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UF College of Medicine in talks to add new building
Oct. 29, 2008UF's College of Medicine is looking to add another building to campus.
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Police talk UF employee down from rooftop
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Oct. 28, 2008A UF employee standing at the edge of the roof of the Dental Tower was talked down by University Police on Tuesday afternoon.
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Board to vote on chancellor
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 28, 2008University of North Florida President John Delaney may take over some duties of the outgoing chancellor of Florida's Board of Governors.
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Student Senate rejects voting on Amendment 2
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 28, 2008Members of Student Senate voted against considering a resolution Tuesday that would have forced them to take a stance on an amendment on the ballot concerning marriage in Florida.
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UF reluctant to use social networking Web sites
Oct. 28, 2008As young people live more of their social lives online, universities are plunging into the social networking world to interact with past, present and future students.
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Students offer free computer repairs, software
By KAITLIN MULHERE | Oct. 28, 2008Computer-savvy students will tackle common computer woes until Thursday at Free Your PC.
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Nader warns UF students of economy's future
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 28, 2008Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader was not afraid to describe a future of disappointment for about 150 people who attended his speech at the Reitz Union on Tuesday.
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Student-made robot promotes Obama on campus
Oct. 28, 2008It crawled down the Turlington Plaza pavement Tuesday afternoon, clenching its iron fists and beaming its blue eyes at everyone in its path.
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Author speaks at UF about boys' education issues
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 28, 2008Colleges and schools at every level are becoming feminized, said Peg Tyre, author of the best-selling book "The Trouble With Boys," in a speech at UF on Tuesday.
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Christian, scientist bump heads in evolution debate
By MELISSA MILCHMAN | Oct. 27, 2008Students, faculty members and Gainesville residents flocked to witness a debate over Adam and Eve and chimpanzees Monday night.
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Senators plan new committee to provide transparency
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 27, 2008Following a renewed effort at transparency and bipartisanship in Student Government, a new Student Senate committee was created to review the selection process for replacement senators and committee seats; however some senators feel the endeavor has no clout.
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Haunted Housing carnival caters to family housing children
By TAWNA DANGER | Oct. 27, 2008Piercing screams of horror poured out of children's mouths as they trembled through a haunted house at Maguire Village on Monday night.
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UF medical school sees increase in first–year applicants
Oct. 27, 2008It isn't getting any easier to get into medical school - at least in Florida.
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Jon Reep, Steve Miller Band pump up Gator Growl crowd
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 26, 2008After dancing a jig around stage to OutKast's "Hey Ya!" with UF mascots Albert and Alberta, comedian Jon Reep got down to business at Friday night's Gator Growl.
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Students celebrate Diwali with on–campus performance
By CHELSEA KEENEAN | Oct. 26, 2008Fifty purple tea lights lined the stage of the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, where more than 100 performers sang and danced in celebration of Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, on Sunday.
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Alicia Silverstone visits Gainesville to promote Obama
By KATHRYN WATSON | Oct. 26, 2008Alicia Silverstone wants Sen. Barack Obama to be her dad.
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UF falls short of water balloon fight world record
By KATIE EMMETS | Oct. 26, 2008Despite its best efforts, UF came up short in an attempt to break a world record Friday afternoon.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
IFAS vice president chosen as UT chancellor
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 26, 2008Jimmy Cheek, senior vice president of UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, will step down in late January to become chancellor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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HOMECOMING
Shortened workweek may affect parade turnout
Oct. 23, 2008This year's Homecoming parade may be greeted by a different crowd than usual at the end of its run downtown.
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Jon Reep act to parody southerners, UF
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 23, 2008In college, Jon Reep was not sure he wanted to be a comedian. But when he was kicked out of a football game for goofy behavior, everything changed for tonight's Gator Growl comedian.
