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Gators wide receiver Ja'Juan Story to transfer
Aug. 10, 2012Story time is over in Gainesville.
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Reports say texting while walking is becoming more dangerous
By Amanda Linares | Aug. 9, 2012According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1,152 people in the U.S. were treated in hospital emergency rooms last year for injuries they got while walking and using their electronic devices.
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Notebook: Pease talks quarterbacks, wide receivers
By JOE MORGAN | Aug. 8, 2012Ever since new offensive coordinator Brent Pease arrived at UF, Gators quarterbacks have had former Boise State signal-caller Kellen Moore on the brain.
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Demps to run for U.S. in 4x100 relay Friday
Aug. 8, 2012Former Gators running back and sprinter Jeff Demps gave up a chance to play in the NFL so he could run for the United States in the Olympics.
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UF to begin sustainability survey
By Kaitlyn Macri | Aug. 8, 2012The Office of Sustainability and the college are implementing the Green Audit, which calls for changes in energy, waste, water and food consumption.
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Amazon.com launches textbook rental program
By Kelly Price | Aug. 8, 2012Amazon, which already sells and buys textbooks, launched a textbook rental program Wednesday, according to a press release.
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UF decides to continue with removal of Alligator racks
By Samantha Shavell | Aug. 8, 2012The Alligator must remove 19 of its orange racks by Wednesday, which makes up 80 percent of the newspaper’s circulation. Several more racks must be consolidated. Alligator newspapers will be moved into university-owned black modular units.
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Turlington Plaza dancer spreads love, equality
By Kelly Price | Aug. 8, 2012From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kane waves his arms and sways his hips on the plaza. He listens to the Backstreet Boys, U2, Lady Gaga, Sufjan Stevens, Hanson, Angels and Airwaves or maybe Alicia Keys.
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Microsoft products free for students
By Joshua Minchin | Aug. 8, 2012Now, UF students will be able to take advantage of hundreds of dollars worth of free software through UF Information Technology and software distribution company e-academy.
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Editor reflects on a surprising semester
Aug. 8, 2012By the people, of the people, for the people. That is how the Alligator operates. It’s how everyone should operate.
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UF researchers find gene causing muscular dystrophy
By Katherine Hahn | Aug. 8, 2012Researchers at the UF Genetics Institute have identified the gene causing brain-related symptoms of the most common muscular dystrophy in adults.
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Hamdan replaces Hill as receivers coach
By ADAM PINCUS< | Aug. 6, 2012With the Sept. 1 season opener 25 days away, recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill resigned Friday morning according to a University of Florida press release.
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Avengers Assemble!: Who was the ‘Best Male Athlete’ in 2011-12?
By JOE MORGAN | Aug. 6, 2012We all need superheroes — yes, including you — and the sports world is no exception.
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Jocks Office: Comparing ‘Best Female Athlete’ nominees to films
By COREY MCCALL | Aug. 6, 2012The final week is here for The Alligator Awards and I’m tasked with introducing the nominees for “Best Female Athlete.” I hope you’re ready for stats on stats on stats, and as always, a few movie references. Don’t worry, none are related to “John Carter.”
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UF College of Nursing dean will retire
Aug. 6, 2012UF College of Nursing Dean Kathleen Ann Long announced Monday her plans to retire at the end of the 2012-2013 academic year.
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UF alumna, car crash victim remembered for kindness
By Michael Scott Davidson | Aug. 6, 2012Chestnut-colored hair fell over the 22-year-old’s shoulders, complemented by intelligent brown eyes and an award-winning grin known for erupting into songs of worship when she had a guitar in her hands.
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NASA sends rover to Mars, awes students
By Katherine Hahn | Aug. 6, 2012A U.S. rover the size of a small car landed safely on Mars at 1:31 a.m. Eastern time Monday before heading back to Earth.
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Bus route helps foreign students
By Samantha Shavell | Aug. 6, 2012Student Government and the Graduate Student Council worked together to extend route 25 and give international students a temporary place to stay.
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Forbes Magazine ranks UF as best university in Florida
By Samantha Shavell | Aug. 6, 2012UF was ranked the highest among Florida universities in the magazine’s 2012 list of America’s Best Colleges.
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College communities debate role of Chick-fil-A on campus
By Kelly Price | Aug. 6, 2012Last week, people packed Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide in support of Dan Cathy, its president, who told the Baptist Press he is “guilty as charged” of supporting the Bible’s heterosexual definition of marriage
