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Santa Fe Senate builds leadership team during summer
By Hunter Williamson | Aug. 23, 2015After two contentious semesters, Santa Fe College Student Senate enjoyed an uneventful summer.
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Graduate Assistants United negotiates contracts
By Ansley Pentz | Aug. 23, 2015Ioannis Ziogas challenged UF administrators to imagine taking care of a child on a graduate assistant’s salary — a salary he says is below the poverty level.
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Legislation concerning guns on campus back in Senate
By Hunter Williamson | Aug. 23, 2015Legislation aiming to allow guns on campus is back in the Florida Senate chamber.
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UF researchers prepare for West Nile outbreak
By Caitlin Ostroff | Aug. 23, 2015Although Florida hasn’t had a West Nile virus epidemic, UF entomology researchers are ready in case the state’s luck runs out.
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Welcome to UF. Let’s take on our freshman year together
Aug. 16, 2015I am so pleased to welcome all our new students to the University of Florida. I consider myself a freshman and a member of your class, since I started at UF in January. You bring new energy to campus, enlivening the university after a productive and restful summer. I offer a special shout out to transfer students and new international students.
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Bluff Oak named Bert stands tall but future could be short
By Hunter Williamson | Aug. 14, 2015The sky was dark and Century Tower’s bells echoed across UF campus as rain started to pour where the old tree still stood.
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Former homeless woman dreams of college
By Melissa Gomez | Aug. 5, 2015Rebecca Pardini used to be homeless.
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Education professors get grant for research
By Li Stalder | Aug. 5, 2015Patricia Snyder, a UF College of Education professor, received a $3.5 million federal grant in July for her research on early childhood learning.
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Infinity Hall to house 10 companies
By Nina Cusmano | Aug. 5, 2015Along with about 308 students, Infinity Hall will house more than 10 local companies this Fall.
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Senate approves agency heads, budget, 5 resolutions in final Summer meeting
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Aug. 5, 2015After more than three months between nomination hearings, UF Student Government now has its entire Executive Branch agency heads approved.
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Padron-Rasines has big plans for presidency
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Aug. 5, 2015Upon first glance, Joselin Padron-Rasines seems quiet and reserved.
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Candidates for first Republican debate face off tonight
By Ramon Peña | Aug. 5, 2015After a moment of uncertainty, the first Republican Party debate of the election season today in Ohio promises to have an interesting showing, with hosts, times and finally debaters set.
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UF engineers place in Texas Instruments design challenge
By Luisa Guaracao | Aug. 3, 2015When Troy Bryant and Sean Lyons were first year engineering students at UF, they joked about being senior design partners and having the best project.
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La Casita search for new director nears end
By Karen Kacir | Aug. 3, 2015UF’s Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures is nearing the final stretch of its search for a new director.
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UF group receives funding for voting accessibility project
By Ramon Peña | Aug. 3, 2015A voting program focused on accessibility developed by a team now at UF is being awarded by the Knight Foundation as part of its $3.2 million Knight News Challenge.
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UF one of first to participate in campus-safety initiative
By Melissa Gomez | Aug. 3, 2015Starting Aug. 13, UF will become one of the first universities in the nation to take a step toward building a safer campus.
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Senate debates amendments, finalizes code revisions
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | July 29, 2015Starting with the Spring 2016 Student Government election cycle, qualifying candidates for executive positions from all political parties will be required to participate in a lone SG-sponsored debate.
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UF Student Government successful at SEC exchange
By Melissa Gomez | July 29, 2015UF Student Body Treasurer Nicholas Carre likes to compare Student Government to a juicy piece of steak.
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Marston Library gets Macs
By Jaci Schreckengost | July 29, 2015The Marston Science Library is introducing new computers by adding Mac desktops along with its pre-existing Dell desktops.
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Levin College of Law ranked 5th in nation for family law
By Sedona Huffty | July 29, 2015The UF Levin College of Law was ranked fifth in the nation for its Family Law Program by Law Street Media, an online legal publication.
