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Friends of the Library book sale raises record $83K
By JESSICA PONN | Apr. 20, 2008After 58 years, Gainesville's Friends of the Library volunteers run their semi-annual book sales like clockwork.
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Earth Day Music Festival aims to raise green awareness
By KRISTEN HUFF | Apr. 20, 2008Local green-minded organizations hosted a concert on Sunday to raise awareness about environmental sustainability two days before Earth Day.
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Florida firefighters compete in Firefighter Combat Challenge
By DREW HARWELL | Apr. 20, 2008They don't make fire marshall rookie cards. There are no "Fastest Extinguished" records used in fantasy leagues. And you may not see a firefighter's face in Sports Illustrated.
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UF documentary students win award, grant for "Jessie's Dad"
By AMBER EHRKE | Apr. 20, 2008When a news story bearing a Homosassa dateline came up on his computer screen three years ago, UF Documentary Institute student Boaz Dvir stopped to read it. News from his small Florida hometown rarely showed up in the national media.
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More to Krishnas than vegetarian lunch
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 20, 2008Hundreds of students find their way to the Plaza of the Americas every weekday to eat a $4 vegetarian meal served by the Hare Krishnas.
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Fifth Avenue Arts Festival celebrates African heritage
By DAYNA MALEK | Apr. 20, 2008The smells of kettle corn and Jamaican jerk chicken filled the air over the weekend as local residents and visitors flocked to the 29th annual Fifth Avenue Arts Festival.
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UF student charged with thefts
By JESSICA PONN | Apr. 17, 2008Gainesville Police arrested a UF student early Thursday morning after witnesses said they saw him taking items from unlocked cars in an apartment complex on Williston Road.
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Gainesville food bank receives $10,000 grant
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Apr. 17, 2008Anne Voyles, an 80-year-old lifelong Gainesville resident, doesn't hear a lot of good news about money in her line of work - feeding the hungry.
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Artist Richard Heipp's work returns to Thomas Center
By ERIN WILSON | Apr. 17, 2008Twenty-five years ago, Richard Heipp's solo art show was exhibited at the Thomas Center. Now his work will adorn its walls again.
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City Commission approves restrictions for proposed Hatchet Creek development
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 17, 2008The City Commission established restrictions on northeast Gainesville's proposed Hatchet Creek development Wednesday night.
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Newcomer challenging 19-year incumbent for local U.S. House seat
By DREW HARWELL | Apr. 16, 2008As the latest debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama dominates headlines across the country, one local race for the November general elections is just beginning to heat up.
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Assault help goes online
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 16, 2008Instant messaging could be the newest way for victims of sexual assault to find anonymous help.
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Hatchet Creek developer appeals to City Commission
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 16, 2008After being turned down by the city commission in October 2007, the developer of the proposed Hatchet Creek community in northeast Gainesville appealed the decision at Wednesday night's commission meeting.
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Due to suit, Einstein’s stops printing Wildlife Issues class notes
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 16, 2008Einstein's Notes has temporarily stopped selling notes for a UF class after Faulkner Press, the software company used to supplement the course, sued the note-taking service.
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State House passes bill to help students pay for textbooks
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Apr. 16, 2008The Florida House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of a bill Wednesday that aims to make buying textbooks more affordable. The bill, introduced by Rep. Anitere Flores, R-Miami, would require state colleges and universities to provide adequate textbook information to students at least 30 days before the first day of classes.
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Grand jury indicts Gainesville man for first-degree murder
By WILL PAFFORD | Apr. 15, 2008A Gainesville man was indicted for first-degree murder by an Alachua County grand jury Monday.
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University presidents complain to NCAA about televised alcohol ads
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Apr. 15, 2008In response to "embarrassingly prominent" television alcohol ads aired throughout the NCAA basketball tournament, about 100 university presidents and athletic directors signed a letter of complaint sent to the organization last week.
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The Buzz puts off alternative listeners with mainstream lineup change
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Apr. 14, 2008Just before leaving town for Spring Break, UF student Jessica Pisano noticed she'd been turning her radio off more and more.
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Armed robbers arrested at Cabana North Beach
By WILL PAFFORD | Apr. 13, 2008Two local men were arrested and charged in connection with an early Saturday morning armed robbery at the Cabana North Beach Apartments.
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Local military members react to U.S. plan to halt troop withdrawals
By DREW HARWELL | Apr. 13, 2008Congressional testimony last week from two of the United States' top officials in Iraq has already brought about changes to the military's plans for withdrawal. But for some former troops and current enlistees enrolled at UF, the latest decisions have not changed their feelings - positive or negative - about the war.
