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Locals react to bill’s defeat
By Erin Rauch | Sep. 21, 2010Legislation to end “don’t ask, don’t tell” failed in the Senate on Tuesday.
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Freshman charged with sexual battery
Sep. 20, 2010An 18-year-old UF freshman was arrested Sunday evening and charged with sexually assaulting three girls after they’d fallen asleep at an off-campus party.
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Bernie Machen to meet Joe Biden
By Joey Flechas | Sep. 20, 2010UF President Bernie Machen will join five other university presidents at the White House Tuesday to sit at a roundtable meeting with Vice President Joe Biden to discuss the use of stimulus funds for research programs.
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Students’ business plans could net cash from mtvU
By Laura Hampson | Sep. 20, 2010MtvU and the New York Stock Exchange are offering $25,000 to college students with an original, socially conscious, innovative and potentially profitable business proposal that uses social media to market the business.
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App to benefit charity
By Mina Radman | Sep. 19, 2010UF alumni Cameron MacMillan and Joey Sasvari plan to transform charity work, one iPhone at a time.
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Paynes Prairie to remove bison
By Meredith Rutland | Sep. 19, 2010Most of the American bison, Spanish cracker horses and shrub cattle that roam Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park will be removed by Dec. 31.
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Downtown Latino Festival draws 2000
By MEG WAGNER | Sep. 19, 2010Colorful flags of Latin countries hung from the Bo Diddley Community Plaza’s stage, and the scent of empanadas frying in deep skillets of oil attracted hungry passers-by Saturday afternoon.
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State, county poverty levels above national rate
By Jolie Shapiro | Sep. 19, 2010Newly released statistics show one out of seven Americans are now living below the poverty line, and the poverty rate in Alachua County and Florida are even higher than the national average.
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Students get dirty for Gator Plunge
By Shaneece Dixon | Sep. 19, 2010More than 500 students got their hands dirty Saturday during Gator Plunge, a student-organized community service event that took place all over Gainesville.
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Kids left in hot car at grocery store
By Meredith Rutland | Sep. 16, 2010A 46-year-old Gainesville woman was being held on a $30,000 bond Thursday for leaving three children in a locked car with no air conditioning.
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Reptile shop makes pet-buying an interactive experience
By Jenna Hostetler | Sep. 16, 2010A young boy loudly announced what most had already noticed at Hogtown Reptile Shop Saturday afternoon. “It got out of the cage!” The subject of concern, a 5-foot iguana, sat on top of a cage and lazily stared back at the finger pointing in its direction. The owners smiled and explained that it didn’t need a cage.
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Airport adds direct flights between Gainesville, Miami
By Josh Isom | Sep. 16, 2010Starting Oct. 1, Gainesville Regional Airport will offer two direct, round-trip flights to Miami, Fla., courtesy of American Airlines.
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Desperate Times? Maybe Not!
By Jonathon Arton | Sep. 15, 2010Due to the recent recession and records of high unemployment, the question regarding a college student’s future has become a little more uncomfortable to contemplate.
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Gainesville seeks artists for second photography contest
By Lidia Dinkova | Sep. 14, 2010Gainesville is sponsoring a contest for residents to show how they see the community – not just with their eyes but through their lenses.
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Man gets 40 years for kidnapping, burglary
By Alexander Klausner | Sep. 14, 2010Reynard Mosley, 20, was convicted of four counts of armed robbery and four counts of kidnapping.
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Commission candidate offering to do chores for cash
By Alexander Klausner | Sep. 13, 2010Picture this: You’re sitting in your house, looking out onto your yard, and you notice your lawn more closely resembles a jungle.
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Community gathers downtown to fight intolerance
By Alexander Klausner | Sep. 12, 2010Although the Dove World Ourtreach Center Quran burning was canceled, members of the Gainesville community still came together to stand against intolerance Saturday.
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Candlelight vigil marks nine years since 9/11 attack
By Samantha Sumilang | Sep. 12, 2010In the culmination of a week-long, national commemoration of Sept. 11, the 9/11: Never Forget Project hosted a candlelight vigil to mark the ninth anniversary of the tragedy.
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Cinema verde hosts fundraiser for upcoming film festival
By Daniela Abratt | Sep. 12, 2010Cinema Verde, a Gainesville environmental film and arts festival, is hosting its first fundraiser tonight for the festival, which will be held from March 18 to March 27.
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Gainesville Interfaith Forum promotes peace
By Brittany Walters | Sep. 12, 2010More than 1,000 visitors were greeted at the Trinity United Methodist Church with speakers, art galleries, music and food representing the traditions of various faiths.
