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Mockingbirds remember aggressors
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | May 20, 2009Mockingbirds don't take harassment lightly.
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Student remembered as Magic fan
By CHELSEA KEENAN | May 20, 2009Ronald Stiles III would have been ecstatic to see his Orlando Magic finally make it to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
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T cells research earns 25K grant
By KATIE EMMETS | May 20, 2009A UF assistant professor researching regulatory T cells to help find better treatments for autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes was recently awarded a grant to continue his work.
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Bedbugs grow resistant to pesticides
By ALLIE CONTI | May 20, 2009After a 50-year hiatus, bedbugs are back in the developed world due to a resistance in currently used pesticides putting Americans at an increased risk of finding the critters in dorm and hotel rooms.
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Bill to require math, English competency
By MONICA VIGO | May 20, 2009College students may start taking general education math and English classes more seriously soon.
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UF offers screening for potential hearing problems
By MICHAEL HERBERT | May 18, 2009For those who haven't heard, there are two more chances to get a free hearing screening as part of May's Better Speech and Hearing Month.
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UF will eliminate $42M, 150 positions from budget
By THOMAS STEWART | May 18, 2009UF will cut its budget by about $42 million and eliminate about 150 positions, UF President Bernie Machen told the Faculty Senate on Friday.
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Speaker emphasizes swine flu, hopes for vaccines
By SARA WATSON | May 18, 2009Despite recent cases of swine flu at schools across the United States, including one case at UF, there were only about 10 students at a lecture about the virus Monday night.
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New regulations would give UF administration more control over layoffs
By THOMAS STEWART | May 18, 2009A proposed change to UF's regulations that would have given the university more control over who it lays off has been tabled until the fall after a unanimous Faculty Senate vote on Friday.
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UF reinstates professor to secure $2 million grant
By THOMAS STEWART | May 18, 2009Rose Lugano, a lecturer of Swahili language and literature at UF who was laid off last year as a result of budget cuts, was reinstated last week.
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UF addresses sexual harassment through new Web page
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | May 17, 2009UF took its stance against sexual harassment to the Internet with the launch of a new Web site Tuesday.
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UF addresses sexual harassment through new Web page
By ROBERTA A. ROBERTS | May 13, 2009UF took its stance against sexual harassment to the Internet with the launch of a new Web site Tuesday.
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Student will use “Millionaire” money on Italy trip
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | May 13, 2009Diastema did him in.
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Senators walk out, force early adjournment
By SARA WATSON | May 13, 2009Despite hopes for a united front, UF student senators proved a rift still exists between the majority and minority parties at the first summer session meeting Tuesday night, where several senators walked out to force early adjournment.
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Enrollment drops in journalism class for this summer
By RACHAEL PINO | May 13, 2009Each semester, anxious students stalk ISIS for an open seat in Reporting, a make-or-break class in UF's College of Journalism and Communications.
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Seven UF students get accepted to Harvard Law School
By ASHLEY ROSS | May 13, 2009Rutherford B. Hayes, Barack Obama and Bob Graham once walked the halls of Harvard Law School, and in September, seven University of Florida graduates will walk them too.
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Harn, schools team up to display student–art
By NATALIE ARRIETA | May 11, 2009A partnership between the Harn Museum of Art and the Alachua County school system is breeding the next generation of student Picassos.
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Arredondo Room gets an update
By ALLIE CONTI | May 11, 2009The Arredondo Room reopened as the Arredondo Café on the fourth floor of the Reitz Union Monday.
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Student dies in surfing accident
By CHELSEA KEENAN | May 11, 2009Ronald Stiles III, a UF senior and recreation sports major, died in a surfing accident at Crescent Beach, Fla., on May 1.
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UF budget cuts lower than expected
By THOMAS STEWART | May 11, 2009UF is looking at a possible $49-million cut in state funding next year, now that the state's budget has been finalized by the House and Senate.
