OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Budget cuts hurt UF language programs
May 12, 2008Norman Chang, 4LS
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Machen announces $47 million in UF budget cuts
By KATIE SANDERS | May 12, 2008UF President Bernie Machen announced long-awaited and already controversial plans to slash the university¿s budget by $47 million to cope with state revenue shortfalls last week.
METRO
Bill to limit Board of Governors fails to reach House vote
By KATIE SANDERS | May 12, 2008Florida's Board of Governors will continue to preside over the state's 11 public universities in its current structure despite a surge of support for a plan aiming to establish a new system with a limited board.
METRO
Sen. Bill Nelson and local leaders look into pollution at Gainesville Superfund site
By CHRISTOPHER MYERS | May 12, 2008For 25 years, Gainesville has been trying to clean up industrial contamination at the Cabot Carbon/Koppers Superfund Site.
METRO
Windsor festival celebrates zucchini, benefits volunteer fire department
By ZACH SEYMOUR | May 12, 2008The air was hot, the sun was bright, and the sweet smell of frying zucchini swept through the pine trees like a cool breeze on a muggy southern day.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF student found dead at grandmother's home in Plantation, Fla.
By KATIE SANDERS | May 12, 2008A 25-year-old UF student died May 1 in his grandmother's Plantation, Fla., home.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Short Changed: Legislature fails to address pressing issues
May 12, 2008As the spring term was winding down here at UF and at other institutions of higher learning around the state, so too was the 2008 legislative session in Tallahassee. Last week, the Florida Legislature closed shop after three months of supposedly working toward solutions to the many serious problems facing our state.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Women cruise through first two rounds in sweeps against Jacksonville, Auburn
May 12, 2008Every morning Whitney Benik wakes up with a nervous feeling in her stomach.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Alligator offers summer opportunities
By DEVIN CULCLASURE | May 12, 2008With the first day of class behind me, it has finally sunk in: Summer is here.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Gators earn No. 1 overall seed, rack up postseason awards
May 12, 2008The Tide nearly rolled right over the UF softball team.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
CLAS interim Dean Joe Glover named as UF provost
By KATIE SANDERS | May 12, 2008Joseph Glover, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will become UF's provost on July 1.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
ABC News chooses UF for 'ABC News on Campus' program
By ELIZABETH LEVA | May 12, 2008ABC News has selected UF as one of five universities across the nation to participate in the first-ever 'ABC News on Campus' program this fall.
METRO
New Wal-Mart opens in East Gainesville
By CASSIDY MIRABITO | May 12, 2008When the Wal-Mart Supercenter opened its doors last week, it brought more than convenient shopping to East Gainesville.
METRO
'American Heroes' air show displays law-enforcement helicopters
By APRIL DUDASH | May 12, 2008The Black Hawk's blades remained motionless, and its sturdy, army-green exterior didn't rumble with life. It hadn't been called to duty.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators upset No. 1 Duke to win East Regional
May 12, 2008Duke is the three-time defending national champion in the world of NCAA women's golf, but the weekend belonged to the Gators.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Shands Cancer Center names new director
By KATIE SANDERS | May 12, 2008Dr. Joseph V. Simone was named director of UF Shands Cancer Center and physician-in-chief of cancer services for Shands at UF on May 6. He will start July 1 and will replace Dr. W. Stratford May Jr., who resigned in April.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Machen announces $47 million in UF budget cuts
By KATIE SANDERS | May 8, 2008UF President Bernie Machen announced on Monday long-awaited plans to slash the university's budget by $47 million.
NEWS
UPDATE: BREAKING: Jamar Hornsby kicked off football team after charges of credit card fraud
May 8, 2008Alligator Staff Report
