NEWS
Writing for success: using old skills to make new strides
By Brittany Brave | Apr. 4, 2011Ready, set, write. There are internships waiting for you at the finish line.
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NEWS
Why too many choices can be a bad thing
By Tara Braun | Apr. 4, 2011From jeans to cellphones, apartments to new cars, we are bombarded with a multitude of options every moment of the day. But does this abundance of choice make our lives any easier?
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Florida’s bullpen steps up in sweep of Tennessee
By JESSE SIMONTON | Apr. 3, 2011After relaxing while Hudson Randall pitched a gem Friday night, the Gators’ stout bullpen flexed its muscles the rest of the weekend.
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Host UF thrives at Relays
By JOE MORGAN< | Apr. 3, 2011Honoring their seniors before the season opener would be considered odd in most sports, but it’s nothing out of the ordinary for track and field.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Gators advance after ‘ugly’ meet at NCAAs
By ALLISON BANKO | Apr. 3, 2011Although it was the biggest meet of the season, something was off for the Florida gymnastics team on Saturday.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Rogers struggles as Gators suffer second straight sweep
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Apr. 3, 2011For the second weekend in a row, the Gators went winless.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
UF matches record low in third round
By ALEX PECKHAM< | Apr. 3, 2011It’s not often in a round of golf that everything comes together at the same time, but that’s exactly what happened for the Florida women’s golf team Sunday at the Liz Murphy Invitational.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Lacroix shines on Senior Day, records 200th career win
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Apr. 3, 2011As Alexandre Lacroix reflected on a career defined by breaking records and setting standards, it was only fitting that he continued the trend on Senior Day.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
American exceptionalism exceptional
By Zack Smith | Apr. 3, 2011Over the past few weeks, the concept of “American exceptionalism” has dominated the airwaves.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Gag Order: Consequences of pastor’s actions warrant comment
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 3, 2011Let us apologize for going back on our word.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Riots in Afghanistan over Dove World Outreach Center Quran burning
By C.J. Pruner | Apr. 3, 2011As he laid his Bible and handgun ever so carefully down on a music stand, Terry Jones slowly made his way to the pulpit to deliver his sermon.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Both sides should seek forgiveness for murders
By Joe Bialek Cleveland | Apr. 3, 2011This letter is in response to the articles covering the deadly protest in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, which appear to be a result of the antics of the Dove World Outreach Center’s Terry Jones.
NEWS
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FEATURES
Dixie pride and diversity coexist at Waldo flea market
By Alex Orlando | Apr. 3, 2011It might be racist. It might be heritage. Either way, no one seems to mind why or how Judy Byer gets her shipments of Ku Klux Klan shirts.
NEWS
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GREEK AFFAIRS
Dance Marathon raises record $700,000 for kids
By Morgan Watkins | Apr. 3, 2011As the opening lines of Reel 2 Real’s “I Like to Move It” echoed through the O’Connell Center on Saturday, a mob of about 800 students rushed to the center of the floor.
NEWS
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FEATURES
This week in Gainesville
By Kat Bein | Apr. 3, 2011April 7, 1979: About 5,000 people, ranging in age from 16 months old to 72 years old, gather at Lake Alice Field and smoke out in public as part of a “toke-in” benefit concert supporting the legalization of marijuana. A Tallahassee-based lobbying group collects 2,280 signatures in support of a bill proposing that posession of one ounce of marijuana be a violation, as opposed to the existing law, which makes posession of five grams a misdemeanor.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gospel choirs sing at annual spring extravaganza
By Jessica Kegu | Apr. 3, 2011Voices from around the state filled the University Auditorium on Sunday evening for the University Gospel Choir’s annual spring Gospel Extravaganza.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Fontana's six RBIs help Gators trounce Vols
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SOFTBALL
UF squanders solid comeback, drops fifth straight
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Apr. 2, 2011Despite a five-run comeback in the fourth inning, No. 5 Florida
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OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE
Cullen sets two records as UF rolls
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators show improvement in second round of Liz Murphy Invitational
By ALEX PECKHAM< | Apr. 2, 2011Led by sophomore Isabelle Lendl, the Florida women’s golf team
