SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gators to become first championship team to visit Obama
Apr. 21, 2009Hail to the Gators.
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NEWS
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CAMPUS
Counseling increase follows national trend
By Matt Tripp | Apr. 21, 2009UF's Counseling Center has noted an increase in students seeking and being referred to its services in the last year, keeping with a national trend, according an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
METRO
GPD punishes officer for involvement in egg–throwing
By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 21, 2009While the Gainesville Police Department officers involved in the egg-throwing incidents have been given warnings, and two have issued public apologies, University Police Department officer Keith Smith has also been punished as a result of his involvement.
METRO
UF student finds joy, treasures with GPS
By KIM WILMATH | Apr. 21, 2009Eyes darting, his fast pace gets faster. He's mumbling. It's around here somewhere, within 12 feet or so, he says. Check under the rock. Check in the dirt. Check the coordinates. Check the rock again.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Runaway Success: Athletically gifted Taylor finds niche in track
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Apr. 21, 2009Most average people wish for the skill and talent to excel in one sport, maybe two if they're lucky. But for others, the possibilities are endless. When a person is blessed with the innate talents that Christian Taylor is, the sky is the limit.
METRO
UF student arrested after police find marijuana, crack cocaine, prescription pills in home
By KATIE EMMETS | Apr. 21, 2009A UF student was arrested Monday and charged with six drug-related felonies after officials found marijuana, crack cocaine and prescription drugs in his possession. At about 11 p.m., an Alachua County Sheriff's officer saw David Janson, 23, standing on the corner near 4500 S.W. 91st St. According to the ASO arrest report, when Janson saw the ASO officer, he showed signs of nervousness by walking away and looking over his shoulder to see if he was being followed.
NEWS
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SFC
Santa Fe dedicates five acres for Earth Day 2009
By RACHAEL PINO | Apr. 21, 2009This year, Earth Day will leave a permanent mark on Santa Fe College's campus.
METRO
Professor calls Web abuse ‘inherently problematic’
By SHAKILA CHOUDHRY | Apr. 20, 2009When Tiffany Robberts left her friends and family in North Carolina to attend UF, she planned on finding new friends, not a new addiction.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Jewish Student Union hosts Holocaust Remembrance Day
By JESSICA RONAY | Apr. 20, 2009Students will gather on the Plaza of the Americas tonight to remember those who died in the Holocaust more than 64 years ago.
METRO
Ice cream giveaway to benefit county schools
By MALLORY ZUCKERMAN | Apr. 20, 2009Today marks the 29th annual Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day, benefiting the Alachua County Public Schools Foundation.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
O'Leary works to bring together class of 24 freshmen
By ELIZABETH DOW | Apr. 20, 2009Next spring, women's lacrosse will make its debut at UF, giving the Gators the first Division I program in the state and the second in the Southeastern Conference.
METRO
American Legion to provide flags for Hippodrome
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Apr. 20, 2009The flag flying over the Hippodrome State Theatre will continue to wave in the future thanks to a sponsorship by Gainesville's American Legion Auxiliary Unit 16.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Obama’s tax practices deserve critique
By Adam Moss | Apr. 20, 2009I found the title of Friday's opinion column titled "Bitter Teabaggers Ignored President's Package, Tax Cuts" to be very ironic. Jake Miller does make an extremely valid point about the frightening number of people ignoring the real implications of the president's package and tax cuts.
METRO
Cyclists to trek 2,600 miles for Relay for Life
Apr. 20, 2009At the end of Skyler Kern's summer vacation, his bike won't be the only thing that's tired.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Engineering students show off robot projects
By AMANDA MILLIGAN | Apr. 20, 2009At about 15 inches tall, Shoot 'Em Up, the beer-pong playing robot created by UF electrical engineering senior Jamie Unger-Fink, can aim and launch a ping-pong ball at a targeted red Solo cup eight times in a row.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Rap game and politics go hand in hand
Apr. 20, 2009Conservative voices in government and in the media seem to be convinced that President Barack Obama's foreign policy stance is decidedly pansy. Bowing to the Saudis, shaking hands with Chavez and agreeing with European leaders has cemented Republican opinion that Barack is a sissy on the world stage.
