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Students pass on sleep for charity
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 6, 2011Sleep Out for the Homeless was shut down early due to bad weather.
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Mentor program starting for gay students
By Marisa Gottesman | Feb. 6, 2011Pride Student Union is working on a mentorship program in the fall for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students.
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Life of Jamaican ‘icon’ celebrated
By Jessica Kramer | Feb. 6, 2011For three culture-infused hours, 66 years of life was celebrated.
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Vietnamese students celebrate lunar new year
By Rebecca Danta | Feb. 6, 2011People gathered to watch a yellow and purple lion puppet dance on stage to the beat of a drum and cymbal Saturday night, symbolizing good fortune in Vietnamese culture.
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Gainesville residents worry about family, events in Egypt
By ANDREW PANTAZI | Feb. 6, 2011
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This week in Gainesville
By Kat Bein | Feb. 6, 2011Feb. 9, 1968: Eleven people, including six UF students, are arrested by UPD during a protest of Dow Chemical Company’s campus recruitment and charged with trespassing.
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Florida renewable energy tour scheduled to stop in Gainesville
By Alex Orlando | Feb. 3, 2011Mike Antheil has three goals in mind when he comes to Gainesville: solar panels on every rooftop, biomass energy from every farm and renewable energy on every property.
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UF professor arrested for credit card fraud
By Kat Bein | Feb. 3, 2011A UF professor was arrested Jan. 27 by University Police on charges of funding trips to Malaysia on a UF credit card as far back as 2008, according to the police report.
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UF research team discovers six planets
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 3, 2011Finding a new planet isn’t the kind of thing that’s traditionally on a scientist’s daily itinerary. In the realm of science, it’s like winning a Super Bowl, meeting the pope and finding an extra $10 in your jeans all wrapped into one.
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Penn and Teller to perform at Phillips Center
By Angela Ribbler | Feb. 3, 2011Las Vegas magicians Penn and Teller have been making people laugh, cringe and gasp by sawing people in half, cracking jokes and exposing fraud for 30 years.
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Exhibit comparing animal and human abuse protests for animal’s rights
By Taeyeon Hong | Feb. 2, 2011In front of Library West, tall displays sit in a circle of 12 and depict the words, “Slaughtered. Mutilated. Imprisoned.”
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Muschamp inks first class
Feb. 2, 2011Will Muschamp’s imprint is finally on the Gators.
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Research shows practice tests more useful than studying
By Alexandria Ugarte | Feb. 2, 2011Taking practice tests is more beneficial than drawing diagrams and late-night cram sessions, according to a new study.
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Pastor to discuss love
By Christopher Glidden | Feb. 2, 2011A prominent pastor and best-selling author and speaker will give advice and talk about his perspective on love in a daylong conference Saturday.
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Students can vote for Gator Growl 2011 performers through online survey
By Alexandra Frank | Feb. 2, 2011In an effort to increase student turnout at Gator Growl, students have the opportunity to complete a survey allowing them to submit suggestions and vote on artists and performers they wish to see perform.
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UF ranks second in number of Peace Corps volunteers
By Morgan Watkins | Feb. 2, 2011The Gator Nation really is everywhere — according to the U.S. Peace Corps at least.
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UF students plan to give makeover to low-income school
By Kristin Lopopolo | Feb. 1, 2011Duval Elementary School is in danger of closing if its students do not improve their FCAT scores.
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Jobs harder to get for law school grads
By Danielle Alvarez | Feb. 1, 2011The dream of becoming a lawyer with a high salary might be slowly fading away.
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Police continue investigating death of UF student
By Alexander Klausner | Feb. 1, 2011The investigation of the death of a UF student remains open and ongoing, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.
