THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Local woman makes living selling junk
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Mar. 2, 2011Geneva Jarvis hasn’t missed a day of work in 25 years.
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OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Airbrushed Reality
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 2, 2011Instant Photoshop is one step closer to reality, but hold off on the celebration.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Medicaid’s optional services a poor choice for cuts
By Jeff Johnson | Mar. 2, 2011In the Tuesday editorial, “Surgical Cuts: Proposed budget targets most vulnerable,” you stated that Florida shouldn’t be paying for dentures, eyeglasses or hearing aids because “they don’t support life itself.”
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
On vacation, rejuvenate your game collection
By Andrew Wyzan | Mar. 2, 2011By the time you have read this column, I will have left Gainesville, curled up on my couch back home and put myself into a video game coma. Instead of catching up on new releases during my time off, as I assume many will do, I like playing my favorite games during breaks. I feel as if I’m returning to a time of innocence before papers, projects and deadlines consumed my life. In my opinion, new releases — even the ones your friends rave about — are way too expensive to risk buying. However, if you do happen to have $60 burning a hole in your wallet and want to try something new, here are two new games you should play during your week of freedom.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF alumna starts line of yoga bags, sells them online and in 15 U.S. stores
By Danielle B. Alvarez | Mar. 2, 2011When UF alumna Alexandra Schotanus started doing yoga in 2007, she never thought the hobby would lead to a career in design.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Gerrymandering a lingering problem
By Chad Mohammed | Mar. 2, 2011It’s a weird day in political La-La Land when the Tea Party members and Democrats agree on an issue.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Local meditation center a place to calm an uneasy mind
By Robert Imfeld | Mar. 2, 2011A number of meditation centers call Gainesville home. And as meditation becomes more popular as a way to ward off stress, the Avenue wanted to find out the story behind a few of the centers in town.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Secrets of the Swamp: Stripped
By Brittany Brave | Mar. 2, 2011Danielle has waited all week to gussy up and get herself ready for her hot night.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
UF’s confidence peaking as SEC Tournament begins
By MATT WATTS< | Mar. 2, 2011Every week, coach Amanda Butler plasters the Gators’ practice facility with reminders. On the door to the training room and again as you enter the gym, even posted on the walls under the baskets, are signs with the week’s emphasis.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators flash full potential
By GREG LUCA | Mar. 2, 2011Although Florida’s second half against Alabama on Tuesday clinched a share of the regular-season Southeastern Conference title, it may hold an even greater significance.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Legal rackets pay off in the end
By BILL O'CONNOR< | Mar. 2, 2011When I got back from Vietnam at age 22, I worked for Jimmy Hoffa’s Teamsters. I delivered appliances for Sears throughout the five boroughs of New York.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Recruiter still mourns death of UF Peace Corps Volunteer
By DEREK GILLIAM | Mar. 2, 2011A map of the world with bits of paper stuck to it hangs in Amy Panikowski’s office.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Riker Hall wins dorm water-saving contest
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 2, 2011At the expense of long, leisurely showers, Riker Hall residents are this year’s top water savers.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Gators staying focused despite first loss of season
By ALLISON BANKO | Mar. 2, 2011Before each practice, a gymnast steps in front of the team with a quote and a word of the day.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
President Machen defends tuition-hike proposal
By Alexander Klausner | Mar. 2, 2011UF President Bernie Machen sees a 30 percent tuition hike as a solution for weathering budget cuts in a troubled economy.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Alan Dershowitz discusses law career, Middle East turmoil
By Hannah Winston | Mar. 2, 2011UF President Bernie Machen interviewed Alan Dershowitz, a renowned lawyer and Harvard professor, in front of an audience of about 300 at the Phillips Center on Wednesday night.
NEWS
Blackberry-honey French toast
By Jamie | Mar. 2, 2011Kathryn says: My dad was the French toast maker of the house growing up. Since he’d make it on leisurely mornings, I always thought of it as a special breakfast that seemed complicated to make.
NEWS
Opinion: Video could make informal meetings more formal
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 2, 2011When Alachua County Commissioners don’t have a Tuesday public meeting, they still meet. They sit in a smaller room around a table where they can talk without all the formalities.
