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UF professor arrested for credit card fraud
By Kat Bein | Feb. 3, 2011A UF professor was arrested Jan. 27 by University Police on charges of funding trips to Malaysia on a UF credit card as far back as 2008, according to the police report.
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UF research team discovers six planets
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 3, 2011Finding a new planet isn’t the kind of thing that’s traditionally on a scientist’s daily itinerary. In the realm of science, it’s like winning a Super Bowl, meeting the pope and finding an extra $10 in your jeans all wrapped into one.
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Penn and Teller to perform at Phillips Center
By Angela Ribbler | Feb. 3, 2011Las Vegas magicians Penn and Teller have been making people laugh, cringe and gasp by sawing people in half, cracking jokes and exposing fraud for 30 years.
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Exhibit comparing animal and human abuse protests for animal’s rights
By Taeyeon Hong | Feb. 2, 2011In front of Library West, tall displays sit in a circle of 12 and depict the words, “Slaughtered. Mutilated. Imprisoned.”
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Muschamp inks first class
Feb. 2, 2011Will Muschamp’s imprint is finally on the Gators.
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Pastor to discuss love
By Christopher Glidden | Feb. 2, 2011A prominent pastor and best-selling author and speaker will give advice and talk about his perspective on love in a daylong conference Saturday.
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Students can vote for Gator Growl 2011 performers through online survey
By Alexandra Frank | Feb. 2, 2011In an effort to increase student turnout at Gator Growl, students have the opportunity to complete a survey allowing them to submit suggestions and vote on artists and performers they wish to see perform.
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UF ranks second in number of Peace Corps volunteers
By Morgan Watkins | Feb. 2, 2011The Gator Nation really is everywhere — according to the U.S. Peace Corps at least.
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UF students plan to give makeover to low-income school
By Kristin Lopopolo | Feb. 1, 2011Duval Elementary School is in danger of closing if its students do not improve their FCAT scores.
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Police continue investigating death of UF student
By Alexander Klausner | Feb. 1, 2011The investigation of the death of a UF student remains open and ongoing, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.
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Second Amendment needs another look
By David Grundy | Feb. 1, 2011Contrasting the recent Alligator poll, which found that 69 percent of respondents were against state permission for guns on campus, there have been few letters attempting to discredit the gun control position while ridiculing the holders of that opinion.
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Unite makes wise vice president choice
By Megan Vu | Feb. 1, 2011Today, our campus exposes itself to a world of potential firsts, most visibly for the Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) community. But this “first” also extends to all Gators and all of Florida — to you and me. Anthony Reynolds has announced his candidacy for Student Body vice president, and I would like to explain why this is monumental and why I personally support him.
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Board seeking student signatures for Reitz Union renovation
By Jolisa Canty | Feb. 1, 2011The Reitz Union Board of Managers is seeking student signatures to petition the Make It Reitz project, a renovation and expansion of the Reitz Union.
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Student Government parties announce executive candidates
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Feb. 1, 2011As the qualifying interviews for Student Government elections wound down Tuesday, the executive race picked up.
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Library donors pledge donations for basketball shots
By Sara Oelschlaeger | Jan. 31, 2011For the second year, the better the Gator basketball players perform, the more the UF libraries benefit.
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UF Invisible Children chapter to partner with Heal the World for benefit concert
By Kristen Wasko | Jan. 31, 2011Here, children rarely go to school. Backpacks, pencils and books are scarce, just as scarce as the buildings that provide an education to growing minds. Here, they bear guns and ammunition and fight a war.
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UF study abroad student forced to evacuate Egypt
By C.J. Pruner | Jan. 31, 2011As political and social turmoil sweep across Egypt, one UF student studying abroad there is being evacuated, UF administration confirmed Monday.
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UF closes research center in Paris, plans to relocate
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 31, 2011The UF Paris Research Center is on the move.
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Opening ceremony celebrates start of Black History Month
By Kari Pflanzer | Jan. 31, 2011Dressed to impress in cocktail attire, UF administrators, alumni and students gathered to celebrate the opening of Black History Month Monday night.
