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Engineering students race hydrogen-run ‘cougar’
By VICTORIA ISRAELS | Apr. 11, 2010Comeback came in the form of a cougar for a group of UF students Saturday.
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Memorial program focuses on gay Holocaust victims
By KATIE EVANS | Apr. 11, 2010Geoffrey Giles, a UF professor in German history, spoke to about 350 people at the B’nai Israel Jewish Center for Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Youth art programs see decreased summer funding
By ROBERT HILSON | Apr. 11, 2010Dried up grass. Dried up funds. These are the givens as the summer months approach in Gainesville, and for William Eyerly, this is both unfortunate and totally expected.
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Drag queens, kings promote pride month
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Apr. 8, 2010About 300 students attended the Fierce and Fabulous Drag Show, a show for Pride Awareness Month that included several drag kings and queens.
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Walk to benefit MS patients
By KELLY MORGAN | Apr. 8, 2010Sharon McDow will be walking for a cure Saturday morning.
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Attorney General candidate to reach out to young voters
Apr. 8, 2010In an effort to attract more young voters, Florida Attorney General candidate Dave Aronberg will be paying a visit to Gainesville today and Saturday.
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Senate hopeful meets students
Apr. 7, 2010In his journey to become Florida’s newest senator, Congressman Kendrick Meek made a pit stop in Gainesville Wednesday night to listen to and talk with students.
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500 try vegan pizza, ice cream at VegFest
Apr. 7, 2010Cheese-free pizza and soy ice cream awaited about 500 students on the Plaza of the Americas Wednesday during VegFest.
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Martial arts comes to :08
By Cristina Rabaza | Apr. 7, 2010Florida Fight Nights is bringing mixed martial arts to Gainesville on Saturday at 8 Seconds (:08).
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County awaits about half of Census forms
Apr. 6, 2010Although the 2010 U.S. Census only has 10 questions, county officials are still waiting for Alachua County residents to stand up and be counted.
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Early voting for runoff higher so far than first vote
By ANNIE BOGGS | Apr. 6, 2010Early voting in the city’s runoff elections began Monday, and so far, turnout is higher than the early voting turnout for Gainesville’s March election.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police investigate alleged GRU theft
Apr. 5, 2010A Gainesville Regional Utilities employee was arrested on charges of stealing equipment and tools.
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Site ranks schools based on texting
By GWEN RAHN | Apr. 5, 2010After debate over which university is the No. 1 party school, some UF students have developed their own ways of deciding.
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Commissioners support urbanization investments
By OLGA VELEZ | Apr. 5, 2010City commissioners decided to support private investment in Five Points, a small urbanized area of the city, and land along Hawthorne Road in a Community Development Committee meeting Monday.
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City sees string of window, car burglaries
Apr. 5, 2010More window-smashing burglaries have occurred in student-dense areas.
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UF professors link FCAT scores, wealth distribution
By MEGAN MCGARRELL | Apr. 4, 2010UF researchers have proven there is a link between students’ home life and their performances on the FCAT.
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Student groups collect dental supplies
Apr. 4, 2010UF’s cheerleading squad and pre-dental association teamed up to help keep Gainesville smiling.
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Early city voting begins
Apr. 4, 2010Gainesville residents can now vote in the runoff election for their next mayor and District 4 city commissioner.
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Former mayoral hopefuls move on
By Alex Orlando | Apr. 4, 2010Their yard signs may be down, their support stickers thrown away, but the three Gainesville mayoral candidates who didn’t make the runoff election aren’t calling it quits.
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Gator grad creates video game
By Andrew Wyzan | Apr. 4, 2010When Jeremy Stieglitz was an undergraduate student at UF, he didn’t spend his weekends partying. He was sitting in his apartment coding for video games.
