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TOMS shoes creator discusses mission
Nov. 4, 2009Blake Mycoskie came up with idea while vacationing in Argentina.
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More apply to UF despite diminishing admission rate
By TATIANA QUIROGA | Nov. 4, 20091,300 more people have applied for admissions than at this time last year.
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700 students receive swine flu vaccines
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 4, 2009There were no major problems in the first mass distribution of vaccines to UF students. 100 doses remain from students who did not show for appointments, and the Student Health Care Center expects to get more shipments of the vaccine.
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College Republicans hold "PETA Barbeque"
By NICOLE LYNN GREINER | Nov. 4, 2009Meat eaters gathered on the Plaza of the Americas Wednesday to sample a slice of political activism for the "PETA Barbeque" held by College Republicans.
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Engineering college given $3 million by corporation
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 3, 2009Melbourne-based Harris Corporation employs about 850 UF graduates.
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Santa Fe College rejects campus smoking ban
By JENNIFER BATE | Nov. 3, 2009Santa Fe College opted not to follow UF's lead by banning smoking on campus.
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Students use TOMS shoes as blank canvases
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Nov. 3, 2009Students and faculty bought and decorated pairs of TOMS shoes on the Reitz Union Colonnade.
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Students dance to new beat on new Reitz dance machine
By Jared Misner | Nov. 3, 2009Dan Linehan doesn't know any of their names. But after three years behind the desk at the Reitz Union Game Room, Linehan has accrued a slew of nicknames for the Dance Dance Revolution "regulars."
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UF public health college decides to stick with interim dean
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 3, 2009UF's College of Public Health and Health Professions has decided it likes things the way they are.
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Senators, students discuss controversial UN war crimes report
By CAROLYN TILLO | Nov. 3, 2009The Senate chambers were a bit more crowded than usual Tuesday night when about 30 students stuffed into rows and crowded the aisles to discuss an upcoming resolution regarding a report on last winter's Gaza conflict.
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Housing fair helps students find apartments, houses
By CAROLYN TILLO | Nov. 3, 2009Students can explore housing options during the off-campus housing fair today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Reitz Union Colonnade.
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SG president receives oar trophy for UF football win
By CAROLYN TILLO | Nov. 3, 2009UF students walked away with more than just a win after Saturday's game. They also got a 10-foot oar carved from a 1,000-year-old cypress tree.
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UF to vaccinate 800 students for swine flu
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 3, 2009UF's Student Health Care Center will start vaccinating hundreds of students against the novel H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu, Wednesday at 9 a.m.
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TOMS hosts shoe decoration event on campus
By BRANDON BRESLOW | Nov. 2, 2009Students get to pour their souls into their shoes Tuesday.
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Students voice concerns over new course-drop policy
By ALISON CLARK | Nov. 2, 2009This is the first semester that students with Bright Futures scholarships will have to refund the cost of any dropped or withdrawn course paid for by the scholarship.
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Fest goer arrested for spitting on officer
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 2, 2009A 19-year-old woman in town for The Fest was arrested on campus Saturday for spitting on a University Police Department officer.
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UF receives batch of 1,000 swine flu vaccines
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 2, 2009UF received its first batch of swine flu vaccines--800 of which are for students only--Monday afternoon.
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Architectural firms to discuss plans for new student union
By Andrew Wyzan | Nov. 1, 2009Two architectural firms are visiting UF this week to discuss possible expansions and renovations to the Reitz Union. Students have the opportunity to meet with the team in two open forums.
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Psychics give warnings, fortunes to students at Reitz
By TATIANA QUIROGA | Nov. 1, 2009Hoping to get a glimpse of their futures Friday night, about 50 students lined up to see psychics at the first floor of the Reitz Union. Three psychics tended to five students at a time for 10 minute sessions.
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Trick-or-treaters trade cans for candy at Boo at the Zoo
By ROBERT HILSON | Nov. 1, 2009The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo opened its haunted home to more than 5,000 people for an afternoon of fairy tales and furry tails Saturday for its 15th annual Boo at the Zoo.
