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Trustees keep retreat local
By THOMAS STEWART | Feb. 19, 2009UF's Board of Trustees is taking a staycation this year due to budget cuts.
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Professor challenges UF’s authority to adjust course load
By KRISTEN HUFF | Feb. 19, 2009UF's authority to change the agreement under which faculty are hired without their consent was questioned Thursday in a six-hour arbitration hearing.
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Candidates get last words in at final SG debate
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 19, 2009About 75 people attended the last debate before Student Government elections on Feb. 24 and 25 at the UF Hillel.
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Senators opt out of Safe Run event to campaign
By KRISTEN HUFF | Feb. 18, 2009Though many student senators were running around campaigning today on campus, not one was running in the UF Naval-ROTC event to promote the Safe Run program.
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SG candidates discuss transparency, responsibility
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 18, 2009Three of the students running for Student Body president had their say Wednesday in the third and final debate hosted by The Independent Florida Alligator and UF's College Republicans. Candidates were publicly questioned in Turlington Plaza with the aim of educating students before the Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 Student Government elections.
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Parties sling mud at elections complaints meeting
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 18, 2009Eight elections complaints were presented and voted on Wednesday night during a two-hour Student Government Elections Commission meeting.
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DOH to use reserve fund for common area wireless
By KRISTEN HUFF | Feb. 18, 2009At a time when many professors can't even print syllabi for students because of budget cuts, UF is spending nearly half a million dollars to install wireless Internet in the common areas of dorms.
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Friends mourn the loss of UF graduate student
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 18, 2009Friends and classmates are mourning the loss of UF graduate student Shannon Kane, 22, who died in a car accident on Monday.
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Common Reading Program reveals title for freshmen
By HERSCHMAN | Feb. 18, 2009UF's Common Reading Program revealed the title of its required book for freshman on Wednesday on the Plaza of the Americas.
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Guest speaker says race and health are connected
By JESSALYN BERGER | Feb. 18, 2009B. Lee Green, vice president of the Office of Institutional Diversity at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, spoke about the differences between racial classes and their health on Wednesday.
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Stomp performs for sold–out audience at Phillips Center
By JENA ADDISON | Feb. 17, 2009Feet tap to the rhythm of drums and heads bob in sync with reggae beats that blare over the speakers. The dimly lit room is alive with anticipation and the excited chatter of a house that is packed before the show even begins.
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UF alumni's documentary wins Student Emmy
By FREYA EVANGELISTA | Feb. 17, 2009Two UF alumni were awarded a Student Emmy for their thesis documentary, making it the third consecutive win for UF's Documentary Institute.
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SG debate series heats up on Turlington Plaza
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 17, 2009Students passing through Turlington Plaza Tuesday afternoon may have heard something a little different than ranting preachers.
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SG Senators oppose discrimination, Charter Amendment 1
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 17, 2009Senators from the Gator Party and the Orange and Blue Party were able to put party differences aside and pass a resolution unanimously opposing Gainesville Charter Amendment 1, which would legalize discrimination based on gender identity.
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Absentee ballot numbers soar for upcoming SG election
By TYLER RUTSTEIN | Feb. 16, 2009This semester's Student Government elections made history on Friday, and the votes haven't even been cast yet.
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Progress Party platform promises SG transparency
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 16, 2009The Progress Party's interactive platform has been available since Wednesday, allowing students to view and rank its key points online.
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Unite Party promises to respond to student input
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 16, 2009The Unite Party posted its platform online Monday night.
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Orange and Blue platform focuses on 'Rally in Tally'
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 16, 2009The Orange and Blue Party released its platform online Monday night. It addresses eight themes, including sustainability, free printing and transportation.
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UF student dies in car crash on Interstate 75
By THOMAS STEWART | Feb. 16, 2009The life of UF student Shannon Kane, 22, was cut short early Monday morning in a traffic accident on I-75 involving eight vehicles in north Marion County, south of Gainesville.
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UF alumna among victims of Buffalo, N.Y., plane crash
By THOMAS STEWART | Feb. 15, 2009UF alumna Lorin Maurer was one of 49 who died aboard Continental Connection Flight 3407 when it crashed into a home near Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday night.
