Metro
Schlachta boasts technical, budgetary experience
By KATIE EMMETS | Mar. 18, 2009James Schlachta said being a young Gainesville City Commission candidate is a catch-22.
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Sports
Castillo among four gymnasts out for postseason
Mar. 18, 2009When Amanda Castillo stung her ankle against Utah on Friday, UF (6-4, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) could only hope it was a minor injury.
News
Group offers lunch in exchange for freedoms
By JENA ADDISON | Mar. 18, 2009Group offers lunch in exchange for freedoms
News
UF architecture student dies from Lou Gehrig's disease
By THOMAS STEWART | Mar. 18, 2009UF student Starr Bishop died Saturday from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. She was 21.
Opinion
Broward Dining sparrows should be praised
By Steve Brotman | Mar. 18, 2009Darwin would be proud of the House Sparrow.
Metro
Commission candidate Wimberly vows to trim budget
By RACHAEL PINO | Mar. 18, 2009Trimming the budget and helping citizens survive the recession are top priorities for Gainesville City Commission candidate Marcia Wimberly.
News
CLAS dean presents proposal for $9.3m in cuts
By THOMAS STEWART | Mar. 18, 2009The departments of religion, geological sciences, and communication sciences and disorders would see substantial cuts and faculty layoffs under a budget proposal unveiled Wednesday by College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Paul D'Anieri.
News
Identity theft prevention measures approved for UF
By THOMAS STEWART | Mar. 18, 2009UF's Board of Trustees, the university's highest governing body, approved federally mandated identity theft prevention measures at Tuesday's meeting.
Opinion
Coverage of celebs often too excessive
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 18, 2009When celebrities face plights similar to those of everyday folk, the media falls guilty of spending far too much time and resources tracking the latest developments.
Opinion
Economic, global challenges create opportunity for change
By Josh Tetrick | Mar. 18, 2009We are drowning. Not just in credit card bills and tuition payments, we are drowning in false choices.
Sports
Performance against Dolphins displays in-it-to-win-it attitude
Mar. 18, 2009The banners were strange. They were painted black with a diamond-shaped logo that doesn't belong in the O'Connell Center. They read "National Invitation Tournament" and spoke of postseason dreams, but not the postseason dreams with shining moments and the usual Madness.
Metro
By LAUREN IRIZARRY, Alligator Contributing Writer
Mar. 18, 2009If Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan ever finds herself in need of a new job, she might look to the food delivery business.
News
"Rally in Tally" attracts 1,000 to State Capitol
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Mar. 18, 2009The chant "No More Cuts," rang through downtown Tallahassee as about 1,000 students, parents, teachers and administrators representing 67 of Florida's counties gathered in front of the State Capitol to protest budget cuts in public education on Wednesday.
Opinion
Pope’s stance on condoms optimistic
By JONATHAN LOTT | Mar. 18, 2009You've got to hand it to the pope. He can get away with saying stuff that would result in public crucifixion for anyone else.
Metro
Alachua Housing Authority to receive $930k of stimulus
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Mar. 18, 2009Gainesville will receive $930,000 for community development and homelessness prevention in the city's first chunk of the $787 billion federal stimulus package.
Sports
Women prepare for NCAA Championships in Texas
By MERCEDES MACHADO | Mar. 18, 2009It's the invitation of a lifetime.
News
Calathes returns to form in UF's win over Jacksonville
Mar. 18, 2009Nick Calathes looked a lot more like his old self Wednesday night.
The Avenue
Watchmen intrigues, compels
By JACK BENGE | Mar. 18, 2009I must confess, I have never read "Watchmen." So I can't speak of the movie's faithfulness to "the most celebrated graphic novel of all time." But I can tell you that one of the most anticipated movies of this year delivered on its big blockbuster promise.
Sports
Record crowd watches UF down Central Florida
Mar. 18, 2009ORLANDO - FSU may have been billed as the big midweek in-state rival for UF, but you would never know it from the crowd that turned out at Jay Bergman Field to watch Central Florida take on the Gators.
