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Blue trees will be gone soon

By Marsheen Ryan | Apr. 11, 2013

I saw your article regarding the blue trees on the UF campus.

George A. Smathers Library staff member Jane Anne Carey takes a photo of an edible book on the Library West walkway during the Edible Book Contest on Thursday.

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Smathers Libraries hosts Edible Books Contest

By Samantha Schuyler | Apr. 11, 2013

Outside of UF’s Library West, the air smelled strongly of confection.

A model poses in front of a projetor on Wednesday during Gainesville Fashion Week.

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Gainesville Fashion Week Diaries Day 1

By Angela Skane | Apr. 11, 2013

The empty retail space next to Vellos Brickstreet Grill came to life for the opening night of Gainesville Fashion Week.

Local fashion designer Jacquelyn Brooks walks alongside models in her clothes after showing her collection at Gainesville Fashion Week.

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Gainesville Fashion Week Diaries Day 3

By Vonecia Carswell | Apr. 10, 2013

Blue lights reflected off the ceiling, adding to the cool atmosphere of Friday’s runway show in the University Air Center’s Mustang Hangar.

A model strikes a pose during the runway shows on Saturday night as part of Gainesville Fashion Week.

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Gainesville Fashion Week Diaries Day 4

By Courtney Nachlas | Apr. 10, 2013

Intensity radiated off the runway as designer TanyaB started her show.

Jade Jolie performs at “Friends of Dorothy: A Drag Show,” presented by Pride Awareness Month in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom on Wednesday evening. Read the story on page 4.

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Drag queens, kings wow 800-person crowd at annual show

By Elise Rodriguez | Apr. 10, 2013

Carmen Carrera came on stage Wednesday night wearing a black cloak. When she took it off, she was left wearing rhinestones.

Joey Loto, a 21-year-old dance senior, performs a solo routine. Groups practiced Tuesday in preparation for the Spring BFA dance showcase.

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Israeli choreographer and visiting teacher to perform original piece

By Alyssa Fisher | Apr. 10, 2013

Israeli choreographer Dana Ruttenberg has spent this semester, teaching and interacting with students in the UF School of Theatre + Dance.

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Marnell’s book: Good, bad or unhealthy?

Apr. 10, 2013

“All I’ve ever wanted my whole life,” Cat Marnell, former beauty editor of www.xoJane.com and former VICE columnist, writes in her book proposal to Simon & Schuster, “was a way to escape and get numb.”

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Girl talk with ‘Hot In Cleveland’ stars Betty White, Jane Leeves

By Alyssa Holcomb | Apr. 10, 2013

TV Land’s premiere scripted comedy “Hot In Cleveland” has turned crowds young and old onto what many call this generation’s “The Golden Girls.”

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UF, experts to discuss online education today

By Alex Harris | Apr. 10, 2013

UF’s yearlong celebration of land-grant universities will conclude today with a conference about online education called “Bricks and Mortar in a Digital Age: The Uncertain Future of Higher Education.”

Margaret Egeln, a 19-year-old UF biology freshman, attempts a shot during the Florida Quidditch team practice Saturday on Flavet Field. The Florida Quidditch team will head to Kissimmee this weekend to participate in the sixth annual World Cup.

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Florida Quidditch team gears up for weekend’s World Cup

By Sarah Kinonen | Apr. 10, 2013

The Florida Quidditch team will pick up its broomsticks this weekend to compete in the International Quidditch Association’s sixth annual World Cup.

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“Fashion Star” sets trends and offers easy online shopping

By Desmond | Apr. 10, 2013

Gainesville’s fashion events may have only lasted one week, but “Fashion Star” sets trends every Friday at 8 p.m. on NBC.

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Calling all money-saving students: Credit union is hiring young rep

By Stephanie Baguidy | Apr. 10, 2013

One Florida credit union is looking to pay $25,000 plus perks for a hip representative to attract younger customers.

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UF’s blue trees losing shock factor

By Hannah Morse | Apr. 10, 2013

Many trees on UF’s campus were painted blue about six months ago to make a statement. But some Gators have begun to think the message has been lost.

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Nutella-la-la: Beloved by students and thieves

Apr. 9, 2013

Hold on, we’re going to do one of those journalism ledes that describes an item to you before making you guess what we’re actually talking about:

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Carl Bernstein to visit UF on Saturday

By Alexa Volland | Apr. 9, 2013

For the second-annual Florida Loves Israel conference, UF Hillel has partnered with Accent Speaker’s Bureau to bring Carl Bernstein to campus.

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Florida silences doctors’ speech on firearms

Apr. 9, 2013

When a physician asks a patient if he or she owns firearms, is that doctor violating the patient’s Second Amendment rights?

Alfonso Ribeiro, known for his role as Carlton in ’90s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” speaks before a crowd of about 475 in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom on Tuesday evening. Read the story on page 5.

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Carlton talks show business

By Elizabeth Brown | Apr. 9, 2013

The Reitz Union Grand Ballroom teemed with laughter and applause Tuesday night as Alfonso Ribeiro spoke about his experiences in show business.

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UF celebrates five smokeless years as tobacco-free campus

By Brianna Handy | Apr. 9, 2013

UF has been a tobacco-free campus for five years.

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University Box Office near Reitz to sell out — for good

By Colleen Wright | Apr. 9, 2013

Students will no longer stand in lines swirling around the Reitz Union Colonnade for tickets.