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Mild exercise could strengthen immunity against colds, flu

By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Nov. 1, 2009

As 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, 2009

Police 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, 2009

Slime 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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‘Running Man’ dances through Gainesville

Nov. 1, 2009

When Tinpothy Gordon runs, he dances.

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Four arrested for punching and kicking GPD officer

Nov. 1, 2009

Four 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, 2009

A 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, 2009

Members 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, 2009

Stacy 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, 2009

35 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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New sushi restaurant opens on Archer Road

By ASHLYN POWELL | Oct. 28, 2009

Gainesville 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, 2009

Alexis 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, 2009

Studying 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, 2009

For 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.

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Class works with police to study link between environment, crime

By ALEXANDRA LAYOS | Oct. 27, 2009

An urban and regional planning class at UF is working with the Gainesville Police Department to make burglary more difficult through environmental changes like lighting and shrubbery.

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Alachua County Fair celebrates 40th birthday with makeover

By OLGA VALEZ | Oct. 26, 2009

The county fair added an Oktoberfest celebration and more rides in a makeover for this season.

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Two Alachua residents die in plane crash near Tampa

Oct. 25, 2009

Three people, including two from Alachua, died in a plane crash near Zephyrhills Friday after reporting an emergency mid-air.

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Man robbed at gunpoint near Norman Hall

By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 25, 2009

A man on foot was robbed at gunpoint at about 3 a.m. Friday morning on the field near Norman Hall.

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Thousands expected at Friends of the Library sale

Oct. 25, 2009

The Friends of the Library book sale benefiting local libraries began Saturday morning and is expected to draw 6,000 people by Wednesday.

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Florida Asian Festival features Asian culture

By MARIA PIQUET | Oct. 25, 2009

East met West at Gainesville's Heart of Florida Asian Festival on Sunday.

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Poker tournament raises money for local charities

By BRANDON BRESLOW | Oct. 25, 2009

Trevilynn Blakeslee outlasted 22 other players to win Poker For Life's October Main Event Tournament and a $500 Visa gift card Sunday, but she didn't enter the charity Texas Hold'em tournament for the prize money.