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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.
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Gator Saver Day offers life–saving skills to UF students
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Apr. 12, 2009About 90 students will learn basic life-saving techniques today at UF's Gator Saver Day, hosted by the UF's Student Health Care Center and Student Government.
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UF student drowns in Africa while studying abroad
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 12, 2009The body of UF student Thad Owens, who was swept away while swimming in a river in Namibia, Africa, was found on Saturday.
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First–ever "Stomp the Swamp" event held, raises money for autism
By CAROLINA DOMINGUEZ | Apr. 12, 2009Three thousand nine hundred and fifty. That's how many steps Shelley Meyer took at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday morning.
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Ishle Park, 15 spoken–word poets perform at Pugh Hall open mic night
By GUYANA HAND | Apr. 12, 2009A poet takes the stage. She is nervous, and her pages tremble in her hand as she reads. She pauses and admits her nerves are getting the best of her. The audience applauds in support.
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On–campus Wendy's employee fired after fight
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 9, 2009A Reitz Union Wendy's employee was fired Monday after being charged with repeatedly punching a man in the face at the McCarty Drive bus stop last week, according to a University Police Department report.
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Jared Diamond visits UF, starts off Earth Month
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Apr. 9, 2009Human society could cease to exist in as few as 30 years, author Jared Diamond said to about 1,600 Gainesville residents Thursday.
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Student remembered for big heart, outgoing spirit
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Apr. 9, 2009UF student Starr Bishop was a straight-shooter who loved the outdoors. She snow skied and skydived. She even spoke out in a town meeting against a proposed parking garage that would block access to the St. Johns River, which flows through Jacksonville, her hometown. It was an argument she won.
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Student receives $30,000 award for leadership
By AMANDA HINES | Apr. 9, 2009The passion Adam Amir fights with just won him $30,000.
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Group climbs stadium stairs for autism awareness
By ARIANA ORTEGA | Apr. 9, 2009Gators fans will have a new reason to crowd Ben Hill Griffin Stadium this Saturday-- to support autism awareness.
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Machen discusses tuition increases, budget cuts with SDS
By TATIANA GONZALEZ | Apr. 9, 2009UF President Bernie Machen walked outside his office Thursday and perched himself on a bench to discuss looming budget cuts and tuition increases with Students for a Democratic Society.
