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Stressed students turn to hypnosis
By Cody Ned Romano | Mar. 22, 2012To help UF students overcome stress, Carol Perrine hypnotizes them.
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Fraternity reinstated after being shut down for hazing
Mar. 22, 2012Pi Kappa Phi is back.
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Second University of Florida student charged with theft
Mar. 21, 2012Gainesville Police arrested a second member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and charged him with stealing about $600 worth of plastic sheets from a Home Depot last week.
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Cheerwine to host fan party today at Beaty Market
By Samantha Shavell | Mar. 21, 2012Students can try Cheerwine-flavored food today at a fan party for the popular southeastern cherry-flavored beverage.
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Students react to the death of Trayvon Martin
By Webb | Mar. 21, 2012Advocacy groups and others, including some UF students and professors, are demanding the arrest of George Zimmerman, who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26.
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Occupy Gainesville to hold conference
By Chris Alcantara | Mar. 21, 2012Occupy Wall Street movements from across the Southeast will meet this weekend for a gathering north of Gainesville.
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Katie Waldman should resign
By Max Stein | Mar. 21, 2012Tuesday night, the Unite Party trampled on the students of this university once again by failing to recognize the most qualified applicants for several committee seats.
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‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ comedy came to University of Florida in March
By Rachel Godfrey | Mar. 21, 2012This year, UF’s Shakespeare in the Park tackled “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a comedy of interlocking plots surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens to the Queen of the Amazons.
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Museum-hosted science talks a big draw in Gainesville
By Michael Scott Davidson | Mar. 20, 2012University researchers and Gainesville businesses have united to get residents talking about science.
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University of Florida Student Senate approves all committee nominations
By Clare Lennon | Mar. 20, 2012Katie Waldman will chair Student Senate’s Allocations Committee, which oversees money given to Student Government-funded student organizations.
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Veteran political journalist Steve Bousquet gives insight into Florida legislature
By Kristen Morrell | Mar. 20, 2012Tension in the Florida Legislature and the ineffective dominance of the Republican Party are creating difficulties in Tallahassee, political journalist Steve Bousquet said Tuesday.
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University of Florida organization dedicates month to Palestine
By Sarah Loftus | Mar. 20, 2012For the first time, a UF student organization will dedicate a month to raising awareness about the daily oppression Palestinians face.
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Cheaters lessen value of all University of Florida degrees
Mar. 20, 2012Repeat after me: “We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.”
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Tuition increases could pay off
By James Gibson | Mar. 20, 2012Like many Alligator readers, I have been barraged with fliers, posters and Facebook posts asking me to protest the planned 15-percent tuition increase. Unlike the oft-cited “everyone” who opposes tuition hikes, I am frustrated by the debate.
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Filmmaker John Waters draws crowds, laughs as he speaks of his life
By Katherine Hahn | Mar. 20, 2012Gay actor and filmmaker John Waters drew crowds and laughter at the opening ceremony of Pride Awareness Month on Monday night.
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Ethic Fail: Student Senator should not be promoted
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 19, 2012Much to our surprise, Student Sen. Katie Waldman has been recommended as chair of the Allocations Committee in UF Student Government.
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Actor, comedian Seth Meyers to perform stand-up Thursday night at University of Florida's Stephen C. O'Connell Center
By Emily Miller | Mar. 19, 2012Accent Speaker’s Bureau and Jewish Awareness Month are sponsoring an appearance by Saturday Night Live comedian Seth Meyers at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Thursday at 8 p.m.
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Report: Kappa Alpha Psi recruits hit with canes
Mar. 19, 2012Kappa Alpha Psi recruits were slapped in the chest and back, forced to exercise and spanked with canes by some of the fraternity members during a nine-month stretch in 2010-11.
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University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications celebrates tech lab opening
By Michael Scott Davidson | Mar. 19, 2012About 80 students, professors and alumni attended the grand opening of a new digital media lab in Weimer Hall on Monday night.
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Study: Students do not recycle as much as before
By Jolisa Canty | Mar. 19, 2012A recent study shows the current generation’s college students are less interested in recycling and the environment than past students.
