Sports
No. 1 UF men claim SEC indoor crown, first since '04
By JOE MORGAN< | Feb. 27, 2011The defending national champions can finally call the Southeastern Conference their own.
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Sports
Weis, 2011 assistants signed for more than 2010 staff
Feb. 27, 2011To lure offensive coordinator Charlie Weis away from the NFL, Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley made him the highest paid assistant in school history.
Sports
UF suffers year’s first setback vs. Arkansas
By ALLISON BANKO | Feb. 27, 2011The Gators were untouched all season.
Sports
Gators end regular season on high note
By MATT WATTS< | Feb. 27, 2011Labeling the final chapter to a tough season for Florida, only one word seems to fit.
Sports
Storie, Martin and others earn “B” qualifying times at Bulldog Last Chance Meet
By MELISSA PENDER< | Feb. 27, 2011Florida seniors Logan Storie and Alex Martin improved their chances of ending their careers at Florida with titles at the NCAA Championships by posting qualifying times at the at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet this weekend in Athens, Ga.
Sports
Gators stay undefeated with wins over top-ranked teams
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Feb. 27, 2011It seems no one has an answer to the No. 4 Florida softball team.
Sports
Florida men fifth, women eighth in tourneys
By ALEX PECKHAM< | Feb. 27, 2011Without two of their top five golfers in the John Hayt Invitational, the onus would be on the Gators’ three remaining regulars to lead the team.
News
Guns on college campuses debate continues in Legislature
By Alexander Klausner | Feb. 27, 2011The idea of students sporting holsters does not appeal to Ben Meyers.
News
UF welcomes innovative speakers at the TEDxUF conference
By Kat Bein | Feb. 27, 2011Though more than 1,000 people applied to attend, about 400 were invited to take part in Saturday’s second-annual TEDxUF, an independently organized event featuring local speakers from miscellaneous backgrounds working on the theme “Challenging the Unknown.”
News
Students compete to see who is strongest Gator
By Stephen Sheenan | Feb. 27, 2011It takes almost-superhuman strength to crush steel.
News
Taking a Hike: UF should give students a break on tuition
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 27, 2011Hold on to your wallets, Gators.
News
No Southern Accent takes third place in a cappella competition
By Skylar Ramsey | Feb. 27, 2011After the pitch pipe buzzed, toes tapped to the sound of harmonious voices that carried new renditions of well-known melodies.
News
UF organizations volunteer to makeover local elementary school
By Kari Pflanzer | Feb. 27, 2011After 27 hours of labor from 1,200 volunteers, 50 gallons of paint and 15 giant citrus trees, Duval Elementary School got a makeover this past weekend.
Metro
RTS bus drivers race for title of Gainesville’s best
By Alex Orlando | Feb. 27, 2011He takes corners like he’s in a go-kart, stops like he’s in a Miata and edges curbs like he’s in a street-sweeper.
News
State high-schoolers compete in science bowl at UF
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 27, 2011A new generation of science whizzes competed Saturday in the New Physics Building, where some of those students will have classes in a year or two, for the chance to go to the National Science Bowl.
Opinion
Planned Parenthood’s funds need trim
By Zack Smith | Feb. 27, 2011That name inevitably evokes a knee-jerk reaction from all who hear it. For some, it is an organization providing needed health services to men and women, while to others it is a force perpetuating one of the greatest moral crises of our time.
Metro
Protestors fight for funding of Planned Parenthood
By Sarah Poser | Feb. 27, 2011A crowd of Planned Parenthood supporters paraded down Northwest 10th Ave. on Saturday, toting pink signs and celebrating when cars honked their horns.
News
This week in Gainesville
By Kat Bein | Feb. 27, 2011March 3, 1974: Gainesville is hit hard by the national energy crisis, despite news that the problem is abating.
News
Machen proposes 30 percent tuition increase to cover Scott budget cuts
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 27, 2011Cuts to the university’s funding may start cutting into your wallets.
Sports
Four Gators win individual titles, men’s team leads SEC meet after second day
By JOE MORGAN< | Feb. 27, 2011The No. 1 Gators are one day away from winning their first Southeastern Conference Indoor Championship since 2004, but they’re far from a shoo-in to clinch Sunday.
