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UF provides SERA feedback
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Apr. 16, 2009UF is beating the University of California at Berkeley at its own game.
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Friends hold memorial service for drowned student
By TATIANA GONZALEZ | Apr. 15, 2009Thad Hammond Owens had long red hair and an equally bright red mustache and beard, but friends say he was better known for his uplifting and humorous personality.
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Group to hold rally for human trafficking awareness
By RACHEL KOPEC | Apr. 15, 2009Around the world, 800,000 to 900,000 human beings are bought, sold or forced across the world's borders each year, according to a U.S. Department of State estimate. But Friday night, some UF students will try to do their part to help.
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Students make orgasm T–shirts for Pride Awareness event
By JESSICA TURK | Apr. 15, 2009"My orgasm defies you."
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UF students, faculty put on opera at Phillips Center
By KATIE EMMETS | Apr. 15, 2009After her lover was shot by a firing squad, and she killed the man who tried to rape her, she jumped off a building.
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Petition to save Doc Institute gets 450 signatures
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Apr. 15, 2009The Documentary Institute may be on the chopping block, but it's not going quietly during this round of budget cuts.
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300 people receive free “air purifiers” Wednesday
By PAZIA DWYER | Apr. 15, 2009Crowds of students and faculty swarmed the small setup of two folding tables on the Plaza of the Americas Wednesday morning to snag a "free air purifier" or "houseplants with a purpose."
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UF group to raise money for diabetes with Scavenger Hunt
By MICHAEL DeVOOGD | Apr. 15, 2009The UF Health Troupe will host a scavenger hunt on Sunday to raise money for the American Diabetes Association.
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Grad student confesses to groping 33 women on campus
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 15, 2009UF student Robin Garg, 22, was arrested for groping a UF student outside Library West on Tuesday night.
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Comedy Central's Martin entertains 5,200 at O'Connell Center
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 14, 2009At the other colleges Demetri Martin performs at, they have banners in their basketball arenas that read "Champions 1943."
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Varsity football players auctioned for charity game
By JENA ADDISON | Apr. 14, 2009Step right up and enjoy your No. 15 minute of fame.
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UF student chooses major after 15 attempts
By AUBREY SIEGEL | Apr. 14, 2009At UF, No. 15 usually stands for quarterback Tim Tebow, but for Bobby Moon, it's the number of times he's declared a major.
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Man inappropriately touches UF women on campus
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 14, 2009A man inappropriately touched three female UF students on campus Monday after claiming he was trying to remove a bug off each of their bodies, according to the University Police Department.
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UF lifts ban on forwarding Webmail
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 14, 2009UF will be cracking down on spam e-mail and will begin allowing students to forward their university e-mail to outside accounts again in the coming weeks.
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Panel provides insight on budget crisis
By RACHAEL PINO | Apr. 14, 2009UF administrators and student leaders spoke about preserving quality in the midst of sweeping budget cuts Tuesday.
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Asbestos scare closes Santa Fe College building
By KATIE EMMETS | Apr. 14, 2009After an asbestos scare forced its closure on Friday, Santa Fe College's Health Sciences Building W reopened Tuesday after testing.
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SG approves more than $500K for academic budget
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Apr. 14, 2009Senators voted to approve the $569,602 academic budget for the 2009-2010, which will be dealt out to UF's 24 different college councils.
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Faculty, student Senates launch budget–cut blogs
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Apr. 13, 2009Student Government joined the blogosphere on Monday.
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Arbiter: change in agreement with prof. justified
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 13, 2009An independent arbitrator has ruled that UF did not violate its contract with the faculty union when it increased the teaching load of Florence Babb, professor of women's studies at UF, according to insidehighered.com.
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Policymaker speaks to 100 about health care reform
By TATIANA GONZALEZ | Apr. 13, 2009Future health care reform in the United States will emphasize cost-effective treatment, upping health insurance requirements and healthy habits for citizens, according to Kristine Blackwood.
