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SG parties call off Monday debate
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 6, 2008After a breakdown in negotiations, the two major Student Government political parties will not debate each other as planned.
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Student group to host water–balloon fight for cancer
By ALLYSEN KERR | Oct. 6, 2008In about two weeks, students will throw water balloons to fight breast cancer and break a world record.
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Students protest plan to install hand scanners at gyms
By TRACEY MCMANUS | Oct. 5, 2008Members of Students for a Democratic Society protested plans to install hand scanners at UF's recreation facilities outside Southwest Recreation Center on Friday.
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Voting laws give students registration options
By JENNIFER TORMO | Oct. 5, 2008Monday is the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 4 presidential general election, and though there is still some confusion about voter registration regulations, UF students should not worry, local voting officials said.
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Hip–hop artist Emmanuel Jal to speak in the Reitz
Oct. 5, 2008Nightmares still flood the mind of Emmanuel Jal.
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Faculty weigh in on VP debate
By SEETA REBBAPRAGADA | Oct. 5, 2008Although vice presidential candidates may have a slightly more important role during this election, UF political experts said Thursday night's debate between Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin probably will not affect polls.
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Faculty discusses economic crisis to crowd of 700
By KATIE EMMETS | Oct. 2, 2008A group of UF finance and economics faculty pointed to drops in real estate value as the origins of the U.S. economic crisis in a panel on the nationwide financial dilemma Thursday night.
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Alcohol regulations top Conduct Code revisions
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 2, 2008"It's keg, keg stand? Is that what it's called?" Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president of Student Affairs, asked as she began explaining in an interview on Sept. 24 why the phrase "keg tipping" was included in the proposed changes to UF's Student Honor and Conduct codes.
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Chomp the Vote less visible than past years
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 2, 2008Chomp the Vote, the Student Government-funded, non-partisan organization responsible for mobilizing student voters, has established less of an on-campus presence this fall than in past years.
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Brad Paisley energizes O'Connell Center
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 2, 2008UF sophomore Leah Barr sat in the Rowdy Reptiles section of the O'Connell Center, waiting, leaning forward, tan cowboy boots angled in.
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Political donations reveal trustees' party affiliations
Oct. 1, 2008Their crucial decisions on UF affairs may be a mystery to some students, but the power and influence of the 13 men and women who sit on the UF Board of Trustees is no secret.
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Poor economy slows study abroad industry
By SEETA REBBAPRAGADA | Oct. 1, 2008Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae aren't stopping UF students from going overseas, but the high price of studying abroad has forced students to alter their plans to make the trip more affordable.
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SG parties rake in thousands in campaign contributions
By LAUREN BAKER | Sep. 30, 2008While next week's Student Government election creeps closer, SG records show that parties are still doling out hundreds of dollars for campaigning materials.
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Senate passes resolution supporting annexation
By LAUREN BAKER | Sep. 30, 2008A resolution supporting a proposed annexation of the area surrounding Southwest 20th Avenue passed unanimously at Tuesday night's Student Senate meeting.
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UF professor James William Doyle remembered as comedian
By MORGAN COLLINS | Sep. 29, 2008UF College of Medicine professor James William Doyle is not only remembered as a successful educator and doctor of ophthalmology, but also as an amateur comedian.
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Exhibit shows "gross" science of human body
By CHRISTINA VILA | Sep. 29, 2008Take a tour through the nose. Walk, climb, slide and crawl through the digestive system. Enter through a giant mouth into the "grossest" exhibit of the human body.
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UF sophomore starts Student Scrabble Society
By LAUREN GOLD | Sep. 29, 2008A UF sophomore hopes to win a triple-word score with a new club on campus.
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Professors weigh in on presidential debate
Sep. 28, 2008Before Ole Miss hit the Swamp on Saturday, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain took the stage in the Rebels' territory at the University of Mississippi for their first presidential debate.
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Students compete in Homecoming Pageant
By GUYANA HAND | Sep. 28, 2008About 1,100 people packed the Phillips Center on Sunday evening to see 50 women and 15 men compete for six places on UF's homecoming court.
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Actor Forest Whitaker campaigns for Obama at UF
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 28, 2008Academy Award-winning actor and Obama supporter Forest Whitaker took the stage in the Reitz Union's Grand Ballroom to a standing ovation and left it to another.
