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Grade-point averages for incoming freshmen at the University of West Florida increased in 2012, following a series of declines that began in 2006. The average GPA for incoming freshmen dropped from 3.62 in the 2005-2006 school year to 3.23 in 2011-2012, according to UWF’s annually published data. However, the average GPA rebounded to 3.4 this [...]

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University of West Florida softball junior Danielle Sanders has been named Gulf South Conference Player of the Week after helping lead UWF to a two-game sweep over Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday. This is the first time Sanders has been honored with this award. Sanders went 5-for-7 at the plate on Saturday against UAH and was a [...]

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The University of West Florida softball team swept Alabama-Huntsville at home on Saturday in the team’s first home game in nearly four weeks. The Argonauts held on for a 6-5 game-one win before shutting out the Chargers 5-0 in game two. “Alabama-Huntsville is a very good team and they have been winning several games lately [...]

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The University of West Florida baseball team fought to trounce Gulf South Conference rivals Christian Brothers University in a doubleheader last Saturday. The No. 15 Argonauts (28-10) defeated the Buccaneers at home 4-3 in the first game and by a shutout 11-0 in the second game. The first game moved along with no score until [...]

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The University of West Florida will transfer to a new student information system this June called the Ellucian Banner System that will guide the university into an online database that is more succinct with the 2012-2017 strategic plan. The Banner Student Project was created in June 2011 to oversee the transition of the university into [...]

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The University of West Florida men’s and women’s tennis teams both defeated The University of New Orleans 8-1 April 12 at UWF. The chants of the UWF fans reverberated across the Ralph “Skeeter” Carson Tennis Complex during the matches. The UWF men’s team won with a final score of 8-1. Richard Hornby and Bruno Savi [...]

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Gary Kleck, professor of criminology at Florida State University, discussed his research on gun control during his lecture titled “Firearms, Self Defense and the Public Interest” on Friday at the Pensacola Museum of Commerce. Kleck emphasizing the lack of continued research, and  commented on current implications for public policy and the public’s reaction. Cheryl Swanson, [...]

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If the smoke clears on April 20 and you are not too busy celebrating actor Crispin Glover’s birthday, do yourself a favor and buy some music from a small-business owner on Record Store Day. Since its creation by a handful of independent record store owners in 2007, Record Store Day has become a global event [...]

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A comedy on mental illness may be a debatable pitch for a film, but director David O. Russell nailed it. “Silver Linings Playbook” is riveting from start to finish. “Silver Linings Playbook” is based on a novel of the same name by Matthew Quick and will be released on DVD on April 30. During the [...]

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The Pensacola Ice Flyers  defeated the  Huntsville Havoc 2-0 in the Southern Professional Hockey League President’s Cup Finals championship last Sunday, April 14. “Throughout the season, I had no doubt in my mind we would accomplish this,” Ice Flyer defenseman Brad Cooper said in a Pensacola News Journal article. But in the deciding game of [...]

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