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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.
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Police still searching for man accused of rape
By KATIE EMMETS | Aug. 24, 2009Police are still searching for a man who raped and robbed a 22-year-old woman in Southeast Gainesville Sunday night.
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Deja Brew to be replaced by frozen yogurt shop
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Aug. 24, 2009At 3:03 Monday afternoon, Will Borell placed a sign taped to a cardboard box on the counter of Deja Brew, a local coffee shop.
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UF senior launches Web site to boost students' social lives
By JENNIFER TORMO | Aug. 24, 2009Moe's or Chipotle? Common Grounds or Balls? Try something new, or stick to the old and familiar?
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UF study shows 20 percent of drinkers are underage
By STEVE JOHNSON | Aug. 24, 2009According to a new study conducted by UF's Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health, 20 percent of drinkers are underage, and those who are underage stay out later than those who are 21 years old or older.
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GPD dog assists in two weekend arrests
By KATIE EMMETS | Aug. 24, 2009At the Gainesville Police Department, Justice has four legs.
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Students search for cheap textbooks online and locally
By PATRICK ANNESTY | Aug. 23, 2009Cheap or easy-when it comes to buying textbooks, you usually can't have both.
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ABC's of Gainesville
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Aug. 16, 200926 letters' worth of landmarks, legends and facts of life in Gainesville.
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Local attractions offer escape from campus living
By NEICHOY | Aug. 16, 2009Just because you live on campus doesn't mean you're stuck there.
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Gainesville stores offer pole-dancing lessons, liquor
By IVAN VARGAS | Aug. 15, 2009No matter your vice, it's not hard to find your fix in Gainesville. From beer to boobs, the city is home to plenty of stores that will entertain your wild side.
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Local attractions offer escape from campus living
By NEICHOY | Aug. 15, 2009Just because you live on campus doesn't mean you're stuck there.
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Cultural attractions offer plenty to see, do in Gainesville
By PATRICK ANNESTY | Aug. 15, 2009As the largest city in Alachua County and a major crossroad in north central Florida, Gainesville is an eclectic meeting point in the heart of the state. The city offers a wealth of cultural activities to experience.
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Woman on phone crashes, flips car on SW 13th Street
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 12, 2009A woman who witnesses say was talking on a cell phone drove her car into another car and flipped multiple times on Southwest 13th Street Tuesday afternoon.
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Woman on phone crashes, flips car on SW 13th Street
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 10, 2009A woman who witnesses say was talking on a cell phone drove her car into a another car and flipped multiple times on Southwest 13th Street Tuesday afternoon.
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Vegan chili cook-off assists immigrants
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | Aug. 5, 2009The Harvest of Hope Foundation will host its first-ever Vegan Chili Cook-off from 1 to 8 p.m. at The Kickstand, a community bicycle shop, 722 S Main St.
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UF reacts to journalists' safe return
By STEVE JOHNSON | Aug. 5, 2009After 140 days of uncertainty, the fate of two American journalists has been decided in a carefully orchestrated visit by former President Bill Clinton.
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Students value social aspect at UF-Ga. game
By SIMON PERSICO | Aug. 5, 2009Chanel Munezero, a senior at UF, eagerly anticipates his annual road trip to Jacksonville for the UF-Georgia game, with or without tickets.
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Police ups force to prevent more robberies
By KATIE EMMETS | Aug. 5, 2009In response to a string of armed robberies, the Gainesville Police Department will deploy 25 more officers per shift in an attempt to not only catch robbers faster but also deter them from committing the crimes.
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State to charge by amount of garbage
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | Aug. 3, 2009A proposed state-wide "pay-as-you-throw" program would charge residents according to how much trash they throw out and increase state recycling requirements for businesses and apartments. Both requirements are already enforced by Gainesville.
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Study: Tanning beds could be as harmful as arsenic
By SHAY BRODERICK | Aug. 3, 2009Marla McGill had a lot of plans when she graduated from UF, but getting skin cancer wasn't on her list.
