Metro
6,000 teachers, students oppose state education cuts
By KATIE EMMETS | Mar. 1, 2009ORLANDO - No more cuts.
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Sports
UF turns out strong performance in NCAA qualifying
By MERCEDES MACHADO | Mar. 1, 2009This weekend, many Gators took advantage of their final opportunities to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Metro
About 160 items appraised at local antiques roadshow
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Mar. 1, 2009Frances Kirkpatrick felt like she was entering a lottery as she waited in line at a local antique roadshow Saturday.
Sports
Hurricanes sweep Gators with Sunday beatdown
Mar. 1, 2009Any momentum UF had built up after a 5-0 start was swept away by Miami on Sunday afternoon.
Opinion
Ivy League should allow military to provide ROTC on campus
By EDGAR RODRIGUEZ | Mar. 1, 2009Would former President George W. Bush or former Vice President Dick Cheney have committed the United States to invading Iraq if either of them had done substantial tours of duty in the military?
Sports
Bulldogs use nation's best score to dispose of Gators
Mar. 1, 2009The Gators had a good meet. The Bulldogs had an exceptional one.
News
Fraternities and sororities compete in step show
By VALERIE FRITTS | Mar. 1, 2009About 4,197 people streamed into the O'Connell Center on Saturday night to see nine of the nation's best step teams face off in the 20th Annual Florida Invitational Step Show hosted by UF's Black Student Union. Each fraternity and sorority performing in the show was invited by the UF chapter of their organization. No UF teams performed at the event.
Metro
Harvest of Hope Fest offers help for migrant workers
Mar. 1, 2009A half-mile west of the Devil's Millhopper, Ed Kellerman stood in his living room crammed with electric guitars, amplifiers and drums, glued to his TV screen with his son, Dillon, watching replays of his son's basketball game.
Opinion
Obama proves he can hang like the rest of us
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 1, 2009From commander-in-chief to leader of the free world, you can add another moniker to President Barack Obama's growing list of titles - regular guy.
Sports
Early commits don't reflect team's future
Mar. 1, 2009Over the past few days, UF received verbal commitments from Charlotte (N.C.) Independence High's Victor Hampton and Bradenton Southeast High's Jonathan Dowling, two promising defensive backs.
News
Tennessee hands UF first home loss of season
Mar. 1, 2009With the Gators down just 5 points and 16 seconds still left on the clock, fans began to file out of the O'Connell Center.
Metro
New bowling alley opens
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Mar. 1, 2009There's a new bowling alley in town, and it's trying to reinvent the business.
Sports
Gators add fourth defensive back for 2010
Mar. 1, 2009Recruiting analysts have said the Gators' 2010 recruiting class would need to have a heavy dose of defensive backs. UF coaches must feel the same way.
Sports
UF wins six games, loses Waleszonia to injury
By ADAM BERRY | Mar. 1, 2009It was a weekend full of wins for the UF softball team, but the Gators also suffered one very costly loss.
News
UPD shuts down philanthropic dodgeball tournament
By ASHLEY ROSS | Mar. 1, 2009The University Police Department shut down a philanthropic dodgeball tournament at UF's Norman Field on Saturday after underage drinking arrests involving participants were made in the neighboring parking garage.
News
Complaints filed among SG parties discussed at meeting
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Mar. 1, 2009The last six complaints filed among parties during the Student Government elections campaign season were discussed in an hour-long Elections Commission meeting on Friday.
News
Hikes won’t hurt Prepaid
By THOMAS STEWART | Mar. 1, 2009The Prepaid College Board will likely have to shell out billions of dollars more in tuition payments over the next couple decades under an agreement reached last week.
Opinion
GOP redemption may lie in education
Mar. 1, 2009Despite nearly being dead, the GOP can still put on a great show.
Sports
Gators men's, women's track teams fail to capture overall SEC titles
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Mar. 1, 2009UF came up short again.
