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Lake Wauburg to host Gator Open Climb
By Annaleigh Bonds | Feb. 19, 2014This weekend, more UF students will have the chance to say goodbye to their fears of heights and reach for the sky.
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UF Enactus uses grant to empower women in business roles
By Kelsey Martinez | Feb. 19, 2014Through the help of a grant, a national business career and leadership program is suiting up its UF team to empower women.
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Bambooville creator, UF representatives discuss future
By Alex Harris | Feb. 19, 2014Bambooville creator Jon Anderson met with representatives from UF’s physical plant Wednesday to discuss the future of the art installation, which is slated to be torn down.
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Harn Museum of Art announces competition to inspire creative writing
By Lourianne Apollon | Feb. 19, 2014A campus museum’s first writing competition, “Words on Canvas,” invites UF’s wordsmiths to show off their art-influenced prose and poetry.
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Transfer notches big hit in UF’s four-run seventh inning
By ADAM PINCUS< | Feb. 18, 2014A chance encounter for Braden Mattson put the Texas-bred catcher on a one-way ticket to Gainesville. He played his freshman season at Texas Christian, where Chuck Jeroloman, the brother of former Gators catcher Brian Jeroloman, served as a volunteer assistant in 2011.
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Minor tech issues, low turnout in first SG elections day
By Hanna Marcus | Feb. 18, 2014The first day of voting in Student Government elections saw a lower turnout than the Spring 2013 semester.
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Pedro Bravo murder trial proceedings moving along
Feb. 18, 2014At about 2 and a half minutes, Tuesday’s hearing in the Pedro Bravo case might have been its shortest yet.
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UF Veterans Entrepreneurship Program to help veterans launch, grow businesses
By Katelin Mariner | Feb. 18, 2014To honor military veterans who made sacrifices for the U.S., UF is turning the tables and making a few sacrifices for them.
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UF students speak up for Venezuela on University Avenue, 13th Street
By Lauren Troncoso | Feb. 17, 2014After government attempts to silence opposition in Venezuela, UF students are fighting to give the people a voice.
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‘Bambooville’ art to be removed from UF campus
By Alex Harris | Feb. 17, 2014Once again, UF is removing Jon Anderson’s bamboo guerilla art from campus.
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UF Student Government elections start today
By Hanna Marcus | Feb. 17, 2014Today marks the first day of voting for Student Government elections.
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UF's Interfraternity Council launches new website
By Alissa Kostranza | Feb. 17, 2014UF’s Interfraternity Council launched its new website last week with hope that its upgraded interface and new features will help strengthen UF’s Greek community.
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UF site to help families figure out mandatory health insurance
By Purvi Pandit | Feb. 17, 2014A new health insurance website, launched through UF Health Shands Hospital, has been formed to help newly admitted students and their families purchase or prove their health insurance.
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UF abortion advocates gather on UF's campus to speak out
By Jessica Hundley | Feb. 17, 2014At an abortion awareness event held Monday on the Plaza of the Americas, speakers told Gators abortion is something college women and men both have a stake in.
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Gator football starters endorse Students Party in SG Spring 2014 elections
By Hanna Marcus | Feb. 17, 2014Two UF football players have publicly endorsed the Students Party.
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Law event to focus on agriculture issues
By Jana Berkowitz | Feb. 17, 2014The upcoming Public Interest Environmental Conference will give attendees a chance to learn about legal issues facing the environment and modern agriculture.
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Service sorority heading to Asheville
By Katherine Arellano | Feb. 17, 2014Six members of UF’s Delta Nu Zeta service sorority chapter will be participate in Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge in Asheville, N.C., from March 3 to March 8.
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UF students, Operation PetSnip to raise money for homeless pets
By Jessica Hundley | Feb. 17, 2014A group of UF students has teamed up with Operation PetSnip of Gainesville to raise about $5,000 for homeless pets as a campaign for their sales management class.
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UF student leadership controlled by System
Feb. 17, 2014March 14, 2000, was a historic day. Charles Grapski left the Alachua County Courthouse to grab a bagel only to come back to hear that the verdict was ready. When the jury gave its ruling, Grapski was in tears.
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Gators traveling to SEC Championships as one of top teams
By Logan McGuire | Feb. 17, 2014The five-day Southeastern Conference Championships begin today as the nation’s top-ranked Gators men’s swimming and diving team (8-0, 5-0 SEC) and the No. 5 women’s team (5-3, 3-2 SEC) will each take on five of the top-25 teams in the country in Athens, Ga.
