METRO
Students compete in Wakefest
Apr. 11, 2010Saturday was about more than football for the 23 people who dragged 70-feet behind a boat and launched from the waves into the air at Lake Wauburg Saturday.
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POLITICS
Fla. Attorney General candidate makes two-day visit
Apr. 11, 2010For some, the Florida attorney general’s position may be seen as just another political stepping stone to bigger and better offices.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reader: naive columnist uses weak examples
By Rob Myers | Apr. 11, 2010It is unfortunate that Paul Murty would choose to proliferate the “conservatives are racists” narrative, and to do it with such a weak example. Poll after poll shows that a majority of Americans (especially independents) are opposed to the power grab that is the tragic “health reform” bill. The left has found it imperative to label opposition racist as opposed to arguing against the substantive points that dissenters put forth. After all, who cares what one has to say once that person has been branded a bigot, homophobe, racist, etc.?
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CAMPUS
400 attend underwear dash
By ANDREW PANTAZI | Apr. 11, 2010About 400 students stripped down to their skivvies for the 11th Great Underwear Dash to donate clothes to the Salvation Army.
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EDITORIALS
Unclean Coal: Mining tragedy reflects bigger problem
By Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 11, 2010The April 5 explosion that led to the death of 29 miners in West Virginia was horrific. It was traumatic. And even to Gators more than 600 miles away, it was heartbreaking.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Embracing Confederacy means celebrating self-government
By KENNETH RINGLER | Apr. 11, 2010Paul Murty, to say all people who embrace the Confederacy are racists is a racist statement in itself. I have two Confederate flag bumper stickers on my truck, and I am far from a racist. To me that flag means that the states were not going to let the federal government tell them how to govern. Was slavery a big part of that? Yes, but that does not mean I fly that flag or put it on my truck to say that I want that part of history to change. It just means I don’t want the federal goverment to tell me or my state what I can and can’t do, like making me buy health care if I do not want helath care. It’s my choice to make.
METRO
Members of UF science clubs faceoff at paintball match
By Meredith Rutland | Apr. 11, 2010Members of the physics and astrophysics clubs disagree with the chemistry club on a lot of things, among them being which science is superior and which group won the annual paintball match.
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20 compete in kickboxing, Muay Thai at fight night
By SAMANTHA DELGADO | Apr. 11, 2010Country music and cowboy boots were replaced by martial arts fighters at :08 on Saturday night when Florida Fight Nights took over the dance floor.
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COLUMNS
Democrats drop like flies in upcoming congressional election
By Brittany Fox | Apr. 11, 2010Though I’ve never fully understood the expression, congressional Democrats are keeping true to the English idiom and dropping like flies. Most recently on the no-go list for November is Rep. Bart Stupak (of “Stupak Amendment” fame). Let’s have a walk down memory lane, shall we? By last December 10 House Democrats had artfully announced their early retirement. With the new year, announcements from the esteemed Senate had come in: former presidential hopeful Chris Dodd, North Dakota’s Byron Dorgan and Evan Bayh (former governor of Indiana and rumored 2008 presidential contender).
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Video: Science Paintball Showdown
By Meredith Rutland | Apr. 11, 2010Three UF clubs battle to see whose science is greatest.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reader angry over obnoxious letter concerning shooting
By NINA MARTINEZ | Apr. 11, 2010I’d like to congratulate Chase Adler, author of the incredibly juvenile and insensitive letter to the editor this past Friday, for submitting the most idiotic note I have seen at my time at UF. We apologize that this whole hoopla over Kofi is “tiring” you. It must be hard to sit around all day and read about the obnoxious details of an innocent man’s inhumane treatment at the hands of an officer with a track record of racist acts. It’s apathy like yours and an unwillingness to gain insight on the facts (for one, a mental health crisis does not call for five armed police officers, but rather a trained professional who can properly assist in the situation) that perpetuates and enables crimes such as police brutality. Rather than make a sweeping claim that “There is no such thing as police brutality,” take off your stupid college kid blinders and attempt to really educate yourself on the case and the realities that others who are not so privileged as yourself face.
METRO
Local students demonstrate Mandarin Chinese abilities
By Alex Orlando | Apr. 11, 2010Olivia Edmundson has been studying the Chinese language for four years, a skill she intends to use to prepare for college.
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Students raise $517K for children's charity
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Apr. 11, 2010725 dancers stood for 26.2 hours this weekend and earned a record-breaking $517,260 for the Children’s Miracle Network at Shands.
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EDITORIALS
Fore-give and Fore-get
By Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 11, 2010Apparently adultery is more forgivable than it used to be.
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Professor, mental illness expert explains Baker Act
By MINCH MINCHIN | Apr. 11, 2010Editor’s Note: An article published April 8 briefly outlined what would have happened to Kofi Adu-Brempong had he been submitted under the Baker Act. This article offers further clarification about what this law entails.
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CAMPUS
BET show host speaks at UF
By MEG WAGNER | Apr. 11, 2010Jeff Johnson is not an entertainer.
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UF to take part in Be Hope to Her event
By HALEY ROHRER | Apr. 11, 2010Left, right, left, right. Pause. An African girl shoulders the burden of retrieving water for her family. On average, a female in Africa walks 30 minutes to a water source, waits in line, fills up a bucket and balances it on her head as she trudges back. Left, right, left, right. Pause.
METRO
Census deadline looms
Apr. 11, 2010About 63 percent of Alachua County residents have mailed their census forms and census workers will be going door-to-door starting May 1 to those who haven't completed the forms.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Romance separates chivalry from good manners
By SHANNON MCGEE | Apr. 11, 2010Thank you Rosette Charles. Chivalry is not dead, but that is not the issue here.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Student Body deserves explanation from UF administration
By PETER LAUMANN | Apr. 11, 2010During my four years at UF, it was obvious that Bernie Machen’s administration had zero concern for the Student Body. When Andrew Meyer was Tasered, when the Graduate Assistants United asked for slightly higher pay to teach classes, and when entire programs were cut without student input, the administration stood squarely against the students. Maybe it is fortunate that the worst offense to the Student Body came the year after I graduated and migrated north. Even if the brutal maiming of Kofi Adu-Brempong was somehow justified, it is the administration’s duty to stand up for its students. The University Police Department exists to protect the Student Body, and when a student is left with gruesome injuries at the hands of a UPD officer, the Student Body deserves an explanation and an investigation. Machen and the UF administration have once again failed the Student Body; blessing a handful of students with a meeting is not enough to fulfill the obligations that Machen is handsomely paid to perform. It has never been more clear that this university needs a new direction and new leadership. We need a university president whose loyalty and responsibilities don’t end with collecting a massive paycheck, and we need justice for the UF Student Body.
