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Nicholas Nourieh, a UF biology junior and Syrian immigrant, flips through papers that hold memories of his past childhood, lost friends and a broken home country in Graham Hall on Nov. 3, 2015. After being away for three years, the 20-year-old visited his neighborhood in Homs, Syria, last summer and found destroyed buildings and spirits.

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Starting Over: Life After Syria

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 19, 2015

Sometimes Nicholas Nourieh spends hours looking at the relics of his past life.

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UAA hosting dinner for fans on new indoor football field

By Oriana Bravo | Nov. 19, 2015

Gator fans will wine and dine on the field of the football team’s new indoor training facility tonight.

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Student Government launching professional clothing closet

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 19, 2015

UF students may have access to free suits, heels and ties in time for the next Career Showcase.

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Santa Fe moves closer to treating e-cigarettes as tobacco cigarettes

By Hunter Williamson | Nov. 19, 2015

A proposed amendment to Santa Fe College rules that e-cigarettes are placed under the same tobacco rules as regular cigarettes moved closer to final approval Wednesday.

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Faculty ask for salary raises

By Alexandra Fernandez | Nov. 18, 2015

Sumi Helal thinks UF faculty needs to be paid more.

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Charleston Law calls on UF

By Gabrielle Newman | Nov. 18, 2015

The Charleston School of Law introduced a new program allowing Spring admissions and hopes UF students take notice.

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UF Supreme Court: double voting is unconstitutional

By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 18, 2015

The UF Supreme Court of the Student Body ruled unanimously Wednesday that the ability of some members of the executive committee to vote for nominees twice is unconstitutional.

Miguel Cardona, a 23-year-old UF architecture senior, won first place in the University of Florida’s International Center’s 2015 Global Culture Photo contest with this photo of a woman in Sayulita, Mexico.

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UF celebrates study abroad programs with photo gallery

By Jennifer Jenkins | Nov. 18, 2015

Miguel Cardona snapped an award-winning photo when he asked for directions in Sayulita, Mexico.

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UF group adding cookies to its vegan Thanksgiving

By Sara Marino | Nov. 18, 2015

A UF group plans to add a sweet treat when it serves up a meatless Thanksgiving on Friday.

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Santa Fe Senate: Court appearance bill approved

By Hunter Williamson | Nov. 18, 2015

Santa Fe College Student Senate moved forward with several bills Wednesday, which included amendments to court appearance rules and Senate meeting attendance requirements.

Rev. Al Sharpton, right, and former New York City police commissioner Raymond Kelly speak at ACCENT Speakers Bureau’s “A Conversation on Policing, Gun Violence, and Civil Rights” event Nov. 17, 2015, in the Phillips Center.

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Accent event less controversial than planned

By Martin Vassolo | Nov. 17, 2015

The Phillips Center for the Performing Arts stage was split Tuesday night: on one side, an outspoken civil rights activist, and on the other, a former police chief with a controversial past. But the night was surprisingly mild.

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