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SG Platform Review
By Shawn Janetzke | Feb. 14, 2012Alligator staff evaluated last semester's platforms from the Students Party and the Unite Party.
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UF ranked No. 2 in ‘slacker-ness'
Feb. 14, 2012Satire site College Humor ranked UF No. 2 on its list of the top 10 biggest slacker colleges in the U.S., according to a Huffington Post story.
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Engineering students to promote fields
By Matt Boles | Feb. 14, 2012UF engineering students will showcase their talents with the 61st annual E-Week.
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Responders honored for work during I-75 accidents
By Adrianna Paidas | Feb. 14, 2012Ed Bailey's gold-plated Alachua County Fire Rescue badge sat over his heart and gleamed under the lights of the meeting room at the Alachua County Administration building downtown.
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Station to host wine-centric fundraiser
By David A. Murphy | Feb. 14, 2012To stay afloat, public radio stations often rely on the kindness of strangers.
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New softball, baseball scoreboards to debut
By Rachel Crosby | Feb. 14, 2012New digital baseball and softball scoreboards will be up and running for both teams' opening games this week.
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Donovan takes second shot at charity challenge, seeks votes online
By Kelsey Grentzer | Feb. 14, 2012After winning $100,000 for children's health last year, basketball coach Billy Donovan is back in the game.
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University of Florida grads make love last while overseas
Feb. 13, 2012About 7 percent of Peace Corps volunteers are married couples.
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Student Government candidates focus on safety at debate
By Samantha Shavell | Feb. 13, 2012Student Government executive candidates from the Students Party and the Unite Party discussed safety, financial and sustainability issues at a Monday night debate.
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Gainesville man charged with killing baby
Feb. 13, 2012The Alachua County Sheriff's Office arrested a Gainesville man Monday morning on a charge of killing his 1-year-old daughter.
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Law School Transparency to provide info about law schools
By Kimberly Greenplate | Feb. 13, 2012For the first time, prospective law students will be able to see detailed information about law schools all in one place.
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University of Florida should denounce biotech company Monsanto
By Dyllan Furness | Feb. 13, 2012A few weeks ago, a mobile exhibition called "America's Farmers" visited UF and parked on the North Lawn. With a mission to celebrate American family farmers, the exhibition offered a pamphlet, a short tour and a video of the lives of these rural Americans.
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Hazing has no place in college experience
By Colleen Wright | Feb. 13, 2012Surprise, surprise: another hazing incident in the headlines. This time, controversy surrounds UF's own Alpha Phi Alpha.
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UF admits about 11,700 freshmen
Feb. 12, 2012About 11,700 students were accepted for UF's Summer B and Fall 2012 semesters.
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Technology entrepreneur makes way with websites, apps
By Niaz Moshtagh | Feb. 12, 2012Erwin Felicilda, 27, is a young Gainesville businessman who went from rich to poor to college dropout to success.
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Campus Memes creates set of memes for University of Florida
By Matt Boles | Feb. 12, 2012Campus Memes showcases memes that apply to specific schools like UF. There are about 15 UF memes so far.
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Old parties registered for UF Student Government elections
By Samantha Shavell | Feb. 12, 2012Two political parties will be shoving Student Government elections fliers at students on campus this week, but 10 other prospective parties were registered when candidates started qualifying.
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TEDxUF event features scientists, entrepreneurs
By Wade Millward | Feb. 12, 2012UF's TED Club put on TEDxUF, which uses the name and format of a nonprofit conference known for its series of videos of prominent speakers.
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Israeli journalist Amira Hass to discuss coverage of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Chris Alcantara | Feb. 12, 2012An award-winning Israeli journalist and author will share her experiences covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at 6 p.m. Monday at UF's Pugh Hall.
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Twenty-third man arrested in child-sex sting
Feb. 12, 2012The Alachua County Sheriff's Office arrested another man Friday in its undercover child-sex sting.
