NEWS
Correction
Feb. 13, 2012In Monday's paper, the Alligator incorrectly reported that the UF TED club organized the TEDxUF event. UF's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation was the event organizer.
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METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Campus crime by the numbers: Feb. 3-10
Feb. 13, 2012Crimes from Feb. 3-10 range from the silly (driver's license violation) to the serious (robbery) to the as-of-now mysterious (hazing).
METRO
Protesters confront senator about vote against controversial bill
By Webb | Feb. 12, 2012Protesters gathered outside Florida Sen. Steve Oelrich's office Friday evening to confront the senator for voting against a bill that would have allowed some children of undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF admits about 11,700 freshmen
Feb. 12, 2012About 11,700 students were accepted for UF's Summer B and Fall 2012 semesters.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Yeguete absence to hurt Florida on defense, glass
By JOHN BOOTHE | Feb. 12, 2012In the two minutes Will Yeguete spent on the court Saturday, he created havoc.
METRO
Hippodrome celebrates 30th anniversary
By Christy Hanbyul Na | Feb. 12, 2012The theater hosted the 30th anniversary of the Hippodrome Cinema on Saturday night with an evening of food, wine and music.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Technology entrepreneur makes way with websites, apps
By Niaz Moshtagh | Feb. 12, 2012Erwin Felicilda, 27, is a young Gainesville businessman who went from rich to poor to college dropout to success.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
NIT warning nothing but a glorified wake-up call for UF
By GREG LUCA | Feb. 12, 2012It was only a matter of time before those three dreaded letters were bandied about.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Florida women's basketball drops another tight game against South Carolina
By JOE MORGAN | Feb. 12, 2012Coming off the high of a three-game winning streak, the Gators suffered yet another close loss.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Campus Memes creates set of memes for University of Florida
By Matt Boles | Feb. 12, 2012Campus Memes showcases memes that apply to specific schools like UF. There are about 15 UF memes so far.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
UF softball finishes opening weekend with two wins
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Feb. 12, 2012In the final day of the USF Softball Tournament, Florida notched its fourth and fifth wins of season against USF and Florida Gulf Coast.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Caution advised: Law enforcement should be careful on roads
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 12, 2012A new investigative report about crashes involving law enforcement by the Orlando Sentinel discovered some pretty disturbing statistics.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Florida women's tennis drops first match of season; men's squad beats Florida State, Illinois
By ELI MARGER | Feb. 12, 2012The Gators’ hopes of winning back-to-back national championships took a blow Sunday.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators men's golf comes up short in home tourney
By KATIE AGOSTIN< | Feb. 12, 2012When T.J. Vogel stepped into the sand trap on 18, he was able to get the ball out and stick it relatively close to the pin. After reading his line, he was ready to make his par putt.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Old parties registered for UF Student Government elections
By Samantha Shavell | Feb. 12, 2012Two political parties will be shoving Student Government elections fliers at students on campus this week, but 10 other prospective parties were registered when candidates started qualifying.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
TEDxUF event features scientists, entrepreneurs
By Wade Millward | Feb. 12, 2012UF's TED Club put on TEDxUF, which uses the name and format of a nonprofit conference known for its series of videos of prominent speakers.
NEWS
Jason Wu, Alexander Wang and others set the pace for Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week
By Natalia Sieukaran | Feb. 12, 2012Some of America's favorite designers like Jason Wu, Lacoste and Alexander Wang showed their Fall 2012 ready-to-wear collections in New York this week.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Israeli journalist Amira Hass to discuss coverage of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Chris Alcantara | Feb. 12, 2012An award-winning Israeli journalist and author will share her experiences covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at 6 p.m. Monday at UF's Pugh Hall.
NEWS
Travel discount websites help students on a budget
By Sarah Kinonen | Feb. 12, 2012Thanks to these student-focused discount travel websites, traveling as a college student has just gotten easier (and cheaper)!
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Love can hurt like a bout with Taco Bell
By Chip Skambis | Feb. 12, 2012During my time here, I have regrettably picked up an unfortunate coping mechanism: using Taco Bell as a rebound.
