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UF groups receive cash for recycling efforts
By KATIE SANDERS | Mar. 2, 2008Sometimes it pays to be green.
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Hiroshima survivor shares memories
Feb. 28, 2008The windows blazed a reddish burnt orange, and 13-year-old Sadae Kasaoka stood in her bedroom and thought about how pretty the glass looked. An instant later, the blast pummeled her into the wall while shards of glass pierced her skin.
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Delegation of Russian teachers tours UF
By ALYSSA LaRENZIE | Feb. 28, 2008Five Russian teachers visited the UF campus and attended a beginner's Russian language class Thursday morning.
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Study: Police turn blind eye for game-day alcohol
By ELIZABETH LEVA | Feb. 28, 2008The root of UF's game-day alcohol problem stems from police negligence of the open-container law, UF researchers said at a presentation Thursday.
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Board backs off of Bright Futures plans for now
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Feb. 28, 2008Editor's Note: The state Board of Education does not oversee the Board of Governors.
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Trustees discuss ways to trim UF budget at retreat
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 28, 2008YULEE - UF's highest-ranking officials met Thursday to discuss ways to slash $50 million from UF's budget - an amount UF President Bernie Machen said UF should aim to cut next year to make up for legislative funding shortfalls.
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Haridopolos' resume questionable on education
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 28, 2008State Sen. Mike Haridopolos, who was recently hired as a UF lecturer, told UF officials that he was working on his doctoral degree at the University of Arkansas, but Arkansas officials said he hasn't been since 2000.
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Complaints keep SG parties at odds
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 28, 2008Although the Student Government elections results were announced early Thursday morning, the Gator Party and the Orange and Blue Party kept battling until late Thursday night.
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Gator Party takes executive positions, 33 of 47 Senate seats
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 27, 2008Editor's Note: Twelve members of the Gator Party ran unopposed in the spring Student Government election, and more than 8,000 students cast ballots in the two days of SG voting.
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Committee notes suggestions for CLAS' looming $3 million cuts
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 27, 2008UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences could implement a multi-year hiring freeze and eliminate its critical-tracking program if it heeds the budget-cutting recommendations of the college's Faculty Finance Committee.
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Coalition discuss Gainesville binge drinking
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Feb. 27, 2008Some students don T-shirts proclaiming Gainesville a "drinking town with a football problem." But to a group of UF students, drinking is no joke.
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Two fraternity members arrested for e-mail threats
By JESSICA PONN | Feb. 27, 2008Two members of UF's Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity were released from jail Wednesday after they were arrested Tuesday afternoon for threatening to harm a member of a neighboring fraternity.
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UF and state leaders celebrate UF pathogens institute groundbreaking
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 27, 2008Two years ago, it was an idea.
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Lecturer criticizes trade agreements
Feb. 27, 2008The United States isn't providing Latin American countries with democratic free trade agreements, said former Costa Rican presidential candidate and UF visiting lecturer Ottón Solís in a lecture held in Emerson Alumni Hall on Wednesday.
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'Juicy' gossip site raises concern
By JEREMY FIELDS | Feb. 26, 2008Making defamatory statements in a newspaper can get a person sued for libel.
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UF administrator pushes for student assessments
By BRADLEY GOLDBACH | Feb. 26, 2008Colleges at UF may start assessing students' learning so prospective employers have a better understanding of graduates' preparation in their intended field.
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Former state representative Bob Casey proposes to use private money for Haridopolos hire
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 26, 2008To appease students, faculty and staff who may have questioned UF's hiring of state Sen. Mike Haridopolos as a lecturer, a former state representative proposed Tuesday to pay for Haridopolos' UF salary with private money.
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Voters go to polls despite drizzle
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 26, 2008Both parties vying to succeed in UF's Student Government elections added umbrellas to their campaign materials on the first day of voting Tuesday.
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SG announces committee to review online voting
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 26, 2008Student Body President Ryan Moseley will form a committee to investigate online voting, a Student Government official announced in a Student Senate meeting Tuesday night.
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FAQ page addresses UF budget questions
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Feb. 26, 2008To set the record straight about the budget situation, UF created a frequently asked questions page on its Web site on Monday.
