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UF sees rise in campus burglaries since 2007
By Laura Montalto | Oct. 27, 2009UF's campus burglaries have more than tripled from 2007 to 2008.
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UF admissions office joins Twitter
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 27, 2009The new admissions office account puts the number of total accounts associated with UF at 25.
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UF to test texting system, hopes for better results
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 27, 2009UF will test its emergency message system at noon Wednesday. In a summer test, it took more than an hour for some to receive text messages on their phones.
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Court clears UF's actions in Christian fraternity case
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 27, 2009A federal appeals court dismissed a case on Tuesday brought by a Christian fraternity that clashed with UF after it was not allowed to select members based on religion.
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Condoms, sex education distributed during "Sex on the Lawn" fair
By MARISSA GAINSBURG | Oct. 27, 2009More than 100 participated in the annual sexual health fair hosted by Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood outside the Reitz Union.
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College of Nursing dean to stay at UF
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 27, 2009The dean of UF's College of Nursing was not selected to be Georgia Southern University's president.
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TOMS Shoes founder to speak at UF
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 26, 2009TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie will speak at the Phillips Center during a week of events on campus related to the shoes.
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UF gets 600 doses of swine flu vaccine
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 26, 2009Shands employees who deal with patients will be among the first to get swine flu vaccine.
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Professor, grad student create oyster safety test
By ASHLYN POWELL | Oct. 26, 2009UF professor Anita Wright and graduate student Mark Campbell have developed a new test that detects oysters that will make people sick.
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UF iPhone app offers campus map and news
By BROOKE KELLY | Oct. 26, 2009UF's official iPhone application has a GPS-enabled campus map, event calendar, directory of services around campus and a news feed.
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Safety zones double at UF-Georgia
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 26, 2009Jacksonville will have six safety zones this weekend with UF administrators lending a hand in the booths.
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Health care discussion turns to uninsured students
By Jillian Kremer | Oct. 26, 2009About 9.4 percent of UF students don't have health insurance, according to the 2008 Healthy Gators Student Survey Report.
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Vegan week salutes animal-free diet
By Jared Misner | Oct. 26, 2009A UF vegetarian group is celebrating World Go Vegan Week by holding events all week, ending with a pot luck Saturday.
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More than 100 protest Immokalee workers' wages
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 25, 2009Protesters seeking higher wages from Aramark and Publix for Immokalee workers gathered on the Plaza of the America Saturday.
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PETA speaker pushes vegan diet
By Jared Misner | Oct. 25, 2009Peta vice president Bruce Friedrich spoke to a small crowd at the Florida Gym about eating a vegan diet.
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Breast-shaped cupcakes raise cancer awareness
By Andrew Wyzan | Oct. 25, 2009A UF Relay for Life team raised money and awareness by selling breast-shaped cupcakes on Turlington Plaza Friday.
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Students commemorate 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Oct. 22, 2009More than 100 people gathered in Pugh Hall Thursday to hear speakers discuss the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Students show UN support on plaza
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 22, 2009Members of UF's Model United Nations and students linked themselves through their support of global cooperation among nations Thursday.
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UF student realizes dream of naming 'right price'
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Oct. 22, 2009A UF engineering student will appear on an episode of "The Price is Right" airing Friday morning.
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Yulee area dorms test shower timers
By JENNIFER BATE | Oct. 22, 2009Showers in Yulee area dorms now have timers in showers that monitor water usage. The timers are designed to encourage people to save water.
