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UF celebrates five smokeless years as tobacco-free campus
By Brianna Handy | Apr. 9, 2013UF has been a tobacco-free campus for five years.
El Caimán
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University Box Office near Reitz to sell out — for good
By Colleen Wright | Apr. 9, 2013Students will no longer stand in lines swirling around the Reitz Union Colonnade for tickets.
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UF group hopes to get green
By Brianna Handy | Apr. 9, 2013A group of UF students is looking ahead to Fall, when they hope to pass the Student Green Energy Fund.
METRO
Gas leak leads to steak house evacuation on Archer Road
By Alexa Volland | Apr. 9, 2013A southwest Gainesville steak house had to evacuate about 80 people Tuesday afternoon after a gasoline leak occurred at a neighboring construction site.
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Gainesville woman helps police catch burglar who robbed her
By Kathryn Varn | Apr. 9, 2013A Gainesville woman helped police catch the man who burglarized her house.
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Marston gets new battery packs
By Colleen Wright | Apr. 9, 2013The Student Senate unanimously approved funding Tuesday night for 15 rechargeable battery packs to be available for rent at the library by finals week.
METRO
Man eats pot — then arrested
By Kathryn Varn | Apr. 9, 2013Gainesville Police arrested a man early Monday after an officer found him with a mouth full of marijuana.
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UF physics professor Peter Hirschfeld attracts attention
By Shannon Kaestle | Apr. 9, 2013Peter Hirschfeld is the new UF Teacher-Scholar of the Year for 2012-2013. Hirschfeld, a 55-year-old physics professor, was chosen for his performance in teaching and scholarly activities.
METRO
Conserve water this month
By Jovahn Huertas | Apr. 9, 2013Alachua County teamed up with local governments across the state to declare April Water Conservation Month.
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Report learns about lack of men teaching in the classroom
By Nathalie Dortonne | Apr. 9, 2013People are usually surprised when Marcus Knox tells them what he wants to do when he graduates.
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Final exams won’t let UF students rest — avoid insomnia
By Eric Bandin | Apr. 9, 2013When exam week rolls around, it can be hard to tell what’s normal when it comes to sleep.
METRO
Lowe absent at second forum in runoff election for mayor
By Billy Kennedy | Apr. 8, 2013In the second debate before the April 16 Gainesville mayoral runoff election, Ed Braddy was the only candidate present.
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Fats of Life: Stop snacking while watching TV shows
Apr. 8, 2013Have you ever sat in front of the TV and not paid attention to what was happening on the screen? That’s apparently healthier for you than the alternative: caring.
METRO
Legislature blazes toward pipe ban
By Kathryn Varn | Apr. 8, 2013Glass and water pipes could be smoked out of stores if the Florida legislature passes a bill prohibiting their sale.
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UF groups to host anti-drone events
By Garrett Bruno | Apr. 8, 2013The UF Students for a Democratic Society and UF Libertarians are co-hosting an anti-drone week of action to raise awareness about what they believe to be UF’s involvement in military drone research.
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UF professor reveals elaborate basketball hoax
By Kelsey Wonderlin | Apr. 8, 2013In his junior year of college, UF history senior lecturer Steve Noll was bored in his dorm room, thinking of fun things to do.
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Do it like a lady: drag queens and fans
Apr. 8, 2013Well, spring has rolled around again, and for me, that means only one thing: I get to see colorfully dressed man-ladies strut their stuff up and down the catwalk in the Reitz Union Ballroom.
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A dominant submissive in today’s society
Apr. 8, 2013All sorts of things pop into one’s mind when the words “BDSM,” “slave,” “master,” “masochist” and “sadist” are thrown around.
METRO
Boy’s book sweetens friend’s treatment
By Colleen Wright | Apr. 8, 2013Dylan Siegel loves chocolate bars and helping a friend in need.
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UF Supreme Court rules on constitutionality of firings
By Colleen Wright | Apr. 8, 2013The UF Supreme Court ruled the Student Body president may fire members at his or her own discretion under the Student Body Constitution.
