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UF President Bernie Machen attended UF’s Board of Trustees governance committee meeting at the Emerson Alumni Hall Monday afternoon.

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Board vote saves Machen money

By MINCH MINCHIN | Mar. 15, 2010

Although student voters rejected a proposed Reitz Union student fee, some student leaders are still working to form a more perfect union. In a meeting of the UF’s Board of Trustees Committee on Educational Policy and Strategy on Monday, UF Student Body President Jordan Johnson said Student Government is seeking alternative sources of funding for renovating the aging student center.

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UF student dies in highway accident

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Mar. 15, 2010

UF electrical engineering student Thomas Hollister and his father, David Hollister, were killed Saturday when a pine tree fell on their car, causing it to swerve into a ditch.

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UF employee helps in Haiti

By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 15, 2010

Four days after the earthquake hit, Jason Byrd was in Haiti counting bodies.

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UF women seeking chivalrous men

By RACHEL MANKO | Mar. 15, 2010

Hannah Roberson said she hasn’t had a man escort her anywhere, open a door for her or push in her chair for as long as she can remember. Chivalry is dead, she said.

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Gator piano to be auctioned

By RACHAEL PINO | Mar. 14, 2010

Artist Chris Cruz is giving Gators fans a way to represent the Orange and Blue and support the arts by bidding on his one-of-a-kind “Gatorized” piano.

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Public safety group looks into shooting

By KATHERINE BEIN and MINCH MINCHIN | Mar. 14, 2010

UF President Bernie Machen has called for an independent investigation.

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Student plays volleyball in buff

By STEFANIA FERRO and LAUREN MARKS | Mar. 14, 2010

One UF student left behind his clothes and his worries about tan lines when he headed to the Lake Como Nudist Resort near Tampa for a nude volleyball tournament at the beginning of Spring Break.

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Campus shooting investigation underway

Mar. 14, 2010

An independent investigation into the March 2 UPD shooting of a UF graduate student at Corry Village is underway, said University of Florida President Bernie Machen in a Friday e-mail to UF students, faculty and staff.

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New charges brought on graduate student in shooting

By MINCH MINCHIN | Mar. 8, 2010

The charges against Ghanan graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong have been changed to one count of second-degree aggravated assault and one count of third-degree resisting arrest with violence.

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Unite audio reveals campaign tactics

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Mar. 4, 2010

Among other things, the audio implicated Kappa Alpha Theta sorority for giving members alcohol for voting.

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Road near sorority to be repaved over Spring Break

By ERIN O’DEA | Mar. 4, 2010

Perpendicular to Sorority Row is a road with cracks, potholes and a garbage bin where someone has scribbled “Dinosaur Zone.”

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More than 100 students to study abroad for break

By GLENN COINE | Mar. 4, 2010

UF study-abroad students will be left with little time for a break this spring while taking weeklong courses overseas.

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Nudist group to play volleyball this weekend

By LAUREN MARKS | Mar. 4, 2010

While the recent cold weather has encouraged Gainesville residents to bundle up, there is one group of students who is choosing to do the opposite.

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Dorm timers cut shower times, conserve water

By NATASHA BETTY | Mar. 4, 2010

Lather. Rinse. Don’t repeat.

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Delta Upsilon wins Greek blood drive competition

By JAMEL F. LANGLEY | Mar. 4, 2010

Delta Upsilon Fraternity members were willing to lose blood to win the Blood Cup Award, which was presented to the group at The Swamp Restaurant Thursday night.

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Student Finance Group challenges UF clubs to hot-chicken-wing contest

By LYN KRAMER | Mar. 4, 2010

The Student Finance Group is challenging all UF student organizations on campus to take on the nuclear chicken wing.

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Miss Gainesville pageant kicks off Saturday

By DANIELLA DORCELUS | Mar. 4, 2010

Growing up, Elizabeth Gonzalez never expected to compete in beauty pageants. The 21-year-old from Newberry said her style was “boyish” during her adolescent years, preferring jeans and T-shirts to skirts and stilettos. But earning the title of Miss Gainesville would help her do what she’s passionate about: reaching out to young people.

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Student Government minority party wins most seats in 8 years

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Mar. 4, 2010

The Student Alliance party formed this semester, but it earned more Senate seats than any minority party participating in Student Government elections since spring 2002.

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Breaking spring fever

By ALLISON BANKO | Mar. 4, 2010

UF’s campus is bursting with students packing up their shades and bathing suits, eager to hit the beach and make their mark on Spring Break. However, some Gators will be left behind, and rather than donning their swanky swimwear, they’ll be sporting jerseys.

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Students create ‘war zone’

By ANDREW PANTAZI | Mar. 3, 2010

The Plaza of the Americas turned into a war zone Wednesday when Students for Justice in Palestine presented its own simulation of the Gaza Strip conflict.