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UF launches 10-week Recyclemania campaign
By ASHLEY McCREDIE | Jan. 27, 2008Students now have a different way to beat rival universities: recycling.
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UF starts campaign in Miami
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 24, 2008UF President Bernie Machen pitched Florida Tomorrow, UF's newest capital campaign, to an audience of about 450 on Thursday night in Miami.
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Departing dean a finalist for provost at U. of Arizona
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 24, 2008Pramod Khargonekar, the outgoing dean in UF's College of Engineering, is one of three finalists for the position of provost at the University of Arizona.
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Study: Stress, anxiety may increase risk of heart disease
By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Jan. 24, 2008Most college students realize that stress and anxiety can take a toll on their nerves. What they might not realize is that it's also taking a toll on their hearts.
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UPD first to be accredited at intl., state, univ. levels
By ELIZABETH LEVA | Jan. 24, 2008University Police is the first department in the nation to achieve "Triple Crown" status after receiving accreditation on international, state, and university levels.
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Fla. board approves statewide tuition hike
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 24, 2008TALLAHASSEE - In an unplanned move at its meeting Thursday, the Florida Board of Governors approved an 8 percent tuition increase for Florida's 11 state universities next year.
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SG discounts dated yearbooks
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 24, 2008UF Student Government will sell old UF yearbooks next week to benefit the Institute of Black Culture and the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, known as La Casita.
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Web site groups Gators sites
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 24, 2008A new Web site created by a UF freshman aims to help students navigate their most-visited UF sites by grouping links on one customized Gators home page.
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Blood drive exceeds average
By SNYDER | Jan. 24, 2008Local LifeSouth Community Blood Centers collected about 100 more donations than expected for their local blood drive, helping to ease the pressure of a recent blood shortage.
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State board to consider cap on incoming freshmen
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 23, 2008UF may have to limit the number of incoming freshman next fall if statewide recommendations are passed.
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Medieval performers cross swords on Plaza
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 23, 2008Flashing sparks and clanking swords attracted about 200 people to a scene typical of the Middle Ages on the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday afternoon.
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UF leaders shrug off McCain endorsement
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 23, 2008Though UF President Bernie Machen's endorsement of a presidential candidate was unusual for a leader in public higher education, university leaders said Wednesday it's not a big deal - just Machen's opinion.
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Shands, Moffitt cooperate on cancer
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 23, 2008UF and Shands HealthCare announced a new partnership with the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center on Wednesday.
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UF looking to improve text message alerts
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 23, 2008UF officials are investigating why more than 4,400 students and faculty did not receive the first test of the university's emergency text-messaging system Jan. 15.
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Community and friends mourn death of UF law student
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Jan. 22, 2008In 26 years, Eric Gold ran a half marathon, raced up 94 flights of stairs for charity, patrolled the waters at a children's diabetes camp, started his own photography business and interned in a U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Senate honors Tim Tebow
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 22, 2008UF quarterback Tim Tebow's collection of honors and awards grew with the addition of a Student Senate resolution passed Tuesday night.
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Annual walk raises awareness of sexual assault
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 22, 2008In recognition of UF's sexual awareness month, about 50 people equipped with red blinking reflectors walked, jogged and sprinted around the UF campus Tuesday night for the fifth annual Take Back the Night Safety Walk.
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Candlelight vigil wraps up MLK celebration
By MELISSA GRAJALES | Jan. 22, 2008UF's weeklong celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. came to a close Tuesday evening with a candlelight vigil.
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Crew team seeks to replace missing motors
By KRISTEN HUFF | Jan. 22, 2008UF Crew members are ready to get their feet wet after more than a month of dry-land training.
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Ice cream workshop held at UF
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 21, 2008UF's Food Science and Human Nutrition Department held its annual Successful Ice Cream Retailing workshop Friday through Monday for ice cream entrepreneurs.
