karen Holland | Aug. 31, 2010

As a professional engineer and prospective graduate student on the University of Florida campus for a single day, Aug. 30, I flipped through the Independent Florida Alligator and was shocked to read a campus poll result indicating 74 percent of the students regret women were given the vote.

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Asian student groups perform

By MEG WAGNER | Aug. 29, 2010

Traditional and contemporary culture blended seamlessly at UF during the Asian American Student Union's "Rolling Out the Red Carpet" assembly Friday night.

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Progress Party back in Student Government

By Joey Flechas | Aug. 29, 2010

The Progress Party has returned.

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Student group recreates 1913 suffrage march

By ANDREW PANTAZI | Aug. 26, 2010

The UF College Democrats hosted the March to recreate the 1913 women's rights march on Washington, D.C.

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Meyer hosts student forum

By Lidia Dinkova | Aug. 25, 2010

Gators football player Jeff Demps' favorite Gatorade flavor is lemon-lime. He cites the 2008 BCS National Championship win as his favorite moment as a Florida Gator. He also joked that he listens to country music before games.

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Student Government OKs budget for next school year

By Joey Flechas | Aug. 25, 2010

The Student Senate unanimously approved a nearly $2 million increase to the 2010-2011 Activity and Services Fee budget Tuesday night, bringing the total from about $14 million to nearly $16 million.

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Book smart: The textbooks that make us wish we signed up for the class

By Erin Rauch | Aug. 25, 2010

It's hard to justify dropping $100 on anything when you're a broke college student scraping by on other people's meal plans - never mind a book detailing the social ramifications of the use of the red-legged grasshopper as a symbol of communism in post-modern Russia.

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Student studies mosquitoes, hopes to decrease disease

By Lidia Dinkova | Aug. 23, 2010

David Cantu knows he cannot cure the world of infectious diseases.

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Student competes in National Geographic photo contest

By Alexander Klausner | Aug. 23, 2010

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Student Government a gateway into campus involvement

By Ashton Charles | Aug. 22, 2010

Each fall at UF marks the beginning of a new era as another group of recently admitted Gators arrive on campus. These students can look forward to defining moments that will be etched in their minds and will live on long after they walk across the stage on graduation day.

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Parking induces migraines for student commuters

By Alexander Klausner | Aug. 20, 2010

When seasoned UF students think of parking on campus, words like “nightmare,” “horrendous” and “atrocious” cascade out of their mouths, alongside other words that cannot be printed here.

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Student Government spends $16,000 for officials’ phone bills, meal cards annually

By ELIZABETH BERHMAN | Aug. 4, 2010

Senators voted against a bill that would limit funds given to Student Government officials for meals and cell phone bills during Tuesday's meeting.

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Photographer to capture freshman class’s diversity

By Lidia Dinkova | July 26, 2010

They are white, black, Asian and Hispanic. They are rich, and they are poor. They come from all over the United States.

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Scooter rider pulled under car, dies in crash

July 19, 2010

A 20-year-old Gainesville man was killed early Saturday morning when he was hit by a car while crossing Southwest 13th Street on his scooter.

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The benefits of yoga

By LANCE FULLER | Mar. 28, 2010

Yoga is one of the many classes offered at the on campus gyms and taking one is an extraordinary and spiritual experience.

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UF student safe in Chile after earthquake

By Cristina Rabaza | Feb. 28, 2010

After an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck 200 miles southwest of Santiago, Chile, early Saturday morning, UF has contacted a student in Chile and is taking measures to provide relief for the catastrophe.

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Mayoral candidates mingle

By ANDREA RUMBAUGH | Feb. 25, 2010

There is more to Gainesville politics than Student Government elections.

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Web site scouts for funniest UF student

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Jan. 28, 2010

Class clowns at UF could have the chance to get paid.

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Alligator staff lacks class

By CAROLINA DIAZ | Jan. 24, 2010

I ran right past disgusted into just plain appalled.