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UF gets free access to tutorial website
By Sijun Li | Sep. 13, 2011Don't know how to use Photoshop? There's a video for that.
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Number of students traveling to Israel for Birthright increases
By Mina Radman | Sep. 13, 2011UF Hillel has seen an increase in demand for Taglit-Birthright Israel trips.
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Low-flying plane over stadium had ‘very bad timing'
By Emily Morrow | Sep. 13, 2011Though the 87,473 fans at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday night were there to watch a football game, the weekend's significance as the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks could not be forgotten.
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UF collects, auctions abandoned bicycles
By Erin Jester | Sep. 13, 2011As the chaos of the first few weeks of classes subsides and the semester gets underway, the University Police Department is reminding students to register their bicycles.
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Humanities expert series kicks off
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Sep. 13, 2011Over the next 18 months, 12 humanities experts will come to UF to discuss the current state of liberal arts and sciences at U.S. universities.
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2,000 risk losing Bright Futures funds
By Mina Radman | Sep. 12, 2011About 2,000 UF students risk losing their Bright Futures scholarships if they do not fill out a federal financial aid form.
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Marching band headed to 2012 Olympics
By Mina Radman | Sep. 12, 2011The Pride of the Sunshine may be hitting the streets of dreary London next year.
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Sandra Day O'Connor discusses civics education
By Amanda Cohen | Sep. 12, 2011U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor may be retired, but she made it known that even though she's no longer writing opinions, she's still got them.
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Engineering Innovation Institute selects director
By Samantha Shavell | Sep. 12, 2011The newly created Engineering Innovation Institute at UF has selected its inaugural director.
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With dorms full, resident assistants forced to take roommates
By Emily Morrow | Sep. 12, 2011When Samuel Mirtil turned in his UF housing contract at Preview, he expected to spend the next 10 months sharing a room with someone he barely knew and a bathroom with eight other guys.
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Students pledge acts of kindness to honor Sept. 11 victims
By Clare Lennon | Sep. 12, 2011Despite the 90-plus degree heat, the unrelenting sun and the hectic rush of traffic on Monday, students stopped for a moment on Turlington Plaza to record and commit to good deeds honoring the victims of 9/11.
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UCF bans alcohol at greek events; similar move unlikely at UF
By Erin Jester | Sep. 12, 2011The University of Central Florida's Greek Council has placed an indefinite ban on alcohol at all events registered through Fraternity and Sorority Life.
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Ejections for standing on bleachers increased Saturday
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 12, 2011Twenty-three people were ejected from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday for standing on the bleachers.
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Responsible drivers make the best friends
By Sami Main | Sep. 12, 2011I've learned a few things in my 20 years.
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Trigger happy; 'Don't abuse the Taser, bro!'
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 12, 2011Most people in the UF community are surely familiar with the phrase "Don't Tase me, bro!"
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Health care center charges new fee
By Kelsey Dean | Sep. 12, 2011UF's Student Health Care Center recently introduced a new fee to take effect this semester.
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Emmitt Smith to hold on-campus book signing
By Alexandra Rivera | Sep. 12, 2011Former professional football player and UF alumnus Emmitt Smith is returning to Gainesville Saturday for a signing of his new book "Game On: Find Your Purpose - Pursue Your Dream."
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Students still have time to slate before SG elections
By Clare Lennon | Sep. 11, 2011Students who want to run for Student Senate can still slate with the Students Party until Friday.
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Gameday rules strictly enforced, harsher punishments imposed
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 11, 2011Law enforcement officials tweaked their football gameday procedures this year, including a new punishment for of-age students caught with open containers of alcohol.
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Students analyze risk of biological terrorist attacks in Florida
By Mina Radman | Sep. 11, 2011People packed into the Pugh Hall lobby Sunday evening to learn how Florida would react in the event of a terrorist attack.
