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Site helps find empty UF parking spots
By SAMANTHA DELGADO | Mar. 14, 2010A Web site created by UF students could ease the pain associated with finding parking in Gainesville.
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The Lowe Down: Voters should elect Craig Lowe for mayor
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 14, 2010Tuesday, Gainesville voters will decide the city’s next mayor, and residents who live near the UF campus will also decide who will fill a City Commission spot.
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Five Race for District 4
By MINCH MINCHIN | Mar. 14, 2010Gainesville voters will elect a new Gainesville mayor and a new member to the City Commission’s District 4 on Tuesday.
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City fire chief to resign, take county position
By CINDY TAVERAS | Mar. 14, 2010After nearly 25 years with Gainesville Fire Rescue, Fire Chief Bill Northcutt will resign this month to work with the Alachua County Fire Rescue.
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Inmates let the dogs out
By MEG WAGNER | Mar. 14, 2010Keith Skipper has taught MoJo, a 1-year-old Basenji and Italian greyhound mix, everything he knows.
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Students rally against UPD
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Mar. 14, 2010Almost two weeks have passed since the University Police Department shooting of UF graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong on March 2, and students plan to show their views on the incident.
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Drag racers hit raceway for Gatornationals event
By MINCH MINCHIN | Mar. 14, 2010About 100,000 tickets were sold for the annual drag race.
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Google pushes broadband, Gainesville in the running
By MATT HARRINGER | Mar. 14, 2010Locals compete for Google's newly announced broadband internet experiment.
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County Commission approves 2-cent tax increase
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Mar. 4, 2010The Alachua County Commission unanimously approved a 2-cent tourist development tax increase Tuesday evening that will affect motels, hotels, campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks in the region.
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UF parkour practitoners join program to pick up litter
By NATHAN BEAM | Mar. 4, 2010Students involved with American Parkour have started spring cleaning early by incorporating the Leave No Trace campaign into their training regimen.
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Tomato shortage hits Florida
By ANDREW PANTAZI | Mar. 4, 2010Jack Frost’s prolonged and icy grip on Florida farms is now reaching into grocery stores and restaurants across the country.
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Residents react to passed gay-marriage legislation
By ANNIE BOGGS | Mar. 4, 2010Recent legislation passed in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and in Mexico City, Mexico, on Thursday legalizing gay marriage has received many different reactions in Gainesville.
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Graduate student in critical, but stable condition after shooting
By MINCH MINCHIN | Mar. 4, 2010Ghanan graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong was in critical but stable condition Thursday afternoon, according to Alachua County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Art Forgey.
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Darts and Laurels
By Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 4, 2010Praise whatever God you do or don’t choose to believe in — it’s Spring Break!
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Students show off talent at Upward Bound showcase
By ALLYSON FOX | Mar. 4, 2010Sixteen-year-old Bianka Sanders went to the front of the room, placed her violin on the left side of her chin and filled the air with music.
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UPD had no reason to shoot innocent graduate assistant
By SHANTI WISNIEWSKA | Mar. 4, 2010I’m a student of Kofi Adu-Brempong’s class, Geography of a Changing World. I just want to say that there’s absolutely no valid reason for the police to resort to shooting a handicapped man in the head who has trouble walking with a cane.
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Student uses Facebook to fundraise for service trip
By CHRISTINA STINE | Mar. 4, 2010Wet T-shirt contests. Sandy beaches. Booze. Community service.
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Thomas Center recognized as top wedding venue
By CINDY TAVERAS | Mar. 4, 2010A fainting uncle, temporarily misplaced rings and painful shoes were not enough to keep Adriana Sanchez-Lindsay from having her fairy-tale wedding.
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Gainesville homeless to get new shelter, food center
Mar. 4, 2010The Gainesville City Commission took a step toward realizing Project Grace’s goal to fight homelessness in a meeting Thursday night.
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Graduate student shot in the head
Mar. 4, 2010Graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong was shot in the head as he swung a metal rod at the police officers in his apartment, according to a police report filed Friday.
