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The University of Florida is the state's oldest and largest university. In 1853, the state-funded East Florida Seminary took over the Kingsbury Academy in Ocala, Fla. In 1905, by legislative action, the college became a university and was moved to Gainesville, Fla. With more than 46,000 students, the University of Florida is now one of the five largest universities in the nation.
UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. The school has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings (including 170 with classrooms and laboratories). The northeast corner of campus is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Histori...
UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. The school has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings (including 170 with classrooms and laboratories). The northeast corner of campus is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Histori...
The University of Florida is the state's oldest and largest university. In 1853, the state-funded East Florida Seminary took over the Kingsbury Academy in Ocala, Fla. In 1905, by legislative action, the college became a university and was moved to Gainesville, Fla. With more than 46,000 students, the University of Florida is now one of the five largest universities in the nation.
UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. The school has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings (including 170 with classrooms and laboratories). The northeast corner of campus is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
UF has a long history of established programs in international education, research and service. The school has a 2,000-acre campus and more than 900 buildings (including 170 with classrooms and laboratories). The northeast corner of campus is listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
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BCS title game creates little buzz in Vegas
SENTINEL STAFF WRITERLAS VEGAS — Minutes before the kickoff of the BCS National Championship on Thursday, sports books in this city known for legalized gambling were pretty empty. Sure, the bars and seating areas were crowded, but there was no line to place a bet at...Tags: National Football League
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What's a man-of war, and what to do if you're stung
You're stung! Now what? Portuguese man-of-war: Named for its resemblance to a 15 th-century Portuguese Caravel naval ship. They range from a few inches to a foot wide, but their tentacles can stretch beneath the water 10 to 15 feet. When a person comes... -
'The Hijabi Monologues' speaks to Muslims and others too
Tribune reporterAs she takes the stage and picks up the microphone, Sahar Ullah becomes the voice of Muslim-American women who wear the hijab, better known as hijabis. At times, she is hilarious when ranting about Muslim men and their pick-up lines. Other moments, she...Tags: La Grange, University of Chicago, Colleges and Universities, Road Accidents, Tampa
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Mary McCarty timeline
Mary McCarty General: 37-year county resident Background: University of Florida, bachelor's degree in journalism Personal: Married Kevin McCarty in 1980. Career: Was serving her fifth and final term for Palm Beach County Commission District 4 Delray...Tags: Palm Beach County Commission, FBI
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No ticket ... not a problem
South Florida Sun-SentinelA tailgate party that began at Dolphin Stadium before noon eventually led to a football game for a national championship Thursday, but that did not mean the high-spirited festivities ever stopped. As the University of Florida and the University of...Tags: SEC, Bill Clinton, Colleges and Universities, Miami Dolphins, Health and Safety at School
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We think: Stearns' choice of the Gators over governing is outrageous
Throw a flag at Florida Congressman Cliff Stearns for unstatesmanlike conduct. Mr. Stearns, an Ocala Republican, had the gall to ask Speaker Nancy Pelosi to reschedule House business so he could go to tonight's college football championship game...Tags: U.S. Electoral College, Florida Gators, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, Cliff Stearns
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Florida Gators fans bleeding orange and blue
(Fort Lauderdale) Sun SentinelUniversity of Florida fan Michelle Jackson has her outfit for college football's national-championship game picked out: UF T-shirt, Gators tennis shoes and Gators earrings. She might add her Gators necklace and charm bracelet, too. Fans such as Jackson...Tags: University of Michigan, Colleges and Universities, Minority Groups, Florida Gators, Beauty Products and Fragrances
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David Kerben, born in Poland, had law practice in Orlando
Sentinel Staff WriterDavid Kerben was an Orlando attorney who escaped the Holocaust as a child and later survived an electrical accident that led to the amputation of his left arm. Despite overcoming such formidable obstacles, he couldn't beat the complications of Parkinson'...Tags: Classical Music, University of Miami, Massacres, Judaism, Diseases
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Tens of thousands gather at Dolphins Stadium in anticipation of BCS title game
South Florida Sun-SentinelUnder sunny skies, and with rising anticipation, tens of thousands of fans gathered on the east side of Dolphins Stadium Thursday afternoon hours before the helmet-thumping showdown between the University of Florida and the University of Oklahoma for...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Road Transportation, Petroleum Industry, Gainesville, Transportation
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OU fans are circling the wagons
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Oklahoma flag in front of Jim Machen's Boca Raton house keeps disappearing. His employees keep wearing orange and blue to the office and leaving Gator tchotchkes on his desk. Rob Evans keeps hearing "Go Gators" at the office, and at home his wife...Tags: University of Miami, Florida Gators, Colleges and Universities, Dolphin Stadium, Vehicles
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University of Florida's marketing savvy and athletic prowess have the dollars rolling in
South Florida Sun-SentinelUniversity of Florida fan Michelle Jackson has her outfit for college football's national championship game picked out: UF T-shirt, Gator tennis shoes and Gator earrings. She might add her Gator necklace and charm bracelet, too. Fans like Jackson, of...Tags: University of Michigan, Colleges and Universities, Minority Groups, Florida Gators, Beauty Products and Fragrances
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Making a case for ... the Utes
The Bowl Championship Series is at best flawed, at worst a scam worthy of an Illinois governor. On that, most reasonable college football fans can agree. But as we await tonight's BCS title game between Florida and Oklahoma (Sooners prevail, by the way)...Tags: Rose Bowl Game, SEC, Colleges and Universities, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech
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