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Gainesville blacksmith’s axe-making class popular

Loud, synchronized banging filled a junkyard Saturday morning.

Deaf drag queens performing at UF for Deaf Awareness Week

Two deaf, Latino drag queens who earned internet fame through YouTube will perform at UF today.

On Valentine’s Day, paper butterflies at UF promote self-love

On Tuesday afternoon, about 50 paper butterflies with messages of love appeared in trees on Turlington Plaza.

LongHorn Steakhouse restaurant coming to Gainesville

Gainesville will get its first LongHorn Steakhouse on Monday.

Local youth team gets trauma helmets

To ease parents’ concerns, the Gainesville Gators Pee Wee tackle football team will use new trauma-monitoring helmets this season.

How Gainesville residents can help prevent spread of Zika virus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave millions to states after the first cases of Zika virus transmitted through infected mosquitoes were reported in Miami-Dade County.

Peace Corps names new UF campus recruiter

In hopes of making a positive impact on the world, Breton Homewood joined the Peace Corps in 2012 and is now UF’s new the organization’s campus recruiter.

Group drops Pokemon ‘lures’ at hospital

Extra Life Team Gainesville, an organization for gamers dedicated to raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network and UF Health Shands Hospital, is hosting a “Pokemon Go”-themed event for children this weekend.

UF clubs push for attendance over Summer

While students enjoy shorter lines and more parking during the Summer term, UF’s clubs have to find ways to keep attendance high with fewer people on campus.

Tree trimming in Ocala causes Cox internet outage

Cox Communications customers in Florida were left without internet or phone services after a tree-trimming accident late Wednesday morning in Ocala, said Cam Johnson, Cox’s public affairs manager.

Lamical Perine

The Gators haven’t beaten the Seminoles since 2012, meaning both last year's and this year's seniors never did. “We just want to send those guys out with a good win,” sophomore running back Lamical Perine said. “There’s going to be a whole lot of fans coming out for that game. It’s going to be a nice game.”

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The Gators haven’t beaten the Seminoles since 2012, meaning both last year's and this year's seniors never did. “We just want to send those guys out with a good win,” sophomore running back Lamical Perine said. “There’s going to be a whole lot of fans coming out for that game. It’s going to be a nice game.”

Chauncey Gardner Jr.

Chauncey Gardner Jr.'s 42-yard interception return set up Florida's first touchdown of the game on Saturday in its 36-7 win over UAB.

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Chauncey Gardner Jr.'s 42-yard interception return set up Florida's first touchdown of the game on Saturday in its 36-7 win over UAB.

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Manny Rutinel, a 21-year-old UF microbiology and cell science and economics senior, left, promotes the Student Animal Alliance by promoting veganism. Rutinel said it's easy to remember to turn off a faucet while you soap or brush your teeth, but animal agriculture accounts for more environmental problems than any other sector of the environment. "In order to go green, you have to eat green," he said.

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