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For the first time in his 20 years teaching at UF, journalism professor Laurence Alexander has canceled his class on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

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UF named second most vegan friendly

By Mina Radman | Nov. 21, 2011

UF is the second most vegan-friendly large university in the nation.

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Fraternity collects toys for children abroad

By Harold Rocha | Nov. 20, 2011

Abel Gilbert believes shoe boxes might be changing lives.

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Alumnus starts petition against Gov. Rick Scott signing diplomas

By Erin Jester | Nov. 20, 2011

One UF alumnus was so disturbed by Gov. Rick Scott's ideas about education, he started a petition to get the governor's signatures off university diplomas.

Brock Seng, a 19-year-old journalism sophomore, commutes to campus for class from his mom's house in Ocala.

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Commuting undergraduates deal with long days, distances

By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 20, 2011

For Samantha Scille, off-campus has a whole other meaning.

Alex Britch, 3, looks at dresses made of recycled papers and bags at the student recycled-art competition, Trashformations, at the Florida Museum of Natural History on Friday.

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Students transform trash into art

By Mary Anne Eades | Nov. 20, 2011

Renate Balsamo knows how to turn stress into art.

The UF Rugby Football Club defeated UCF for the third consecutive year during the Collegiate Men's Rugby Florida Cup on Sunday.

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UF rugby team takes Florida Cup for third consecutive year

Nov. 20, 2011

As Chris Coleman stood on the sidelines of the Collegiate Men's Rugby Florida Cup championship game Sunday with his swollen elbow in a sling and his nose plugged to stop the bleeding, he strategized about how to take off his jersey.

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Police, firefighters respond to two false alarms at Norman Hall

By Morgan Watkins | Nov. 17, 2011

Students and faculty evacuated Norman Hall twice Thursday after police say someone pulled fire alarms without reason.

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Study finds increasing number of babies born addicted to mothers' medications

By Jenna Box | Nov. 17, 2011

Expectant mothers might want to think twice before taking a prescription drug, a new report indicates.

Rebecca Shionis, a 19-year-old exploratory sophomore, eats dinner at Dining with Disabilities, catered by Kay Bros. BBQ, on Thursday. She had to eat dinner without the use of her hands.

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Students experience life with disabilities at dinner event

By Maggie Powers | Nov. 17, 2011

In November 2008, Cameron McIntosh was an 18-year-old basketball and football star at his Illinois high school. He ranked 10th in his class academically and hoped to attend UF the next fall. He had 20/20 vision.

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Alumnus donates for new medical center

Nov. 17, 2011

A donation from a UF College of Medicine alumnus and his wife will kick-start the planning for a new medical education center, the college announced Wednesday.

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Teach for America selects 34 UF students

By Samantha Shavell | Nov. 17, 2011

Sociology senior Darius Rucker, 21, expected his Nov. 8 rehearsal of "Chicago" to be just like the other ones. It wasn't.

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Faculty raises delayed due to union lawsuit

By Erin Jester | Nov. 17, 2011

In the wake of a lawsuit, UF has delayed its proposal to give faculty members a 3 percent raise to offset a state requirement for public employees to contribute the same amount to their retirement.

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Century Tower dresses up for World Diabetes Day

By Kathleen Birkhimer | Nov. 17, 2011

Music, bubbles and blue light will surround Century Tower on Friday night.

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Student charged with assaulting two women

By Morgan Watkins | Nov. 17, 2011

A UF student was arrested early Thursday after police say he forced his way into a fellow UF student's apartment and attacked her and her roommate.

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Local high school students learn Geographic Information Systems at Library East

By Harold A. Rocha | Nov. 16, 2011

A group of ninth-grade students proved Wednesday they have at least one thing in common with the Regional Transit System and wildlife conservationists - they know how to use GPS technology.