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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD debuts mobile system
By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 6, 2013Communicating with Gainesville Police is now as simple as sending a text.
COVID-19
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Ice rink project frozen due to technical difficulties
By Kelcee Griffis | Jan. 6, 2013Gainesville residents did not get to enjoy a white Christmas after all.
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Chuy’s to celebrate Elvis’ birthday
By Carina Seagrave | Jan. 6, 2013At Chuy’s, the king of rock ‘n’ roll never left the building, especially not before his birthday.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Get to know the Alligator this semester
By JOE MORGAN | Jan. 6, 2013For those of you who were here during the summer, you’re likely well aware that I’m a movie buff. I bombarded you with references to “John Carter” and “The Dark Knight Rises” like my life depended on it. Fortunately for you, I toned it down during the fall.
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CAMPUS
Statewide initiative pushes for priority in higher education
By Samantha Shavell | Jan. 6, 2013Florida universities across the state have launched an initiative to show that the state university system is a priority.
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CAMPUS
Sig Ep’s UF chapter closed for misconduct
Jan. 6, 2013UF’s chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity — often called “Sig Ep” — was closed last month.
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CAMPUS
Innovation Academy students start school
By Kelcee Griffis | Jan. 6, 2013As classes start, a group of about 330 UF students will not only step into their first college classrooms ever, they will make history for themselves and their school.
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CAMPUS
Mobile app to offer UF students snappier nighttime rides
By Colleen Wright | Jan. 6, 2013UF students who need a ride after dark can now make a request with a new smartphone application, SNAP UF.
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CAMPUS
Meal plans offer more options
By Alexa Volland | Jan. 6, 2013Freshman Tyler Dwyer doesn’t have to feel guilty about spending money on his usual beef and rice burrito at Moe’s Southwest Grill anymore.
METRO
Body scanner gives jail inside view of criminals
By Chris Alcantara | Jan. 6, 2013They are at security checkpoints in airports all over the world.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Guard’s shooting lifts UF against Yale
By KATIE AGOSTIN | Jan. 6, 2013After a rough stretch offensively, guard Kenny Boynton rediscovered his shot.
METRO
Health department urges flu shots
By Kelcee Griffis | Jan. 6, 2013In the wake of the holiday season and the onset of Spring semester, the Alachua County Health Department urges Gainesville residents to take action to ward off the flu.
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CAMPUS
Bookstore donations better world
By Alexa Volland | Jan. 6, 2013The UF Bookstore has partnered with Better World Books to donate textbooks that cannot be sold back in support of world literacy.
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CAMPUS
Gator fans show low interest in Sugar Bowl
By KATIE AGOSTIN< | Jan. 6, 2013In a sea of red outside of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, five Gators fansstarted to chant, “It’s great to be a Florida Gator!”
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CAMPUS
UF students fly to top of data visualization contest
By Alexa Vollund | Jan. 6, 2013Two UF students mapped out the entire world in 14 hours.
METRO
Woman arrested after Walmart heists
By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 6, 2013A Pinellas Park woman was arrested Dec. 27 in connection with two Walmart robberies in Gainesville.
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Paralyzed dog walks again in Gainesville Christmas miracle
By Marjorie Nunez | Jan. 6, 2013The rescue team wanted to name the paralyzed dachshund given a second chance days before Christmas “St. Nick.”
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CAMPUS
Jacoby Brissett and Chris Johnson announce intentions to transfer
By JOSH JURNOVOY | Jan. 6, 2013If there was any doubt that Jeff Driskel was Florida’s quarterback of the future following his shaky Sugar Bowl performance, it was erased on Sunday.
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CAMPUS
Food truck expands Latin food menu
By Colleen Wright | Jan. 6, 2013La Lola Loca, the Latin food truck that rolled onto campus last Fall, is back this semester.
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CAMPUS
Florida rallies to victory against LSU despite star forward’s injury
Jan. 6, 2013At 5-foot-6, Carlie Needles is the shortest player on Florida’s roster. But Needles came up huge in the waning moments of the Gators’ victory on Sunday.
