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The Rally: Is baseball, softball or ‘John Carter’ the bigger disappointment?

By JOE MORGAN | June 20, 2012

Joe: Rewind to January 1, 2012. The ball has dropped in New York City, and I’m drinking champagne out of a plastic wine glass. A fortune teller — decked out in purple robes with a crystal ball — saunters over and tells me the Gators will win three national championships in the first six months of the year and that John Carter would be the box-office bust of 2012.

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Some iPhone users choose phone over sex

By Rachel Stephens | June 20, 2012

Stinnett, a 21-year-old UF political science senior, isn’t alone. According to a study released Monday, 15 percent of iPhone users would choose a sex-free weekend over giving up their phone for the same amount of time.

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UF Senate approves new Supervisor of Elections after extension

By Samantha Shavell | June 20, 2012

Student Body President Tj Villamil left this position open later than others, hoping that more people would apply. UF junior Stephen Davis was chosen.

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UF Senator to begin 150-mile trek to Tallahassee Monday

By Samantha Shavell | June 20, 2012

The trek is Wheeler’s way of giving back to his church, St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Tallahassee, and raising money for the construction of its new building.

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Bus routes to change for Summer B schedule

By Chris Alcantara | June 20, 2012

Bus service will be reduced during the weeklong break between Summer A and Summer B.

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Grads and students use Etsy to expand the Gator Nation

By Kathryn Varn | June 20, 2012

Melnichuk, who spent her teenage years in Brooklyn, N.Y., painted throughout high school. She was accepted to the School of Visual Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design and other well-known art schools, as well as waitlisted at Carnegie Mellon for physics.

Florida left fielder Justin Shafer (left) is consoled in the dugout by teammate Taylor Gushue after being eliminated from the College World Series on Monday.

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Gators' mistakes prove costly in early College World Series exit

By JOE MORGAN | June 18, 2012

The Gators were the last team to leave Omaha disappointed in 2011. In 2012, they are one of the first.

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UF students to propose Lake Wauburg bus route

By Amber Richards | June 18, 2012

Chemical engineering sophomores Pearl Leung, 19, Michael Cornwell, 20, and Brittany Clendening, 19, planned a bus route to Lake Wauburg for a summer class project. They decided their proposal was worth more than a grade.

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Drinking isn’t necessary to have fun

June 18, 2012

In a gentle act of kindness from the universe, I turned 21 last week. This fall signals the beginning of my last year here at UF.

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Adapted DREAM Act benefits undocumented students

By Gloria Garcia | June 18, 2012

The Obama administration said Friday it will grant a two-year protection from deportation to undocumented students who were brought to the United States before the age of 16 and allow them to apply for work permits.

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UF student will run for state senate

By Joshua Minchin | June 18, 2012

The 21-year-old environmental science and political science senior officially entered the Florida Senate race on June 8 as the Democratic candidate for District 7.

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Museum hosts World Sea Turtle Day event

By Joshua Minchin | June 18, 2012

Whitten, 4, was one of more than 200 people who participated in the World Sea Turtle Day Scavenger Hunt. The event, sponsored by the Sea Turtle Conservancy, was held at the Florida Museum of Natural History from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

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Woman cut free with hydraulic jaws after two-car collision

By Chris Alcantara | June 18, 2012

At about 4 p.m., Gainesville Police Department and GFR responded to a call about a two-car accident at the 700 block of Northeast Eighth Avenue.

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UF Meat Processing Center sells local meat, teaches students butchering

By Benjamin S. Brasch | June 18, 2012

The UF Meat Processing Center sells retail meat out of the Department of Animal Sciences, 2250 Shealy Drive, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Friday.

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University of Florida researchers find possible relief of cancer symptoms

By Kelly Price | June 14, 2012

The cure for a type of cancer might just be in everybody’s gut.

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University extends football ticket lottery deadline by two weeks

By Chris Alcantara | June 13, 2012

On Tuesday the UF Student Ticket Office announced its plan to extend the lottery registration deadline from June 7 to June 22.

J.C. Goodwin, on Wednesday afternoon at the scene of the attack, explains how his friend, James Wimmer, was attacked by an alligator two days earlier.

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Alligator killed after attacking Tent City man

By Webb | June 13, 2012

A 9-foot gator attacked James Albert Wimmer on Monday in a small creek inside the Sweetwater Branch section of Southeast 16th Avenue, also known as Tent City.

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University Minority Mentor Program adds peer mentors to ease transition

By Michael Anderson | June 13, 2012

The University Minority Mentor Program is a transition program within Multicultural Diversity and Affairs. The program helps first-year undergraduate students in navigating the academic and social aspects of the university.

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New voting program allows UF students to register online

By Michael Scott Davidson | June 13, 2012

The program, TurboVote, also alerts students by sending email and text reminders about election deadlines. Students can then request absentee ballots from their local election authorities.

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Student Senate amends budgets for entertainment, library

By Samantha Shavell | June 13, 2012

The original Activity and Service Fee budget, which was $17,588,432, was passed in 2011. Since then, fee predictions changed and money could be reallocated. The administrative fee that SG pays to UF was less than expected, Student Body Treasurer Juan Rodriguez said.