NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Mayoral candidates mingle
By ANDREA RUMBAUGH | Feb. 25, 2010There is more to Gainesville politics than Student Government elections.
El Caimán
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts and Laurels
By Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 25, 2010Forgive us if we slur a little. We’re still nursing our Student Government hangovers and are a little disoriented. But we don’t have that much to complain about — unlike our SG reporter, who is still in her exhaustion-induced coma.
METRO
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POLITICS
Mayor, commission candidates debate at forum
Feb. 25, 2010Candidates running for mayor and the District 4 City Commission discussed key issues to rally support for upcoming elections/
METRO
UF students to fix field for Project Makeover
By JAMEL LANGLEY | Feb. 25, 2010More than 800 UF students will paint murals and revamp the baseball field at Lake Forest Elementary.
METRO
Program supports Colombian woman
By Emily Morrow | Feb. 25, 2010A member of the matriarchal Wayuu people indigenous to Colombia spoke on campus Thursday.
METRO
Woman arrested for screwdriver attack over Facebook message
Feb. 25, 2010A Gainesville woman was arrested Thursday for attacking her 2-year-old child’s father with a screwdriver.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Politicians shouldn’t favor extremism
By PAUL MURTY | Feb. 25, 2010As many of you may know, the Conservative Political Action Conference occurred in Washington, D.C., this past weekend. A variety of conservative-leaning Americans attended the conference, such as anti-homosexual rights advocates and anti-liberal media activists, setting up booths to promote a plethora of causes.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reader urges others to avoid trolling
By ALEX SALAMANCA | Feb. 25, 2010Over the past several weeks and the next few weeks, students have and will continue to be trolled hard. For those unaware of what trolling is (we’ve all been trolled), trolling is when someone purposely antagonizes others by posting inflammatory content, thereby causing others to rage. It’s like the Hatfield-McCoy feud. One party makes a claim; the other counters. It never ends. This back-and-forth also reminds me of a “Girls Gone Wild” tug-of-war: Everyone pulls for his or her own side, but in the end both sides end up dirty and in some awful video. So, to all of UF, do whatever you can do to end this repetitive and boring back-and-forth. Or do nothing. I suppose you’re getting trolled if you do something because you’d be raging – bummer. Oh well, you now know you’re being trolled every day, and in writing this I’m even trolling myself. Damn. Whatever it be, don’t feed the troll. And don’t rage hard when you get trolled hard.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Gainesville man arrested after high-speed car chase
Feb. 24, 2010A wanted man was arrested after he tried to escape police in a high-speed chase in a stolen car late Tuesday night.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Panelists say bipartisanship lacking in politics
By LYN KRAMER | Feb. 24, 2010Compromise and civility are nonexistent in Florida, according to a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a former mayor of Jacksonville and a former state senator.
METRO
UF alumni open bar with laser tag arena
Feb. 24, 2010The latest downtown dive is putting a twist on childhood pastimes.
METRO
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POLITICS
Not-so-clean sweep for Unite Party
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Feb. 24, 2010The Unite Party claimed the executive ticket and 29 of the 49 available Senate seats.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
No. 5 Gators hold off late charge to top Knights 7-6
Feb. 24, 2010Hudson Randall’s first start was just like he imagined. Only wetter.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Florida falls to No. 22 Vandy
Feb. 24, 2010Jennifer George played one of the best offensive games of her young career, but it was Vanderbilt’s Hannah Tuomi who had a career night.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
UF’s fate not in Tucker’s hands
Feb. 24, 2010Want to know what it’ll take for the No. 5 Florida baseball team to reach the College World Series?
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Gators hit water for first of two primers for NCAAs
By MATT RUBIN< | Feb. 24, 2010With the Southeastern Conference behind them, the UF men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are ready to look toward the NCAA Championships.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Vigil illuminate the struggles of eating disorder victims
By OLGA VELEZ | Feb. 24, 2010When Jennifer Goetz moved to Gainesville five years ago, she decided it was time to take charge.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Music Law Conference to highlight digital issues
By Alex Orlando | Feb. 24, 2010Guitar Hero and Rock Band will be among the topics covered at this year’s “Music Law Conference 2.0: Out of Beta.”
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Fitness: Cardio is Key
By LANCE FULLER | Feb. 24, 2010With more students going to the gym to get in shape for Spring Break, they may be hitting the weights hard but could be neglecting one of the most important muscles in the body -- the heart. When it comes to getting in shape, cardiovascular exercise is king.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
America has chance to prove itself
By Eric Tegethoff | Feb. 24, 2010As one of the most important battles in the war on terror rages in the Taliban stronghold of Marja, Afghanistan, another battle is being fought on American soil over the fate of suspected terrorists.
