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Paramedics respond to injured employee at Pollo Tropical

By Matthew Riva | Feb. 24, 2011

Paramedics responded to a 911 call at the Reitz Union on Wednesday night.

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Pride Union hopes tweets can lure Lady Gaga

By Hannah Swerdloff | Feb. 23, 2011

Sometimes a little bird is all it takes.

Newly elected Student Body President Ben Meyers, second from right, celebrates the announcement of his winning at the Reitz Union Amphitheater early Thursday morning. Meyers’ Unite Party took 39 student senate seats, while the Progress Party took 11 seats.

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Meyers wins presidency

By Hannah Winston | Feb. 23, 2011

After almost two months of campaigning, the hard work paid off for the Unite Party once again.

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Four UF students in New Zealand safe after earthquake

By C.J. Pruner | Feb. 23, 2011

Four UF law students studying abroad in New Zealand are safe after the country was rocked by an earthquake earlier this week, UF officials confirmed Wednesday.

Kenny Boynton dribbles the ball down the court in the Stephen O’Connell Center.

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AMPED with UF athletes: shooting guard Kenny Boynton

Feb. 23, 2011

Kenny Boynton knows what he likes: rap.

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UF student premieres jewelry line at local boutique

By Kasi Martin | Feb. 23, 2011

While some may see scraps on the ground as trash, UF architecture junior Mu Mudenda sees them as the opposite: precious building blocks for her one-of-a-kind jewelry line.

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Campus comedy group to hold 12-hour fundraising show

By Sami Main | Feb. 23, 2011

Theatre Strike Force is taking “Relay for Life” into a completely different context.

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GRE overhaul to place emphasis on reasoning skills

By Morgan Watkins | Feb. 22, 2011

The GRE will be replaced with a revised version Aug. 1, adding new question types and an extra hour to the test’s length.

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Princeton Review ranks UF as third-best value for public universities

By Morgan Watkins | Feb. 22, 2011

UF students may be dropping serious dollars on tuition hikes, but they’re getting the third-best bang for their buck in the country.

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Gov. Scott’s retirement plan could reduce faculty benefits

By A'Shayla Passaretti | Feb. 22, 2011

A reduction in government spending could also reduce UF faculty retirement benefits.

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Student hospitalized after being hit by a bus downtown

By Kat Bein | Feb. 22, 2011

A UF student was taken to Shands at UF on Tuesday morning after she was hit by a Regional Transit System bus on West University Avenue, having suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

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Food expert discusses challenges of world food supply

By Kristen Wasko | Feb. 22, 2011

As the world’s population grows daily so does the world’s demand for food, a World Food Prize laureate said during a presentation Tuesday.

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UF alumni create iPhone app to measure noise

By Daniela Abratt | Feb. 21, 2011

How loud is the roar of the crowd when the Gators score a touchdown?

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Block tuition proposal would rob UF students

By Sean Johnson | Feb. 21, 2011

Travis Hornsby, the author of a letter published Monday in support of block tuition, has unfortunately taken sips of the block tuition Kool-Aid. Over the past few months, I’ve heard the administration espouse the virtues of block tuition, all the while trying to sweep under the rug its dirty little secrets. The fact of the matter is this plan will cost the average student more; there is no way around it.

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City Commission candidates to debate on campus Thursday

By Shelley Greenspan | Feb. 21, 2011

UF Student Government is giving local politicians a reason to put UF back on their radar.

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Students get credits for city commission campaigns

By Alex Orlando | Feb. 21, 2011

For three credits and 150 hours a semester, students of POS4940 stroll the campaign trail, passing fliers, hanging fliers and holding signs on busy street corners.