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Study finds exposure to hookah raises carbon monoxide levels
By ALLISON BANKO | Apr. 11, 2011Shea Michaels enjoys an infusion of Gator spirit when he lights up.
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For Gainesville comedian, fat jokes are larger than life
By MATT HARRINGER | Apr. 11, 2011From the playground to the stage, Chris Cope knew he could always rely on his obesity to win laughs. Weighing more than 300 pounds, fat jokes, at his own expense, were an easy way to win over a crowd.
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Pulitzer winner discusses covering apartheid protests
By Alex Orlando | Apr. 11, 2011They’ve always told Les Payne “No.”
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UF students hope rocket can join mile-high club
By Cristina Paneque | Apr. 11, 2011It’s 9 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 28 pounds. It’s flown 3,790 feet high, but its teammates hope it will reach a mile high by competition time.
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UF offers incentives for students to take survey
By Cristina Paneque | Apr. 11, 2011UF is inviting all undergraduate students to complete the Student Experience in the Research University survey, known as SERU, and is offering incentives to do so.
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Slow, steady decline of merit scholarships at UF
By Travis Hornsby | Apr. 11, 2011There are many reasons students decide to attend one university over another.
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UF employees should take pay cuts
By Kyle Ziegler | Apr. 11, 2011In Friday’s edition of the Alligator, it was reported that next year’s cost of UF campus scooter decals will increase 50 percent and car decals by $10, amounting to a $72-a-semester and $144 flat-fee for a year, no matter what kind of vehicle you drive.
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Summer School: UF plan makes sense for students
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 10, 2011Students who have a few years until graduation may want to get used to the idea of hot Gainesville summers.
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This week in Gainesville
By Kat Bein | Apr. 10, 2011April 12, 1965: The U.S. Department of Education awards UF a $400,000 grant to start up a proposed Graduate School and Center for International Studies. The money comes as good news for the expanding graduate program, which projects its enrollment will be at about 3,000 by 1970.
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Hare Krishna beliefs and lunch explained at demonstration
By Rachel Stephens | Apr. 10, 2011The chiming of tiny hand cymbals and chanting of the Hare Krishnas fill the Plaza of the Americas at lunchtime during the week.
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UF team places first in national fishing championship
By Hannah Winston | Apr. 10, 2011UF won another national championship Saturday, taking home first place and $100,000 in cash and prizes from the National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship.
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Broommaker sticks to dream, follows father’s footsteps
By Alex Orlando | Apr. 10, 2011He could have been an industrial engineer. Like his father, he could have worked for NASA. Instead, Marlow Gates sits wrapping twine around the end of a broom handle with a grin on his face.
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Santa Fe College holds 42nd annual Spring Arts Festival downtown
By Clare Lennon | Apr. 10, 2011The event offered an opportunity for residents to appreciate local art while interacting with friends and neighbors. With more than 120,000 visitors, the event drew more people than a UF football game.
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Cost of campus scooter decals to increase 50 percent
By Meredith Rutland | Apr. 7, 2011UF students should expect to fork over more money next semester when it comes to parking.
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Playboy hosts casting call for UF playmates
By GREG LUCA< | Apr. 7, 2011This week, about 100 Gators had the chance to become bunnies.
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Political posturing may lead to shutdown
By Morgan Watkins | Apr. 7, 2011A political stalemate in Congress over the federal budget may force the federal government to come to a halt if Democrats and Republicans fail to strike a deal.
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Dr. Seuss cake wins literary baking contest
By Kristen Wasko | Apr. 7, 2011Students passing in front of Library West on Thursday morning were treated to books they could really sink their teeth into.
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Sisters’ clothing site brings old fashions back in style
By Kat Bein | Apr. 7, 2011Clothes get old, fall out of style and are often discarded by their keepers seasons later.
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Annual VegFest gives students taste of vegan lifestyle
By Kari Pflanzer | Apr. 7, 2011The Hare Krishnas weren’t the only ones dishing out plates of vegan food Thursday afternoon on the Plaza of the Americas.
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Men, women walk for sexual assault awareness
By Miranda Moore | Apr. 7, 2011More than 100 people marched down University Avenue on Thursday night to speak out against date rape and sexual abuse.
