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Candidate Spotlight: Florida Senate
By Jasmine Osmond | Nov. 2, 2016Get to know the Republican and Democrat candidates for the Florida Senate.
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Congressional candidate urges students to vote
By Catherine Dickson | Nov. 2, 2016A UF alumnus running for U.S. Congress met with UF students Wednesday to encourage them to vote.
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Local dentists buy back kids’ candy
By Mercedes Leguizamon | Nov. 2, 2016After a night of trick-or-treating, 7-year-old Daniel Muchnick gave all of his candy to a dentist Wednesday.
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GPD: Local TV reporter sexually battered woman
By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 2, 2016A WCJB-TV20 news reporter was arrested Tuesday after forcing a woman into sex, Gainesville Police said.
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Know Where Coffee shutting down today
By Jasmine Osmond | Nov. 1, 2016As another West University Avenue business prepares to close its doors for good, long-time customers reminisced Tuesday about the sense of community the shop helped create.
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‘How to Get Away with Murder’ actress campaigns for Clinton on campus
By Morgan Rynor | Nov. 1, 2016When Maya Punjwani, 19, spotted Aja Naomi King on the Plaza of the Americas on Tuesday afternoon, she ran up to the actress.
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STD rates surge in Alachua County, stay same on campus
By Justin Tompkins | Nov. 1, 2016As sexually transmitted diseases increased to record levels across the U.S. in 2015, Alachua County was no exception.
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Candidate Spotlight: Alachua County Sheriff
By Jasmine Osmond | Nov. 1, 2016Get to know the candidates before you vote for them on November 8.
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National Novel Writing Month starts in Gainesville
By Emma Green | Nov. 1, 2016Jenna White spread tarot cards at Coffee Culture on Tuesday, brainstorming ideas for a novel to be written within a month.
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Basketball Cop Foundation to build NBA-sized court
By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 1, 2016A Gainesville church may get a new basketball court this month.
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‘Michael Moore in TrumpLand’ screened at Market Street Pub and Cabaret
By Narrelle Gilchrist | Nov. 1, 2016A group of about 20 people gathered at the Market Street Pub and Cabaret on Tuesday night to watch a screening of “Michael Moore in TrumpLand,” a Michael Moore documentary aiming to discourage voters from casting their ballots for Donald Trump, just a week before the general election.
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Emails and their election impact
Nov. 1, 2016There’s more than enough chatter going on in the country about Hillary Clinton’s emails. Like Bernie Sanders said months ago, nobody wants to hear about these damn emails anymore. Even with the FBI re-opening the case in the wake of ex-congressman Anthony Weiner’s premature evacuation, voters seem to be over Clinton’s email fiasco. As FBI Director James B. Comey said, we agree that Clinton’s handling of the emails was irresponsible, but it was by no means illegal. Like Clinton, we’re confident her political enemies will, once again, be disappointed when the newest batch of emails really contains nothing controversial.
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UF student in hoodie denied vote Thursday
By Caitlin Ostroff | Nov. 1, 2016A UF student said she was turned away from voting Thursday for wearing a sweatshirt.
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After renovations, all-female gym reopens in Gainesville
By Cindy Barksi | Nov. 1, 2016Following a complete overhaul that cost more than $1 million, Gainesville Health and Fitness Women’s Center reopened Tuesday.
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Tricks and treats in Gainesville
By Molly Donovan | Oct. 31, 2016Hyped up on sugar and Halloween spirit, Gainesville celebrated a night of spooky fun with an array of activities throughout the day.
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A hallowed holiday: students, residents celebrate Dia de los Muertos
By Alexa Lorenzo | Oct. 31, 2016While much of Gainesville went door-to-door collecting candy for Halloween on Monday night, a group of UF students and residents celebrated Dia de los Muertos instead.
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Fest sales boost local businesses
By Carly Breitbart | Oct. 31, 2016As punk rock fans piled into Gainesville for Fest on Friday, local businesses prepared for some of the year’s highest sales numbers.
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Street artist hosts mural-painting workshop
By Carly Breitbart | Oct. 30, 2016The previously plain wall outside Leonardo’s 706 was covered in green, orange and blue paint Friday afternoon.
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Civic Media Center celebrates Halloween with zombie ride, concert
By Molly Donovan | Oct. 30, 2016The night before Halloween, cobwebs stretched across the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves inside Gainesville’s Civic Media Center, which celebrated its 23rd anniversary Sunday.
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GPD searching for suspect after attempted assault near campus
By Martin Vassolo | Oct. 30, 2016Police are looking for a man after a woman reported an attempted sexual assault near campus early Sunday morning, University Police said in a UF timely warning emailed out Sunday night.
