SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Pro basketball referees: ‘as pure as the driven slush’?
By BILL O'CONNOR< | Feb. 9, 2011Three years ago, NBA referee Tim Donaghy was busted for betting.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Student body president to visit Russia on Spring Break diplomacy trip
By Hannah Winston | Feb. 9, 2011While many students spend Spring Break in warm, tropical places, Ashton Charles will be spending hers talking about diplomacy in the cold climate of Russia.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Florida looks to freshmen to replace Brooks, Walker
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Feb. 9, 2011Francesca Enea may have been the Gators’ top player last season, but the loss of fellow senior Corrie Brooks might be just as difficult to deal with this season.
METRO
New suicide-proof jail windows would cost more than $600,000
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 9, 2011Jail to get about 300 new, suicide-proof windows after an 18-year-old inmate hanged himself from a jail window in January 2008.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Gators adding all-around athletes as season progresses
By ALLISON BANKO | Feb. 9, 2011Stick it. Flash a smile. Wave to the crowd. Sprint over and embrace your teammates. Repeat three more times.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF Bateman Team holds balloon race
By Sara Kaner | Feb. 9, 2011About 50 students were up against the clock as they attempted to pop 720 balloons during an event dedicated to promoting financial literacy Wednesday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Penn and Teller reveal secrets of magic
By Alex Orlando | Feb. 9, 2011The magician duo Penn and Teller spoke Wednesday night at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts about why they don’t believe in magic, holistic medicine or God
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gainesville food truck struggles to find place on UF campus
By Katy Doran | Feb. 9, 2011An inch too close.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Celebrating love — apart
Feb. 9, 2011When Jesse Wright wakes up on Valentine’s Day, he may notice a text or even a missed call.
THE AVENUE
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FASHION
Lens Flair
By Dana Burke | Feb. 9, 2011For the latest frills, flair and everything fashion, check out what our lens caught this week.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Flavet bandshell safety changes almost done
By Samantha Dean | Feb. 9, 2011Safety requirements that have been mandated upon Student Government Productions for Flavet Field are currently underway.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
State of Depression
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 9, 2011Quantifying misery sounds unscientific at best, but we were still interested to see Forbes rank the 20 most miserable cities in America.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Alligator unfairly favors Progess Party
By Aschelle Morgan | Feb. 9, 2011As an outgoing College of Journalism and Communications student and Unite Party student senator, I am accustomed to the clash of campus politics and the biannual debate over its campus media portrayal. However, the Alligator’s recent lack of journalistic integrity has morphed the publication’s role as an information medium into that of a politically charged message.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
President walking Egyptian tightrope
By Chad Mohammed | Feb. 9, 2011What began in Tunisia as a modest protest against the lack of socioeconomic mobility has spread quickly throughout the entire Arab world, from Morocco in the West to Yemen in the East. However, the seeds of dissent flourished most in the 80 million-strong country of Egypt.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF theater group to perform this week
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Feb. 9, 2011Student life can be hectic, with most students taking on heavy course loads, internships, part-time jobs or other commitments. But one local theater group wants students to take a break, relax and "schedule some funny."
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Carrying a firearm unnecessary at UF
By Conor Munro | Feb. 9, 2011Just one month before Mike Lewis and J.T. Helm decided to write their pro-gun pieces in Wednesday’s Alligator, 21-year-old FSU student Ashley Cowie was shot fatally in the chest. The shooter had been drinking earlier in the day and was showing off his rifle. Is that the kind of responsible gun use Lewis and Helm want to bring to our campus?
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Open campus should allow gun carry
By Sawyer Zent | Feb. 9, 2011The right to carry arms generally should not be infringed, except in limited places deemed sensitive. Florida defines these “places of nuisance” as airport terminals, courthouses, prisons and some government buildings. These places inevitably are protected by metal detectors and security guards due to their sensitive nature. Under these circumstances, a common citizen could be expected to accept a temporary forfeit of his rights knowing that, in return, these sanctuaries provide reasonable measures against danger.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
America faces an education crisis
By Gelin Looi | Feb. 9, 2011During the 2010 winter break, I went home to my hometown, Johor Bahru, after four years. Johor Bahru is a major city in Malaysia, separated from Singapore by a thin strait. Singapore is also a rich, prosperous, technologically advanced and cosmopolitan first-world island country of no more than five million souls and less than 300 square miles of land. Comparatively, Malaysia, which is blessed with natural resources of tin, copper, rich soil and oil, languished in second place as a second-world country. Singapore also boosts one of the most highly educated populations, with a vibrant research and development sphere and highly regarded universities. My parents are such fervent believers in the power of education that all their children were educated there despite the costs and long transit time. Singapore students routinely take medals in Math and Science Olympiads and ace the British GCE systems. In contrast, Malaysia had been engaging in such a systematic educational regression that the University of Malaya, which once was regarded as the best college in Southeast Asia, is not even ranked in the top 100 today. The National University of Singapore, on the other hand, stands at 31, just four places behind UC Berkeley. My uncle told me that a Singaporean minister, while speaking at a top Malaysian high school, declared that any high-scoring students willing to study at a Singaporean university would be given green cards immediately, with all tuition, room and board paid for along with a monthly stipend. Needless to say, many stepped forward to take the offer.
NEWS
Clarification
Feb. 9, 2011In an article Wednesday about the Student Senate vote on allowing guns to be carried on campus, it was written that Sen. Carly Wilson represents the Unite Party and is in favor of passing the open-carry legislation. The Alligator would like to clarify that while Wilson is a representative of the Unite Party, her views are not the official views of the party.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
The Alligrammy Awards
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Feb. 9, 2011Every year, national record executives and experts honor who they think are the best of the best in the music industry. Here, we’ve narrowed down Gainesville’s best — musicians who for the past year have unknowingly competed for awards in categories similar to those in the Grammys. For the first time ever, the Avenue presents its top picks for locally formed acts. We introduce to you: the Alligrammys.
