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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Gators have short stay in California
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | May 19, 2011The UF men's tennis team watched its season come to an end on Thursday.
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METRO
Local Starbucks loses steam, set to close Sunday
By MICHAEL SYKES Alligator Contributing Writer | May 18, 2011The Starbucks store located at 3822 Newberry Road and 39th Street is scheduled to close on May 22.
METRO
Coalition calls for repeal of meal limit
By Daniela Guzman | May 18, 2011As a great-great-grandson of a secretary of war, grandson of the drafter of the Nagasaki bombings and son of a minuteman missile operator, Keith McHenry, 54, has deep roots in American war history.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG president calls for expansion of free printing
By Alexander Klausner | May 18, 2011UF Student Body President Ben Meyers announced an executive order to form a Free Printing Task Force at a student senate meeting Tuesday night.
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SOFTBALL
Freshmen trio looks to lead UF in NCAA Regionals
May 18, 2011A year ago, Cheyenne Coyle, Kasey Fagan and Hannah Rogers were rivals.
SPORTS
alligatorSports What to watch this weekend: Gators lacrosse, tennis and golf
May 18, 2011Click on the photo to check out the latest edition of the alligatorSports "What to watch for this weekend."
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COLUMNS
Back-end boys key, with caveat
By JESSE SIMONTON | May 18, 2011The Philadelphia Phillies sport R2C2. The Miami Heat roll with Three 6 Mafia. The No. 6 Gators baseball team has Lou Pearlman and his throng of boy bands.
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EDITORIALS
Bankrupt; Once again, Scott takes aim at education system
By The Alligator Editorial Board | May 18, 2011In the wake of one of the most dysfunctional and ego-driven legislative sessions in state history, our state's Criminal-in-Chief and Voldemort stunt-double Rick Scott announced earlier this week that the efforts from his Hollywood-haired, Reagan-idolizing minions to hack away at Florida's budget didn't quite go as far as he would have liked.
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CAMPUS
New dean announced for college of agriculture
By Alexander Klausner | May 18, 2011The UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences announced earlier this week that Teresa Balser will serve as its new dean.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
From cosmic to calamari; UF prof's squids go to space
By Emily Morrow | May 18, 2011Three baby squid aboard the space shuttle Endeavor had 24 hours to enjoy outer space before they - and the experiment they were a part of - were terminated.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
No. 19 Gators women's golf off to solid start at NCAA Championships
By MATT WATTS | May 18, 2011When the Florida women’s golf team completed its first round at the NCAA Championship on Wednesday, there were still more than 12 teams on the course.
METRO
At general store, customers come for mail, memories
By Alex Orlando | May 18, 2011The locals come for their mail and a place to get out of the sun. Out-of-towners come to show knee-high passengers the life their great-granddaddies once knew.
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MUSIC
Local punkers Protagonist release 'States' EP
By Kathleen Boyle | May 18, 2011It doesn't take much for one to realize the Gainesville music scene is heavily submersed in punk rock.
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MUSIC
Spanish Gamble leave Gainesville confines for world tour
By Kelly Richard | May 18, 2011Perhaps no band embodies the punk tradition in which Gainesville is steeped better than Spanish Gamble.
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MOVIES AND TV
Harry Potter finale highlights packed summer season
By Andy Maroon | May 18, 2011This summer's movie season is shaping up to be one of the biggest in recent years. With "The Hangover 2," "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2" and "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon," there will be no shortage of laughs, magic or explosions for the next few months.
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LIFESTYLE
Beat the Gainesville blues: five places to hang out on weekends
By Webb | May 18, 2011Summer A is in full swing, and what have you done so far - nursed your hangovers and lain out by the pool? While this seems like all we're doing these days, there are tons of fun things to do in and out of Gainesville that you haven't done every day for the past two weeks.
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MUSIC
Your guide to summer's hottest movies
By Andy Maroon | May 18, 2011Give your sunburned shoulders a break and go watch these hot summer movies.
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MUSIC
Grooveshark reaches milestone with 10 million users
By Kelly Richard | May 18, 2011In September 2009, Grooveshark registered its one millionth unique user.
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LIFESTYLE
Cyberdyne makes cyborgs a reality
By Carter Lyles | May 18, 2011In 1984, America was introduced to Cyberdyne through the science fiction film "The Terminator." Now, more than 30 years later, we're getting to know a new Cyberdyne.
