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Lake Alice bat house collapses
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 16, 2009After years of housing too many bats, part of UF's bat house collapsed Sunday.
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Campus dining makes gaining "Freshman 15" easy
By SARA WATSON | Aug. 15, 2009If "you are what you eat" were really true, thousands of freshmen would turn into slices of pizza after a few weeks at UF.
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UF graduates rank sixth in U.S. for potential salaries
By STEPHANIE LEVENTHAL | Aug. 15, 2009UF may be a top party school, but it was ranked sixth in the earning potential of graduates, according to a new survey.
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Campus clubs offer volunteer, leadership experience
Aug. 15, 2009No excuses, newbies-with more than 600 student organizations at UF, there's a place for everyone to find a niche, make friends and gather resume lines.
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UF campus holds decades of legends, ghost stories
By MARK ENKERUD | Aug. 15, 2009While they're not exactly the fantastic fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, UF has its own collection of myths and legends passed on from year to year.
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Bright Futures recipients will pay for tuition increases
By ABBIE PARKER | Aug. 15, 2009With tuition increasing and Bright Futures payouts staying the same, UF students are going to have to find ways to foot the bill.
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Writing requirement adds new grading component
By MADISON BEERBOHM | Aug. 15, 2009Students will need to brush up on their writing skills because of new changes made to UF's writing requirement.
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Student jobs hard to come by in current economy
By SHAY BRODERICK | Aug. 15, 2009Alyssa Watson had difficulty finding a job in Gainesville this summer, and she was not alone.
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Underage drinking laws to receive 'true test' in fall
By ASHLEY ROSS | Aug. 15, 2009Students can still party like they're at the No. 1 or No. 2 party school in the nation - as long as they do it legally.
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Motorcyclist thrown under truck in crash near Reitz
Aug. 12, 2009A man had to be pulled from underneath a pickup truck by emergency crews after hitting it on his motorcycle across from the Reitz Union bus stop Thursday afternoon, according to reports from the scene.
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UF responds to former law professor's discrimination lawsuit
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 11, 2009UF's lawyers have responded to claims of racial and sexual discrimination made in a lawsuit earlier this year by former associate professor of law Sherrie Russell-Brown.
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Prevention program earns $100K
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 5, 2009Despite its recent ranking as the nation/s No. 2 party school, UF was one of five schools named a 2009 Model of Alcohol or Other Drug Abuse Prevention Program on College Campuses by the U.S. Department of Education.
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UPD to offer GPD backup in exchange for fire support
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 5, 2009Hoping to make up for some of the $2.9 million a year in free fire service provided to UF, the city will use University Police Department officers to help patrol late-night parties and the bars along University Avenue.
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Campus housing to add surveillance
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 5, 2009As a result of recent armed robberies, UF plans to install cameras at Corry Village and Tanglewood Village, two graduate and family housing complexes.
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UPD investigation finds officer guilty of battery
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 5, 2009A sergeant with the University Police Department was asked to resign or be fired last month after an internal investigation found he was guilty of hitting and kicking a man while off duty and likely lying about his actions to avoid charges.
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Swamp to ban smoke
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 5, 2009Football fans will have to find a new way to relieve stress when the Gators are trailing during a game.
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SG holds last meeting of summer
By SARA WATSON | Aug. 5, 2009Senators approved $1,971 in aid for student organizations in the last Student Senate meeting of the summer Tuesday.
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Study finds rudeness blocks productivity
By CHARLOTTE LELAND | Aug. 5, 2009A new UF study shows people who witness co-workers being rude to each other experience the same effect as the people toward whom the rude behavior is directed.
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Fund awards $15K to Harn Museum for future exhibit
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 3, 2009A $15,000 grant from the French-American Fund for Contemporary Art will help the Harn Museum of Art commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall in an exhibit set to debut in February.
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Groper to plead no contest
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 3, 2009A UF graduate student who was arrested in April for groping a woman in front of Library West after telling her he was removing a bug from her body will plead no contest on Friday.
