Sports
Moultrie’s big weekend powers Florida softball to sweep of Arkansas
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Mar. 25, 2012Last year, Michelle Moultrie set the bar. Halfway through this season, she has raised it.
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Sports
Hitimana, UF women's tennis downs Mississippi State
By ELI MARGER | Mar. 25, 2012Caroline Hitimana’s run of perfection ended Sunday, but her undefeated singles record remained intact.
Opinion
Irrational Fears: Geraldo’s argument highlights faulty logic
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 25, 2012On Friday’s episode of “Fox & Friends,” a morning news show on Fox News, “Geraldo At Large” host Geraldo Rivera fell victim to this urge to simplistically rationalize horrible events when he was discussing the Trayvon Martin shooting.
Metro
Bella Donna's Italian Eatery opens in place of Gator Dawgs
By Adrianna Paidas | Mar. 25, 2012Joey Feulner, his wife Jodi and their son Jacob opened the Italian eatery, located at 1023 W University Ave., on March 10 in hopes of serving their family’s Italian dishes to residents.
Metro
Fans pack theaters for ‘The Hunger Games’ premiere
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Mar. 25, 2012About 2,000 people turned out to see the premiere of "The Hunger Games." Some wore “mockingjay” pins and others donned District 12 T-shirts, showing off their fandom with tokens from the series.
News
Quidditch teams compete in Swamp Cup
By Kelsey Grentzer | Mar. 25, 2012The magic of Quidditch returned to UF over the weekend as Florida Quidditch hosted the second annual Swamp Cup.
Opinion
Obamacare may be unconstitutional
By Travis Hornsby | Mar. 25, 2012Today, the Supreme Court will begin to hear arguments for the most significant case since the likes of Gideon v. Wainwright, Brown v. Board of Education and Miranda v. Arizona in the battle over Obama’s health care reform.
News
Where to eat if you're visiting Gainesville
By Sarah Kinonen | Mar. 25, 2012When you think of vacation destinations, Gainesville is probably not one of the top cities on the list. But Gainesville has many highly popular hot spots that are go-tos when in town. Here are some of our favorites:
Opinion
Alternative energy costly, inefficient
By Thomas Ryan | Mar. 25, 2012Despite the pleas coming from both the left and right calling for further government intervention in the energy industry, green and alternative energy sources are still unable to compete with coal and natural gas.
Metro
Volunteers sew comfort dolls for domestic abuse victims
By Webb | Mar. 25, 2012Eighteen people gathered at Wild Iris Books on Wednesday evening to make comfort dolls for women seeking haven in local domestic abuse shelters through the Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network.
News
Duo surveys University of Florida students to find out what they listen to on campus
By Webb | Mar. 25, 2012Roommates Dalton Verhagen and Rehan Khan wanted to hear what students listen to on campus, so they stuck a camera in students’ faces and asked what artist and song they were listening to.
News
University of Florida Relay for Life raises $127,000
By Emily Miller | Mar. 25, 2012About 2,100 participants raised roughly $127,000 by the end of the 18-hour UF Relay for Life, exceeding the $110,000 goal, said Allison Barkett, the 2012 event chair.
News
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens hosts 22nd annual Spring Garden Festival
By Chris Alcantara | Mar. 25, 2012About 200 vendors were present during this weekend’s 22nd annual Spring Garden Festival at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens.
Metro
Gainesville woman charged with breaking car windows
Mar. 25, 2012Gainesville Police arrested Brittany N. Leisure, 23, of 8210 SW 95th Lane, at about 11:30 a.m. on charges of aggravated assault and criminal mischief after she smashed two windows of Anderson’s car.
Metro
RTS buses available to help runaway, displaced youth
By Lori Perry | Mar. 25, 2012A safe place is just a bus ride away for abused and neglected teens and children, but so far, Gainesville youth have not asked bus drivers for help.
News
Pride Awareness Month to host free concert tonight at Reitz Union
By Tova Miller | Mar. 25, 2012At 7:30 p.m. today, the Reitz Union’s Rion Ballroom doors will open for a Pride Awareness Month concert.
Metro
Participants ‘take it off’ for charity, get rained on
By Caitlin Hartley | Mar. 25, 2012About 40 people stripped down to bikinis and boardshorts at the third annual “Taking It Off For Charity” strip poker tournament at University Commons on Saturday.
News
Behind the night shift: A ride with a Gainesville Police officer
By Jon Silman | Mar. 25, 2012Tommy Harrison, 28, is a three-year veteran of the Gainesville Police Department, and he works four 10-hour shifts a week.
News
Adderall presents a major health problem
By Elias H. Sarkis M.D. | Mar. 25, 2012In the Feb. 24 issue of the Alligator, Maureen Mariano brought some attention to the problem of Adderall abuse on college campuses.
News
USPS office should not be closed
By John Smith | Mar. 25, 2012First, I would like to set aside any arguments that have to do with the current budget woes of the USPS.
