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UF holiday traditions continue
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 3, 2008Santa Claus is still welcome in college towns.
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Faculty Assembly votes to reinstate laid off faculty
Dec. 3, 2008An air of discontent lingered in Dauer Hall on Wednesday as about 100 UF faculty members from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences took a stand for what they wanted.
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UF crew club rows 554 miles for fundraiser
Dec. 3, 2008Members of UF's crew club wrapped a two-day mission Wednesday to row 554 miles without leaving the Reitz Union Colonnade.
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E–cards help UF spread earth–friendly holiday cheer
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 3, 2008Those among The Gator Nation who are making a list and checking it twice this season can cross off finding a card to send out for the holidays.
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Indian student group holds vigil for Mumbai victims
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Dec. 3, 2008About 200 students stood silently at the Reitz Union Amphitheater on Wednesday night in the midst of flickering candlelight.
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Senate rejects reduction of minority party protections
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 2, 2008Legislation aiming to reduce Student Senate's minority party protections was rejected at Tuesday night's meeting. If passed, the proposed rules would have required 40 percent approval from senators present to add nominations for open committee seats in addition to those already made by the Replacement and Agenda Committee. Currently, 20 percent is required.
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UF athletes speak at March of Dimes conference
By CHELSEA KEENAN Alligator Contributing Writer | Dec. 2, 2008UF athletes Cornelius Ingram and Brandon McArthur performed in front of a different crowd than usual on Tuesday morning.
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UF Jewish Center holds memorial for Mumbai victims
By THOMAS STEWART | Dec. 2, 2008In 2003, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, left their friends and families in New York and Israel to run the Chabad house in Mumbai, India.
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Utility costs may cause on–campus rent increase
By ASHLEY McCREDIE | Dec. 1, 2008Spring 2009 rental rates for campus housing may see a $40 increase in price.
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UF freshman chosen as Seventeen magazine blogger
By CECILIA MINGES | Dec. 1, 2008Out of about 2,000 applicants across the country, one of UF's students was chosen to blog about her first year of college for Seventeen magazine.
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Student starts Web site for ranking UF professors
Dec. 1, 2008When Freddy Vazquez sat in front of his computer to sign up for courses his sophomore year, he found a major flaw.
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FEATURES
Farmers market sees out–of–state food influx
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Dec. 1, 2008Food from the local farmers market may not always be "Fresh from Florida."
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UF professor finds UF's smoking policy ineffective
By KRISTIN AmRHEIN | Dec. 1, 2008Students have been banned from smoking within 50 feet of all UF buildings for more than a year, but one UF professor's research shows students are still lighting up where they shouldn't be.
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Libraries to begin extended hours
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 1, 2008Students will soon be able to camp out at a couple of campus libraries for 20 hours straight if they so desire.
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UF students bring former professor's play to campus
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 1, 2008What began as a casual in-class reading assignment has matured into a theatrical production of a former UF professor's choreopoem.
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Locals respond to Mumbai terrorist attacks
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 29, 2008During his Thanksgiving break, Viraj Mehta, vice president of the Indian Student Association, spent hours watching the terrorist attacks in Mumbai unfold on CNN.
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UF, SG heads prepare to serve, celebrate for holiday
By LAUREN BAKER | Nov. 25, 2008As Thanksgiving draws near, several UF administrators and student leaders are looking forward to a holiday that means more than chomping on turkey.
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UF professor researches Amazonian tribe
Nov. 25, 2008Maikiejana has to travel more than 2,000 miles to visit his family.
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UF, alumni board suspend TEP fraternity for 1 year
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 25, 2008A criminal charge of hazing against UF's Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity, known as TEP, has been dropped, but the fraternity has agreed to a suspension lasting until Jan. 1, 2010 for its participation in hazing activities discovered by UF earlier this month.
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Mr. Two–Bits retires after 60 years of leading cheer
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 25, 2008There's not much booing at Gator football games anymore, a sign George Edmondson Jr., more commonly known as Mr. Two-Bits, said means the team doesn't need him as much anymore.
