NEWS
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SFC
UF student wins award, donates check to Wild Iris bookstore
By Alex Catalano | Oct. 14, 2012Erica Merrell opened an envelope and found a blessing.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Florida butterflies released at ButterflyFest
By Beatrice Dupuy | Oct. 14, 2012About 4,000 people — some wearing butterfly costumes, carving pumpkins and tasting honey — attended the Florida Museum of Natural History’s seventh annual ButterflyFest this weekend.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Residents paint pumpkins pink for cancer awareness
By Noelia Trujillo | Oct. 14, 2012Hundreds of people attended Shands at UF’s first Pink Pumpkin Fest, which included events like a Pink Pumpkin Pedal-Off, Pink Pumpkin Painting Party and about 20 other exhibits aimed at raising money and awareness for breast cancer.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gator Garba celebrates traditional Indian celebration over weekend
By Michelle Plitnikas | Oct. 14, 2012As part of the yearly Gator Garba celebration, hundreds went to the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Saturday for a night filled with dancing and traditional Indian music.
METRO
Event brings bats to the Hipp
By Danielle Boyd | Oct. 14, 2012About 100 people stumbled in and out of the Hippodrome State Theatre Saturday to see Violet, a 21-year-old bat, and Edgar, a Rodrigues fruit bat, for an event hosted by the Lubee Bat Conservancy.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Scientists study dinosaur teeth
By Kelcee Griffis | Oct. 14, 2012A collaborative study between UF researchers and a Florida State University paleobiologist has scientists chewing on new ideas about dinosaur study.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
UF student designs, creates costumes of her favorite shows
By Emily Stanton | Oct. 14, 2012Devan Baird has been a dragon-wielding warrior princess determined to rule seven kingdoms with fire and blood, a giggling mass murderer with a split personality, and a purple-haired unicorn with an eye for fashion and all things fabulous.
METRO
Occupy Gainesville members celebrate one year with march
By Katherine Hahn | Oct. 14, 2012To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Occupy Gainesville, a protest movement inspired by Occupy Wall Street, a group of movement members marched from Bo Diddley Community Plaza to 13th Street, holding signs and wearing black T-shirts that displayed the phrase, “We are the 99 percent.”
METRO
Students, alumni pack Murphee Commons for SausageFest
By Rosa Llamo | Oct. 14, 2012About 210 students, alumni and Gainesville residents filled the Murphree Commons Courtyard to enjoy an inflatable obstacle course, live music, a chance to pie residential assistants in the face and, of course, 90 pounds of sausage.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Driskel, Gators run away with road conference victory against Vanderbilt
By JOSH JURNOVOY | Oct. 14, 2012NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Gators’ skill position players did less on Saturday than they had in any game all season, but Jeff Driskel made sure it didn’t matter.
NEWS
Freshman Fears: The Dreaded Fifteen
By Abbie Dorwart | Oct. 14, 2012“Are you afraid of the freshman fifteen?”
NEWS
Gainesville’s fall activities
By Charlene Hewitt | Oct. 14, 2012The brief dip in temperatures last week subtly hinted that it’s almost fall: time to enjoy pumpkin spice lattes, cozy sweaters, the warm sun perfectly balancing the cool air and maybe even a bonfire.
NEWS
How to make the most of your game day experience
By Marisa Gottesman | Oct. 14, 2012In order to have a successful game day experience, the key is preparation. Even though the game is just a few hours long, there are many planning factors that are often overlooked.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Defense keys Gators volleyball to 12th straight victory
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN | Oct. 14, 2012Even as Chloe Mann tied her career high with 20 kills in just three sets, the Gators’ defense stole the show.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
UF seniors spur second-half surge against Mississippi State
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Oct. 14, 2012The Gators have been a strong second-half team this season. For 10 minutes on Sunday, Mississippi State looked like it may put an end to that trend.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Special teams crucial in Florida’s win against Vanderbilt
By JOE MORGAN | Oct. 14, 2012NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida blocked a field goal, picked up 54 yards on a fake punt and got a 60-yard kick return out of a previously slumping Andre Debose during Saturday’s 31-17 win against Vanderbilt. The Gators special teams have come a long way in 2012.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Lendl stars among loaded field at Tar Heel Invite
By CHARLES KINGSBURY | Oct. 14, 2012Senior Isabelle Lendl earned her second consecutive outright victory at the Tar Heel Invite. She carded a 3-under 69, which was good enough to best Baylor’s Hayley Davis by three strokes.
NEWS
“Greenwashing” – It Has Nothing To Do With Your Laundry
By Alex Harris | Oct. 14, 2012Plenty of green-minded consumers (yourself included) have been tricked by Greenwashing.
NEWS
Flower Power
By Leila Milgrim | Oct. 14, 2012Taking time to stop and smell the roses may do more than serve as a reminder to live in the moment. These blooming botanicals provide various health benefits that can enhance our quality of life.
NEWS
Learning a new skill? Go for a run after
By Amy Schafer | Oct. 14, 2012Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found that just 20 minutes of cardiovascular exercise can help boost long-term muscle memory.
