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Bazaar to host a variety of unusual vendors

By Chabeli Herrera | Nov. 29, 2012

This holiday season, a Gainesville printing business is asking residents to put their money where their hearts are.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Shands at UF office places second in national safety challenge

By Ellen Villafuerte | Nov. 29, 2012

he Sebastian Ferrero Office of Clinical Quality and Patient Safety at Shands at UF, the UF Academic Health Center, won second place and $15,000 in the Reporting Patient Safety Events Challenge this month.

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Twitter fiction festival, literary world butt heads

By Jenna Lyons | Nov. 29, 2012

Hamlet has a new question: To tweet or not to tweet?

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Students fret over getting trapped in stacks at Library West

By Haley Stracher | Nov. 29, 2012

Library West’s electronic bookcases look like a trap from an Indiana Jones movie set.

Forward Jennifer George drives along the baseline during Florida’s 72-45 win against Belmont on Nov. 29, 2011, in the O’Connell Center.

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Gators' Jennifer George looking for redemption

Nov. 29, 2012

Although Jennifer George was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2012, Big Blue still makes her see red.

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Layering 101

By Kelsey Meany | Nov. 29, 2012

Baby, it’s cold outside. Before you start bundling up, make sure to read this quick lesson on how to become smarter and more fashionable in terms of layering your clothing.

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Rich Kids of Instagram: Consumerism at Another Level

By Jennifer Hernandez | Nov. 29, 2012

Some of us collect coins. They collect Hermes.

The UF Board of Trustees is reviewing a proposal to turn Newell Hall into a bookless study center with digital resources and outlets for plugging in laptops.

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Newell Hall to be transformed into study center if Board of Trustees passes measure

By Kathryn Varn | Nov. 29, 2012

Newell Hall could provide students with relief from crowded libraries if UF’s Board of Trustees approves a proposal for the building’s renovation at its meeting next week.

Kerry Oliver-Smith, the curator at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, browses through the DVD rentals at Video Rodeo on Thursday evening. The bookshelves of Video Rodeo’s new bookstore, left, are currently occupied by VHS rentals but will soon feature novels.

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Video rental store to celebrate birthday by opening book corner

By Colleen Wright | Nov. 29, 2012

In the days of instant downloads and electronic pages, Roger Beebe finds peace in a bound book.

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Blue Key gives students chance for healthy growth within their major

By Samantha Shavell | Nov. 29, 2012

Florida Blue Key is hosting its annual Health Professions Day today with an appearance from a Gator football alumnus.

Janelle Pornovetz, 22, reorganizes clay bones on Turlington Plaza on Wednesday afternoon. Read a story about the One Million Bones project at alligator.org.

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Project hopes to mold change with bones

By Beatrice Dupuy | Nov. 29, 2012

Students had the opportunity to mold bones out of clay to raise awareness for genocide and humanitarian issues. About 75 students participated.

The co-founders of Garage Agency & Co., Aly Perez, Heather O’Rourke, David Argov and Alexza Morales, meet once a week in Argov’s garage. The student-run advertising agency has about 11 clients.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Students start ad agency in garage

By Rosa Llamo | Nov. 28, 2012

David Argov, Alexza Morales, Heather O’Rourke and Aly Perez, UF advertising seniors, started Garage Agency & Co., an advertising agency, from Argov’s garage.

My daughter, Paisley Hewitt, and my 7-year-old cousin, Gabriella Fox, enjoyed riding around Charleston in the front cargo bin of my new bike.

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Discovering Charleston

By Charlene Hewiit | Nov. 28, 2012

Who doesn’t love a good road trip Out there somewhere is a person who will raise his or her hand, but such folks are certainly in the minority. For those of you who are sane, Charleston, S.C., is an awesome choice for a weekend road trip.

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Bravo pleads not guilty to additional charges in Aguilar case

By Chris Alcantara | Nov. 28, 2012

Pedro Bravo pled not guilty Tuesday to five additional charges in his alleged connection to Christian Aguilar’s murder.

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Miley Cyrus and Borgore Push Dubstep into Mainstream

By Samantha Doucette | Nov. 28, 2012

Who knew Miley Cyrus liked dubstep?

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How to Find to the Best Post-Grad Digs on a Budget

By Caitlyn Finnegan | Nov. 28, 2012

For the thousands of students preparing to graduate in the next few months, there’s a lesson to be learned that you won’t find in a textbook — figuring out where to live after you graduate.