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Murder convict waits for prison evaluation
By APRIL DUDASH | May 28, 2008A former Shands at UF nurse convicted of killing a UF student in November 2005 is waiting to be assigned to a Florida prison.
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Haile residents meet,discuss rape with law enforcement officials
By CHRISTOPHER MYERS | May 28, 2008Haile Plantation residents met with law enforcement officials Wednesday evening to discuss safety questions that arose in the aftermath of the Haile sexual assault case.
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Florida consumer confidence falls despite stimulus checks
By JESSICA BRANDI | May 28, 2008Even though economic stimulus checks are putting money back in taxpayers' pockets, the extra cash has not stopped consumer confidence in Florida from falling to a near all-time low.
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Fraternity's statewide cycling trip raises money for disabled
By CHRISTOPHER HAYES | May 28, 2008Members of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity rode their bicycles down Northwest 83rd Street Monday morning in two parallel lines.
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Commission approves tax to fund Newberry policing
By JAVI CALDERON | May 28, 2008County Commissioners unanimously approved a tax Tuesday for Newberry residents that will help fund law enforcement within the city's boundaries.
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Noah makes deal to avoid jail time
By APRIL DUDASH | May 28, 2008After two run-ins with Gainesville law enforcement over Memorial Day weekend, former UF basketball player Joakim Noah entered a contract Tuesday evening that will allow his criminal charges to eventually be dropped.
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SFCC students feel effects of UF transfer admissions cutbacks
By KATE HELLER | May 26, 2008Disappointment has become a recurring theme in the advisement office at SFCC.
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Former Shands nurse found guilty of killing woman
By JESSICA PONN | May 26, 2008A former Shands at UF nurse accused of killing a 24-year-old UF student was found guilty Friday and sentenced to life in prison without parole, according to reports from The Gainesville Sun.
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Gainesville city commissioners sworn into office Thursday
By ADRIENNE JONES | May 26, 2008City officials, press and community members honored newly elected city commissioners Thursday afternoon as they were sworn into office.
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Volunteers line Eighth Avenue with memorial tombstones
By CHRISTOPHER HAYES | May 26, 2008As students piled out of bars early Saturday morning, the day was just beginning for dozens of volunteers who unloaded cardboard tombstones for the annual Memorial Mile.
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Joakim Noah arrested, charged with alcohol and drug violations
By APRIL DUDASH | May 26, 2008Former UF basketball player Joakim Noah was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with cannabis possession and an open container violation.
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Police release sketch of man who assaulted Haile jogger
By APRIL DUDASH | May 26, 2008A sketch of the man who attacked and raped a woman jogging in Haile Plantation Wednesday was released this weekend.
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Jewish Center celebrates Lag B'Omer and Israeli statehood
By JESSICA BRANDI | May 26, 2008Despite dreary weather, festivities for the ninth annual Lag B'Omer barbecue at the Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Student and Community Center were lively Thursday night.The center combined the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer with the 60th anniversary of Israel's statehood, celebrating with a kosher barbecue, pony rides, face painting, crafts and live music from the Gainesville Chutzpa Band. Rabbi Berl Goldman said about 150 people attended the celebration and estimated that $300 was raised from ticket sales.Lag B'Omer is a Jewish holiday celebrating the lives of sages Rabbi Akiva, who promoted Jewish unity during the Roman occupation of Israel, and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, who revealed the mystical secrets of the Torah, called Kabbalah.The holiday, celebrated on the 33rd day after the second day of Passover, also represents a break in the mourning period between Passover and Shavuot. It marks the end of a plague that affected Akiva's disciples.In Israel, thousands of Jews march through the streets in parades and demonstrations during the holiday.
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Gainesville offers free concerts downtown
By CHRISTOPHER MYERS | May 21, 2008The String Kings plan on grabbing their guitars and entertaining any Gainesville resident who decides to come out to a free Friday concert.
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Murder trial begins for former Shands nurse
By APRIL DUDASH | May 21, 2008A murder trial began this week for a former Shands at UF nurse charged with killing a woman in November 2005 by injecting her with a powerful anesthetic.
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Former UF student with MS is finalist for ABC TV contest
By VICTORIA WINKLER | May 21, 2008Though Eileen Friedman has multiple sclerosis, she hasn't let her illness slow her down.
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GPS units on RTS buses to be ready by early June
By THOMAS STEWART | May 21, 2008In a matter of weeks, the question, "Dude, where's my bus?" will finally be answered.
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Gainesville Police Department internal affairs documents for officer John Bostick
May 21, 2008Compiled by Alligator Staff
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UF physician resigns after possibly leaking patients' records
By KATIE SANDERS | May 21, 2008A UF physician resigned Monday after university privacy officials discovered he gave away a computer containing the confidential information of about 1,900 patients.
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Growing Florida python population threatens wildlife
By ELIZABETH LEVA | May 21, 2008Slithering, scaly snakes are populating the state by the thousands and swallowing alligators as they go.
