NEWS
Suspect at large after robbing Lil’ Champ gas station
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Mar. 16, 2012A man who robbed a gas station at gunpoint Thursday night has not been arrested.
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Prather's career-high performance provides much-needed spark for Gators
By JOHN BOOTHE | Mar. 16, 2012OMAHA, Neb. – When Billy Donovan met with the rest of his staff Thursday night to discuss stopping one of the best big men in the country, he already knew which Florida player could get the job done.
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Gators shut down Cavaliers, advance to face No. 15 seed Norfolk State
By MATT WATTS | Mar. 16, 2012OMAHA, Neb. – Florida’s second-round matchup with Virginia on Friday was billed as a clash of contrasting styles.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Kappa Alpha Psi named in reported hazing
By Clare Lennon | Mar. 16, 2012The incidents are thought to have occurred from April 2010 to January 2011. The case has been sent to the State Attorney’s Office.
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Machen addresses tuition hikes, faculty self-insurance
By Erin Jester | Mar. 15, 2012UF President Bernie Machen laid out a plan for tuition increases and addressed members’ concerns about GatorCare during Thursday’s Faculty Senate meeting.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Student charged with stealing from Home Depot
Mar. 15, 2012A member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity was arrested Thursday morning and charged with stealing almost $600 worth of plastic sheets from Home Depot.
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CAMPUS
UF bookstore gets new iPad today sans student discount
By Kelsey Grentzer | Mar. 15, 2012The third-generation iPad tablet debuts at the UF bookstore today, but students won’t get a discount on the product.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Man charged with stalking women
Mar. 15, 2012Gregory M. Milner pushed a key into the front door of the apartment around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and tried to open it.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
City Commission to create liaison to assist residents near Superfund site
By Adrianna Paidas | Mar. 15, 2012After seeing a PowerPoint presented by those affected by the toxins released from the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site, the Gainesville City Commission took action Thursday night.
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CAMPUS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 15, 2012Ladies and gentleman, put on your green, get out your shamrocks, hide your gold from those greedy leprechauns.
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Gainesville Street Rods show to benefit Stop! Children’s Cancer Inc.
By Kathryn Varn | Mar. 15, 2012Hotrods will gear up this weekend for the Gainesville Street Rods annual car show.
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Students should start financial planning right out of college
By Travis Hornsby | Mar. 15, 2012As we get closer to graduation, more of us are looking to make the kind of money we’ve never seen in our lives at new jobs.
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Volunteers to shave heads for child cancer
By Kat Harlan | Mar. 15, 2012As St. Patrick’s Day revelers begin their celebrations in Midtown, Jason McKibben will be going bald for children with cancer.
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CAMPUS
International Month kicks off on campus
By Wade Millward | Mar. 15, 2012UF students can go “Around the World in 30 Days” with International Month, which ends in April.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Two ways about it: Beal, Young facing difficult decision at season's end
By JOHN BOOTHE | Mar. 15, 2012After the Gators’ lone win in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, Patric Young sat next to his locker in the home dressing room of New Orleans Arena and fielded the same question four times — answering each inquiry with a positive response.
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CAMPUS
Biblical temple to be built on North Lawn
By Joy King | Mar. 15, 2012A life-size temple made of PVC pipes and cloth will take up most of the real estate on the Reitz Union North Lawn next week.
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Twenty-five students to be inducted into UF’s Hall of Fame
By Michael Scott Davidson | Mar. 15, 2012Twenty-five senior, graduate and professional-school students were accepted into the UF Hall of Fame on Monday.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators facing tough defensive challenge in opening game
By JOHN BOOTHE | Mar. 15, 2012After suffering through five losses this season against some of the nation’s most highly regarded defenses, the Gators thought they were prepared for anything an NCAA Tournament team could possibly throw at them.
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Phillips Center to host contortionist dance group
By Kelly Price | Mar. 15, 2012Students will be able to see the Pilobolus dance company perform this weekend without turning their wallets inside-out.
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FOOTBALL
Driskel, Brissett speak for first time, talk last season
By TOM GREEN | Mar. 15, 2012When Jeff Driskel enrolled at Florida last January, the nation’s top-rated high school quarterback was lost during spring practice; he admittedly had no idea what he was doing.
