METRO
Officals rule out law enforcement merger
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 31, 2011The debate of police consolidation is done — at least for now.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
UF leads JU Invitational after 36 holes
Jan. 31, 2011The Florida men’s golf team entered the JU invitational hoping to prove itself worthy of its No. 3 national ranking, and the Gators appear to be well on their way to doing so.
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COLUMNS
Distributing fliers annoying, wasteful
By Laura Ellermeyer | Jan. 31, 2011As Patches O’Houlihan from the movie “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” wisely declared, “You’ve got to learn the five D’s of dodgeball: dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge.” I never thought these words would assist me at UF.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF closes research center in Paris, plans to relocate
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 31, 2011The UF Paris Research Center is on the move.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Rights Fight: Judge calls health care reform into question
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 31, 2011The recent health care reform may be due to tumble like a row of dominoes.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Stubborn politicians self-serving
By Charles Dahan | Jan. 31, 2011Zack Smith makes a fundamental mistake in his Jan. 31 column, “Compromise DeLay-ing the Inevitable.” In it, Smith argues that Tom DeLay demonstrated ideological consistency by refusing to compromise with Democrats. Yet partisanship, as Smith writes, is not a “philosophy [that] may have intellectual teeth.” Instead, it is a methodology for attaining one’s political — or ideological — goals.
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BUSINESS
Dog walker faces commission to keep business open
By Alexander Klausner | Jan. 31, 2011When going from the corner of 18th Terrace and Seventh Avenue to find Bruce Baber, you can’t help but notice the signs.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Opening ceremony celebrates start of Black History Month
By Kari Pflanzer | Jan. 31, 2011Dressed to impress in cocktail attire, UF administrators, alumni and students gathered to celebrate the opening of Black History Month Monday night.
NEWS
Correction
Jan. 31, 2011Florida women’s basketball players Azania Stewart and Jordan Jones were referred to as seniors in a headline in Monday’s Alligator. Stewart is a junior, and Jones is a redshirt junior.
NEWS
Clarification
Jan. 31, 2011A headline in Monday’s newspaper stated that 14,000 people attended the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire. That is the figure for Saturday alone. The attendance figure for Sunday is unknown.
NEWS
College students: How to manage the stress in your life
By Tara Braun | Jan. 31, 2011There are many ways to deal with stress in college, so consider trying some of the following techniques to reduce stress and improve your emotional health.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Free-throw shooting woes doom UF vs. MSU
By GREG LUCA | Jan. 30, 2011STARKVILLE, Miss. — In the closing moments of Saturday’s game, the free-throw line was the Bulldogs’ strongest weapon and the Gators’ biggest weakness.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Juniors Jones, Stewart lead Gators to victory
By MATT WATTS< | Jan. 30, 2011UF captains Jordan Jones and Azania Stewart stepped up in a big way Sunday.
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GYMNASTICS
Freshmen key tri-meet win
By ALLISON BANKO | Jan. 30, 2011Moments before her collegiate debut on floor, Mackenzie Caquatto’s thoughts were on her grandmother.
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Gators top Volunteers on Senior Day, cruise to win over IRSC
By MELISSA PENDER< | Jan. 30, 2011The Gators closed their home season Sunday with nine NCAA “B” qualifying times and 29 season-best times against Indian River State College.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
UF advances to ITA Indoors
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Jan. 30, 2011Florida’s men’s and women’s tennis teams backed up their high early season rankings, winning the ITA Kick-Off Weekend tournament in Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex.
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Horn, Claye qualify for NCAAs
By JOE MORGAN< | Jan. 30, 2011Excelling in every facet of the heptathlon requires a well-rounded athlete.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
No. 3 Florida set to begin spring
Jan. 30, 2011High expectations are the norm for the Florida men’s golf team. As four-time national champions, highly touted recruits came to Gainesville expecting to be part of the squad that brings home a fifth.
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CAMPUS
Southwest Recreation Center renovations drawing high numbers
By Katy Doran | Jan. 30, 2011The buzz of treadmills, the swoosh of rotating elliptical trainers and the beep of hand scanners allowing entry into Southwest Recreation Center are heard daily as close to 4,500 students arrive at the recently renovated gym.
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FEATURES
This week in Gainesville
By Paul Runnestrand | Jan. 30, 2011February 3, 1964: Three UF faculty members are among 10 people killed when a twin-engine aircraft crashes immediately following takeoff at Gainesville Municipal Airport. South Central Airlines Flight 510, departing for Jacksonville, loses power in its left engine and falls about 75 feet to the runway. William G. Cowperthwaite, James W. Willingham and David V. Legate are on board.
