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NEWS | CAMPUS

Lake Alice fish killed by uncommon cold

By Joey Flechas | Jan. 25, 2010

The fish, non-native blue tilapia, are considered pests by some.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Dove church, health bill parallel

By Will Pennman | Jan. 25, 2010

Religion can be fairly divided into two parts: what you believe, and how you tell other people what you believe.

NEWS

'Spider-Man 4' scrapped for a franchise reboot

By Joshua Saval | Jan. 25, 2010

Are you a fan of the 'Spider-Man movies? If you were looking forward to the fourth film in the franchise, expect it to look a lot like the first one.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Parsons beats buzzer to sink Gamecocks

By ADAM BERRY | Jan. 24, 2010

Chandler Parsons can’t help but feel a little lucky.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

George’s block helps hold off South Carolina

Jan. 24, 2010

It wasn’t the 40-point win Jordan Jones might have liked against her former team, but she’ll live with the outcome.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

UF rugby is worth watching

Jan. 24, 2010

His left eye was well on its way to being swollen shut, but Cody Davidson was grinning from ear to ear.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Gators send off seniors with wins against Tigers

By MATT RUBIN< | Jan. 24, 2010

The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams celebrated the careers of 15 athletes Friday against Auburn on Senior Day.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Dickerson picks up another all-around title in UF win

By TOM GREEN< | Jan. 24, 2010

The Gators went into Memorial Coliseum wanting to prove they could excel away from the friendly confines of the O’Connell Center.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

UF men's tennis suffers first loss

By ANDREW OLSON < | Jan. 24, 2010

After opening it dual match season with an impressive shutout victory at home over UCF on Friday, the Gators men’s tennis team were dealt its first loss Sunday on the road against No. 6 Baylor.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Corporations entitled to free speech

By JEFF IVEY | Jan. 24, 2010

Last Thursday, the Supreme Court got it right. When the Supreme Court was created by the Founding Fathers, it was not intended to promote social justice or uphold laws that are popular with much of the public. The Supreme Court instead serves to ensure that laws follow the Constitution strictly as it is written.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Alligator staff lacks class

By CAROLINA DIAZ | Jan. 24, 2010

I ran right past disgusted into just plain appalled.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gun control article unoriginal

By Rob Myers | Jan. 24, 2010

Paul Murty’s Friday column “America should rid itself of gun use” is wholly unoriginal and poorly crafted. Murty floats a few arguments for the elimination of private arms in this country, and, as usual, they don’t make it off the ground.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Columnist needed more facts

By Logan Pyle | Jan. 24, 2010

On Friday, Alligator columnist Paul Murty addressed the sad fact that gun and knife crimes in the U.S. are exorbitantly high when compared to rates in the U.K. The emotional response to these tragic crimes is often to immediately bash guns and gun owners and attempt to curtail their rights, but the argument Murty raised for gun control needs more facts.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Law school gets clinic grant

By Joey Flechas | Jan. 24, 2010

The UF Levin College of Law received about $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund a new kind of clinic for victims of domestic violence.