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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Damage Control: Virginia Tech looks to dodge shooting blame

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 29, 2011

Every one of us hopes that, in a crisis, our university’s security measures will come through and help mitigate the threat posed to students, faculty and staff. That hope was snuffed out for many Virginia Tech students following the infamous 2007 shooting, and the Department of Education is trying to send campus officials a message with a $55,000 fine in return.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators complete miserable round with ninth place finish

By ALEX PECKHAM< | Mar. 29, 2011

After the Gators finished another miserable round, coach Buddy Alexander sounded subdued.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

First female paraplegic triathlete to speak at UF

By Angela Ribbler | Mar. 29, 2011

When Tricia Downing completed an Ironman triathlon, she made history as she was the first female to complete it without the use of her legs.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

SG votes to maintain Freshman Leadership Council

By Hannah Winston | Mar. 29, 2011

Members of the Freshman Leadership Council flooded the Student Senate floor Tuesday night with an outpouring of concern about a bill that would have combined the group with other student outreach programs on campus.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Reitz Union lacks funds for renovations

By Hannah Winston | Mar. 29, 2011

Planners have come up with a proposal to renovate and expand the Reitz Union, but they still don’t have the money to put it into action. The proposed renovation would cost $110 million.

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NEWS

Alachua County sheriff and Commission talk budget woes

By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 29, 2011

Long story short: The Sheriff’s Office needs a lot of money, and the Alachua County Commission doesn’t have a lot of money to give.

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MULTIMEDIA  |  VIDEO

Slideshow: Figure Model

By Bridget Higginbotham | Mar. 29, 2011

Rose Godfrey is a figure model for UF students in drawing, painting, ceramics and photography classes, and has been helping students learn how to recreate the human body for 11 years.

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NEWS

Is the movie industry dying?

By Joshua Saval | Mar. 29, 2011

Big names in the industry are currently gathering to discuss ways to save their business. One of the ideas is the newest trend in movies – 3-D.

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SPORTS  |  VIDEOSHOW

alligatorSports Video Show, Episode 10

Mar. 28, 2011

We celebrate the 10th episode of our weekly video show in style, as Greg Luca reports back from New Orleans with coverage and footage of the Florida basketball team following the Gators' 74-71 overtime loss to Butler in the Elite Eight. UF fell just one game short of a return trip to the Final Four and will lose a talented senior class, which leads Greg to briefly look forward to next year's squad. We also congratulate Greg on an exhaustingly full season of coverage, getting clips from what the Florida basketball players are (not) saying about his work.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Elam looks to fill Black’s spot as strong safety, leader

Mar. 28, 2011

For the first time this spring, Matt Elam fielded questions from the media Monday.

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SPORTS  |  COLUMNS

Undersized Florida will miss big men, be guard-heavy in 2011-12

By ADAM BERRY | Mar. 28, 2011

I hope Florida fans enjoyed the Gators’ low-post dominance Saturday more than UF’s players and coaches seemingly did, because they won’t be seeing much of it next year.

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SPORTS  |  BASEBALL

Gators seeking more from middle of lineup vs. ‘Noles

By JESSE SIMONTON | Mar. 28, 2011

Before No. 4 Florida challenges No. 7 Florida State tonight at 7 in Jacksonville, the heart of the Gators’ order needs to exorcise its demons.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Sturgis returns to practice after injury

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Mar. 28, 2011

While the Gators were having trouble getting rest preparing for the Crimson Tide last October, Caleb Sturgis was kept awake for another reason.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators men in disappointing ninth after Day 2

By ALEX PECKHAM< | Mar. 28, 2011

The Florida men’s golf team came into the Hootie at Bulls Bay Collegiate hoping to get one last tournament victory before moving on to postseason play, but that goal seems nearly impossible now.

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NEWS  |  FEATURES

Research links energy drinks with health risks

By Brianna Donet | Mar. 28, 2011

A review of the effects of high-caffeine energy drinks on children and young adults suggests they may be linked to health risks as serious as heart palpitations, high blood pressure, cardiac arrest and death.

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METRO

Area unemployment rate drops

By Morgan Watkins | Mar. 28, 2011

While many people are still on the job hunt in Gainesville, some of their fellow unemployed peers have landed paid positions that have contributed to a nearly one-point drop in the area’s unemployment rate in February.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF alumnus and Navy squadron help bring supplies to Japan

By ALLISON BANKO | Mar. 28, 2011

Timothy Berryhill was no stranger to earthquakes.

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METRO

Final plan for removing animals from Paynes Prairie released

By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 28, 2011

Against many citizens’ wishes, Paynes Prairie will no longer have living, breeding herds of bison and horses.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF buildings lack funding

By Hannah Winston | Mar. 28, 2011

For the third year in a row, $130 million in donations for UF won’t be matched by the state, and an estimated state deficit of more than $3 billion looms as the culprit.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

We Heart the OED

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 28, 2011

It may come as a surprise, but we aren’t language purists.