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Cinema Verde Film Festival aims to raise awareness of social, environmental issues
By Sara Drumm | Feb. 23, 2012A 13-year-old’s short documentary about a homeless family will kick off the third annual Cinema Verde Film Festival today.
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All engineering votes should count
By Michael Andrews | Feb. 23, 2012My name is Michael Andrews and I am president of the Benton Engineering Council, the umbrella organization that serves as the official point of contact for all engineering involvement.
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Sorority member says expressing opinion not ‘unsisterly’
By Olivia Newan | Feb. 23, 2012This is a response to the article, “Sorority member speaks out about election.”
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Etnoecology Society uses UF's Student Agricultural Gardens sustainably
By Chris Burg | Feb. 23, 2012I had the pleasure of visiting the student gardens recently to check out what the Ethnoecology Society had to offer.
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Israeli defense veteran talks gay rights activism
By Jaime Sloane | Feb. 23, 2012Avner Even-Zohar has successfully combined two worlds that rarely mix: military work and gay rights activism.
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UF students to fast in support of migrants
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 22, 2012Three UF students will spend their Spring Break fasting to bring attention to the unfair treatment of tomato pickers.
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Billy Joel talk sold out
By Vanessa Calas | Feb. 22, 2012About 300 students gathered on the Reitz Union Colonnade on Wednesday in hopes of getting a ticket to the free Billy Joel performance on March 1.
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Human skeleton found by homeless people in woods
By Adrianna Paidas | Feb. 22, 2012Two homeless people found a human skeleton in the woods Tuesday night.
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Advocacy groups form Alianza to provide benefits for immigrants
By Webb | Feb. 22, 2012City and university groups catering to immigrants came together recently to form Alianza, a new service and advocacy group made up of members of ten organizations.
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UNITE WINS IN CLOSE RACE
Feb. 22, 2012Capping off an election with historic voter turnout, the Unite Party's presidential and vice-presidential candidates won with 50.27 percent of the vote.
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UF President Bernie Machen named to research institute's board of trustees
By Erin Jester | Feb. 22, 2012UF President Bernie Machen has joined the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute's Board of Trustees, the institute announced Tuesday.
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UF ranked among "The 10 Most DTF Campuses"
By Katherine Hahn | Feb. 22, 2012UF students are all about keeping it casual, according to recent rankings.
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Politics Never Sleep: National, state elections still ahead
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 22, 2012Elections are over. But they are only finished at UF.
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Obama should stand up to religious groups
By Garrett Bruno | Feb. 22, 2012For several people, their opinions about social issues are a gut feeling that they often defend despite the facts, not because of them.
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State fixes published social security numbers
By Webb | Feb. 22, 2012State officials published the social security numbers of 719 individuals who were owed a check or a refund from UF.
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Cream of the crap: the best places to drop a deuce at UF
By Kiera Wright-Ruiz | Feb. 22, 2012No one likes to talk about it, but we all do it: poop.
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Hidden farmers market sells former professor's wares
By Maria Galindo | Feb. 22, 2012There is a world outside happy-hour specials and end-of-the-week naps on Friday afternoons.
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Find techno-theatricality on "Some Nights"
By Alyssa Holcomb | Feb. 22, 2012Beginning with a building, quiet intensity infused with Queen-esque vocals, pop-alternative act Fun.'s latest effort "Some Nights" shrouds modern mindsets with an utterly theatrical background.
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Meme trends of the week
By Colleen Wright | Feb. 22, 2012There's a lot going on inside the creative minds of trolls and bored college students everywhere, so this week we're summarizing all the good stuff (and annoying stuff) of the Web.
