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Playboy hosts casting call for UF playmates
By GREG LUCA< | Apr. 7, 2011This week, about 100 Gators had the chance to become bunnies.
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Political posturing may lead to shutdown
By Morgan Watkins | Apr. 7, 2011A political stalemate in Congress over the federal budget may force the federal government to come to a halt if Democrats and Republicans fail to strike a deal.
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Dr. Seuss cake wins literary baking contest
By Kristen Wasko | Apr. 7, 2011Students passing in front of Library West on Thursday morning were treated to books they could really sink their teeth into.
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Sisters’ clothing site brings old fashions back in style
By Kat Bein | Apr. 7, 2011Clothes get old, fall out of style and are often discarded by their keepers seasons later.
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Annual VegFest gives students taste of vegan lifestyle
By Kari Pflanzer | Apr. 7, 2011The Hare Krishnas weren’t the only ones dishing out plates of vegan food Thursday afternoon on the Plaza of the Americas.
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Men, women walk for sexual assault awareness
By Miranda Moore | Apr. 7, 2011More than 100 people marched down University Avenue on Thursday night to speak out against date rape and sexual abuse.
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UF alumna named DNC chairwoman
By Morgan Watkins | Apr. 6, 2011When Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine resigned on Tuesday, President Barack Obama selected Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a UF alumna, as the new DNC chairwoman.
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Women walk for sexual assault prevention, awareness
By Amanda Eatman | Apr. 6, 2011At dusk, women will try to reclaim the night.
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1,500 evacuated from Health Science Center after fire alarm pulled
By Jasmine Earls | Apr. 6, 2011Gainesville Fire Rescue, the Gainesville Police Department and the University Police Department responded to an electrical fire on the fifth floor of J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center early Wednesday afternoon.
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UF grad first GFW model to premiere line at event
By Kelly Richard | Apr. 6, 2011Paul Marji, a model in Gainesville Fashion Week, will be doing more than strutting his stuff down the runway this year. He will also be directing models today, when they debut his original clothing line, Sui Generis. Marji is the first GFW model to do so since the event’s inception in March 2009.
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VISA to host talent show benefitting tsunami victims
By Courtney Steinberg | Apr. 6, 2011Even in competition, six groups will be working toward the same goal: raising money for Japan’s tsunami victims.
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Accent and SGP lack backbone with Tosh performance
By Joe Verboncoeur | Apr. 6, 2011In other news, the mildly funny comic Daniel Tosh renegotiated his contract for speaking at the UF O’Connell Center to reduce the crowd from 8,000 to 4,900 attendees.
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Daniel Tosh performs for audience of 4,900
By Kristin Lopopolo | Apr. 6, 2011Daniel Tosh, best known for his show on Comedy Central, “Tosh.0,” poked fun at topics such as sex, college, basketball and Tim Tebow.
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Rock concert to help feed families
By Jenna Mescon | Apr. 6, 2011Charity and rock ‘n’ roll will come together today in the form of a benefit concert aimed at ending hunger throughout Florida.
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UF to defend title at fishing championship
By Hannah Winston | Apr. 5, 2011Jake Gipson and Matt Wercinski won a national championship last year by a 9-ounce margin.
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Medical school icon dies
By Morgan Watkins | Apr. 5, 2011For more than 50 years, Dr. W. Jape Taylor watched the UF College of Medicine grow from a startup school to one that is well established in the medical community.
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Crowd limited for Daniel Tosh
By Kristin Lopopolo | Apr. 5, 2011Although the show was originally to be open to 8,000 people, Student Government Productions and Accent announced last week that only 4,900 UF students and members of the faculty will be permitted to attend.
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Senate bill keeps FLC its own entity
By Hannah Winston | Apr. 5, 2011The Student Senate unanimously passed the Cabinet Reconstruction Act despite the commotion it caused at last week’s meeting.
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Student project ponders whether college is waste of time
By Ashton McLeod | Apr. 5, 2011UF student Kyle Eschenroeder is working on a project that explores one question: Is college a waste of time?
