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Students go on hunger strike to protest UF’s investment policies
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 9, 2008Until they eat with Bernie, they won't eat at all.
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UF students give input on drinking, crowding concerns
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 8, 2008After most students have left Gainesville for the summer this May and June, city commissioners plan to discuss changes that could impact their weekend nights.
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'Juno' writer Diablo Cody talks about her stripper past, film future
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 8, 2008When Diablo Cody was growing up, she wanted to be a butcher. But she settled for writing an Oscar-winning screenplay instead.
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Increase in UF philosophy majors reflects national trend
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Apr. 8, 2008In light of the country's economic troubles and the controversial war in Iraq, many students are seeking answers from an increasingly popular department: philosophy.
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Video game promotion draws students to Reitz
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 8, 2008Billy Perez is a Guitar Hero machine.
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Paul D'Anieri chosen as new CLAS dean
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 8, 2008After a search complicated by budget cuts and administrative changes, Paul D'Anieri, an associate dean from the University of Kansas, was selected as the new dean for UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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Sheldon Nagesh resigns from UF Student Senate amid representation controversy
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 8, 2008Sheldon Nagesh resigned from UF's Student Senate Tuesday night following weeks of debate over his qualifications to represent his district.
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‘Study-in’ for responsible spending held in Machen’s office
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 7, 2008This isn't the average protester-president square-off.
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Buses to feature GPS by early May
By ILEANA MORALES | Apr. 7, 2008This summer, students will be able to know where their buses are without even venturing outside.
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UF to renovate parking lot, bus shelters
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 7, 2008Construction of two new campus bus shelters and renovations to a popular parking lot are set to begin this summer.
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Religious leaders explain importance of interfaith discussion
Apr. 7, 2008Jewish and Muslim scholars and religious leaders spoke to UF students and faculty about the need for discussion between religious communities on Monday night.
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UF Judo Club hosts Gator Open competition
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Apr. 6, 2008Hajime! Koka! Yuko!
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Hip-hop competition flaunts fancy footwork, acrobatics
Apr. 6, 2008The amber wood-paneled dance floor vibrated as bass beats rumbled through the room. Two crews lined up on opposite sides, eyes set on their opponents. The DJ scratched the record, and suddenly bodies flew across the floor and lifted into air, freezing in acrobatic and abstract poses.
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UF team competes at computer programming world finals
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 6, 2008Three members of UF's computer programming club are competing against student teams from around the world this week in the finals of a competition sponsored by IBM.
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UF's Dance Marathon 2008 raises more than $427,000
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 6, 2008Even after more than 26 hours without access to chairs or beds, more than 650 UF students participating in Dance Marathon jumped to their feet at the sight of a six-digit figure this weekend.
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Medical school dean goes around selections committee to admit student
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 6, 2008The UF College of Medicine's dean may have violated national accreditation standards by overruling the college's selections committee and admitting a student from a politically connected family.
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Bomb threat forces SFCC to evacuate
By JESSICA PONN | Apr. 6, 2008The SFCC campus was evacuated Friday morning after a faculty member found a bomb threat written on a campus wall.
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UF awarded $20,000 to help improve solar energy
By ILEANA MORALES | Apr. 6, 2008A UF team "playing catch" with solar energy won a $20,000 grant to help them get it right.
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Hispanic Student Association hosts Janitor Appreciation Day
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Apr. 6, 2008Those responsible for maintaining UF's campus, including groundskeepers and irrigation workers, got a taste of appreciation Friday from a UF organization.
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Prom Rugby Charity Match mixes sweat and dresses
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 6, 2008With their sequined prom dresses shining in the sun, about 30 women wrapped their arms around one another and smiled wide for the camera. Some had their hair in curls, and others donned tiaras.
