METRO
Candidate faces attack ads
Mar. 24, 2010Long before he was a window cleaner and Gainesville mayor candidate, Don Marsh played chess.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Local man stabs neighbor in face
By MINCH MINCHIN | Mar. 24, 2010A local man cut his neighbor in the face with a razor Wednesday afternoon after a disagreement over audio volume.
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CAMPUS
Foreign-policy scholar John Mearsheimer speaks
By Joey Flechas | Mar. 24, 2010International relations scholar John Mearsheimer talked about the political lobby for Israel and its effect on U.S. foreign policy during a speech Wednesday night that drew a crowd of more than 100 people to Ustler Hall.
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COLUMNS
Health care bill targets tattoos with tax
Mar. 24, 2010One of the best parts of the latest fad in American federal legislating is how the actual content of our billion-dollar bills remain completely secret until after they are signed into law. It’s like a scratch-off lottery ticket, and who doesn’t love the excitement and anticipation of scratch-offs?
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VIDEO
Video: Boris' Bootcamp
By LANCE FULLER | Mar. 24, 2010Body by Boris' intense outdoor fitness bootcamp breaks up the monotony of a typical gym workout.
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EDITORIALS
Filthy Facebook: UK study relates Facebook to syphilis
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 24, 2010Students don’t need another reason to feel bad for lurking on Facebook, but UK officials just added one more to the growing list.
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EDITORIALS
The ‘C’ Word
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 24, 2010We cannot even begin to imagine why anyone would still want to listen to Ann Coulter.
METRO
City to make over park
By VICTORIA ISRAELS Alligator Contributing Writer | Mar. 24, 2010The City of Gainesville’s Possum Creek Park is getting a makeover.
METRO
City to get snazzy bus line
By Cristina Rabaza | Mar. 24, 2010Before the semester’s end, students taking bus trips from Gainesville will be able to sit back — or lie down — and enjoy the ride.
METRO
RTS gets biodiesel grant
By EDEN JOYNER | Mar. 24, 2010The Gator Nation just got a little bit greener.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
UPD cites SG president for disorderly conduct
Mar. 24, 2010UF Student Body President Jordan Johnson was cited for disorderly conduct by the University Police Department after demanding a SNAP ride to his off-campus home at about 1:45 a.m. Saturday.
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LIFESTYLE
Party poolside with sun, drinks
By ALLISON BANKO | Mar. 24, 2010Welcome back, Florida. It’s been about four months since we’ve been graced by your usual, bright and shining self. Our long-awaited warm weather is finally upon us, and the forecast for upcoming weeks is looking mighty delicious. Highs will be topping out in the 70s and lows, just on the brim of the 50s. So sayonara Jack Frost. It’s time to party poolside.
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FOOD
Festival brings worldy beers
By Richard O. Stehli | Mar. 24, 2010Take it from me: There is no better way to spend a weekend than drinking good beer and eating free food. If these activities are relevant to your interests, look no further than The Greater Gator Beer Festival. This Saturday, for the price of admission, you get ample helpings of food from local restaurants, premium entertainment, and most importantly - unlimited beer samples from across the country and around the world.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Raise Bright Futures standards
Mar. 24, 2010Look at what has been on American television and what has been popular in American music for the past decade. Look at the countries that have been the most innovative in mathematics and physics for the past two decades; America is no longer one of them. Look at the American manufacturing machine and how it has been struggling for the past three decades. The list can go on.
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MUSIC
Film festival and events raise awareness to go green
By Alex Orlando | Mar. 24, 2010Shirley Lasseter isn’t buying her grapes from Chile anymore. Ray Weber is cutting down on his energy consumption. David Montgomery is reusing plastic food containers as flowerpots.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Accent mishandled Samberg show
By Brittany Fox | Mar. 24, 2010With deference to Andy Samberg, last night’s event was disappointing to say the least. Let me preface this by saying that if you don’t think $72,000 is a lot of money, just stop reading and check out today’s crossword.
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SEX
The great debate: oral sex or cheese?
By AMELIA HARNISH | Mar. 24, 2010A debate has been raging in the Alligator office conference room polarizing Avenue staffers and nearly causing a breakdown of operations. Well, not exactly. But it has been fun to discuss at our weekly meetings.
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MUSIC
Total Breakdown
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Mar. 24, 2010What do you get when you throw 90 bands on six different venues in Gainesville? You get Total Bummer, Gainesville’s biggest do-it-yourself music festival.
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LIFESTYLE
Atten-tion! Bootcamp pushes students to new levels
By LANCE FULLER | Mar. 24, 2010For 30 seconds, you and a partner are shoulder- pressing a 30-pound tire together over your head. Just when your shoulders can’t take it anymore, you’re running 40 yards at full speed. Your jog to the next station is your break, only to throw a 10-pound medicine ball as hard as you can to your partner after squatting and then lunging forward with it. You throw back and forth with your partner for 50 seconds.
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MUSIC
Slightly Stoopid, G. Love & Special Sauce play free show
By ASHLEY McCREDIE | Mar. 24, 2010UF will be taken over by bluey-hip-hop and funky-punk-reggae beats on Saturday.
