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Daylight Saving Time begins March 11
By Elizabeth Hamilton | Mar. 1, 2012You might wish Spring Break would stick around longer than a week.
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Grammy-nominated artist to perform at Civic Media Center
By Kathryn Varn | Mar. 1, 2012Grammy-nominated artist Seth Glier is coming to Gainesville on March 9.
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Hundreds to run for autism awareness Saturday
By Jenny Smith | Mar. 1, 2012Early-morning joggers at Westside Park will be joined by hundreds of supporters of autism awareness this weekend.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 1, 2012Only a few more hours before your brief dose of freedom and relaxation begins.
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Visitors disappointed by historic plane visit cancellation
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Mar. 1, 2012Weather kept down a 90,000-pound piece of flying history this week.
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Gainesville Regional Airport to offer flights to Tampa, Orlando
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 1, 2012Silver Airways will host direct flights from Gainesville to Orlando and Tampa starting in April.
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Seven tips to ensure a green Spring Break 2012
By Chris Burg | Mar. 1, 2012While you're partying, don't forget these simple things you can do to be sustainable.
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Residents read names of dead to commission to show discontent
By Adrianna Paidas | Mar. 1, 2012Susan Fairforest stood in front of the Gainesville City Commission dressed in a floor-length black dress.
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Beer glossary: Key terms for knowing your beer, part 1
By Caitlyn Finnegan | Mar. 1, 2012For a demographic that drinks as much beer as we do, shouldn’t we have a better knowledge of what’s out there?
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Columnist wrong about admission decisions
By Tiffany Walker | Mar. 1, 2012Diversity at UF is a fairly recent phenomenon, barely half a century old.
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SG elections should have online voting
By Victor M. Olivieri | Mar. 1, 2012Elections are but one simple measure of the democratic nature of any institution and, despite last week’s democratic performance, the UF Student Body would do well to question the nature of its elections.
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Tensions high during City Commission meeting over biomass website
By Adrianna Paidas | Mar. 1, 2012Tensions ran high Thursday night as a commissioner questioned a fellow commissioner’s decision to start his own website about the city’s biomass contract.
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SG presidential candidates meet for lunch to discuss party collaboration
By Samantha Shavell | Mar. 1, 2012Student Government elections presidential candidates met for lunch this week to discuss collaboration between the Unite Party and the Students Party.
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Panelists rally students to vote, re-elect Obama
By Tova Miller | Feb. 29, 2012The chief strategist of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign and the chairman of the Florida Democratic Party encouraged students to re-elect the president at a rally Wednesday night.
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Gainesville Police Department cracking down on graffiti
Feb. 29, 2012The Gainesville Police Department has been working for the last month to reduce graffiti in town.
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Good Time for Break: Be safe, responsible and find time to relax
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 29, 2012For many on campus, Friday is the start of a much needed Spring Break.
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Majors Fair gives students information about majors and minors
By Ayana Stewart | Feb. 29, 2012Undecided students got a chance to explore and choose majors at an informational fair Wednesday.
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Hotels begin to fill up for graduation weekend
By Mikela Warman | Feb. 29, 2012While students begin to rent caps and gowns, local hotel managers say they haven’t seen rooms fill up this fast since the days of Tebow.
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After-hours alcohol sales may be allowed on downtown parking lot
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Feb. 29, 2012The Gainesville Public Safety Committee decided Wednesday to ask the City Commission to let downtown food trucks and other vendors stay open until 3 a.m. and to let businesses sell alcohol on a parking lot there.
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Marching band seeking money for Olympics trip
By Webb | Feb. 29, 2012The Fightin’ Gator Marching Band is seeking donations to help fund its trip to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
