METRO
Voters approve amendment to reduce property taxes
By WILL PAFFORD | Jan. 29, 2008Voters approved an amendment reducing property taxes statewide Tuesday.
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CAMPUS
Tony-award winning actress to visit UF
Jan. 29, 2008Tony Award-winning actress Katie Finneran will conduct a workshop Thursday at UF, where she will discuss her career and give several students feedback on their acting.
METRO
McCain wins Florida primary, Romney fans hopeful
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 29, 2008ST. PETERSBURG - Arizona Sen. John McCain won Florida's Republican primary Tuesday, but that didn't discourage Mitt Romney, who came in a close second place.
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GREEK AFFAIRS
Unauthorized party puts ATO at risk of suspension
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 29, 2008A UF fraternity already on probation for hazing allegations could be kicked off campus for hosting an unregistered party on Jan. 12.
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COLUMNS
Congress must fight for civil liberties
Jan. 29, 2008We are now almost a month into 2008, but I can't shake the feeling that we're stuck in 1984. Big Brother is watching us, listening to us and invading our personal privacy at an unprecedented and alarming rate-all in the name of national security.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Endowment could help reduce tuition
By Scott Erker | Jan. 29, 2008I was glad to see the article in Monday's Alligator on UF's billion-dollar endowment. Since the '80s, students have had to deal with increasing debt as tuition rates continue to rise faster than inflation. With this rise in tuition comes the inflated salaries of school administrators and university endowments reaching into the billions.
METRO
No clear front-runner in Democratic race
Jan. 29, 2008At a time when no clear front-runner has emerged in the Democratic race for president, Hillary Clinton won her party's primary in Florida on Tuesday.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Online voting may become reality fo UF
By ILEANA MORALES | Jan. 29, 2008An amendment to bring online voting to UF's Student Government elections will appear on the spring ballot in February pending a petition's approval.
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FOOTBALL
DT Davis cited for underage drinking
Jan. 29, 2008UF freshman defensive tackle Torrey Davis was cited Jan. 19 for underage drinking and is set to appear in court Feb. 7.
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CAMPUS
Baby whale found dead, to be used for study at UF
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Jan. 29, 2008A 2,900-pound dead baby whale was transported by trailer to the UF pathology unit in the College of Veterinary Medicine for an autopsy on Saturday morning.
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COLUMNS
Looking back on the 2004 recruiting class
Jan. 29, 2008Another signing day is approaching, and it looks like UF will pull in a highly touted recruiting class yet again.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
College is time to explore new interests
By Danny Beaulieu | Jan. 29, 2008Sen. Jeremy Ring's proposal for the modification of Bright Futures falls far short of anything bright. A student majoring in biology with an SAT score barely above the national average and a mediocre GPA would be awarded more money than a philosophy major who scored a 1500 on the SATs and had straight A's. Not only is that absurd, but just imagine the implications of that sort of scholarship.
METRO
Vote in favor of protecting gender identity
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Jan. 29, 2008Gainesville joined 98 cities and counties around the country early Tuesday when city commissioners voted to add "gender identity" to Gainesville's anti-discrimination policy.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
UF loses meet at Miami in day's final match
Jan. 29, 2008The UF men's tennis team fell by the slimmest of margins Tuesday at archrival No. 36 Miami.
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CAMPUS
Proposal may raise parking decal prices
By KATIE SANDERS | Jan. 29, 2008A UF department has proposed increasing motorcycle and scooter decal prices by more than 230 percent starting in the fall.
METRO
Donovan, Hawkins take seats; District 2 seat runoff
By DREW HARWELL | Jan. 29, 2008Gainesville voters decided Tuesday that candidates Jack Donovan and Thomas Hawkins Jr. would hold seats on the City Commission for the next three years.
METRO
Candidates disagree on last-minute campaigning
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Jan. 29, 2008Eight Gainesville candidates running for three city commission seats spent Tuesday making phone calls, answering e-mails and waving signs on street corners, all with one thing in mind - a last-minute vote.
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SPORTS
CONCACAF starts tournament similar to Europe's Champions League
Jan. 28, 2008THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
