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Getting involved: A group for everyone

By Abbie Dorwart | Feb. 3, 2013

As any Cicerone, pamphlet, or R.A. will tell you, there are over 975 official clubs or groups to join at UF. Do you like to dance the Argentine tango? There’s a club for that. Can’t go a day without discussing edible landscaping? There’s a club for that. Do you like to blow off steam by building robots? There’s a club for that, too! If more traditional community service and professional organizations are your cup of tea, well, there are so many of those that it would be impossible to join all of them. But there are some that I have heard a lot about just by being on campus and talking to other students.

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Cover letters: Be bold

By Valerie Crum | Feb. 3, 2013

Summer is surprisingly only three months away, and every Gator should be doing something fantastic. I’m talking about internships, study abroad programs, jobs — whatever it is you want to do to take full advantage of your summer, you probably need a few key items backing you up.

Freshman Bridget Sloan performs her beam routine in Florida’s 197.65-196.025 win against Auburn on Jan. 25 at home.

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Season-high marks propel UF to win

By CHUCK KINGSBURY< | Feb. 3, 2013

Coach Rhonda Faehn used three all-around gymnasts against Arkansas to help Florida register its highest balance beam and floor marks of the season.

Freshman Bridget Sloan sticks a landing during Florida’s 196.575-190.55 win against Ball State on Jan. 4 in the O’Connell Center.

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Florida collects first road win of season

By CHUCK KINGSBURY< | Feb. 1, 2013

The No. 1 Florida gymnastics team overcame its road struggles in its second Southeastern Conference road meet Friday at No. 22 Arkansas in front of a Barnhill Arena crowd of 5,278.

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Gators cap Senior Night with pair of victories

By ROBERT JUDIN< | Feb. 1, 2013

Senior Night brought much excitement and a pair of victories in the O’Connell Center Friday evening.

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Darts & Laurels

Jan. 31, 2013

Sorry Gainesville turned into a frigid ice box practically overnight, folks.

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Swamp Party announcement complies with campaign rules

Jan. 31, 2013

Student Government elections are about representing students and gaining their perspectives on which issues are most important.

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Florida cheerleaders partially ungrounded

By Colleen Wright | Jan. 31, 2013

UF cheerleaders will now be able to do more than shout and clap at Gators games.

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Free concussion tests for kids, teens

By Ben Lauderdale | Jan. 31, 2013

UF’s College of Public Health & Health Professions, HealthStreet and Athlete Brain have teamed up to offer free baseline concussion tests to Gainesville children and teenagers.

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Study finds universities hiring fewer tenured faculty members

By Michelle Jackson | Jan. 31, 2013

The traditional academic track may be in jeopardy.

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Scott’s budget proposal gives $15 million for UF’s top 10 efforts

Jan. 31, 2013

UF got a special shout out from Gov. Rick Scott in his $74.2 billion state budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year.

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Freshmen drinking less beer than ever

By Bethany Schuster | Jan. 31, 2013

Freshman consumption of beer is at an all-time low.

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Chickenpox at law school, vaccines recommended

By Alexa Volland | Jan. 31, 2013

Chickenpox has infiltrated the Levin College of Law.

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New bike-sharing program could be coming to Gainesville

By Beatrice Dupuy | Jan. 31, 2013

London, Paris and Washington, D.C., are cities that have bike-sharing systems, but one Orlando company wants Gainesville to be put on that list.

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Students fundraise for microfinance project

By Deanna Shahnami | Jan. 31, 2013

Three UF students are on a mission to raise money to visit Kenya to see the effects of two major projects they’re working on through the Southern Economic Development Organization.

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