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Students sample food at Asian Food Festival
By Samantha Sumilang | Oct. 25, 2010Students crowded the Plaza of the Americas for a taste of culture on Monday.
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Santa Fe students ask for bus access
By Dezma Gainer | Oct. 25, 2010The Student Government at Santa Fe College is hosting a kickoff event Tuesday to promote its campaign for better bus access for students.
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Program teaches how to cope with hearing loss
By Sara Oelschlaeger | Oct. 25, 2010In honor of National Audiology Awareness Month and National Protect Your Hearing Month, the UF Speech & Hearing Clinic and the Gainesville chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of Florida are offering “Living With Hearing Loss” classes.
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Students film horror zombie comedy
By Silvia Fernandez | Oct. 25, 2010Alexander Kaufman and Weedley Funeus were hungry for brains.
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Butterfly festival at Florida Museum of Natural History attracts a crowd
By Max Reed | Oct. 24, 2010Bright smiles flashed across young faces as tagged Monarchs and Common Buckeyes fluttered about, landing on fingertips and flowers.
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UF Small Animal Hospital holds open house
By Estee Beck | Oct. 24, 2010Community members of all ages and UF College of Veterinary Medicine affiliates filled the lobby of the new 100,000 square foot UF Small Animal Hospital Sunday afternoon at an open house. The open house is part of a series of events leading to the Nov. 1 opening of the hospital.
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UF scuba club carves pumpkins underwater
By Hannah Winston | Oct. 24, 2010Fifteen divers with the UF Gator Scuba Club participated in their first underwater pumpkin carving contest at the Blue Grotto, an underwater cavern located west of Williston.
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UF groups want Pepsi grant
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 24, 2010The construction of a solar-powered house and an update of the activities and supplies in the pediatric waiting area of Shands Children’s Hospital are just some UF ideas vying for $15,000 through the Pepsi Refresh Project.
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UF ROTC undergoes intense training in Starke
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 24, 2010When a Black Hawk helicopter turns, the 45-degree angle makes you feel like you’re going to fall out of the open door and into the trees.
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SERCAAL conference puts students in touch with their identities
By Jerry Bruno | Oct. 24, 2010Students came together for a weekend of interactive workshops and speakers at the Southeast Regional Conference of Asian American Leaders this weekend.
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UF College of Veterinary Medicine to launch hospital
By Gennaro Scibelli | Oct. 21, 2010Gainesville’s newest hospital is home to 12 custom surgical suites, a state-of-the-art cancer center and one of the only interventional cardiology facilities in the nation, but the doctors won’t be treating you there. They’ll care for your pets.
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UF President Machen announces grad program review
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 21, 2010UF President Bernie Machen announced plans for a comprehensive review of the university’s graduate programs Thursday afternoon at the monthly Faculty Senate meeting.
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UF Symphony Orchestra to perform first concert
By Hannah Winston | Oct. 21, 2010Lauren Kingry, the assistant conductor for the UF Orchestra, said that after three years in the works, with music written specifically for UF by Cirque du Soleil, it’s all come to fruition.
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Ugandan natives stress importance of education
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 21, 2010For Monica Akello, education is something to shout about.
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Asian group reaches out to students about culture
By Harold A. Rocha | Oct. 21, 2010The Southeast Regional Conference of Asian American Leaders has invited cultural activists such as Cambodian spoken-word artist Anida Yoeu Ali and international Nathan’s hotdog-eating champion Takeru Kobayashi to UF to address issues of race, religion, class and sexuality.
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Gator Global Initiative to take on social issues
By Jasmine Harris | Oct. 21, 2010At the 2010 Gator Global Initiative, students will learn more about leaving a positive mark on the world.
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Beef bonanza hits campus
By Bethany Koch | Oct. 21, 2010The UF Meat Market is chopping prices on fresh flesh.
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Juggling club to share skills with audience
By Vonecia Carswell | Oct. 21, 2010Objects in Motion, UF’s juggling club, will perform at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s ButterflyFest on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
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Open Access Week events promote free online journals for students
By Alexander Klausner | Oct. 20, 2010UF department heads are calling for free public access to online journal articles.
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Florida college students gamble more
By Mina Radman | Oct. 20, 2010Florida college students are twice as likely as the general population to become compulsive gamblers, according to a new study.
