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Economy damaged by Current method of calculating trade deficit

Last year the U.S.-China trade deficit was $318 billion. The U.S. Department of Commerce calculates the deficit by subtracting the value of what we import from what we export, which accurately calculates the overall trade deficit. However, this method is misleading and potentially damaging to the U.S. economy.


Nicole Giaquinto, a 20-year-old UF public relations sophomore, displays a chocolate-covered ice pop at The Hyppo Gourmet Ice Pops on Monday evening. The Hyppo opened its doors for the first time this weekend. 
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The Hyppo ice pops to cool down Swamp on gameday

The Hyppo, a St. Augustine-based frozen treat eatery, is expanding beyond its downtown Gainesville location within the next two months. New locations are set to open in Roberts’ Stadium Club on University Avenue and on Butler Plaza between McAlister’s Deli and CiCi’s Pizza.  There will also be carts spread throughout Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on gamedays.


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Gerrymandering: a roadblock for representation

It’s no secret that Americans are frustrated and disillusioned with Congress. A recent Gallup poll found that a whopping 83 percent of Americans disapprove of the federal legislature’s performance. In another poll, Gallup found that just 19 percent of Americans believe most members of Congress deserve to be re-elected, nearly a historic low.


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In Defense of the Ice Bucket Challenge

Just a couple of weeks ago, I logged into my Facebook and saw that I was tagged in a friend’s status. It was a video of someone pouring a bucket of ice water all over herself and nominated me, along with a few others, to participate in something called the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. 



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