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METRO
New taxi stations to offer safe, convenient transport for bar hoppers
By ELIZABETH LEVA | May 28, 2008Late-night pub crawlers will have more transportation options to get home this fall besides drunken driving, bicycle-powered rickshaws and the Later Gator.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Horschel leads UF to sixth place after first day
May 28, 2008It shouldn't come as any surprise that when the No. 6 UF men's golf team opened play on Wednesday, it was Billy Horschel who stole the show.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF scientists, students contribute to Mars Phoenix spacecraft
By ELIZABETH LEVA | May 28, 2008A research partnership between scientists and students from UF and the University of Central Florida has resulted in innovative technology that is literally out of this world.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG Treasurer to share summer duties with new officer
By ELIZABETH LEVA | May 28, 2008Student Body Treasurer Paul Drayton will accept an internship with a New York City business firm this June and share his summer duties with a newly appointed student body chief financial officer.
THE AVENUE
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SEX
First stop: relationships
By ANNIE ANTHONY | May 28, 2008Relationships are as common as double-headed love bugs in March. You've established a relationship with everyone you've ever met - from your professors and peers to the Chick-Fil-A guy who knows your order before you even reach the register.
METRO
Noah makes deal to avoid jail time
By APRIL DUDASH | May 28, 2008After two run-ins with Gainesville law enforcement over Memorial Day weekend, former UF basketball player Joakim Noah entered a contract Tuesday evening that will allow his criminal charges to eventually be dropped.
METRO
Commission approves tax to fund Newberry policing
By JAVI CALDERON | May 28, 2008County Commissioners unanimously approved a tax Tuesday for Newberry residents that will help fund law enforcement within the city's boundaries.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Gators on brink of elimination after losing first game of World Series in extra innings
May 28, 2008OKLAHOMA CITY - All Kim Waleszonia could do was watch as the ball flew over her head and the game fell out of reach.
METRO
Fraternity's statewide cycling trip raises money for disabled
By CHRISTOPHER HAYES | May 28, 2008Members of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity rode their bicycles down Northwest 83rd Street Monday morning in two parallel lines.
METRO
Florida consumer confidence falls despite stimulus checks
By JESSICA BRANDI | May 28, 2008Even though economic stimulus checks are putting money back in taxpayers' pockets, the extra cash has not stopped consumer confidence in Florida from falling to a near all-time low.
THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
‘Sex and the City’ scores in big screen debut
By ANNA MONTANO | May 28, 2008Any fan of the show will tell you that one of the most anticipated films of the year is the "Sex and the City" movie. Set three years after the series' end, this flick had a lot to live up to.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Veterans not surprised by Gators' success as they head into NCAA Regionals
May 28, 2008The last time the Gators were here, things were different, but the same.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Dream becomes reality for No. 1 Gators as they arrive in Oklahoma City
May 28, 2008When Tim Walton came to UF three years ago all he had was a dream.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
May 28, 2008The boys and girls of summer are hitting their (home run) strides, and we at the Department of Darts and Laurels couldn't be more pumped. The Gators softball team has earned its first-ever Women's College World Series birth, the upstart Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays are the surprising leaders of their respective divisions in the big leagues, and we're keeping our fingers crossed for the Gators baseball team as it looks to put a hurting on FSU in the Tallahassee Regional this weekend for the chance to steal their way into the College World Series.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Local exhibition features award–winning artists
By SUZANNE HERSHMAN | May 28, 2008A free public reception will be held today for an exhibit at the Thomas Center Galleries featuring the works of local artists.
