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Locals react to vote against gay marriage
By Jared Misner | Nov. 4, 2009Ricky Carter almost cried when he heard the news early Wednesday morning--his fight for equality just got tougher.
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UF grad dies after being hit by car on Archer Road
Nov. 3, 2009Erin Pelton, a 2008 UF graduate, wanted to become a veterinarian.
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Gainesville homeless shelters to receive extra funding for winter months
By GAIA BONINI | Nov. 3, 2009City will give $50,000 to local organizations for winter care of homeless.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Student reports man watching porn in library
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 2, 2009A 21-year-old man was banned from campus last week after a UF student reported that he was looking at porn and masturbating while using a computer at Library West.
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Sen. Paula Dockery to run for Republican gubernatorial nomination
By MATT HARRINGER | Nov. 2, 2009Despite opposition from her own party, state Sen. Paula Dockery, a UF alumna, filed paperwork Tuesday to run against Attorney General Bill McCollum for the Republican nomination for Florida governor.
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Students tan more despite health risks
By Laura Montalto | Nov. 2, 2009Despite a growing stigma surrounding tanning beds and recent studies linking tanning to tobacco, hepatitis B and arsenic gas, Gators are still getting their golden glow on this fall.
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Military sees jump in recruitment due to recession
By ANDREW NORRIS | Nov. 2, 2009More college students are enlisting in the military as part of a larger increase in recruitment in 2009.
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Mild exercise could strengthen immunity against colds, flu
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Nov. 1, 2009As cold and flu season approaches, those who want to prevent from getting sick will pay extra attention to eating well, washing their hands, sleeping for no less than eight hours per night and taking their vitamins. All of these things usually come to mind when one thinks about preparing one's immune system for this time of year, but exercising does not.
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Police name suspect in Norman Hall armed robbery
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 1, 2009Police say they have identified a suspect in what they originally thought was an armed robbery near Norman Hall last month. UPD is reclassifying the incident as a trespass instead of a robbery.
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UF chemistry department gives kids a slimy Halloween
By BENJAMIN MARKUS | Nov. 1, 2009Slime took center stage at the Oaks Mall on Halloween as the UF Department of Chemistry held its fourth annual Molecular Mania event on Saturday morning.
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Four arrested for punching and kicking GPD officer
Nov. 1, 2009Four men visiting Gainesville for The Fest 8 were arrested after police say they beat an officer who was trying to arrest a man at a house party early Sunday morning.
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UF professor and wife indicted for fraudulent grant proposals
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 30, 2009A UF nuclear engineering professor and his wife have been indicted by a federal grand jury and arrested on charges related to $3.7 million in fraudulent grant proposals submitted to NASA, the U.S. Air Force and the Navy.
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St. Francis House residents receive free dental advice
By ANNIE QUINTANA | Oct. 29, 2009Members of the Pre-dental ASDA served dinner to the homeless and gave a presentation on good oral hygiene at the St. Francis House.
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Recession forces students to recycle Halloween garb
By MATT HARRINGER | Oct. 29, 2009Stacy Hutton is going to be an angel for Halloween - again.
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Costumed locals march against Levy County nuclear plant plans
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 28, 200935 protesters marched Wednesday in downtown Gainesville to protest the proposed $14 billion nuclear power plant about 50 miles from Gainesville in Levy County.
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BUSINESS
New sushi restaurant opens on Archer Road
By ASHLYN POWELL | Oct. 28, 2009Gainesville is feeding its appetite for Japanese cuisine with the opening of another sushi restaurant. Sake Café opened on Oct. 22 on Archer Road.
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High school entrepreneurs pitch proposals at Santa Fe
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 28, 2009Alexis Oliver is the kind of person who looks at a bottle cap and thinks of jewelry.
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Former UF student arrested for threatening roommate
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 27, 2009Studying criminal justice didn't do much to keep one former UF student out of trouble.
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Homeless shelter forced to limit holiday meals
By ERICA JOHNSON | Oct. 27, 2009For the first time in nearly 30 years, Gainesville's St. Francis House will have to slash the number of meals it serves on Thanksgiving and Christmas from more than 400 to 130 due to a city rule.
