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SPORTS
Magic keep backup center after matching Mavericks' offer
July 13, 2009THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Race doesn/t affect Sotomayor/s decisions
By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 13, 2009When a judge is nominated for the Supreme Court, the nitpicking invariably begins.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
Calathes' success rare bright spot for disappointing UF men's basketball season
By ADAM BERRY | July 13, 2009In a disappointing season for the Gators, Nick Calathes' success was the silver lining.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
Nelson rewrites record books en route to WCWS championship series
By ADAM BERRY | July 13, 2009Stacey Nelson did not receive the national recognition Tim Tebow did, but she may have been better at her sport than any other athlete in Gainesville.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Despite disappointing first impressions, NCAA Football 2010 fills preseason void
By ADAM BERRY | July 13, 2009In every college football off-season, there are five days worth circling on the calendar.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Meyer dispels Notre Dame rumors, makes strong commitment to UF
By ADAM BERRY | July 13, 2009Amid another round of speculation about his future, which seems to become a topic of debate every few months, Urban Meyer once again restated his commitment to UF.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
Black stands out among resurgent UF defense
By ADAM BERRY | July 13, 2009With 10 minutes left in the BCS National Championship Game and his team down by 3 but slowly marching down the field, Oklahoma's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Sam Bradford launched a pass down the field to receiver Juaquin Iglesias.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Meyer dispels rumors, makes strong commitment to UF
By ADAM BERRY | July 12, 2009Amid another round of speculation about his future, which seems to become a topic of debate every few months, Urban Meyer once again restated his commitment as UF's coach.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Feathers from Brazil on display at Harn
By PATRICK ANNESTY | July 8, 2009Ceremonial items, which were seized as illegally exported goods made from endangered species, are on display at the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG approves bug exhibit funding
By SARA WATSON | July 8, 2009Surrounded by moths and butterflies, Student Government senators passed a bill allocating $60,000 for an upcoming bug exhibit at Tuesday's meeting, held in the Florida Museum of Natural History.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Celebrity proves a distraction to voters
By ED MCPHEE | July 8, 2009Al Franken is a funny guy. He is also intelligent and seems to understand the needs of his constituents. And Franken seems earnest in his desire to be a U.S. Senator. But despite all this, he should not have run for the position.
METRO
Church's anti-Islam sign stirs protest
By JENNA EZELL | July 8, 2009About 125 people of diverse religions, ages and races gathered in front of the Dove World Outreach Center Wednesday evening for a prayer vigil in response to a sign recently posted by the center.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Pace picks up in Reitz for Summer B
By ABBIE PARKER | July 8, 2009Students may have been able to hear a pin drop in the Reitz Union during Summer A, but things are picking up, with an event scheduled nearly every day of Summer B.
METRO
City Hall may raise property taxes to battle budget
By NEICHOY | July 8, 2009City Hall may depend on money from property owners to handle its budget shortfalls, which was announced during a press conference held Tuesday afternoon concerning the 2010 budget.
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Hit and Run
July 8, 2009A man believed to be a UF student was hit by a truck early Thursday morning on West University Avenue at the corner of Northwest 12th Street.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Grade school instills competition at early age
By ERIK VOSS | July 8, 2009When I was in the fifth grade, my teacher introduced a new weekly competition called "Student of the Week." Every Friday afternoon she would saunter out from behind her desk, a freshly word-processed certificate in hand, and appoint one poor soul to a weeklong sentence of hatred from his or her peers.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Florida Alternative Breaks welcomes freshman
By BIANCA CAMPBELL | July 8, 2009UF's Florida Alternative Breaks program, which recently won the 2009 National Alternative Break Program of the Year from Break Away, will have summer trips from Aug. 9 through Aug. 19 this year, and interested students need to have their applications in by July 13.
THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
Director shows films, scouts talent at local festival
By Jon Silman | July 8, 2009There are some people who strive for greatness. Ken Edwards, of England, ate 36 cockroaches in one minute. Jackie Bibby, "The Texas Snake Man," sat in a bathtub with 87 rattlesnakes. Director Jon Russell Cring shot 12 movies in 20 months with equipment his wife won in a student filmmaking contest.
