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Student Body President Christina Bonarrigo: Welcome back!

Aug. 20, 2013

Welcome to the Fall 2013 semester!

Freshman Liz Slattery is one of eight new additions this season to coach Becky Burleigh's 27-player squad.

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Freshman midfielder leaves comforts of home for UF campus

By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Aug. 14, 2013

Freshman midfielder Liz Slattery never wanted to leave the comforts of Ohio.

NFL linebacker Mike Peterson, who played for the Gators from 1995-98 and most recently with the Atlanta Falcons from 2009-12, plans to help out Florida this fall as an undergraduate student assistant.

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Peterson comes full circle in return to UF

By PHIL HEILMAN< | Aug. 13, 2013

When Mike Peterson chose to step away from the NFL and return to the University of Florida to finish earning the Sociology degree he started in 1995, forming a relationship with the football program seemed like an obvious option.

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Princeton Review says Gators pack the stadium less

By Kaitlyn Wilson | Aug. 7, 2013

The Gator Nation is well known for its rowdy reptiles filling the Swamp to support the orange and blue, but according to The Princeton Review, this may no longer be the case.

Leslie Giscombe, 49, says he’s the oldest African-American to graduate from the Warrington College of Business Administration. He will receive his bachelor’s degree Aug. 10 and then plans to pursue his master’s.

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Older grad helps nontraditional students

By Jessica Albert | Aug. 7, 2013

A man who calls himself the oldest African-American male to graduate from UF’s undergraduate business school will earn his degree Aug. 10.

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UF plans to raise $800M to hire esteemed faculty

By Brianna Wagner | Aug. 7, 2013

The newest step in UF’s journey to top-10 status is launching an initiative to raise $800 million by June 2016.

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Downtown tailgate themes announced

By Hanna Marcus | Aug. 5, 2013

Downtown businesses are getting ready to get their Gator on at United Way’s themed tailgate event series.

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Gainesville named No. 3 college town

By Rosanna Del Cioppo | Aug. 5, 2013

Gainesville has topped the charts again.

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Off-campus Pike house gets fraternity facelift

By Claire Fuller | Aug. 5, 2013

The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house on West University Avenue is undergoing about $120,000 in renovations this summer.

A ghost bike hangs at the intersection of Southwest 16th Avenue and Archer Road on Monday night in memorial of Rebecca Harris, a UF student who was killed in a hit and run last year.

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Ghost bike memorializes student, promotes safety

By Anjani Patel | Aug. 5, 2013

A white bike chained to a fence begs passers-by not to drink and drive.

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SBP marks Bon-hundred days in office

Aug. 5, 2013

Student Body President Christina Bonarrigo and her administration — Vice President Joselyn Rivas and Treasurer Jayce Victor — celebrated 100 days in office last week.

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Child patients play with, judge robots

By Sean Stewart-Muniz | Aug. 5, 2013

Amid the bustle of people coming and going from UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital’s atrium Thursday, child patients chased and danced around toy robots fashioned from Lego kits and small motors.

Gator Glory, a coleus plant created by UF environmental horticulture professor Dave Clark, captures school spirit.

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Gator Glory could be official UF plant

By Jayne Johnson | Aug. 5, 2013

A UF environmental horticulture professor has developed an orange plant for the Gator Nation.

Casey Prather finishes a layup during UF’s 78-61 win over Air Force on Dec. 29 at the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise.

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Why you should pay attention to UF men’s basketball

By LANDON WATNICK< | Aug. 5, 2013

Despite winning as many national championships as the football team this decade, Billy Donovan’s group has always played second fiddle in Gainesville.

About 19 percent of students use an iPad, like the one above, or other smartphone or tablet for educational purposes, according to Millennial Branding and www.internships.com.

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Increase in smartphones, tablets has UF rethinking tech role

By Stephanie Fuenmayor | Aug. 5, 2013

The time when phones were only meant for talking is long gone.

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Shands burn unit patients contract bacterial infection

By Sean Stewart-Muniz | July 31, 2013

Seven burn patients at UF Health Shands Hospital were recently diagnosed with an infection known to attack the already ill.

Three new projector screens, each 20 feet wide, hang in Carleton Auditorium as part of UFIT's major renovation project for the summer. Additional work included water damage repairs, improved lighting and stage ability, as well as the installation of a new audio system and high definition projectors.

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UF classes get tech upgrades

By Stephanie Baguidy | July 31, 2013

When Kemia Harris first entered Carleton Auditorium for her precalculus algebra class freshman year, she saw more than just a crowd of students trying to learn in unison.

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Former SNL writer to speak at Reitz

By Ely Benhamo | July 31, 2013

The first 500 people in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom on Friday night will start their weekend with “Saturday Night Live” show writer Alan Zweibel.

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Mad Scientists make sparks fly for campers

By Calli Rathsam | July 31, 2013

Child campers will see some mad science today coming from UF.

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PeerFit becomes nationwide sensation for improving fitness

By Olivia Langdon | July 31, 2013

Only a handful of people showed up for Ed Buckley’s fitness class.