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UF Habitat needs project funding

By ALINA TORRES | Jan. 31, 2010

UF Habitat for Humanity needs some help before it can help others this semester.

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Students smash ‘taboo’ bricks

By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 31, 2010

When the dust settled, students started to smash.

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Garage gets ‘green’ award

By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Jan. 31, 2010

UF’s Southwest Parking Garage Complex has been certified as one of the greenest facilities in the nation.

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Cyclists promote solar power during campus pit stop

By JENNIFER COLEMAN | Jan. 28, 2010

After pedaling 12,993 miles, two cyclists made a pit stop in Gainesville Thursday as part of a worldwide bicycle tour to promote solar energy.

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Students walk for DREAM Act

By Emily Morrow | Jan. 28, 2010

Four students from Miami Dade College pass through Gainesville on a hike from Miami to Washington, D.C.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Students, professor comment on State of the Union

By MATT HARRINGER | Jan. 28, 2010

After a difficult year and the end of a turbulent decade, President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address evoked opinions from both sides of the political spectrum.

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'Oedipus' opens today

By MEGAN MCGARRELL | Jan. 28, 2010

“Oedipus the King,” a more than 2,500-year-old play, will begin a nine-show run at the Nadine McGuire Black Box Theatre today.

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SG parties seek candidates

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Jan. 28, 2010

Students interested in Student Government should go Reitz Union Room 284 Friday, Monday or Tuesday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Web site scouts for funniest UF student

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Jan. 28, 2010

Class clowns at UF could have the chance to get paid.

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Student Body president discusses fee with students

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Jan. 27, 2010

Undergraduate and graduate students are far from united in their views about the future of the Reitz Union.

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Meghan McCain seeks reform for Republican Party

Jan. 27, 2010

Meghan McCain, who spoke at the University Auditorium, focused on civility in politics and the need for the Republican Party being more receptive toward social issues.