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Writing requirement adds new grading component
By MADISON BEERBOHM | Aug. 15, 2009Students will need to brush up on their writing skills because of new changes made to UF's writing requirement.
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Student jobs hard to come by in current economy
By SHAY BRODERICK | Aug. 15, 2009Alyssa Watson had difficulty finding a job in Gainesville this summer, and she was not alone.
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Underage drinking laws to receive 'true test' in fall
By ASHLEY ROSS | Aug. 15, 2009Students can still party like they're at the No. 1 or No. 2 party school in the nation - as long as they do it legally.
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Motorcyclist thrown under truck in crash near Reitz
Aug. 12, 2009A man had to be pulled from underneath a pickup truck by emergency crews after hitting it on his motorcycle across from the Reitz Union bus stop Thursday afternoon, according to reports from the scene.
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UF responds to former law professor's discrimination lawsuit
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 11, 2009UF's lawyers have responded to claims of racial and sexual discrimination made in a lawsuit earlier this year by former associate professor of law Sherrie Russell-Brown.
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Prevention program earns $100K
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 5, 2009Despite its recent ranking as the nation/s No. 2 party school, UF was one of five schools named a 2009 Model of Alcohol or Other Drug Abuse Prevention Program on College Campuses by the U.S. Department of Education.
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UPD to offer GPD backup in exchange for fire support
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 5, 2009Hoping to make up for some of the $2.9 million a year in free fire service provided to UF, the city will use University Police Department officers to help patrol late-night parties and the bars along University Avenue.
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Campus housing to add surveillance
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 5, 2009As a result of recent armed robberies, UF plans to install cameras at Corry Village and Tanglewood Village, two graduate and family housing complexes.
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UPD investigation finds officer guilty of battery
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 5, 2009A sergeant with the University Police Department was asked to resign or be fired last month after an internal investigation found he was guilty of hitting and kicking a man while off duty and likely lying about his actions to avoid charges.
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Swamp to ban smoke
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 5, 2009Football fans will have to find a new way to relieve stress when the Gators are trailing during a game.
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SG holds last meeting of summer
By SARA WATSON | Aug. 5, 2009Senators approved $1,971 in aid for student organizations in the last Student Senate meeting of the summer Tuesday.
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Study finds rudeness blocks productivity
By CHARLOTTE LELAND | Aug. 5, 2009A new UF study shows people who witness co-workers being rude to each other experience the same effect as the people toward whom the rude behavior is directed.
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Fund awards $15K to Harn Museum for future exhibit
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 3, 2009A $15,000 grant from the French-American Fund for Contemporary Art will help the Harn Museum of Art commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall in an exhibit set to debut in February.
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Groper to plead no contest
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 3, 2009A UF graduate student who was arrested in April for groping a woman in front of Library West after telling her he was removing a bug from her body will plead no contest on Friday.
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UF students create Gator commercial
By MONICA VIGO | Aug. 3, 2009Fox's Sun Sports is about to teach UF students something new about their university - Gators do not wear "jorts."
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Camp offers relief to kids with parents affected by cancer
By BRITTNEY BURGETT | Aug. 3, 2009At Camp Kesem, Brian Shelton goes by Cookie Monster.
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UF research finds biofuel source from tree bacteria
By MADISON BEERBOHM | Aug. 3, 2009Researchers have found that bacteria growing in the wood of sweet gum trees, also known as alligator wood, may improve the process of making biofuels.
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New stem cell procedure could reduce vision loss
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 3, 2009The link between age and vision loss may be a thing of the past.
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UF to test new emergency alert system Thursday
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 3, 2009UF will test its new emergency text messaging system Thursday, hoping to reach about 67,000 registered students, faculty and staff, said UF spokesman Steve Orlando.
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UF campus to ban tobacco
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 3, 2009In an effort to become healthier and cleaner, UF will ban tobacco on its main campus beginning in July, joining over 100 campuses across the U.S. that have already gone smoke free.
