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Every Saturday during football season, Blake Bork dons his orange, white and blue uniform, harnesses his tenor drums to his body and marches with the Pride of the Sunshine.

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UF campus should get it together on game days

By Neal Wheeler | Oct. 10, 2010

Saturday's whole experience for most of The Gator Nation was horrible, but I'm not writing to complain about players or the result of the game.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Student protestors speak out against Afghan war

By Alexander Klausner | Oct. 7, 2010

About 35 people in white T-shirts gathered on the Plaza of Americas on Thursday evening to protest the nine-year anniversary of the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan.

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Male a cappella group to give free food, ‘embody swag’

By ALINA TORRES | Oct. 7, 2010

The Staff, UF’s all-male a cappella group, will be making its second appearance at Soulfest this year.

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Step show assistant adds charity element

By Ali Robertson | Oct. 7, 2010

It’s been more than a year since her mission trip, but Ciara Rodgers still can’t forget the little boy she saw running through the streets of the Dominican Republic.

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$7-million grant will improve dental care for needy

By Taylor Dixon | Oct. 7, 2010

UF faculty received $7 million in government funding that will bring healthy smiles to many faces – literally.

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Israeli consul general speaks at Reitz Union

By ANDREW PANTAZI | Oct. 6, 2010

Ofer Bavly, an Israeli consul general who works in Miami, spoke at the Reitz Union for Hispanic Heritage Month on Wednesday night.

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Like he did in 1976 and then again in 1988, English professor emeritus Andrew Gordon will watch Bob Dylan take the stage on UF territory on Friday. But years before he witnessed Dylan rock The Gator Nation, he had a not-so-polite run-in with the folk legend in the Big Apple.

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Students celebrate Asian culture month

By Alyssa Wong | Oct. 6, 2010

About 400 students got a little life lesson Wednesday night about what it means to stand out.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Students snub town hall forum

By Wade Millward | Oct. 6, 2010

The Dean of Students Office and Student Government held a town hall forum in the Reitz Union auditorium on Wednesday night to discuss student concerns and complaints on campus, but something was missing.

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One Less Car Challenge held on North Lawn

By Nicole La Hoz | Oct. 6, 2010

The campaign, which runs until Nov. 19, encourages students, faculty and staff to take advantage of alternative transportation options on campus.

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Zombie game feeds children

By Matthew Santmyers | Oct. 5, 2010

The group of players teamed up with Stephanie Covey and her Backpack Club to collect cans to feed hungry children in Alachua County.

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Officials break ground on facility

By Joey Flechas | Oct. 5, 2010

The UF Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona, a $44 million facility will soon house the Orlando campus of the College of Pharmacy’s entry-level professional degree program, along with other biomedical research projects.

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New senators sworn in

By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 5, 2010

Outgoing senators in the Student Senate gave their goodbye addresses before the newly-elected senators were sworn in during Tuesday night's meeting.