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UF to buy road near hospital
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Mar. 25, 2009A portion of Archer Road will receive an $8 million face-lift come October if everything pans out.
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Officials find 2.5 pounds of pot on highschoolers
By KATIE EMMETS | Mar. 25, 2009Officials found a gun and 2.5 pounds of marijuana in the backpacks of three Eastside High School students Tuesday.
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Gainesville restaurant not closing from bad business
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Mar. 25, 2009The 43rd Street Deli added its 13th Street location to a growing list of businesses closing in Gainesville, but the restaurant isn't suffering the same plight as those buckling under financial strain.
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SPJ rescinds Ocala Mag. awards amid plagiarism charges
Mar. 25, 2009Amid accusations of plagiarism, the North Central Florida Society of Professional Journalists Professional Chapter decided Wednesday to rescind awards given to the former editor of Ocala Magazine.
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Board of Governor completes 2–day meeting session
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Mar. 25, 2009The Board of Governors will conclude its two-day set of meetings in Tallahassee today after discussing on Wednesday the impact Florida's 11 public universities have on the state's economy.
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Two men charged with grand theft for stealing signs
By KATIE EMMETS | Mar. 24, 2009Two men were arrested Monday and accused of stealing chairs, signs and flags.
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UF graduate charged with DUI manslaughter
By THOMAS STEWART | Mar. 24, 2009Amanda Boyd, 23, who graduated from UF in December, has been charged with DUI manslaughter for a crash in September.
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UF Military girlfriends cope with latest deployments
By RACHEL KOPEC | Mar. 24, 2009President Barack Obama's foreign policy hits close to home for some women. They are the few, the proud, the military girlfriends.
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UF student's idea chosen for Hardee's commercial
By MARA RUDOLPH | Mar. 24, 2009One UF student got a taste of commercial success after creating a new advertisement for a nationwide Hardee's contest.
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Number of on–campus voters increases
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Mar. 24, 2009The number of people who voted on campus in city elections Tuesday more than quadrupled those who voted in 2006.
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Incumbents sweep City Commission elections
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Mar. 24, 2009Both Gainesville city commissioners who were up for re-election will serve another term, voters decided in Tuesday's citywide election.
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Candidates, activists prepare for election results
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Mar. 23, 2009The battle lines are long-drawn.
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Gainesville Police Department ride–along opens eyes
By KATIE EMMETS | Mar. 23, 2009Editor's note: Katie Emmets spent Friday night patrolling with Gainesville Police officers to write this story.
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UF sophomore to appear on BET reality TV show
By MALIKA WRIGHT | Mar. 23, 2009One student's opportunity as reality show cast member was the career booster she always imagined.
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Candidates make election night plans as campaign ends
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Mar. 23, 2009After nearly two months of intense campaigning, Gainesville City Commission candidates will draw the curtain on election season today.
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Gainesville's third Zaxby's restaurant opens downtown
Mar. 23, 2009After restaurants such as Guthrie's and Joe's Deli shut down in Gainesville, a new Zaxby's is opening up shop.
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Domestic dispute erupts in Diamond Village
By THOMAS STEWART | Mar. 23, 2009A UF student and a UF employee, a husband and wife, were involved in an alleged domestic dispute Thursday night at Diamond Village, an on-campus apartment complex for married students.
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Shark Conservation Act awaits approval from Senate
By MARIA PIQUET | Mar. 23, 2009On average, five people are killed by sharks each year, but one hundred million sharks are killed by people each year.
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Gainesville residents apply for assistance at block party
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Mar. 22, 2009Music blared from a van's speakers, children bounced in an inflatable moonwalk and smoke poured from a huge grill cooking hot dogs and hamburgers at what seemed to be a typical block party.
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WWII hero Duane Dewey receives a Medal of Honor
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Mar. 22, 2009One of only 97 living Medal of Honor recipients was honored Saturday for saving the lives of fellow Marines by covering a grenade with his body during the Korean War.
