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Location of one-stop homeless center causes controversy
By ANDREW TAN | Aug. 27, 2007Gainesville city commissioners came another step closer Monday to establishing a center for homeless services.
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Students unprepared for hurricane season
By CHANTALLE CARLES | Aug. 27, 2007As students continue to move in, some forget to put hurricane preparedness on their to-do list.
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Attendance at religious institutions surge with influx of students
By APRIL DUDASH | Aug. 26, 2007With the imminent flood of tests and class assignments affecting students? sanity, those who attend religious services can pray for some holy help.
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New RTS bus stop offers amenities, controversy
By APRIL DUDASH | Aug. 23, 2007The new Regional Transit System bus station on Southeast Third Street offers new amenities for its passengers, including public restrooms, a covered waiting area and an information booth.
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Number of patrolling cops increases for UF student safety
By VALERIE JONES Alligator Writer | Aug. 23, 2007They're everywhere: cruising at 20 mph down Gale Lemerand Drive, loitering outside your dormitory; they're even eating a quesadilla next to you at Moe's.
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Local club, bar owners, police meet at Rue Bar to discuss safety
By MALLORY COLLIFLOWER | Aug. 23, 2007There was no lack of police officers at Rue Bar on Thursday night, but the music was off and no drinks were served.
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Start of semester causes surge in local economy
By SHAUNA CANTY | Aug. 23, 2007With students flooding back into Gainesville for the start of a new school year, businesses and city leaders alike are relishing in yet another stable year for the local economy.
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Gainesville places of worship
By APRIL DUDASH | Aug. 23, 2007Spiritual students moving into Gainesville for the first time will probably have to find a new place to pray, meditate or study their beliefs.
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Blood supply rises with students' return
By AMELIA BECK | Aug. 23, 2007Addie Grikstas couldn't stand to look at the needle. But knowing of Gainesville's more than week-long critical blood shortage, Grikstas turned her head, extended her arm and waited for the prick.
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UF ethanol plant to use sugarcane, storm debris as fuel
By KORI FREDERICK | Aug. 22, 2007Florida's sweet sugarcane industry will feed UF's newest venture into environmentally safe ethanol production.
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Nelson visits Gainesville to meet with officials
By HOLLY GIBBS | Aug. 22, 2007Florida Sen. Bill Nelson met with local Gainesville officials Wednesday to discuss community issues such as homelessness and global warming.
