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Young University of Florida professor publishes historical biography of the South
By Michael Newman | Apr. 4, 2012One of UF’s youngest professors has released a new book.
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Notebook: Leonard enters plea, must serve six months probation
By TOM GREEN | Apr. 4, 2012Sophomore tight end A.C. Leonard pled no contest Wednesday afternoon to a misdemeanor charge of simple domestic battery.
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Web series promises murder and comedy
By Sami Main | Apr. 4, 2012Coming soon to a computer screen near you is “Euston Prep,” a new Web series out of Los Angeles.
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Celebrate National Soy Foods Month with tempeh
By Becca Goldring | Apr. 4, 2012Fermented soy beans cakes might not sound appealing at first.
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Gainesville Fashion Week: Check out Jacquelyn Brooks
By Dana Burke | Apr. 4, 2012Jacquelyn Brooks, a Gainesville fashion designer, will be showing her creations as part of a Gainesville Fashion Week runway show on Saturday, April 14.
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‘American Pie’ screenwriter releases book, ‘Last Stop This Town’
By Natalia Sieukaran | Apr. 4, 2012Screenplay writer David H. Steinberg, of the iconic teen movies “Slackers” and the “American Pie” series, shows that 10 years after the movies’ releases, when it comes to playing out teen lingo, sex drives and self-deprecations, he still understands teenagers — all of which we see in his new book “Last Stop This Town.”
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Civil Twilight’s sophomore album features soothing, distinct sound
By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Apr. 4, 2012An eclectic mix with a nostalgic sound is what South Africa natives Civil Twilight offer in its new album, “Holy Weather.”
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VISA to hold student talent show on Saturday, free to public
By Nicole La Hoz | Apr. 4, 2012VISA, or Volunteers for International Student Affairs, hosts its final event of International Month on Saturday at the O’Connell Center. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. and is free to the public.
Sports
Horton, Fagan power No. 6 Gators softball past No. 21 Seminoles in Tallahassee
By JOE MORGAN | Apr. 4, 2012The Gators traveled to Tallahassee on Wednesday, but Sami Fagan and Kelsey Horton went a little farther.
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Florida women's tennis improved since Stanford loss; Will wins SEC weekly honor
By ELI MARGER | Apr. 4, 2012The Gators have won 10 consecutive matches, proving worthy of their No. 2 ranking over the last six weeks. Florida (15-1, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) has appeared crisp, composed and confident.
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UF gymnastics hopes improvement on beam will lead to Super Six berth
By LANDON WATNICK< | Apr. 4, 2012Last postseason, one apparatus stood in the way of the Gators’ quest for a national title.
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Correction
Apr. 4, 2012In Wednesday’s edition of the Alligator, it was incorrectly reported that UF spent $681,548 on research in 2010. The article should have read $681,548,000.
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Gainesville woman swings at Alachua County Sheriff's officer during arrest
By Jon Silman | Apr. 4, 2012A Gainesville woman slapped her ex-boyfriend twice and threatened him with a knife on Tuesday night.
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University of Florida students to study in Beijing with Chinese Commerce and Culture program
By Alexandra Ventura | Apr. 4, 2012Stefan Wolff will spend his summer in Beijing teaching Chinese college students about life in America.
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Fraternity installs solar panels on house roof with help of grant
Apr. 3, 2012The roof of UF’s Beta Theta Pi fraternity house isn’t littered with red cups, beer bottles or pizza boxes. Instead, it’s covered with solar panels.
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City law change may mean food stands can serve until 3 a.m.
By Adrianna Paidas | Apr. 3, 2012Students may be able to satisfy early morning munchies at downtown food trucks if commissioners change a city law — a move that competing restaurants endorse.
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UPDATE: Student shooter unlikely to be charged
Apr. 3, 2012Gainesville Police do not expect to charge a Santa Fe College student who shot and killed his roommate Monday night.
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Three UF professors named among best in US
By Michael Scott Davidson | Apr. 3, 2012A half hour into professor Steve Noll’s American History lecture, he’d already paused six times for waves of laughter.
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UPDATE: Man caught after two-hour chase faces attempted murder charges
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Apr. 3, 2012A Gainesville man shot at two people sitting in a parked car Monday night and eluded escape for two hours during a high-speed chase.
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Former Student Body president brings Internet company to US
By Samantha Shavell | Apr. 3, 2012Former Student Body President Ashton Charles is visiting UF, bringing her work to the United States as well as to The Gator Nation.
