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Local drivers are asking for catastrophe
By Alex Guilmartin | Oct. 5, 2011You guys suck.
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With GOP field set, Romney woos the unconvinced
By The Associated Press | Oct. 5, 2011WASHINGTON - With the Chris Christie and Sarah Palin teases over, Mitt Romney is telling Republican activists there's all the more reason to get excited about his presidential campaign. They will keep him waiting a bit longer, it seems.
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Around the country, people reflect on Jobs impact
By The Associated Press | Oct. 5, 2011AP -- Steve Jobs was a rare example of a billionaire executive whose legacy somehow managed to touch so many people across the world on a deeply personal level.
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One Tasered, 109 ejected during Alabama game
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 4, 2011The booking area at Gate 13 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was busy Saturday as police forced 109 people to leave the stadium during the UF-University of Alabama football game - in onecase, after Tasering.
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Dance showcase celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
By Amanda Cohen | Oct. 4, 2011The stereo at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom blared hip-hop and salsa music Tuesday evening, but the students present were swaying to the same tune.
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Health care center accepts prescription cards
By Saphira Lazarre | Oct. 4, 2011The UF Student Health Care Center announced last week that it would begin accepting a discount prescription card that benefits students who don't have health insurance.
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Students compete for free Zipcar membership, driving credit
By Mina Radman | Oct. 4, 2011Zipcar is offering student organizations up to $5,500 each for making a difference.
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UF backs lunch-hour walking
Oct. 4, 2011Six times a week, the Walking Gators lace up their sneakers and walk together on campus.
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Ra Ra Riot to perform on campus on Oct. 13
By Alexandra Rivera | Oct. 4, 2011Indie band Ra Ra Riot is coming to UF for a free concert at 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom.
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Author to speak at Reitz about ethics in medical research
By Maria Galindo | Oct. 4, 2011The UF Honors Program will host award-winning medical journalist and author Harriet A. Washington at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom.
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Funding cuts could limit UF construction, renovations
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 4, 2011Repairing and maintaining UF campus facilities may be tough next year as state funding looks to be down again.
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Expert talks benefits of gaming
By Oriana Paolillo | Oct. 4, 2011World-renowned gaming expert Jane McGonigal gave students a seemingly unexpected piece of advice Tuesday night: She urged them to spend more time playing games online.
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SG to pay $28,000 for phone chargers
By Clare Lennon | Oct. 4, 2011The Student Senate on Tuesday approved transferring $28,800 from reserve funds to the vice president's SG Cabinet for cellphone charging stations.
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Univision denies it tried to coerce US senator
By Associated Press | Oct. 4, 2011MIAMI (AP) - The Univision television network denied allegations Tuesday that it told Republican Sen. Marco Rubio it might not broadcast a story about a relative's decades-old drug conviction if he appeared on its news programs.
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New Legoland park in Fla. will keep the kids busy
By Associated Press | Oct. 4, 2011WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) - The first thing you'll do upon entering Legoland Florida is walk up to the nearest oversized Lego model and touch it: Is it really made out of those little plastic bricks that are as much a part of American childhood as skinned knees and ice cream cones?
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SG elections to undergo investigation
By Clare Lennon | Oct. 3, 2011Results of the fall Student Senate elections are still up in the air after a UF Supreme Court appeals hearing Monday night.
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More students defaulting on loans during recession
By Emily Morrow | Oct. 3, 2011As tuition increases, scholarship programs slip away and the unemployment rate hovers around 9 percent, the overall rate of students defaulting on their college loans has increased at the highest rate in two decades.
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Report finds Alachua County property tax rate highest in state
By Emily Morrow | Oct. 3, 2011For the second year in a row, Alachua County had the highest combined property tax rate in the state of Florida, and UF's presence in Gainesville has a lot to do with it.
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Organization fair celebrates national arts, humanities
By Melissa Harvard | Oct. 3, 2011Artistic students met the first Monday of October with a dancing gold crystal and a flash mob on the Reitz Union Colonnade.
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UF Supreme Court orders SG elections investigation, postpones validation
By Clare Lennon | Oct. 3, 2011Results of the fall Student Senate elections are up in the air after a court hearing.
