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SG spends students' money on trivial things

By Travis Hornsby | Sep. 25, 2011

I am tired of the most wasteful government body I know spending my money.

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Art, science should have equal importance to human experience

By Ryan Fenton | Sep. 25, 2011

Scientists at CERN reported Thursday that preliminary data suggest that neutrino particles sent to the Italian Gran Sasso laboratory 732 kilometers away showed up a tiny fraction of a second earlier than expected as dictated by the speed of light.

Barbara Padilla, cancer survivor and "America's Got Talent" 2009 second-place winner, performs at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Friday night.

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Cancer survivor performs at festival that promotes healing power of the arts

By Katherine Greene | Sep. 25, 2011

The voice that rang throughout the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, singing with the passion and pain that accompanies opera, told a story. However, this story was not one about young love or tragic death but one of survival.

Lauren Mackie and David Wasserman are recognized at the UPD Advisory Council meeting Friday for helping save the life of an engineering professor.

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Students recognized for saving professor's life

By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 23, 2011

Lauren Mackie doesn't think of herself as a hero.

Chinese major senior Andrew Salcedo flips through the memoir of Chai Ling, the founder of All Girls Allowed on Turlington Plaza Friday.

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UF students rally against gendercide

By Amanda Cohen | Sep. 23, 2011

As Friday marked the 31st anniversary of China's One-Child Policy, UF students rallied in Turlington Plaza to spread awareness of the gendercide of 37 million girls.

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Faculty hears options for benefits changes

By Joey Flechas | Sep. 22, 2011

UF continues to seek a way to implement a 3 percent raise for faculty to offset new state requirements that has state employees contributing to their retirement.

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UF repays $192K for misused grants

By Erin Jester | Sep. 22, 2011

UF has repaid about $192,000 to the National Institutes for Health following two 2010 audits that found grant money awarded to the College of Health and Human Performance had been used inappropriately.

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Library adds art to bookshelves

By Mina Radman | Sep. 22, 2011

A new collection at Library East has books that aren't only meant to be read - they are meant to be interpreted.

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Social justice workshop, panel registration opens

By Samantha Shavell | Sep. 22, 2011

The UF Center for Leadership and Service is looking for students to register for the third Gator Global Initiative by Sept. 30.

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Alumnus, noted journalist Jeff Klinkenberg to speak on campus

By Amanda Cohen | Sep. 22, 2011

UF alumnus and noted journalist Jeff Klinkenberg will speak on the changing landscape of Florida culture at 6 p.m. Monday in the Pugh Hall ocora.

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Promotional event for DeLuna Festival on campus

By Alexandra Rivera | Sep. 21, 2011

Representatives from the DeLuna Festival will be at UF today for exclusive giveaways and student ticket offers for this year's concert, which is Oct. 14 - Oct. 16.

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UF opens season with comedy

By Kiera Wright-Ruiz | Sep. 21, 2011

UF will kick off its first production of the season Friday night with "You Can't Take It With You," a feel-good comedy about the wacky antics of the Sycamore family.