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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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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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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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UF campus to ban tobacco
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 3, 2009In an effort to become healthier and cleaner, UF will ban tobacco on its main campus beginning in July, joining over 100 campuses across the U.S. that have already gone smoke free.
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UF to test new emergency alert system Thursday
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 3, 2009UF will test its new emergency text messaging system Thursday, hoping to reach about 67,000 registered students, faculty and staff, said UF spokesman Steve Orlando.
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New stem cell procedure could reduce vision loss
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 3, 2009The link between age and vision loss may be a thing of the past.
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UF students create Gator commercial
By MONICA VIGO | Aug. 3, 2009Fox's Sun Sports is about to teach UF students something new about their university - Gators do not wear "jorts."
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UF research finds biofuel source from tree bacteria
By MADISON BEERBOHM | Aug. 3, 2009Researchers have found that bacteria growing in the wood of sweet gum trees, also known as alligator wood, may improve the process of making biofuels.
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Camp offers relief to kids with parents affected by cancer
By BRITTNEY BURGETT | Aug. 3, 2009At Camp Kesem, Brian Shelton goes by Cookie Monster.
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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.
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Professors receive grant for biofuel research
By ABBIE PARKER | July 29, 2009Two UF professors received more than half a million dollars for research, and they're leaving it up to the students to do the legwork.
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Professor pleads not guilty to cocaine charge
By THOMAS STEWART | July 29, 2009A UF professor arrested in January while trying to trade cocaine for sexual favors pleaded not guilty to the charges earlier this month.
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Rape reported Thursday after two years
By THOMAS STEWART | July 29, 2009An on-campus rape that was reported Thursday apparently occurred about two years ago.
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Employee files complaint against ex-boyfriend
By THOMAS STEWART | July 29, 2009A sworn complaint for stalking has been filed against the ex-boyfriend of a UF employee after he allegedly called the woman about 100 times Sunday night.
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UF's radio station switches to all news
By THOMAS STEWART | July 29, 2009Beginning Monday, airtime on WUFT-FM, the UF-owned radio station that plays mainly classical music, will consist almost entirely of National Public Radio programming.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Bill grants student senators access to online records
By SARA WATSON | July 29, 2009After heated debate, a bill granting online access to resumes and records of potential appointees was passed at Tuesday night/s Senate meeting.
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Santa Fe College spends $17M for fine arts building
By STEVE JOHNSON | July 29, 2009The days of Santa Fe College renting UF facilities to accommodate its performing arts will soon be over.
