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NEWS | CAMPUS

College students should take advantage of sporting opportunities

By CALLOVI< | Apr. 13, 2010

A week from today, I will take my last class at Florida.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

FSU’s young pitcher tames UF bats

Apr. 13, 2010

TALLAHASEE — The game should have been a feast for the Gators.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Education students display art on campus

By KIMBERLY CASCANTE | Apr. 13, 2010

Students in the College of Education will display their artwork created for class for all of UF to see today.

NEWS

Bowl Me Over

By Laurie Michaelson | Apr. 13, 2010

Matt Kinberg, a mechanical engineering junior, turns himself in to a human bowling ball during the RUB Entertainment event Fun Before Finals Tuesday afternoon on the Reitz Union North Lawn.

METRO

Weather brings excess strawberries

By KAREN SULLIVAN | Apr. 13, 2010

Strawberry lovers are seeing steals at supermarket registers thanks to a surge in supply at season’s end.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville woman arrested after trying to fight police

Apr. 13, 2010

Gainesville Police Department arrested a woman Tuesday morning after she decided to fight the police arresting her friend for a DUI.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Foot in Mouth: Huckabee’s homophobia ignorant, offensive

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 13, 2010

We heart Huckabees.

METRO | POLITICS

Mayor to be announced Friday after recount

Apr. 13, 2010

Lowe secured 50.1 percent of the vote, a margin thin enough to require an automatic recount.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Students should question authority

By Nick Miner | Apr. 13, 2010

Modern students are not interested in learning. They are interested in passing their tests and getting good grades. It doesn’t matter how much you know, it only matters how well you regurgitate information. Why has American education devolved to this point? One reason is the loss of American industry to foreign countries with cheap labor. This has constricted the job market, making a college degree much more important. Employers give preeminence to the institution. Thus to get into excellent schools, you have to have top grades. Yet is there also a cultural backlash against questioning authority? The 1970s saw massive student protests that played a pivotal role in our withdrawal from Vietnam.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Student senate discusses crisis response

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Apr. 13, 2010

Senators learned about the UF Counseling Center’s response to the March 2 shooting of Kofi Adu-Brempong when they gathered for Tuesday’s meeting.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Student thanks RTS driver for keeping lost wallet safe

By Kayla Pack | Apr. 13, 2010

Thank you Mr. Bus 22 Driver. I lost my wallet on bus 22 on Tuesday and tracked down the bus later. I just want to thank you for keeping my wallet safe for me. My mind was preoccupied with other things as I exited the bus, and my wallet had many valuables in it that would have been very difficult to replace. Also, whoever turned in my wallet to the driver, thank you. It’s so relieving to know that there are still good people in this world. I believe that karma will reward you both. You are honest and good people. Once again, thank you!

OPINION | COLUMNS

Manufactured fear creates false reality

By Joshua Lee | Apr. 13, 2010

It’s a scary world outside. Past the comforts of my tiny, messy dorm room, danger lurks at every turn. People from foreign lands plot to wipe me and my country off the map. Even getting into a Toyota is akin to dancing with death. Or that’s at least what the media would have you believe. To me, news today has increasingly become a stream of cautionary tales and exaggerated warnings.

OPINION | EDITORIALS