El Caimán
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SOFTBALL
Georgia deals UF first home sweep since ‘06
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Mar. 27, 2011For the first time since 2006, Florida suffered a home sweep. And once again, it was Georgia who stole the show.
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OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE
Cullen leads Florida over Ohio State in chippy contest
By JOHN BOOTHE< | Mar. 27, 2011In a matchup of two teams with four losses in American Lacrosse Conference play last season, Florida and Ohio State competed as if they were mad at somebody.
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Gators win two titles, finish fifth at NCAA meet
By MELISSA PENDER< | Mar. 27, 2011The Gators took two national titles at the 2011 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships but still came in fifth place with 291 points.
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Postin sets school record in tune-up meet
By JOE MORGAN< | Mar. 27, 2011Rested, recovered and rust-free, No. 1 Florida is gunning to sweep the 2011 national championships.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
UF tied for seventh in last tourament of the regular season
By ALEX PECKHAM< | Mar. 27, 2011The Florida men’s golf team looked to return to its winning ways after a narrow defeat at last week’s Schenkel Invitational, but the Gators didn’t do much to help themselves Sunday.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Florida continues its reign over SEC with thrashing of Ole Miss
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Mar. 27, 2011The UF women's tennis team continued its reign of dominance over the Southeastern Conference with a 7-0 home victory over Mississippi State at Linder Stadium on Sunday.
METRO
Group marches on City Hall in protest of budget cuts
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 27, 2011Protestors felt their governor wasn’t listening to them, so they broke out their megaphones on Friday.
NEWS
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FEATURES
This week in Gainesville
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 27, 2011March 31, 1978: Lums, a restaurant that used to be at 1621 SW 13th St., offers a deal of two eggs, two strips of bacon or hash browns and toast for 99 cents. It also offers a deal of a quarter–pound burger, fries and a beer or a soda for $1.50. Cedar River Seafood & Oyster Bar is in that location now.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
US government wrong to turn a blind eye to Bahraini massacre
By Dr. Aunali S. Khaku | Mar. 27, 2011I am writing to express my strong condemnation of the current massacre being perpetrated against the Bahraini people by Bahraini, Emirati and Saudi armed forces with tacit approval of our government.
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COLUMNS
Florida, other states should elect judges
By Zack Smith | Mar. 27, 2011It’s a basic tenant of American society that public-policy makers are held accountable for their decisions by an informed electorate.
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CAMPUS
UF demands much but returns little to its students
By Travis Hornsby | Mar. 27, 2011When I was watching my online financial accounting lectures the other day with a few hundred of my closest friends, it got me thinking about what kind of education we are paying for at UF.
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EDITORIALS
Pound Foolish
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 27, 2011With one in 17 of us living with a serious mental illness, it should raise some eyebrows when our state decides to cut all funding to adult mental health services.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Living Memory: Ferraro’s impact on U.S. politics still felt
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 27, 2011You don’t have to be a woman to appreciate the advances Geraldine Ferraro made in her 1984 shot at the vice presidency. After her death on Saturday, we’ve been realizing that she, along with others of her ilk, have been changing our nation far more than the requisite history-class mention would have us think.
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CAMPUS
RuPaul to speak at UF for Pride Awareness Month
By Samantha Levy | Mar. 27, 2011Drag queen and reality TV show host RuPaul will appear on April 7 as Pride Awareness Month’s keynote speaker.
NEWS
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SFC
Congressman Stearns speaks at Santa Fe on Saturday
By C.J. Pruner | Mar. 27, 2011As he made the rounds throughout his district Saturday, Cliff Stearns portrayed for those in attendance a country plagued by inefficiency and reckless spending.
METRO
Artwork aimed to encourage solutions to sustainability problems
By Rebecca Danta | Mar. 27, 2011About 600 participants attended the Eco-Artwalk, an event celebrating art focusing on earth’s natural beauty.
METRO
Activists still fight to eliminate meal limit for Gainesville homeless
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 27, 2011This debate is about a number, a simple three digits. That number is 130, the legal amount of meals Gainesville soup kitchens can give out every day.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators’ season ends just short of Final Four
By GREG LUCA< | Mar. 27, 2011NEW ORLEANS — With 9:26 left in regulation, Florida held an 11-point lead, staring at a trip to the Final Four and a return to national prominence.
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CAMPUS
Rick Scott protesters took message down University Avenue
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 27, 2011Gainesville residents and students rallied against Gov. Rick Scott’s budget cuts Friday, shouting, “Move, Rick. Get out tha way. Get out tha way.”
