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Machen plans to donate bonus to scholarship program
By THOMAS STEWART | Dec. 8, 2008Just in time for the holidays, Bernie's giving back.
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Friends, family remember UF student killed in scooter accident
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Dec. 6, 2008When Brandy Jaworski couldn't sleep and needed to talk early Tuesday morning, she called her friend Michael VanWagner.
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Board of Trustees to vote on Machen's bonus
By THOMAS STEWART | Dec. 6, 2008UF President Bernie Machen's bonuses, totaling $285,000, will be up for discussion at UF's Board of Trustees meeting Monday.
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UF students face long lines at SEC Championship
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 6, 2008While the Gators prepared to battle the Crimson Tide in the Southeastern Conference Championship game, some UF students were battling a long line just to enter the stadium.
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Students camp out for SEC tickets
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 4, 2008Of the nearly 32 students who camped out Wednesday to snatch an unclaimed ticket for the Southeastern Conference Championship Game, nothing remained but empty soda cans, a pillow, and for some, a busted dream.
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Students earn $10,000 grant for environmental projects
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Dec. 4, 2008About 1,000 people living in West Africa will have increased access to water, thanks to five UF graduate students and a $10,000 grant.
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Sen. Benjamin Dictor to run for Student Body president
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 4, 2008Orange and Blue Party Sen. Benjamin Dictor, who represents the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has announced that he intends to run for Student Body president this spring.
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Students kicked out of Reitz for giving out free food
Dec. 4, 2008What started as dine-in ended as takeout.
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E–cards help UF spread earth–friendly holiday cheer
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 3, 2008Those among The Gator Nation who are making a list and checking it twice this season can cross off finding a card to send out for the holidays.
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Indian student group holds vigil for Mumbai victims
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Dec. 3, 2008About 200 students stood silently at the Reitz Union Amphitheater on Wednesday night in the midst of flickering candlelight.
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UF crew club rows 554 miles for fundraiser
Dec. 3, 2008Members of UF's crew club wrapped a two-day mission Wednesday to row 554 miles without leaving the Reitz Union Colonnade.
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Faculty Assembly votes to reinstate laid off faculty
Dec. 3, 2008An air of discontent lingered in Dauer Hall on Wednesday as about 100 UF faculty members from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences took a stand for what they wanted.
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UF holiday traditions continue
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 3, 2008Santa Claus is still welcome in college towns.
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Senate rejects reduction of minority party protections
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 2, 2008Legislation aiming to reduce Student Senate's minority party protections was rejected at Tuesday night's meeting. If passed, the proposed rules would have required 40 percent approval from senators present to add nominations for open committee seats in addition to those already made by the Replacement and Agenda Committee. Currently, 20 percent is required.
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UF Jewish Center holds memorial for Mumbai victims
By THOMAS STEWART | Dec. 2, 2008In 2003, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, left their friends and families in New York and Israel to run the Chabad house in Mumbai, India.
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UF athletes speak at March of Dimes conference
By CHELSEA KEENAN Alligator Contributing Writer | Dec. 2, 2008UF athletes Cornelius Ingram and Brandon McArthur performed in front of a different crowd than usual on Tuesday morning.
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Libraries to begin extended hours
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 1, 2008Students will soon be able to camp out at a couple of campus libraries for 20 hours straight if they so desire.
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UF professor finds UF's smoking policy ineffective
By KRISTIN AmRHEIN | Dec. 1, 2008Students have been banned from smoking within 50 feet of all UF buildings for more than a year, but one UF professor's research shows students are still lighting up where they shouldn't be.
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UF students bring former professor's play to campus
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 1, 2008What began as a casual in-class reading assignment has matured into a theatrical production of a former UF professor's choreopoem.
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UF freshman chosen as Seventeen magazine blogger
By CECILIA MINGES | Dec. 1, 2008Out of about 2,000 applicants across the country, one of UF's students was chosen to blog about her first year of college for Seventeen magazine.
