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Wild Iris, a feminist bookstore, located at 802 W. University Ave., is searching for a location closer to downtown after facing financial hardships and rising rent costs.

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UF student wins award, donates check to Wild Iris bookstore

By Alex Catalano | Oct. 14, 2012

Erica Merrell opened an envelope and found a blessing.

Whitney Jeter, a 19-year-old health sciences sophomore, waits to take the No. 23 bus home after her Marriage and Family class at Sante Fe College on Tuesday afternoon.

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RTS breaks record with more than 10 million riders

By Alex Catalano | Oct. 9, 2012

Chip Skinner, RTS spokesman, said more people are riding the bus now because of the economy. He said it’s simply more expensive to own a car.

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Police release more details on suspect’s murder charge in missing UF student case

By Chris Alcantara | Sep. 29, 2012

As Pedro Bravo remained in Alachua County Jail, accused of a murder in connection to Christian Aguilar’s disappearance, court documents released Saturday shed more light into what happened on Sept. 20.

Hallie Peterson, 19, returned $2,655 in cash and checks she found in a parking lot. Peterson is working her way through college and said keeping the money didn’t feel right.

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Santa Fe College student finds, turns in missing $2,655

By Emily Padgett | Sep. 24, 2012

A pile of damp checks and cash sat on the ground on the parking lot. Hallie Peterson, a 19-year-old Santa Fe College nursing sophomore, scooped up the $2,655 bundle Sept. 18 and immediately started looking for its owners.

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Tattoos, piercings in the workplace influence job-hunting

By Brock Seng | Sep. 10, 2012

Thomas, a 19-year-old networking services sophomore at Santa Fe College, has size 4-gauge, 5.189 mm, stretched earlobes.

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Video game tournament draws gamers and viewers alike

By Angela Tegnelia | Sep. 9, 2012

From 4 p.m. to midnight, both rookie and expert gamers flocked to the Reitz Union Ballroom to participate in GatorLAN, a video game tournament hosted by Gator Gaming. About 800 people attended; at any point during the day, there were about 150 computers in the room, said Gator Gaming president Ed Fonseca.

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Santa Fe College in the running for national award

By Ellen Villafuerte | Sep. 5, 2012

Santa Fe College was announced one of the top 10 finalists of a national community college competition Wednesday morning.

Full buses were common on campus this week. A record-breaking 64,835 passengers rode buses Wednesday.

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RTS breaks ridership record twice over during first week of school

Aug. 30, 2012

RTS Marketing and Communications Supervisor Chip Skinner said 64,835 passengers rode the Gainesville buses on Wednesday, which surpassed last week’s record by 1,441 people.

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Three men rob Santa Fe students at gunpoint

By Chris Alcantara | Aug. 26, 2012

Police charged Benjamin Tyrell Lewis, 28, with home invasion with a firearm, aggravated battery, grand theft, criminal conspiracy, possession of stolen property and marijuana possession.

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Bike shop closes its doors for downtown SFC expansion

By Kathryn Varn | Aug. 14, 2012

Ted Kubisek stood in front of the fan to combat the heat during the shop’s last week of being open for business. He spoke to customers and employees in a way that shows he’s known them for years.

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Bike shop closes its doors for downtown SFC expansion

By Kathryn Varn | June 13, 2012

After 21 years owning and operating Spin Cycle, it was time for a change.

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SFC offering community geocache class

By Carla Etheridge | June 11, 2012

The hobby involves using a GPS device to find hidden containers called geocaches, which contain logbooks, at specific locations.

University of Florida's Jon Silman and Steven Gallo react to finding out they both won first place in their respective Hearst National Championships, writing for Silman and radio broadcast for Gallo, on June 7, 2012 during the 52nd Hearst National Journalism Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation held in San Francisco from June 4 - 7, 2012. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, multimedia, broadcast TV and radio competitions.

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Gators take first place in Hearst Awards

By Clare Lennon | June 11, 2012

Jon Silman failed the first assignment he turned in to his future mentor.

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Santa Fe club competes in NASA rocket-building competition Sunday

Apr. 22, 2012

Eight months of 13 Santa Fe College students’ hard work went up in the air Sunday morning. That’s exactly where they wanted it.

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App to bring people-tracking technology to Gainesville bars

By Chris Alcantara | Apr. 17, 2012

Students will soon be able to check out Gainesville bars and clubs without leaving their apartments with an extension of an app made for barhopping.

Gainesville resident Mae, 3, shows off a cupcake she iced at the Santa Fe College Spring Arts Festival in 2012 while Jodie, 8, holds a sign promoting the cupcake-decorating to raise money for FUMPers, the preschool of First United Methodist Church.

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Annual Santa Fe festival draws usual crowd of local art-lovers

By Benjamin S. Brasch | Apr. 15, 2012

About 110,000 people walked along Northeast First Street during the two-day Santa Fe College Sprint Arts Festival to get a taste of Gainesville’s artistic culture.

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