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SPORTS | COLUMNS

UF’s rout unimportant in big picture

Mar. 22, 2011

The Gators baseball team might have used up all of their runs for the week.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Debose seeking consistency in ‘11

By ADAM BERRY | Mar. 22, 2011

Will Muschamp isn’t a fan of the word “potential.”

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Gators throttle Eagles

By JESSE SIMONTON | Mar. 22, 2011

It was a game of batting practice for the top-ranked Gators.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

Fairfield’s height presents unique challenge for UF

By JOHN BOOTHE< | Mar. 22, 2011

Although Fairfield isn’t the most highly touted team on Florida’s schedule, tonight’s matchup against the unranked Stags will still be the Gators’ tallest test.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Lakeside Hall evacuated after kitchen fire

By Alex Orlando | Mar. 22, 2011

A grease fire caused minimal damage in a Lakeside Residence Hall kitchen Monday night.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Senate honors student who died on Spring Break

By Hannah Winston | Mar. 22, 2011

Senators unanimously passed a resolution honoring the memory of UF freshman Molly Ammon, who was found dead March 13, during Tuesday night’s meeting.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Graduate assistants protest anti-union bills

By Hannah Winston | Mar. 22, 2011

Members of Graduate Assistants United, the union for all graduate assistants at UF, rallied Tuesday in protest of two proposed bills that would take away the rights of unions in Florida.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Activist to discuss environmental impact of coal mining

By Morgan Watkins | Mar. 22, 2011

Larry Gibson knows how a mountain dies. He’s seen it happen in West Virginia, where he has watched the surrounding mountaintops become flattened in the name of coal mining.

OPINION | COLUMNS

People should take more honest photos

By Wesley Campbell | Mar. 22, 2011

Have you ever seen one of those photo montages that show someone’s face holding the same angle and expression relentlessly, regardless of where and when the photo was taken?

METRO

County Commission approves plan to repair local roads

By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 22, 2011

Driving home is unnerving for John Banks. County Road 231 is in such disrepair, he said, that he sometimes has to drive in the oncoming traffic lane to avoid the potholes.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Sobered Up: Welfare drug tests not beneficial for Florida

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 22, 2011

The idea of screening welfare candidates and recipients for drugs didn’t come out of the blue. Gov. Rick Scott hinted at it during his campaign. In fact, it was one of the few things we thought Scott was on the right track with.

METRO

Candidates express hopes, concerns for city at forum

By C.J. Pruner | Mar. 22, 2011

Despite the economic malaise that has grabbed hold of everyday life, Gainesville is still a great place to call home, commission candidates from two separate races said at a forum Tuesday.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Religion can impede scientific progress

By Doug Martin | Mar. 22, 2011

As a biochemistry student at UF, I found Zack Smith’s opinion column Monday disheartening.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

UF professor’s documentary chronicles his fight with cancer

By ALLISON BANKO | Mar. 22, 2011

John Kaplan likened the pain to what it must feel like to get shot.

NEWS

Citizens invite County Commission to join Koppers lawsuit

By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 22, 2011

Several citizens invited the Alachua County Commission to join their class-action lawsuit to get compensation for the physical and emotional damage that comes with living next to contaminated land.

NEWS