NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF fraternities to host campus charity carnival on Hume Field
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Feb. 11, 2014For one day only, a carnival with a cause is coming to UF.
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SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
UF ends tourney in 14th place
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Feb. 11, 2014The Gators failed to rally in the third round of the 2014 Northrop Grumman Regional Tournament on Tuesday and finished in a frustrating 14th place.
METRO
Gainesville Language Exchange to host weekly event at The Library
By Andrea Sarcos | Feb. 11, 2014Local residents and students can practice languages with each other through a new program.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Florida preparing for second game
By EDEN OTERO | Feb. 11, 2014Three days between games is not a lot of time.
NEWS
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SFC
Santa Fe College exhibit shows disposable camera art
By Ashley Kobza | Feb. 11, 2014A new exhibit at Santa Fe College showcases photographs from artists living in several countries but using the same low-tech equipment: disposable cameras.
METRO
City of Gainesville paints bike boxes, adds detection system to high-traffic bike areas
By Christian Cooper | Feb. 11, 2014The Gainesville Public Works Department has begun modifying some intersections to make navigating roads easier for local bikers.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF setting roster for SEC Championships
By Logan McGuire | Feb. 11, 2014With the Southeastern Conference Championships a week away, the Gators swimming and diving teams have found answers for the remaining question marks on their roster.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
US food industry needs transparency, regulation
Feb. 11, 2014While we still delight in certain kid foods — looking at you, Cheetos and Yoo-hoo — some have grown less appealing with age. Our age, specifically.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
TED Talks shift social responsibility
Feb. 11, 2014The motto of the informative and highly addictive TED Talks is “ideas worth spreading.” Gainesville’s independent offshoot — TEDxUF — had plenty of ideas worth writing home about. Some of the area’s best and brightest took to the stage Saturday and shared their experiences, concerns and hopes for the future.
METRO
Experts, UF students react to Denmark giraffe killing
By EMILY COCHRANE< | Feb. 10, 2014After a 2-year-old giraffe was shot and killed Sunday morning at a Denmark zoo, some UF professors and students are calling it harsh and unnecessary.
METRO
Florida-based app combines chat, photo sharing, privacy for group messaging
By Amanda Kastrinos | Feb. 10, 2014A new Florida-based social media application focused on group interaction launched today.
METRO
Wild hog invasion in yards, parks near Paynes Prairie
By Rachael Holt | Feb. 10, 2014A peculiar critter control problem plagues Anthony Rue and his neighbors: Drawn in by the allure of acorns, vicious wild hogs regularly invade his yard.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Florida bill could lower veterans’ tuition
By Monique Hernandez | Feb. 10, 2014Student veterans in Gainesville are reacting to two new pieces of legislation that could affect their tuition.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Taco Libre candidates off ballot, may turn to write-ins
By Hanna Marcus | Feb. 10, 2014The Student Government ballot has changed, and the Taco Libre Party may launch a write-in campaign to compensate.
METRO
Study: Sugar consumption linked to cardiovascular deaths
By Erick Edwing | Feb. 10, 2014A sweet tooth can have some seriously sour consequences.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF students to sell personal branding
By Erin Meisenzahl-Peace | Feb. 10, 2014Oprah’s “O” is recognizable anywhere. Say, “You’re fired,” to any American, and it will conjure up visions of dirty-blonde toupees and failed presidential nominations.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF museum's butterfly rainforest exhibit adds butterflies
By Purvi Pandit | Feb. 10, 2014UF’s butterfly exhibit will soon include two continents.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF RecSports to host Valentine's partner yoga and salsa
By Hailey Gerhard | Feb. 10, 2014Valentine’s Day Eve just got sweatier.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Tiffany Sessions case: Sheriff’s Office closes dig site, still collecting tips
By Kelcee Griffis | Feb. 10, 2014After investigators closed the dig site where they’d hoped to find the body of missing UF student Tiffany Sessions, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to collect tips for further investigation.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
University Police: $2.7k worth of produce stolen from UF garden
By Jenna Lyons | Feb. 10, 2014Some of them worked for months in the dirt. They spent hours clearing the plot, building up the soil, watering the plants and covering them during freezes.
