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POLITICS
Mayoral candidate Craig Lowe advocates equal rights, diversity
Feb. 11, 2010Editor’s Note: This is the final installment of the Face in the Race series.
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CAMPUS
Political parties raise money, spend $13K on shirts
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Feb. 11, 2010Although election season is just beginning, student political parties have raised and spent a good deal of money for campaigning in the weeks leading up to Student Government elections.
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CAMPUS
Valentine's Day not so sweet for some
By MAHA CHAUDHRY | Feb. 11, 2010Valentine’s Day can bring some not so sweet emotions to singles and couples alike.
METRO
Saturn dealership now Mitsubishi
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Feb. 11, 2010After General Motors Corp. hit the breaks on the Saturn brand last year, Saturn of Gainesville finished its transformation into Summit Mitsubishi.
METRO
Dog park reopens after revamp
By MATT HARRINGER | Feb. 11, 2010Dog lovers can celebrate Valentine’s Day jogging, shopping and playing fetch with their furry friends at the grand reopening of Dog Wood Park.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Student Alliance’s distribution of flyers is wasteful, irresponsible
By JAKE KING | Feb. 11, 2010I found the Student Alliance party’s recent distribution of flyers around the Plaza of the Americas and along Fraternity Row unnecessary and offensive. The flyers were placed sometimes on walls or cars (something I personally loathe), but mostly they were just thrown around on the ground.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reader distressed over Student Alliance party’s campaign tactics
By AMY HAMIL | Feb. 11, 2010I woke up this morning to find thousands of flyers scattered all over Sorority Row. The flyers were anti-Unite Party in their message and excessive in their nature. From what I understand, these flyers were all over campus in massive quantities.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Alligator’s criticism of Michelle Obama’s campaign is unwarranted
By IRIS | Feb. 11, 2010Way to miss the point of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign in Wednesday’s editorial. There are way more worthy things to criticize than the first lady’s efforts to help America become healthier.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reitz Union fee will have large effect on undergraduates too
By RACHEL SHAPIRO | Feb. 11, 2010Let’s look at some numbers regarding tuition and fees. When I started at UF in fall 2008, tuition and fees were $126 per credit hour. Bright Futures Scholarship Program still paid 100 percent of this cost. This year, tuition and fees are $146 per credit hour. That’s a $20 increase per credit hour. This becomes $300 more in total for an undergraduate taking 15 credit hours. At the same time, Bright Futures no longer pays 100 percent of tuition and fees costs but a fixed $126. The $20 increase in tuition/fees had to come from the pockets (or other scholarships) of undergraduates.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Haiti needed help before earthquake
By DOUG JOHNSON | Feb. 11, 2010After the recent catastrophe in Haiti, it has been amazing to see the result from the Student Body and the rest of the country’s helpers. It is becoming visible — the impact a group of people, especially a group of Gators, can make. But it is disheartening to see that it took a disaster as big as a 7.0-magnitude earthquake to spark this.
METRO
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POLITICS
America needs voice for the center
By PAUL MURTY | Feb. 11, 2010I would like to start out my column today by addressing the accusations directed at the Alligator and its staff by some readers. I will be the first to admit I lean to the left in my political opinions, but there’s not much I can change about that. This isn’t anyone’s fault. And if people from the other side of the political spectrum want to have their voices heard, I’m sure they can go to the Alligator’s open houses, just as I did, and get a weekly column. I honestly thought I was being closer to center than I actually was, so I will make a better effort to be a bit more neutral.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts and Laurels
By Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 11, 2010With spring break only three short weeks away, visions of beaches and bathing suits are already dancing in the heads of the Department of Darts & Laurels.
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CAMPUS
UF team hosts Indian dancing event to help Bhutanese refugees
By KELLY MORGAN | Feb. 11, 2010Anyone who wants to learn more about Indian dances and culture can do so at UF’s Hindu Cultural Society’s Spring Charity Garba tonight.
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CAMPUS
UF Friends of Music to host gala to benefit UF’s music department
By LEANDRA VALENTINE | Feb. 11, 2010Swing into Spring will transform UF’s Steinbrenner Band Hall into a big-band-era dance club this weekend.
NEWS
Polish beers are better than average
By Richard O. Stehli | Feb. 11, 2010How many Polish beers does it take to find the right one? Not much as all the ones that I tried tasted a lot better than many domestic beer.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Poor free-throw shooting downs Florida
By ADAM BERRY | Feb. 10, 2010COLUMBIA, S.C. — Last year at South Carolina, one missed free throw led to a heartbreaking loss for Florida. Wednesday night, trouble at the line brought about another tough defeat in Colonial Life Arena.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
UF women's basketball set to begin toughest part of schedule
Feb. 10, 2010The Gators start the most difficult stretch of their regular season tonight staring in the mouths of angry Tigers.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Loss could cost Gators Tourney bid
Feb. 10, 2010There must be something about the air in Columbia, S.C.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Gators return all three starting outfielders in 2010
By GREG LUCA< | Feb. 10, 2010Although 2010 is being billed as a year of change for the Florida softball team, the Gators have the luxury of returning all three outfielders that started the final game of the 2009 season.
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GYMNASTICS
Zaiser’s return, Green’s emergence help beam scores
By TOM GREEN< | Feb. 10, 2010At the midway point of the season, No. 6 Florida ranks in the top 10 nationally in every event, but the area the team has improved most since last season has been the balance beam.
