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Alachua County to provide free H1N1 vaccines
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Dec. 3, 2009Gators who forgot to sign up for H1N1 vaccines at the Student Health Care Center will have another shot Saturday.
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Experts recommend H1N1 vaccines despite declining cases
By ANNA QUINTANA | Dec. 3, 2009With flu season in full swing and H1N1 cases popping up in campuses all over the nation, officials are urging college students to take time from their busy schedules to get vaccinated.
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Free HIV testing offered for World Aids Day
By ERICA JOHNSON | Dec. 1, 2009A student organization promoted sex safe practices and HIV awareness Tuesday night at a benefit in honor of World AIDS day.
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Cold front may bring tornadoes and flooding
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Dec. 1, 2009Storms developing ahead of the cold front may put a large area of north and central Florida at risk for severe weather, according to a press release issued by the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Meyer: Dunlap will not play in Saturday's game
Dec. 1, 2009Gators football coach Urban Meyer announced Tuesday that starter Carlos Dunlap will not play in Saturday’s Southeastern Conference championship game after he was arrested for DUI early Tuesday morning.
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City to cover solar walk sculptures for AIDS awareness
By KRISTEN BOWE. Alligator Contributing Writer | Nov. 30, 2009In honor of Day With(out) Art/World AIDS Day, city officials said they will cover the solar walk sculptures, concrete statues that represent the solar system, in black.
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BUSINESS
Cafe Gardens discusses future with landlords
By JULIE UNGER | Nov. 30, 2009Cafe Gardens owner Steve McKinney met with landlords Monday to discuss rising rent prices that could determine the future of 33-year-old restaurant.
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South Gainesville to get makeover
By William O'Connor | Nov. 30, 2009Lynch Park, formerly a space used largely by the homeless, will get a name change and a makeover, including turning much of the open space into a dog park.
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Gainesville Roller Rebels win final match
By GAIA BONINI | Nov. 29, 2009The Gainesville Roller Rebels, a local roller derby league, finished the season Sunday with a 104–90 win over the Tallahassee Rollergirls.
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Community reacts to ban on blood donations from gay men
By Jared Misner | Nov. 29, 2009As people recognize the 21st World AIDS Day tomorrow, UF students and blood bank officials are wondering why the FDA has not changed its policy prohibiting blood donations from men who have had sexual contact with other men.
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St. Francis House to serve Thanksgiving at two locations
By KRISTEN BOWE | Nov. 24, 2009The meal will be served by volunteers to at least 500 in the homeless community.
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Costume shop to close after almost 30 years
By Laura Montalto | Nov. 24, 2009After nearly 30 years of business, the curtains will close at Center Stage Costumes & Magic.
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RTS bus routes will change for Thanksgiving holiday
By JULIE UNGER | Nov. 24, 2009Regional Transit System routes will change for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Local food banks fight rising hunger
By EMILY HANSON | Nov. 23, 2009With the economy in shambles and unemployment rates at their highest since the early 1980s, the face of hunger is changing in Alachua County.
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ACLU files suit defending anti-Islam shirts
Nov. 23, 2009The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Monday on behalf of the Dove World Outreach Center claiming the Alachua County school district’s policy against anti-Islamic T-shirts intrudes upon the wearers’ freedom of speech.
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Student arrested for using counterfeit bills at Moe's
By KATIE KLOSS | Nov. 23, 2009A UF student was arrested and banned from campus Sunday after police say he used counterfeit money at a campus restaurant.
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Local artist turns wood carving hobby into career after injury
By Clare Lennon | Nov. 23, 2009HUDSON LEARNED TO CARVE WHEN HE WAS A MERCHANT MARINER.
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UF psychiatrist arrested for DUI
By MATT HARRINGER | Nov. 22, 2009A resident psychiatrist at UF’s College of Medicine was arrested early Sunday morning for driving drunk and failing to stop after hitting a pedestrian near Ben and Jerry’s on University Avenue.
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Twilight fans flock to theaters for premiere
By Jared Misner | Nov. 22, 2009Two hours before the 12:01 a.m. showing Friday, Regal Gainesville Cinema 14 sold out 15 showings of the latest “Twilight” movie.
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UF graduate creates social networking site for colleges
By GAIA BONINI | Nov. 22, 2009A recent Uf graduate founded a social networking site that allows users to post and browse events happening at their school and community.
