METRO
Party Patrol cracks down on noise first, drinking second
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Feb. 26, 2009What's blue and white and crashes your party at 3 a.m.?
El Caimán
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Fierce SEC rivalry set to resume in Athens
Feb. 26, 2009UF and Georgia. Two schools that just don't like each other. A textbook example of rivals. Be it on the gridiron, in the pool, on the hardwood, even in a spitting contest.
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Destined For A Daughter
Feb. 26, 2009After raising three sons of their own and providing care for several foster boys as well, Bill and Beth Spencer never thought they would have a daughter. But then they got the chance to adopt Ashley, a baby girl who became the daughter they never had but always wanted.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Detail targets bus passing
By KATIE EMMETS | Feb. 25, 2009A UF student avoided a $154 ticket and four points on his driver's license Wednesday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Former Miss Florida speaks about eating disorders
By REBECCA WEISS | Feb. 25, 2009A former Miss Florida and UF alumna spoke about her struggles with an eating disorder to about 30 students and faculty Wednesday night on the Plaza of the Americas.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Voters choose Unite Party for Student Government
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 25, 2009Raucous cheers filled the air outside of the Orange & Brew early Thursday morning as the Unite Party swept UF's Student Government spring elections, taking 42 of the 50 available Senate seats as well as the Executive ticket.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Nelson's shutout leads No. 2 Gators to victory against No. 6 Wolverines
By ADAM BERRY | Feb. 25, 2009After taking down the No. 6 team in the nation, Stacey Nelson felt like she was just getting started.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
It's Elephant's Makes Debut
By Abigail O’Connell | Feb. 25, 2009What do you get when you mix Fugazi with The Beach Boys?
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF professor and wife under investigation for fraud
By THOMAS STEWART | Feb. 25, 2009The FBI searched the office of UF professor Samim Anghaie for suspected fradulent grant propsals to NASA on Wednesday.
METRO
New prescription drug increases eyelash growth
By Victoria Phillips | Feb. 25, 2009Have the prayers of short-lashed ladies everywhere finally been answered?
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Cooper's grand slam leads UF to blowout of Eastern Michigan
Feb. 25, 2009Anything Eastern Michigan can do, UF can do better.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Technology has a stranglehold on population, mass media
By ERIC CHIANESE | Feb. 25, 2009On the Colbert Report recently, there was a joke in which Stephen pretended it was 1997 and wheeled out an old dial-up modem, which he used to connect to America Online. And, just like that, I was nostalgic.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
UF men's basketball team doesn't deserve berth in NCAA Tournament
Feb. 25, 2009The Gators will get good news on March 15. After a one-year hiatus, they'll be back in the NCAA Tournament. The UF logo will flash on the television screen, and the players and coaching staff will be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Their reputation as a prominent basketball program will be back.
METRO
Students celebrate give up luxuries for Lent
By KATIE EMMETS | Feb. 25, 2009So begins another season of people giving up luxuries for God.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students dressed as gorilla, banana promote event
By LAUREN MARINO | Feb. 25, 2009As if Turlington fliering didn't drive students bananas already, a man in a gorilla suit chased a man dressed as a banana alongside about 170 people holding hands in a line stretching from the Hub to the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday afternoon.
METRO
Touring global warming activists stop at Gainesville park
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Feb. 25, 2009Some acoustic guitars, a couple of drums, a dash of disappointment in society and a sprinkle of hope for the future were served up in a Gainesville park Wednesday. About 80 people showed up for the Respect Yer Mama Bicycle Tour and punk show in Northeast Park on Wednesday afternoon. The show was organized by Jon DeCarmine around the arrival of four activists, Shannon Murray, Art Friedrich, Cylee Heart and Evan Greer, who biked over 1,200 miles throughout Florida in the past month.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Nursing and education consider pros, cons of cuts
By THOMAS STEWART | Feb. 25, 2009UF has asked the College of Education and the College of Nursing to submit proposals presenting the pros and cons of cutting their undergraduate education programs.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Amendment will harm local businesses
By JONATHAN LOTT | Feb. 25, 2009Has anyone actually read Gainesville Charter Amendment 1? Or more importantly, has anyone actually read the ordinance that it will affect?
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Amendment 1 a leap backward for civil rights
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 25, 2009As one of the most progressive cities in the U.S., Gainesville prides itself on being a place where people from all walks of life can reside without fear of discrimination.
