NEWS
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FEATURES
Pride Union hopes tweets can lure Lady Gaga
By Hannah Swerdloff | Feb. 23, 2011Sometimes a little bird is all it takes.
COVID-19
METRO
Thomas Center makes list of top spots to tie the knot
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 23, 2011Lucy Sullivan wanted her daughter to have a perfect wedding. But perfection can be expensive.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Meyers wins presidency
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 23, 2011After almost two months of campaigning, the hard work paid off for the Unite Party once again.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Parsons will return, but not start, against Bulldogs
By GREG LUCA | Feb. 23, 2011With Chandler Parsons’ recovery from a left thigh bruise nearly complete, the Gators could see the return of their senior leader tonight.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Pigott off to strong start
By JESSE SIMONTON | Feb. 23, 2011When glancing at No. 1 Florida’s hitting statistics, one name glaringly stands out.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
UF can’t take foot off pedal yet
Feb. 23, 2011For the first time in years, the Gators men’s basketball team can switch to cruise control.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Excess, debauchery and hypocrisy: A long weekend in Myrtle Beach
By BILL O'CONNOR< | Feb. 23, 2011My divorce lawyer’s on the phone.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Florida preparing for unusual atmosphere at Vandy
By MATT WATTS< | Feb. 23, 2011It’s a well-known fact that Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gym is a difficult place to play. Just ask the Florida women’s basketball team.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Brombacher, Rogers becoming dominant one-two punch
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Feb. 23, 2011For every Batman, there’s a Robin. This year, Florida has a dynamic duo in Stephanie Brombacher and emerging freshman Hannah Rogers.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE
Gators use pair of 6-0 runs to down Retrievers
By JOHN BOOTHE< | Feb. 23, 2011For more than four minutes in the second half Wednesday, No. 17 Florida was daring someone to come out and guard them.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD reports 16.3 percent drop in crime in 2010
By Morgan Watkins | Feb. 23, 2011When Chief Tony Jones became head of the Gainesville Police Department in 2009, one of his goals was to decrease crime in the city by 5 percent.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Gainesville’s best-kept secret: house shows
By Benjamin Evans | Feb. 23, 2011About an hour before a swarm of college kids stampeded into his house with faces flushed the color of red Solo Cups, Michael Newman sat in his room relaxing, waiting for the dancing to begin.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Focus is Overrated
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 23, 2011Too distracted to get that paper written in one sitting?
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Four UF students in New Zealand safe after earthquake
By C.J. Pruner | Feb. 23, 2011Four UF law students studying abroad in New Zealand are safe after the country was rocked by an earthquake earlier this week, UF officials confirmed Wednesday.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Gator athletes deserve compensation for game likenesses
By Brett Wager | Feb. 23, 2011Over the past few decades, the market for video games in the United States has grown exponentially and has become a wildly successful and lucrative business within the entertainment industry. Sport video games have become a particularly flourishing genre of the industry and comprise approximately 15.3 percent of total game sales.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
UF student premieres jewelry line at local boutique
By Kasi Martin | Feb. 23, 2011While some may see scraps on the ground as trash, UF architecture junior Mu Mudenda sees them as the opposite: precious building blocks for her one-of-a-kind jewelry line.
THE AVENUE
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FOOD
Guide to seasonal fruits and veggies
By Britt Perkins | Feb. 23, 2011Maybe you're starting to come to terms with the fact that Pop-Tarts are not a good source of fruit. Likewise, fries aren't really a vegetable when it comes to nutrition.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Record companies rethink strategies as music sales fall
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Feb. 23, 2011The beginning of 2011 has signaled almost no signs of positive things to come for the future of the music business. The hope generated from bloated 2010 sales has all but vanished, as Warner Music Group hired investment bank Goldman Sachs to search out potential buyers for the company.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
The A-list
By LAUREN GOLD | Feb. 23, 2011LISTEN: “Young Blood” by The Naked + Famous
