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Budgeting for the typical college student
By Sigal Carmenate | May 21, 2013Money. It burns a hole in your pocket. It is the root of all evil.
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The best summer jobs for students
By Kai Su | May 14, 2013Summer vacation is here, which means most college students have a lot of free time on their hands.
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The end is near: Looking back on freshman year
By Abbie Dorwart | Apr. 22, 2013One Alligator blogger discusses her freshman year with the ups and the downs of what she has learned and what is to come.
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Freshman bucket list
By Abbie Dorwart | Apr. 7, 2013As freshmen year comes to a close, here are things one blogger recommends you must do before summer arrives.
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Freshmen countdown: The final month
By Abbie Dorwart | Apr. 1, 2013The last day of the school year is in three and a half weeks. When I look at the calendar I can’t believe that all that stands between me and the end of my freshman year is 18 school days. Even though the end is quickly approaching it still feels hectic. I still have three exams and four papers before I can be finished and pat myself on the back for a successful first year.
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Uncommon Majors 2: Saving the world, one project at a time
By Valerie Crum | Mar. 24, 2013Sustainability is one of the newest majors at UF, starting just last fall and graduating its first class of less than 10 students in the spring.
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Majors can be a major headache
By Abbie Dorwart | Mar. 10, 2013Tired of changing your major? Sick of not knowing what you even want to study? Don't worry, I'm here to help.
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First college spring break: Freshman plans
By Abbie Dorwart | Feb. 25, 2013It comes around every year just when you think you’re about to lose your mind during the spring: spring break.
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Gators basketball player arrested for missing court
By Kathryn Varn | Feb. 20, 2013Six months after he didn’t appear in court for driving without a valid driver’s license, a UF basketball player was arrested early Wednesday morning.
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Poor college student: Where does the money go?
By Abbie Dorwart | Jan. 27, 2013I had this dream during high school that if I just saved up enough money from my part-time job as a receptionist at a hair salon, then I wouldn’t have to worry about spending money in college — I was wrong.
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Mom was right: What I learned from my first semester of college
By Abbie Dorwart | Jan. 13, 2013Looking back, I can see I came into college with that false sense of pride that many freshmen possess.
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Freshman 15: It doesn’t stop when sophomore year starts
By Marisa Gottesman | Oct. 28, 2012My biggest weight gain in college happened well after freshmen year. Once discovering the bar scene and turning the coveted 21, the opportunity to gain weight rises significantly.
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UF student designs, creates costumes of her favorite shows
By Emily Stanton | Oct. 14, 2012Devan Baird has been a dragon-wielding warrior princess determined to rule seven kingdoms with fire and blood, a giggling mass murderer with a split personality, and a purple-haired unicorn with an eye for fashion and all things fabulous.
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Students not pleased by parents’ discovery of smartphones
By Jared Ginsburg | Sep. 11, 2012This might be the type of message you expect to receive from a friend or a significant other.
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Students shouldn’t give up job search
Sep. 11, 2012According to the Department of Labor monthly jobs report, almost 500,000 people ages 16 to 24 have stopped looking for jobs.
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Senate candidates to begin process of qualifying for election
By Samantha Shavell | Sep. 5, 2012Although national parties are knee-deep in campaigning, UF’s Student Government election season is just getting started.
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UF’s honors program changes requirements for completion
By Cara Chiaramonte | Sep. 4, 2012In the past, honors students were required to take four honors courses and participate in an internship, research, community service or study abroad. Students entering the honors college after Summer B 2012 will be required to graduate with honors from their college and earn at least 14 points for participating in both academic and enrichment activities.
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Study shows gay slurs have long-term effects
By Kelly Price | Aug. 29, 2012When Emily Conwell walks on Turlington Plaza, she slips on a pair of earphones. She doesn’t want to hear the passing students say “that’s so gay” or “no homo.”
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Career Resource Center survey finds UF graduates intend to work
By Kathryn Varn | Aug. 27, 2012The spring survey had a 50 percent response rate, said CRC Director Heather White, but completing it became mandatory this summer.
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Students get hands-on education in India
By Kelly Price | Aug. 27, 2012Sara Hand never looked at her air-conditioned car with as much gratitude as she did upon returning from India.
