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Equality index ranks Orlando, Miami as best Florida cities for LGBTQ rights
By Andrea Carroz | Nov. 29, 2012When it comes to LGBTQ treatment, Florida’s cities show a full spectrum of equality.
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City to light up the night with Christmas tree, festival Saturday
By Andrea Carroz | Nov. 25, 2012Santa Claus will come to Gainesville early this year, and he’ll bring a brilliantly lit tree with him.
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City organizations send volunteers, money to storm victims
By Andrea Carroz | Nov. 5, 2012Gainesville residents are helping Hurricane Sandy victims get back on their feet.
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Kids take over museum at book-signing event
By Andrea Carroz | Nov. 4, 2012Coloring, bookmarks, face masks and owl puppets attracted children to the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art on Sunday.
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CAMPUS
UF alumni keep it clean with new portable toilet product
By Andrea Carroz | Oct. 29, 2012Liz Morris, a 2008 UF alumna, came up with the idea of creating a cheaper, cleaner, odorless and waterless portable toilet. She named it the Dungaroo.
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Florida listed among states with least graduation debt
By Andrea Carroz | Oct. 22, 2012A study released this month by the Institute for College Access and Success found that the average debt for students who graduated in 2011 was about $26,000, putting Florida near the bottom of the list.
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Hiring for new college graduates projected to increase 13 percent
By Andrea Carroz | Oct. 15, 2012The class of 2013 could have a better chance at job opportunities than 2012 graduates.
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Weight gain continues after freshman year
By Andrea Carroz | Oct. 2, 2012A survey of 131 college students found that 70 percent of them gained an average of 10 pounds and 18 percent gained 20 pounds or more during four years in college.
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Speakers debate drugs
By Andrea Carroz | Sep. 24, 2012The University Auditorium was filled with attendees for Accent Speakers’ Bureau “The Great Weed Debate: Heads vs. Feds” event. The debate featured veteran Drug Enforcement Administration agent Bob Stutman and High Times editor Steve Hager.
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Experts to debate marijuana
By Andrea Carroz | Sep. 11, 2012The two will hash out the national issue at UF during the Accent Speakers’ Bureau event “The Great Weed Debate: Heads vs. Feds.” It will take place at 8 p.m. Sept. 24 in the University Auditorium.
