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NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Billy Joel to speak at Phillips Center

By Emily Miller | Feb. 21, 2012

Tickets to see Billy Joel are available today.

Gators freshman gymnast Rachel Spicer skipped her final semester of high school to enroll in UF at age 17. She posted career bests on beam (9.875) and vault (9.85) Friday against Auburn.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Florida gymnastics' Spicer, 17, having impact after early arrival

By LANDON WATNICK< | Feb. 21, 2012

While most of the Gators practiced their routines with the coaching staff last fall, Rachel Spicer had one less semester to prepare for the upcoming season.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Sorority member speaks out about election

By Jon Silman | Feb. 21, 2012

It was a simple status update.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man charged with having sex with teenager

Feb. 21, 2012

Alachua County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a Gainesville man Monday night for having sex with a 16-year-old girl.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

County votes to protect springs

By Adrianna Paidas | Feb. 21, 2012

The Alachua County Commission wants Ginnie Springs and other county springs to keep strongly flowing.

NEWS | SFC

School Board votes on Spring

By Carolyn Hand | Feb. 21, 2012

The Alachua County School Board voted Tuesday to keep county schools' 2012-13 Spring Break separate from that of UF and Santa Fe College.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Relish to open downtown location

By Blaine Krivacek | Feb. 21, 2012

Downtown party-goers will soon have more options for satisfying late-night burger cravings.

METRO

Man charged with setting relative's closet on fire

By Adrianna Paidas | Feb. 21, 2012

Beverly Bruce was watching "The Voice" Monday night when her grandson came home and lit her closet on fire.

METRO | POLITICS

Never Be Silenced: Voting is the only way to be heard in SG

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 21, 2012

What is UF Student Government?

SB1018, which was denied in January, would have allowed American citizens of undocumented parents to also pay in-state tuition.

NEWS | CAMPUS

No in-state tuition for undocumented students, Florida Senate says

By Gloria Garcia | Feb. 21, 2012

What happens with the 65,000 undocumented students in Florida once they graduate from high school?

NEWS | CAMPUS

Sex should not always be considered recreational

By Luke Bailey | Feb. 21, 2012

The past few weeks have been politically dominated by President Barack Obama's mandate requiring Catholic institutions to provide workers with access to contraception and pharmacological abortion.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Internet shouldn't change the way we read

Feb. 21, 2012

We're all familiar with people who claim to hate reading, yet spend hours perusing Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr posts.

NEWS

The Frankenstein Brothers, masters of collaboration, will play in Gainesville on March 10

By Alex Silva | Feb. 21, 2012

With the clash of Silverman's experimental gypsy-jazz and Buckethead's heavy-metal funk, this collaboration is sure to be one of the most virtuous and remarkable ones you will ever experience.