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Long-distance couples make it work on Valentine's Day
Feb. 13, 2008EXPERTS, COUPLES STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION.
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UF Alumni couple reminisce about life together
By LINDSEY ROBINSON | Feb. 12, 2008When Anil Rajvanshi first met Nandini Nimbkar back in 1975 at UF, it was love at first sight.
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UF to spend more endowment money
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 12, 2008The UF Foundation will release an extra $2.4 million in endowment funds this March to help UF cope with a budget crisis.
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Orange and Blue Party releases SG elections platform
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 12, 2008The Orange and Blue Party released its platform Tuesday in preparation for Student Government spring elections Feb. 26 and 27.
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UF Supreme Court declares online voting unconstitutional again
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 12, 2008The UF Supreme Court announced Tuesday night that an online voting system in Student Government elections would be unconstitutional.
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Theatre Strike Force to auction dates for charity
By AMANDA NIKLAUS | Feb. 12, 2008Theatre Strike Force, UF's improvisation troupe, plans to auction off dates with some members of its Relay For Life team Wednesday night.
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UF scientists confident in nuclear reactor safety measures
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Feb. 12, 2008Although Congress recently denounced a report that downplayed the risk of a terrorist attack on college campuses' nuclear research reactors, some UF scientists disagree with lawmakers.
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Students to 'QUIT' smoking with medication, coaching
By KATIE FOGARTY | Feb. 12, 2008For students trying to quit smoking, UF is offering a new program to help them kick the habit.
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Students petition to increase public service funds
By MARY KATHERINE SMITH | Feb. 12, 2008Two UF students will attempt to collect student signatures as part of a national campaign to influence the 2008 presidential candidates' platforms to include increased funding for public service organizations.
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UPD cleans up Taser policy
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 11, 2008The University Police Department has updated its Taser-use policy to make it more clear. Still, the Tasering of UF student Andrew Meyer would have been appropriate under the updated policy, a UPD official said Monday.
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Stand-up comics Rabbi Bob Alper and Azhar Usman put differences aside for laughs
Feb. 11, 2008Laughter flooded the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom Monday night as a Jewish rabbi and a Muslim attorney poked fun at the stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding Judaism and Islam.
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Five UF professors named Fulbright scholars
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Feb. 11, 2008Five UF professors are among 800 people in the country who have been named Fulbright scholars for 2007-2008, allowing them to teach and study in foreign countries, according to a UF news release.
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Gator Party unveils platform for SG elections
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 11, 2008The Gator Party is the first to release its platform for the Student Government spring elections scheduled for Feb. 26 and 27.
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UF e-mail alerts students of privacy practices, laws
Feb. 11, 2008In response to a new state privacy law that became effective Jan. 1, UF Vice President of Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin sent all students an e-mail Monday to raise awareness about the safety of releasing personal information.
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Chancellor, senator suggest changes to Bright Futures
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 11, 2008Two state leaders are bouncing around ideas to change the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Both plans would provide incentives for students studying technology and health-related fields.
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Survey asks students' opinions of Renewable Energy Fee
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 11, 2008An online survey posted Monday asks UF students to respond to a potential "green" fee that would charge 50 cents per credit hour each semester to further UF's environmental efforts.
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Tennessee university uses Facebook to reach students after tornado
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 11, 2008A Tennessee college's Web-based communication with students, following a tornado that devastated its campus Tuesday, attracted the attention of UF officials searching for new ways to keep students informed during emergencies.
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History professor discusses, debates Armenian genocide
By ALYSSA LaRENZIE | Feb. 10, 2008With a booming voice that echoed off the walls in the dimly lit auditorium, Justin McCarthy described the theory that has ostracized him from many other prominent scholars.
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Study: UF's safety ranks low nationally
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 10, 2008A recent Reader's Digest study that warns parents about nationwide campus crime reveals that UF ranks No. 234 out of 285 institutions with high crime ratings.
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Former governor honored at Pugh Hall dedication
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 10, 2008Florida politicians and UF administrators gathered Saturday for the dedication of Pugh Hall - UF's new center for languages, public service and oral history - and celebrated a surprise donation from the building's namesake.
