SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
UGA uses fast start to continue dominance over Florida
Jan. 10, 2010It didn’t take long for Georgia to put the game out of Florida’s reach.
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SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Defensive lapse costs UF SEC opener
By ADAM BERRY | Jan. 10, 2010NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida finally fixed its woeful outside shooting, but one of the Gators’ supposed strengths turned into a glaring weakness Saturday.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gators snag three more top prospects
By GEORGE C. PAPPAS< | Jan. 10, 2010Urban Meyer might not be coaching on the UF sideline when the Gators take the field to open the 2010 season, but he’s not letting his leave of absence hinder the football program’s recruiting efforts.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
USC bound to slip with Carroll leaving
By CALLOVI< | Jan. 10, 2010One thought for why Pete Carroll is bolting for the Seattle Seahawks is because USC is about to be hit with sanctions.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
UF suffers loss after shaky start
Jan. 10, 2010After the long wait for the season opener, the Gators proved they still had some cobwebs in their first meet Friday.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Gators dive into spring season with two easy wins
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Jan. 10, 2010During two easy weekend victories for the Florida swimming and diving teams in the O’Connell Center Natatorium, the women’s squad made headlines on the diving boards.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Lipizzaner Stallions perform at O’Connell Center
Jan. 10, 2010They sidestepped, they trotted, they leaped and they entertained.
METRO
Gainesville residents begin week-long MLK celebration
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Jan. 10, 2010About 40 people gathered Sunday in the cold seats of a small church in Rochelle, Fla., heated by the warmth of camaraderie in their celebration of one man’s 46-year-old dream.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Former GPD officer sentenced to 2 years for soliciting prostitutes
Jan. 10, 2010Former Gainesville Police Department Officer David Reveille was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for using his position to solicit sexual favors from prostitutes while on duty.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Mr. and Miss Black Student Union crowned Friday night
By ANDREA RUMBAUGH | Jan. 10, 2010Cecil Duffie and Romilda Justilien were crowned Mr. and Miss Black Student Union at the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom Friday night.
METRO
"Queer" activists protest Dove World Outreach Center
Jan. 10, 2010Gainesville’s Queer Activist Coalition, Stand Up Florida and several advocacy organizations spoke out against the church’s stance against homosexuality Sunday morning.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Gay marriage views influenced by statistics, representation
By Will Penman | Jan. 10, 2010I found a chart online recently consisting of two pictures. The top picture had a map of the United States with states highlighted where gay marriage was legal: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and New Hampshire. Pretty simple picture — five states. The picture below it was the same map but with a lot of states colored. That one? States where it’s legal to marry your first cousin.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Nothing after 1980 compares to old rock
By Mike Boulware | Jan. 10, 2010
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Too soon to compare presidents
By Jake Jacobs | Jan. 10, 2010“I have never seen outright hatred for a president like I have seen with Obama,” is a quote from Paul Murty’s guest column on Friday. I would like to disagree. First off, the only president our generation can compare President Obama to is President Bush
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
America should drop Tiger Woods fixation
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 10, 2010Remember that YouTube video starring the overly concerned Britney Spears fan begging the American public to just leave the pop princess alone?
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Political gaffes grow more rampant
By Ryan Spencer | Jan. 10, 2010It was a banner week for bipartisan tomfoolery, culminating on Friday and coming from both Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele and Democratic strategist James Carville.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Baby daddies
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 10, 2010We know it’s not time for Darts and Laurels yet, but the Editorial Board would like to commend state Rep. Christine Johnson for agreeing to carry a child for a gay couple in Utah — one of only six states in the U.S. to explicitly ban gay adoption.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF improv group stages first show of semester
By AMANDA BROOKE WARD | Jan. 10, 2010Theatre Strike Force performs improvisational games and shows similar to those seen on “Whose Line is it Anyway?”
METRO
Congressman Meek reaching to students in 2010 Senate race
By MATT HARRINGER | Jan. 10, 2010Florida’s 2010 Senate race has been generating headlines since Gov. Charlie Crist announced his candidacy last spring.
