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'Tis the season of anticipation. Winter break was the time of wish lists and guest lists, and now, with the New Year and new semester, the campus is buzzing with expectation.

Student Senators Matt Mountjoy and Katie Waldman present revisions to UF's Student Government elections codes. Mountjoy and Waldman co-chaired a committee that formed to examine and modify the rules.

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SG votes on revisions to election code

By Samantha Shavell | Jan. 10, 2012

UF Student Senate gave its preliminary approval to Student Government election code revisions at Tuesday night's meeting.

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Fifth-annual UF MLK Celebration to kick off Monday

By Chris Alcantara | Jan. 10, 2012

To commemorate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a UF committee will spend the rest of January highlighting his core values.

A flower head of the plant species that was studied by UF researchers, Tragopogon miscellus, sits in a field.

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Research may explain plant infertility

By Clare Lennon | Jan. 10, 2012

Results from a UF research project on young plants might help make the nation's agriculture more fertile.

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Students: Diversify your social lives

Jan. 10, 2012

Before and during college, students are bombarded with advice from all directions by all people, some of it obvious, some intriguing but not fully clear and some brushed off like an insignificant fly.

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UF shouldn't ignore growing vegan population

By Jared Misner | Jan. 10, 2012

While we were gone for winter break, the percentage of Gators who support UF's smart, ethical and sustainable transition to a Meatless Monday in its two dining halls grew to 10 percent.

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Harn Museum exhibit to highlight female artists

By Kelly Price | Jan. 10, 2012

While most UF students were home for winter break chomping on candy canes and scoring last-minute holiday deals, the Harn Museum of Art debuted a new exhibit highlighting female artists.

Santa Fe criminal justice junior Samantha Baker, 21, takes blood from UF advertising sophomore Tiffany Sanders, 19, who said she has given blood every two months since she started attending UF. "It's easy to just come in when you have a break from class," Sanders said.

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Blood drive comes to campus for National Blood Donor Month

By Webb | Jan. 9, 2012

The first time Bryan Agostini gave blood, he went with a group of friends when a collection truck came to his high school.

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Students react to end of Iraq War

By Benjamin S. Brasch | Jan. 9, 2012

With no patriotic parades and little fanfare on either side of the Atlantic Ocean, the Iraq War is done.

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Student Senate to present revised elections procedures

By Samantha Shavell | Jan. 9, 2012

Changes to Student Government's elections procedures will be presented at tonight's Student Senate meeting.

Gators forward Jennifer George leads the team with a double-double average of 14 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, but UF is looking for more production around her.

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Slow starts, turnovers lead to early SEC woes for UF

By JOE MORGAN | Jan. 9, 2012

The Gators have dropped the ball to start the new year.

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Notebook: Gators hit, miss on top-ranked DE recruits

By Kelly Price | Jan. 9, 2012

Prized defensive end Jordan Jenkins continued the stay-at-home streak established by many top recruits in the class of 2012 on Monday — the four-star prospect chose Georgia over Florida, Alabama and Auburn in a televised interview with the Fox Sports South network.

Coach Billy Donovan said the Gators have not had the same intensity on defense since beating FSU on Dec. 22, adding that first-year starters like Erik Murphy (back) are still learning to maintain focus on defense.

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Emphasis on defense as UGA comes to O’Dome

By JOHN BOOTHE | Jan. 9, 2012

Florida coach Billy Donovan does not have to stretch his vocabulary when his team is lacking defensive intensity.

Finance junior Christopher Howard, 21, bowls in the Reitz Union Game Room on Monday night during the Back to School Bash event, which featured discounted bowling games for $2 per person.

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Students bowl, play billiards at Reitz's Back to School Bash

By Matt Boles | Jan. 9, 2012

While some students stood in line to buy textbooks or waited for classes to open up on ISIS on Monday, others enjoyed bowling and playing billiards during the first Back to School Bash at the Reitz Union Game Room.

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UF's in-state tuition considered second-best value in US

Jan. 9, 2012

For the seventh year in a row, UF nabbed the No. 2 spot on Kiplinger's Personal Finance's list of the 100 best in-state values in public colleges last week.

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SERU survey: UF students happy with campus experience

By Erin Jester | Jan. 9, 2012

Even if UF students aren't satisfied with their academic experience, at least they enjoy the atmosphere.