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UPDATED/CHARGES EXPUNGED: Student arrested for attempting to strangle girlfriend
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 31, 2009UPDATE (MARCH 2014): The state expunged the charges from Lee's record.
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Alachua County begins offering seasonal flu shots
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 31, 2009The Alachua County Health Department will offer influenza vaccines for $25 beginning Tuesday and lasting throughout the fall or until the vaccines run out, though the vaccination will not prevent the H1N1 strain known as swine flu.
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Anheuser-Busch drops orange and blue Budweiser cans
By JENNIFER TORMO | Aug. 31, 2009While thousands of fans will be sporting orange and blue this Saturday, a matching beer won't be part of the attire.
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Documentary shares rape testimonies at CMC screening
By C.J. Pruner | Aug. 31, 2009For Aishah Simmons, It took 11 years to get the story just right.
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Pole dancing fundraiser held for breast cancer research
By MEG WAGNER | Aug. 29, 2009From the outside, the front studio of the Unified Training Center looked like just another stop on the monthly Art Walk around Gainesville.
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Mamaw Menagerie art festival returns to Gainesville
By NICOLE GREINER | Aug. 29, 2009From buying flowerpots made out of recycled records to making a little person out of wood and scrap metal, the Mamaw Menagerie arts festival had something to satisfy everyone's taste for the eclectic.
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UF shoots down Tebow-themed event
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 29, 2009"What Would Tim Tebow Do?" night, a minor league baseball team's promotional event, was shot down by UF last week because of NCAA rules against the commercial use of student-athletes' names.
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Two people fall from apartment complex as balcony collapses
By RAVIKA RAMESHWAR | Aug. 28, 2009Two people, including a pregnant woman, plummeted 15 feet on Thursday when the landing in front of their unit in Lyons Apartments gave way.
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Police search for suspect in armed robbery of occupied home
Aug. 27, 2009Gainesville Police are still searching for a man who was involved in an attempted armed robbery of a family early Thursday morning.
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Thousands of Florida residents anticipated to contract swine flu
By Meredith Rutland | Aug. 27, 2009This fall, students may have more to prepare for than just exams.
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Two people fall from apartment complex as balcony collapses
By RAVIKA RAMESHWAR | Aug. 27, 2009Two people, including a pregnant woman, plummeted 15 feet on Thursday when the landing in front of their unit in Lyons Apartments gave way.
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New cart service offers free rides around Gainesville
By KATHRYN STOLARZ | Aug. 27, 2009Zipping around on doorless six-seat carts may soon become the most convenient and environmentally friendly way to move - and it's free.
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Campaign challenges Gators to use bicycles, buses
By CAROLYN TILLO | Aug. 27, 2009For the second year in a row, UF students, faculty and staff are choosing not to drive themselves crazy while getting around Gainesville.
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Students sent home for wearing anti-Islam T-shirts
By J. HUNTER SIZEMORE | Aug. 26, 2009A pair of black flats, jeans and a white T-shirt bearing "Islam is of the Devil" in red stenciled lettering across its back; this was Emily Sapp's back-to-school outfit on Monday at Gainesville High School.
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Fight breaks out outside Club Decadence
By KATIE EMMETS | Aug. 26, 2009Two Gainesville women were arrested after their fight in a downtown parking lot drew a crowd of about 50 people.
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PetSnip helps owners spay and neuter their pets
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Aug. 26, 2009Operation PetSnip's surgery room is only slightly larger than the average bathroom.
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Consumer confidence rises despite recession
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 26, 2009Although the country is still deep in recession, consumers think it may get better soon.
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Two people fall from apartment complex as balcony collapses
By J. HUNTER SIZEMORE | Aug. 26, 2009Two women, one of whom was pregnant, fell from the second story of Lyons Apartments this afternoon when part of a balcony and outdoor stairwell collapsed.
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Politicians discuss health care for young people
By KATIE EMMETS | Aug. 26, 2009Upon graduating from Colorado State University in 2004, Abby Berendt landed her dream job at a large media corporation in New York City. Berendt had been working full time at the company for 10 months when she arrived at work one day with what she thought was a horrible stomachache.
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City muggings drop by more than half
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 25, 2009In less than a month, muggings in Gainesville have decreased from as many as 12 a day to five in the last two weeks.
