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Pop culture writer Klosterman speaks to students
By Kat Bein | Mar. 30, 2011Chuck Klosterman is not the average public speaker.
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African Student Union to host annual showcase Saturday
By Courtney Steinberg | Mar. 30, 2011The African Student Union will host the 39th annual showcase Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.
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Study shows cellphones may be a health risk
By Claire Miller | Mar. 30, 2011A device that connects the world could in fact be damaging to our health.
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The Bartram boots residents for repairs
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 30, 2011The Bartram was Marissa Gainsburg’s home, her personal resort.
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UF club volunteers to grant wishes of terminally ill children
By Nika Zecevic | Mar. 29, 2011Members of the Rotaract club at UF are volunteering at the Give Kids the World Village this weekend to help make terminally ill children’s wishes come true.
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Chicken Wing contest raises $6,000 for sick children
By Sarah Poser | Mar. 29, 2011Members of the UF Greek community served up mountainous piles of poultry and baked goods Tuesday for the Chicken Wing Charity Thing.
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First female paraplegic triathlete to speak at UF
By Angela Ribbler | Mar. 29, 2011When Tricia Downing completed an Ironman triathlon, she made history as she was the first female to complete it without the use of her legs.
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SG votes to maintain Freshman Leadership Council
By Hannah Winston | Mar. 29, 2011Members of the Freshman Leadership Council flooded the Student Senate floor Tuesday night with an outpouring of concern about a bill that would have combined the group with other student outreach programs on campus.
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Reitz Union lacks funds for renovations
By Hannah Winston | Mar. 29, 2011Planners have come up with a proposal to renovate and expand the Reitz Union, but they still don’t have the money to put it into action. The proposed renovation would cost $110 million.
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Research links energy drinks with health risks
By Brianna Donet | Mar. 28, 2011A review of the effects of high-caffeine energy drinks on children and young adults suggests they may be linked to health risks as serious as heart palpitations, high blood pressure, cardiac arrest and death.
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UF alumnus and Navy squadron help bring supplies to Japan
By ALLISON BANKO | Mar. 28, 2011Timothy Berryhill was no stranger to earthquakes.
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NYT still free on campus
By Jessica Kegu | Mar. 28, 2011The New York Times began charging users to view online content Monday.
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UF buildings lack funding
By Hannah Winston | Mar. 28, 2011For the third year in a row, $130 million in donations for UF won’t be matched by the state, and an estimated state deficit of more than $3 billion looms as the culprit.
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More boots than suits at cowboy church
By Alex Orlando | Mar. 28, 2011In a rodeo arena just off S.R. 41 in Williston, the rugged and the denim-decked have met every Thursday at 7 p.m. for five years to hear sermons from Rev. Billy Keith.
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This week in Gainesville
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 27, 2011March 31, 1978: Lums, a restaurant that used to be at 1621 SW 13th St., offers a deal of two eggs, two strips of bacon or hash browns and toast for 99 cents. It also offers a deal of a quarter–pound burger, fries and a beer or a soda for $1.50. Cedar River Seafood & Oyster Bar is in that location now.
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Congressman Stearns speaks at Santa Fe on Saturday
By C.J. Pruner | Mar. 27, 2011As he made the rounds throughout his district Saturday, Cliff Stearns portrayed for those in attendance a country plagued by inefficiency and reckless spending.
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RuPaul to speak at UF for Pride Awareness Month
By Samantha Levy | Mar. 27, 2011Drag queen and reality TV show host RuPaul will appear on April 7 as Pride Awareness Month’s keynote speaker.
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UF demands much but returns little to its students
By Travis Hornsby | Mar. 27, 2011When I was watching my online financial accounting lectures the other day with a few hundred of my closest friends, it got me thinking about what kind of education we are paying for at UF.
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Rick Scott protesters took message down University Avenue
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 27, 2011Gainesville residents and students rallied against Gov. Rick Scott’s budget cuts Friday, shouting, “Move, Rick. Get out tha way. Get out tha way.”
