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HOMECOMING
Modern–day Gator Growl shaped by history
Oct. 23, 2008Think you're just another orange-and-blue-painted face in the crowd?
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HOMECOMING
City prepares for Homecoming parade
Oct. 23, 2008Holding a parade on one of Gainesville's main roads can mean a lot of extra planning for city employees.
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HOMECOMING
Alumni make trips to UF despite weak economy
By FAITH REAVES | Oct. 23, 2008Gators past are tried and true, poor economy or not.
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HOMECOMING
Mr. Two–Bits to retire after 60 years of cheers
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 23, 2008Clad in a yellow shirt, blue blazer and an orange and blue striped tie, George Edmondson Jr. first made the trip from Tampa to Gainesville to watch the Gators play in 1949.
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HOMECOMING
Students share mixed reactions to Gator Growl acts
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 23, 2008Although the Gator will growl at tonight's pep rally, some UF students are scowling at its organizers for choosing an "unknown" comedian and a musical act that may be out of tune with their generation.
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CAMPUS
UF receives $5.3 million for head and neck cancer center
Oct. 22, 2008UF's College of Medicine received a five-year, $5.3 million grant Wednesday to fund a center to prevent and improve care for head and neck cancers in minorities.
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CAMPUS
Former education official speaks on tuition battle
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Oct. 22, 2008The tug-of-war for tuition-setting power between the state Legislature and the Board of Governors has no end in sight, according to a former higher education official who spoke at UF on Wednesday.
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CAMPUS
Building renamed after chemistry professor
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 22, 2008UF professor emeritus Harry Sisler is remembered for endeavors such as teaching for free during tough times or aiding NASA's Apollo program in the '60s.
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CAMPUS
National story-gathering project comes to Gainesville
Oct. 21, 2008You don't have to run for president to become part of American history.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Senate appoints 19 senators to committees
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 21, 2008Nineteen senators - 12 from the Gator Party, six from the Orange and Blue Party and one independent senator - were appointed to Student Senate committees during Tuesday's meeting.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF to maintain spending despite lower investment returns
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 21, 2008The ailing economy has caused UF to take new risks with its $1.25 billion endowment.
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CAMPUS
NCAA study shows higher graduation rate among athletes
By BRIAN KELLEY | Oct. 20, 2008Student athletes looking to dismiss negative stereotypes about their intelligence have some new ammunition.
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CAMPUS
Retired UF law professors remembered by co–workers
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 20, 2008After they had lunch together for the last time, Walter Weyrauch gave UF law professor Sharon Rush a book about a subject that had come up during their discussion.
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CAMPUS
UF cancels plans for GPS screens
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 20, 2008Because of high costs, UF no longer plans to install two LCD screens that would have displayed a GPS map of bus locations.
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GREEK AFFAIRS
Discussion addresses election from racial perspective
By GUYANA HAND | Oct. 20, 2008At the end of the first day of early voting, about 50 UF students met up to learn about common misconceptions at the polls during a discussion Monday night.
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CAMPUS
Pre–Vet club holds dog costume contest
Oct. 19, 2008Pooches at the sixth annual HOWL-o-ween Dog Costume Contest know what it takes to earn a Halloween treat: a killer costume and occasionally a few tricks.
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CAMPUS
Break dancers battle it out in Reitz Union
By TATIANA GONZALES | Oct. 19, 2008B-Boys and B-Girls battled it out Friday at a Halloween-themed break dance contest.
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CAMPUS
Museum releases Monarch butterflies at festival
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Oct. 19, 2008Over the course of two days, 275 tagged Monarch butterflies fluttered their orange wings and were released into the sky to begin their migration to Central Mexico.
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CAMPUS
Shands holds 50th anniversary gala
Oct. 19, 2008Although her photos are in black and white, Nancy S. Bowman still remembers the pink and gray decor of the UF Teaching Hospital's opening ceremony about half a century ago.
