METRO
Weather helps butterflies
By LAUREN LEGE | Mar. 30, 2010The turn of seasons is allowing the Miami blue butterfly population to thrive at UF.
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METRO
City golf course closes for $1.3-million reconstruction
By ROXANNE FRASER | Mar. 30, 2010Beginning Tuesday, Ironwood Golf Course is temporarily closed for reconstruction.
METRO
Grooveshark faces suit
By Andrew Wyzan | Mar. 30, 2010Grooveshark may not care too much for money, but it could be forced to pay for oldies.
NEWS
Texting with correct grammar
By AMANDA MILLIGAN | Mar. 30, 2010After a not-so-short hiatus, I’m back to stand on my giant soapbox and preach the good word of the Grammar Gods. Please, don’t run away just yet. I’m not one of those Turlington troublemakers who calls everyone a sinner and, well, other words I can’t get away with saying on this blog. All I want to do is pass out some electronic illiteracy-is-of-the-devil shirts. And rant. Can’t forget that.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Reed’s transition to tight end key for UF’s offense
Mar. 29, 2010You probably won’t find Jordan Reed’s name listed as a key player for the 2010 Florida football team, but his development will be a deciding factor in the success or failure of the Gators’ offense.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Maddox takes over at third
Mar. 29, 2010It took Austin Maddox three years to forget how to play third base.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Position battles heating up
By CALLOVI< | Mar. 29, 2010With the departure of so many starters from last year’s team, spring practice presents a great opportunity for players to gain ground on the battle for a first-team spot in the fall.
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OTHER SPORTS
Florida hopes to learn from mistakes against Oregon
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Mar. 29, 2010Florida knows what it does wrong in losses, but the young team can’t seem to avoid making those mistakes.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Suicides should inspire compassion
Mar. 29, 2010Six Cornell University students have committed suicide since the start of the school year. Two of the six took their lives earlier this month.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Sugar Daddies RNC spending both comical and outrageous
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 29, 2010We understand Republicans are super pissed that whole historic social welfare, insurance-for-the-poor bill passed last week, and why shouldn’t they be? Who cares about the mere 32 million Americans who will now be able to afford crazy things like hospital visits and life-saving medication?
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dove World pastor should ashamed for displaying hatred
By Theodore Hayes | Mar. 29, 2010It would seem that Dove World Outreach Center has a pastor appropriately named. Having viewed the video of his hate-filled rhetoric concerning a runoff election for mayor of the fine city of Gainesville, I believe that the minister in question, Wayne Sapp, definitely is one. Hatred in the name of Jesus is simply unbiblical, hypocritical and unacceptable. Shame!
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Hillel holds first of two Passover Seder meals
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 29, 2010Hillel held its first of two Passover Seders on Monday night. About 300 people attended.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Bright Futures should stay merit-based
By Chad Kimes | Mar. 29, 2010Bright Futures should not be a need-based scholarship. It was merit-based not to reward students for being successful in high school, but to entice those successful students to stay at Florida schools.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
City needs to focus on gender equality in workplace, not in bars
By Emily Jones | Mar. 29, 2010The city’s actions prohibiting bars and restaurants from serving ladies’ nights specials are anything but an anti-discrimination attempt. If the city wants to stop promoting stereotypes and societal divisions, maybe it should focus its efforts on making sure that men and women are treated equally in the workplace, especially in matters of equal pay for equal work.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Fall tuition increase likely
By Joey Flechas | Mar. 29, 2010By this fall, UF’s tuition will likely increase by 15 percent in order to bring it closer to the national average, according to UF President Bernie Machen.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Incoming freshman gender gap follows national trend
By JULIA MCCLURE | Mar. 29, 2010Nicholas Slater was sitting in his health class of about 50 students when he noticed something bizarre about his class.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sacrifices, transformation are needed for change
By CHRIS MOODY | Mar. 29, 2010This is to correct something a letter said Friday: Americans do not elect leaders to alter their country. Now just to quickly get to my point, a leader is meant to usher in what is best for a group of people.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
About 200 celebrate diversity at ‘IRHA-bian’ dance
By ANDREA RUMBAUGH | Mar. 29, 2010The Inter-Residence Hall Association turned up the heat at its Hotter Than Hot Diversity Dance Showcase Monday night.
METRO
Mayor recalls climate summit at coffee house
By Alex Orlando | Mar. 29, 2010Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan was one of 80 mayors the White House invited to attend the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December, and she almost missed her chance to attend the international summit.
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EDITORIALS
He Bangs ... He
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 29, 2010Our favorite She-Bangin’ singer will most definitely not be banging any more “shes.”
