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Beer Chat: the return of summer seasonals
By Caitlyn Finnegan | Apr. 20, 2012Come summer time, it’s hard to find an excuse to not crack open a beer.
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UF Supreme Court clarifies election campaigning rules
By Samantha Shavell | Apr. 19, 2012The UF Supreme Court ruled Thursday night that campaign-like activity is allowed throughout the year.
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Cycling club to host memorial bike ride
By Emily Miller | Apr. 19, 2012About 200 tires will roll down Stadium Road on Monday in honor of Michael R. Edmonds Jr.
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Gators motivated to ‘go big or go home’ at NCAA Championship
By LANDON WATNICK< | Apr. 19, 2012At the beginning of one of the Gators’ recent practices before NCAA Regionals, Alaina Johnson read a quote that resonated deeply with her teammates.
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Possible design for police headquarters approved
By Chris Alcantara | Apr. 19, 2012The Gainesville City Commission approved a possible new design for the Gainesville Police Department Headquarters and Physical Training Facility during a meeting Thursday.
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O’Leary, Gators helping establish breeding ground for local lacrosse
By JOSH JURNOVOY< | Apr. 19, 2012Amanda O’Leary was simply driving home from work in the summer of 2008 when she saw something she had never seen before: girls playing lacrosse in Gainesville.
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Florida men’s and women’s tennis set to begin SEC Tournament
By ELI MARGER | Apr. 19, 2012Since the start of the season, the Gators have had their focus on the postseason. It has been a point of emphasis, and every adjustment the team has made throughout the year was done with the postseason in mind.
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Academic support office to host grad fair Sat.
By Michelle Illance | Apr. 19, 2012UF’s Office of Academic Support wants to help students feel more prepared about the process of considering and applying for graduate school.
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Florida baseball trying to continue recent surge with Georgia in town
By TOM GREEN | Apr. 19, 2012Florida knew a rough stretch was coming, even before the season began.
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Walker must pay $300 for stolen taco
By JOHN BOOTHE< | Apr. 19, 2012Former Florida guard Erving Walker is finally paying someone for the $3 sausage taco he failed to purchase late last month — just not the two downtown vendors he stole from.
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Police set trap for unclaimed monkey
By Meredith Rutland | Apr. 19, 2012Officials set a trap Thursday to catch a monkey suspected of stealing fruit from an elderly woman in northeast Gainesville.
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Fifth-ranked Florida lacrosse looking for redemption at No. 1 Northwestern
By JOSH JURNOVOY< | Apr. 19, 2012The Gators want revenge. But it won’t come easy.
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UF softball not overlooking Florida International
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Apr. 19, 2012A loss to Florida International wouldn’t derail Florida from its postseason-bound track. But it would hurt nonetheless.
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Gators track set to honor former coach Tom Jones at home track meet
By KATIE AGOSTIN< | Apr. 19, 2012Five years ago, the women’s track and field program’s head coach passed away after a long battle with cancer. In his 15 years as head coach at Florida, Tom Jones’ teams won six Southeastern Conference titles in addition to having 15 top-10 finishes at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 19, 2012The semester is slowly (or quickly, depending on your situation) coming to an end, and it’s been an interesting one for sure.
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UF men’s, women’s golf heading to SEC Tournament this weekend
By KATIE AGOSTIN< | Apr. 19, 2012It’s not often that Florida’s golf team heads into a tournament without any knowledge of the course, but that’s the exact problem the women’s team will face this weekend.
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Institute for Women’s Policy Research finds women make 77 cents to the dollar earned annually by men
By Maureen Mariano | Apr. 19, 2012As National Equal Pay Day came and went this week, the fact women still earn less than their male counterparts remains an issue of concern for many students.
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Planned Parenthood promotes safe sex with post-coital check-in
By Cody Ned Romano | Apr. 19, 2012For one couple, it felt as if mountains trembled and rainbows exploded. The sex was simply “ah-maz-ing.”
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Phillips Center to host award-winning blues artist
By Brittany Ann Morrisey | Apr. 19, 2012Five-time Grammy Award-winning artist Buddy Guy will play the blues at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
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Nonprofit employs disabled residents in E-waste collection
By Adrianna Paidas | Apr. 19, 2012In a warehouse lined with metal storage shelves sit 500-pound cardboard boxes filled with disassembled computer equipment.
