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Great Civil Debate Wall to encourage students to voice opinions
By Morgan Watkins | Feb. 7, 2011Civil debate at UF is going high-tech.
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Progress Party members serve homeless
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 7, 2011Hairnet and latex gloves intact, Dave Schneider washed the trays that were handed to him though the small window in the St. Francis House kitchen.
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Failing economy may be responsible for decline in shark attacks
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 7, 2011The economy has been said to kill businesses, but it may also be shrinking the number of Florida shark attacks.
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Two UF swimmers arrested for shoplifting in Orlando
By Kat Bein | Feb. 7, 2011The two UF swimmers just wanted jackets, but they got handcuffs and misdemeanors instead.
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UF student competes to enter Mongolian horse race
By ALLISON BANKO | Feb. 7, 2011In six months, more than two dozen horses and equestrians will pair up to take on 1,000 kilometers of rough Mongolian terrain.
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Running club holds 5K race for charity
By Styliana Resvanis | Feb. 7, 2011Students interested in running for a good cause might want to consider joining GatorSOLES, a new UF organization.
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Taco Bell's damage control may cause more harm
By Brittany Brave | Feb. 7, 2011Taco Bell is getting defensive in response to a class-action lawsuit filed against the company last week.
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Political experts discuss 2012 candidates, issues
By C.J. Pruner | Feb. 6, 2011While speaking alongside many top political insiders, Rod Smith, the current chairman of the Florida Democratic Party, made it clear: 2012 would be a whole new game.
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Students pass on sleep for charity
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 6, 2011Sleep Out for the Homeless was shut down early due to bad weather.
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Mentor program starting for gay students
By Marisa Gottesman | Feb. 6, 2011Pride Student Union is working on a mentorship program in the fall for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students.
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Life of Jamaican ‘icon’ celebrated
By Jessica Kramer | Feb. 6, 2011For three culture-infused hours, 66 years of life was celebrated.
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Vietnamese students celebrate lunar new year
By Rebecca Danta | Feb. 6, 2011People gathered to watch a yellow and purple lion puppet dance on stage to the beat of a drum and cymbal Saturday night, symbolizing good fortune in Vietnamese culture.
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This week in Gainesville
By Kat Bein | Feb. 6, 2011Feb. 9, 1968: Eleven people, including six UF students, are arrested by UPD during a protest of Dow Chemical Company’s campus recruitment and charged with trespassing.
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Let me clarify my previous blog
By Josh Isom | Feb. 4, 2011Game journalists should share their thoughts. If stories are the bridge between writers and their audience, opinions are the truss that strengthens it.
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Florida renewable energy tour scheduled to stop in Gainesville
By Alex Orlando | Feb. 3, 2011Mike Antheil has three goals in mind when he comes to Gainesville: solar panels on every rooftop, biomass energy from every farm and renewable energy on every property.
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UF professor arrested for credit card fraud
By Kat Bein | Feb. 3, 2011A UF professor was arrested Jan. 27 by University Police on charges of funding trips to Malaysia on a UF credit card as far back as 2008, according to the police report.
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UF research team discovers six planets
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 3, 2011Finding a new planet isn’t the kind of thing that’s traditionally on a scientist’s daily itinerary. In the realm of science, it’s like winning a Super Bowl, meeting the pope and finding an extra $10 in your jeans all wrapped into one.
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Penn and Teller to perform at Phillips Center
By Angela Ribbler | Feb. 3, 2011Las Vegas magicians Penn and Teller have been making people laugh, cringe and gasp by sawing people in half, cracking jokes and exposing fraud for 30 years.
