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Florida Tomorrow exceeds goal

The finale event of the Florida Tomorrow campaign recognized the record 865,000 gifts that contributed to raising more than $1.7 billion — $201 million more than the goal that was set at the 2005 launch of the campaign, according to a UF press release.


Participants in the Fall 2012 Underwear Dash strip off their clothes, which will be donated to St. Francis House, a Gainesville homeless shelter and soup kitchen. About 24 trash bags of clothing were donated.
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Students undress for charity

Guys in button downs and girls in heels gawked from outside the strip’s clubs and bars as Gonzalez and a few hundred other runners sprinted across UF’s campus and down University Avenue wearing garments like bras, boy shorts and boxers Friday night as part of the 15th Great Underwear Dash.


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Darts & Laurels

Either love is in the air or it’s allergy and cold season; get plenty of vitamin C, everyone, and don’t forget to cover your mouths when you cough and sneeze.


Anna Ellis, an 18-year-old nursing freshman, and Caroline Hament, a 19-year-old exploratory freshman, lounge in a hammock on the Plaza of the Americas on Thursday.
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Gainesville among best cities

Gainesville was No. 4 in the small cities category of a best college town ranking this year, one spot higher than its previous ranking and six spots ahead of Tallahassee.


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UF swing club to host event

Gainesville students and community members can swing back in time to enjoy dancing and music this weekend at the Florida Swing Dancing Club’s Gainesville Lindy Exchange.



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