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Never stop chasing
By Joey Flechas | Apr. 24, 2012In January, at the start of my final semester in college, I found myself leading my peers at the country’s largest independent student-run newspaper.
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All UF students should stand up to cuts
Apr. 24, 2012Facing budget cuts, UF is planning to do some serious damage to the CISE department.
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Actions, not affiliations, define leadership
By Aundre Price | Apr. 24, 2012After seeing my comments in print, I must make this statement because I may have been misinterpreted in the meaning behind my comments to the Alligator.
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Blue Key membership controlled by powerful few
By Joey Flechas | Apr. 23, 2012Aundre Price wanted to join the most prestigious student honor society at UF.
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Gov. Scott vetoes self-insurance health plan for UF employees
Apr. 23, 2012Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill Friday that would have allowed UF to self-insure all of its employees.
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Students bike to remember Michael Edmonds
Apr. 23, 2012A pack of cyclists funneled out on Monday evening, and one of the smallest women in the group led the stream. It was Karen Edmonds on her Trek 5200, the one her brother, Michael, found online back in 2007.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 23, 2012It’s the end of the semester, and it’s been a crazy one.
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Students pay Dream Careers for internship placement
By Matt Steecker | Apr. 23, 2012After her freshman year, with a traditional internship already under her belt, Samantha Block wanted to try something new, in a big city.
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Taking a look back over semester’s tragedies, surprises
By Colleen Wright | Apr. 23, 2012If you can recall, the first column I wrote for the Alligator was about being a freshman spring admit here at UF.
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Preconceived religious notions warrant a fresh look
By Nora Zaki | Apr. 23, 2012I recently finished reading a newly published book by religious scholar Lee C. Camp titled, “Who is My Enemy? Questions American Christians Must Face about Islam — and Themselves.”
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Analysts anticipating unusually quiet day for former Gators at NFL Draft
By MATT WATTS | Apr. 23, 2012For the first time since 2006, no Florida players are projected to be picked in the first 32 picks of Thursday’s NFL Draft.
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First semester of harpsichord class ends with performance
By Michael Scott Davidson | Apr. 23, 2012Shawn Thomas’s hands floated across the surface of his keyboard, touching down every few seconds before lifting off.
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UF concerned with stranded runners as postseason approaches
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Apr. 23, 2012The Gators’ postseason journey will only go as far as their timely hitting takes them.
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39th Annual Rose Show at Kanapaha Botanical Gardems celebrates national flower
By Marianella Tello | Apr. 22, 2012More than 80 people attended the 39th Annual Rose Show on Saturday afternoon at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens.
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Eco-Health Festival aims to protect residents from chemicals at Cabot/Koppers Superfund site
By Annie Uzar | Apr. 22, 2012The Eco-Health Festival, which took place at the Agape Faith Center Saturday, was aimed at educating residents about how to protect themselves from the hazardous chemicals found at the Superfund site, which have since been found outside the site itself. About 80 people attended.
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The Great Cloth Diaper Change 2012 attempts to set new Guiness World Record
By Adrianna Paidas | Apr. 22, 2012At 12:30 Saturday afternoon, about 100 people gathered at Westside Park off 34th Street in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for most cloth diapers changed at one time.
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Santa Fe club competes in NASA rocket-building competition Sunday
Apr. 22, 2012Eight months of 13 Santa Fe College students’ hard work went up in the air Sunday morning. That’s exactly where they wanted it.
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University of Florida lighting design program draws focus offstage
By Summer Benson | Apr. 22, 2012In the sea of more than 50,000 students at UF, five students are enrolled in a unique program very few universities have access to.
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Biannual book sale draws hundreds to Saturday opening
By Jenna Lyons | Apr. 22, 2012As staff opened the doors to the Friends of the Library Book Sale, people flooded the warehouse carrying empty cardboard boxes.
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Chairman of University of Florida Board of Trustees resigns
By Joey Flechas | Apr. 22, 2012The chairman of the UF Board of Trustees, Carlos Alfonso, announced his resignation Friday.
