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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG Productions chairman fired
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 17, 2008UF's Student Government Productions' chairman was fired Monday.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Crist won't hike tuition
By KIM WILMATH | Jan. 17, 2008In his new education budget proposal released Thursday, Gov. Charlie Crist suggested that state universities and community colleges get a nearly $5.5 billion chunk of state funds in 2008-2009, but he proposed no tuition increase.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
State universities could require meningitis vaccine
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 17, 2008A requirement for incoming students to receive meningitis and hepatitis B vaccines could become mandatory for all of Florida's public universities. UF already has a similar requirement in place.
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Cuban travel ban challenged
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 17, 2008A Florida law restricting travel to countries dubbed "terrorist states" has limited the ability of state universities, including UF, to study and conduct research in Cuba.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Summer classes safe from budget cuts
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 17, 2008Summer classes will not be canceled this year, UF President Bernie Machen announced at a Faculty Senate meeting Thursday.
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FEATURES
Ceramics master shows off
By ALYSSA LaRENZIE | Jan. 17, 2008Not many people are lucky enough to get paid for doing what they love.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG presidential hopeful seeks running mates
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 16, 2008UF Student Senate President Kevin Reilly is paying extra attention to his e-mail inbox this week as he waits for messages from potential running mates.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Slashed funds result in fewer Merit students
By KIM WILMATH | Jan. 16, 2008UF has lost some of its bragging rights among top-tier universities, though a university official said Wednesday that it's nothing to worry about.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Car pool opens to students
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 16, 2008Whether you want to catch extra sleep on the ride to school, find a buddy to keep you company during a long drive home or save gas on a road trip to a Gators game, GreenRide has the answer.
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UF hosts nursing conference
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 16, 2008Health-care professionals from around the nation will gather at UF today for a nursing leadership conference about the future of patient care and health-professional education.
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UF gets $600K donation
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 16, 2008One couple's $600,000 gift to UF's College of Education aims to reform Alachua County middle schools, carrying on the legacy of middle school innovation pioneered by UF in the 1960s.
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Identity theft scam hits UF inboxes
By KRISTEN HUFF | Jan. 15, 2008An identity theft scam circulated through the UF GatorMail inboxes of students, faculty and staff Tuesday.
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CAMPUS
Dozens protest Kevorkian outside O'Connell Center
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 15, 2008While a sold-out crowd greeted Dr. Jack Kevorkian at the O'Connell Center on Tuesday night with a warm welcome, about 60 protestors stood outside in the 40-degree weather to deliver an icy message.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Online voting may still be an option on SG spring ballot
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 15, 2008A UF student organization with one purpose - to make online voting a permanent fixture of Student Government elections - has two more weeks to garner the more than 5,000 signatures needed for a petition.
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GREEK AFFAIRS
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority celebrates centennial
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 15, 2008The country's first Greek organization founded by black college women celebrated its 100th anniversary Tuesday afternoon on Turlington Plaza, attracting a crowd of about 100 supporters.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Students to vote on number of Student Senate seats
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 15, 2008UF students will be able to choose whether to reduce the number of Student Senate seats when they vote in the Student Government spring elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF emergency text-message system proves successful
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 15, 2008UF's first attempt to alert students about campus emergencies through text messaging was successful, university officials said Tuesday.
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Kevorkian sounds off at UF
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 15, 2008Despite vehement opposition through e-mails and protests prior to his UF appearance, Dr. Jack Kevorkian was met with applause and cheers as he discussed criminal-system reform and what he deemed the most important U.S. amendment at the O'Connell Center on Tuesday night.
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UF prepares for controversial Kevorkian
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 14, 2008With the protests and stunts of the past few Accent-sponsored speeches fresh in mind, UF officials are readying security for Dr. Jack Kevorkian's speech tonight at the O'Connell Center.
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UF athletes may overtrain
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 14, 2008John Brantley opts for the fastest way to get to practice every day - on scooter - to spend some extra minutes sleeping. He needs it because being on the UF football team is nearly a full-time job.
