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Social media drives larger crowds to Devil’s Den spring
By Marena Smith | Sep. 11, 2014Past patches of farmland and down a dirt road lies a secluded, deep blue spring.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Problems with SG’s assault campaign
Sep. 11, 2014As a survivor of sexual assault, I’ve never felt more uncomfortable on the UF campus. I can’t walk to class withotut cringing at the teal ribbons littering Turlington and Plaza of the Americas, constant reminders of what I and so many others went through. Student Government has done this campus a disservice by triggering survivors with its poorly managed campaign and by perpetuating negative stereotypes that sexual assault is limited to a strange man grabbing a woman walking alone in the middle of the night and that victims should “prevent” sexual assault by not walking alone.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
One of four recent assaults found to be unrelated
By Kristan Wiggins | Sep. 11, 2014Gainesville Police and University Police announced Thursday one of the four attacks reported since Aug. 30 was unrelated to the rest.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UF students, faculty take safety measures for late night classes
By Alyssa Fisher | Sep. 10, 2014Samantha Mossman has carried around pepper spray for years.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Local state attorney under investigation for voyeurism
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 10, 2014A state attorney is being investigated after police say he videotaped a woman partially nude at a local tanning booth.
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United for Care holds medical marijuana amendment rally
By Ariana Figueroa | Sep. 10, 2014United for Care chairman John Morgan shared his personal support for Amendment 2, which would legalize medical marijuana under special circumstances, at The Swamp on Wednesday.
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BUSINESS
Netlfix, Tumblr participate in Internet Slowdown Day for net neutrality
By Nicole Wiesenthal | Sep. 10, 2014Students who visited websites like Netflix, Foursquare, Tumblr and Etsy on Wednesday may have noticed their pages were loading slower than normal.
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Men's careers benefit from having children, but not women's, study says
By Alexandra Fernandez | Sep. 9, 2014When Jenna Bilodeau establishes herself, she wants children.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Failed scooter theft sparks rumors
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 9, 2014Paranoia ensued Tuesday night as Gainesville Police responded to a call near Sorority Row, but the incident was not related to the recent string of assaults on and near campus.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Applications for road improvement committee open
By Livia Agyekum | Sep. 9, 2014Alachua County residents wishing to oversee improvements to county roads should apply to be a part of the Moving Alachua County Forward Citizen Oversight Committee by Wednesday.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Survey: 1 in 5 women have been raped, most before age 25 p8
By Cassidy Whitson | Sep. 9, 2014During a UF police manhunt Sunday, UF campus was illuminated not in orange and blue, but red and blue.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Riding along: University Police ramps up nighttime patrol
By Rachel Crosby | Sep. 8, 2014Linda Stump sipped her Coke through a thin straw as she drove her red Ford Explorer through UF’s campus Monday night.
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POLITICS
Student Government election slating continues
By Colleen Wright | Sep. 8, 2014After a record low turnout Sunday for students interested in running for a UF Student Senate seat, Monday drew enough applicants to fill the Fall 2014 Student Government elections ballot.
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FEST to make its way to Bo Diddley Community Plaza this year
By Emily Cardinali | Sep. 8, 2014THE FEST 13 will expand onto Bo Diddley Community Plaza this year.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Florida Man charged with stealing $390 of tequila
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 8, 2014An alcohol inventory at Boca Fiesta led to the arrest of a Gainesville man who police said stole 10 bottles of liquor from the restaurant and bar Sunday.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Culture of fear: Just how many assaults will it take to start changing things?
Sep. 8, 2014Shortly after 8:30 Sunday night, the entire UF Student Body received a series of alerts from University Police, warning them of a battery that had just occurred on campus near McCarty Hall.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Stop blaming women for sexual assault
Sep. 7, 2014The recent notifications from University Police have the UF campus on high alert. The terrifying news of four attempted sexual assaults in the nighttime hours have left UF students afraid of walking home alone. But these attacks are isolating one group of people in particular: women.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
32 people ejected on gameday
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 7, 2014More than 30 people were ejected, and one person was arrested during the Florida Gators football game against Eastern Michigan University on Saturday.
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Study Edge releases new iPad study app
By Lauren Maloney | Sep. 7, 2014Local tutoring company Study Edge released its new iPad app for students to have easier access to materials.
