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UF president looks ahead to 'tough year' of cuts, Herald Tribune

January 2, 2009
By Nathan Crabbe


GAINESVILLE - From the standpoint of enrollment at University of Florida, the BCS national championship is happening at the worst time possible.

If past trends are any indication, the Gator football team's appearance in the game in Miami on Jan. 8 will cause a greater percentage of accepted students to attend UF. But state budget cuts mean UF must trim enrollment next year by 1,000 students, forcing the university to reject more students to make up the difference.

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