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UM president leaving in 2015
By Alyssa Fisher | Sep. 9, 2014UF isn’t the only Florida university facing presidential changes.
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Assault must be taken seriously with education
Sep. 9, 2014The recent assaults on campus have inspired the usual stream of safety tips and praise for the bravery of the victims. As Alligator columnist Sally Greider pointed out, these statements from police, the public discourse about risky behavior, and the swift offerings of pepper spray and alarm key rings from retailers do virtually nothing.
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UF Senate approves Activity and Service Fee $20 million budget
By Ariana Figueroa | Sep. 9, 2014Campus safety reminders set a serious tone Tuesday night before the UF Student Senate got down to business, approving the new Activity and Service Fee budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
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Jazz Ambassadors US Army Field Band performs at Phillips
By Isabella Alsina | Sep. 9, 2014Sgt. Maj. Kevin Watt started playing the trumpet 41 years ago. He now performs with the Jazz Ambassadors U.S. Army Field Band.
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In choosing universities, preference weighs most, study says
By Gemina Rosier | Sep. 9, 2014As Gainesville High School seniors begin the college application process, a report released this month suggested preference — not prestige — is the main factor in choosing a school.
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Off-campus housing, dorms face heightened safety precautions
By Alexia Fernandez | Sep. 9, 2014Alexandra Webel can’t step out of her apartment at night without being afraid of what might lie in the dark.
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New app to help students make friends to make UF debut this semester
By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Sep. 9, 2014Ashley Shalna knows how hard it can be to meet new friends on campus.
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Vast majority of student candidates slate with Swamp Party
By Ariana Figueroa | Sep. 9, 2014The final day to register as a candidate for a UF Student Senate seat officially ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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UF makes Teach for America list for most corps teachers for seventh time
By Veronica Lopresti Mingrone | Sep. 9, 2014Teach For America released its seventh annual list of schools that contribute the greatest number of alumni to the teaching corps.
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Safe Walk program formed on campus
By Alyssa Fisher | Sep. 9, 2014Dressed in neon vests and armed with Walkie Talkies, 10 male students stood around a table at the University Police Department Tuesday evening, awaiting directions from the officers.
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UF math professor remembered by loved ones, colleagues
By Ariana Figueroa | Sep. 9, 2014Neil Lawrence White had a love of cracking logic games, completing puzzles and caring for his students.
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UPD, GPD address public about campus assaults
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 8, 2014UF Chief of Police Linda Stump and Gainesville Police Chief Tony Jones hosted a press conference Monday afternoon at the UF Police Department regarding the recent string of assault cases both on or near UF’s campus in the last 10 days.
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Students reminded Florida Prepaid reduced cost of program
By Alexia Fernandez | Sep. 8, 2014The Florida Prepaid program has reduced the cost of its rates after a new state law lowered future costs of attendance at state universities in Florida.
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UF students come together in assault aftermath
By Ashleigh Hicks | Sep. 8, 2014Television camera crews and concerned students swarmed the Plaza of the Americas on Monday in support of heightened campus safety.
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Mystery Twitter user hides cash around campus, tweets clues
By Hannah Helms | Sep. 8, 2014UF students are cashing in with a Twitter- based scavenger hunt.
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Letters to the editor: UF must do more to make campus safe
Sep. 8, 2014I remember touring UF my senior year of high school and hearing my mom ask the most important question of all: "How safe is campus?" We got the speech about the three-lock dorm system, the blue lights, Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol and all of the resources that make UF one of the safest places to call home. Now I, along with every other student, can only think about taking a self-defense class and buying pepper spray.
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657 acres of conservation land donated to UF by Gainesville couple
By Griffin Horvath | Sep. 8, 2014A Gainesville couple’s donation could help UF reach top tier status
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Gators in the NFL: Nelson records double-digit tackles for Cincinnati
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Sep. 8, 2014Football finally returned for current and former Gators this past weekend. With Week 1 of the 2014 NFL season along with the first official and complete University of Florida football game of 2014 in the books, it’s time to review how UF football grads are doing in the pros.
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Letters to the Editor: Swamp Party invites students to join party and Student Senate
Sep. 7, 2014Dear UF students,
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Medical Marijuana supported by majority of Florida Voters
By Giuseppe Sabella | Sep. 7, 2014A UF poll has found that the majority of Floridians are in favor of an amendment that would legalize medical marijuana.
