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UF engineering freshman Joe Liccini, 19, exercises at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Monday. According to a study, walking can lower people’s risk of high blood pressure as much as running can.

Javier Edwards

METRO

New study shows benefits of walking for heart disease

By Caitlin Raddatz | Apr. 22, 2013

She no longer searches for close parking spaces.

METRO

FDA warns of severe reactions to black henna tattoos

By Caitlin Raddatz | Apr. 2, 2013

Think twice about getting a black henna tattoo because it may not be temporary after all.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Viewers can’t sneak in under, undercover program discovers

By Caitlin Raddatz | Mar. 28, 2013

She broke the rules and snuck into her first R-rated movie when she was 14 years old.

METRO

Coke releases new ‘Fruitwater’ drink

By Caitlin Raddatz | Mar. 27, 2013

When it comes to Coca-Cola Co., UF students will now have a healthier option when choosing what to drink.

UF graduate student in the Digital Worlds Institute Ian Elsner, 23, left, and electrical engineering junior Matt Feldman, 20, juggle fire outside the Broward Hall basement Thursday Night. Read the story at alligator.org.

Kelly Logan

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF juggling group heats up Mardi Gras event

By Caitlin Raddatz | Feb. 21, 2013

Torches, dipped in gasoline and ignited by lighters, swirled around. The fire spun rapidly and with ease, whirling through the air with a hissing sound.

Twelve-year-old Amir Helmy, a seventh-grader at Lincoln Middle School, explains his project, which uses smartphones to detect seizures and falls, to judge Alex Angerhofer, at this year’s Alachua Region Science and Engineering Fair at Santa Fe College.

Adam Harrignton

METRO

Future researchers gather for science fair

By Caitlin Raddatz | Feb. 13, 2013

An 11th-grader from Eastside High School stood tall next to a stark white tri-fold board, covered with charts, graphs and text.

Out of all food types surveyed, leafy vegetables accounted for the most foodborne illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Kelly Logan

METRO

CDC releases 11-year study on cause of foodborne illness

By Caitlin Raddatz | Feb. 7, 2013

Upchuck is never pleasant.

METRO

City accepts registration for academy

By Caitlin Raddatz | Jan. 31, 2013

The city of Gainesville is accepting applications for its Spring citizens’ academy program, designed to teach residents about the inner-workings of local government and city management.

Patrons watch “A Royal Affair” at the Hippodrome State Theatre Cinema on Sunday night. The theater has shown a variety of international and domestic films for 31 years.

John McLaughlin

METRO

Hippodrome Cinema struggles to break even

By Caitlin Raddatz | Jan. 28, 2013

Despite receiving thousands of dollars from the Florida Department of State, the Hippodrome State Theatre is still struggling to break even on international films being aired through its Cinema program.

Richard Crew plays the violin underneath a maypole at the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire on Sunday. Crew is part of the Greenwood Morris dance group, a group that organizes dances and plays under the maypole. He said he has been playing the violin and attending various medieval fairs for about 20 years.

John McLaughlin III

METRO

Colorful crowds attend medieval fair in Gainesville

By Caitlin Raddatz | Jan. 27, 2013

Off in the distance, a trumpet sounded. A man dressed colorfully in yellow, red and blue fluttered through the crowd on stilts.