OPINION
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COLUMNS
Health care deserves intelligent debate
May 28, 2008BRANDON SACK, Guest Columnist
El Caimán
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Locke replaces Keating as Game One Starter against Tulane
May 28, 2008Stephen Locke does not know what the future holds for him just yet, but he does know his immediate future now involves starting the first game of regional action.
METRO
Haile residents meet,discuss rape with law enforcement officials
By CHRISTOPHER MYERS | May 28, 2008Haile Plantation residents met with law enforcement officials Wednesday evening to discuss safety questions that arose in the aftermath of the Haile sexual assault case.
NEWS
Noah agrees to plea agreement
May 27, 2008Former UF basketball player and Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah entered into a plea agreement where he will be on six months probation as well as pay $150 to a charitable institution and $50 for a prosecution fee.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Briceno falls in second round of singles play
May 26, 2008Nestor Briceno got a head start to the courtroom a little sooner than he would've liked.
METRO
Gainesville city commissioners sworn into office Thursday
By ADRIENNE JONES | May 26, 2008City officials, press and community members honored newly elected city commissioners Thursday afternoon as they were sworn into office.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Bruce Kone removed as College of Medicine dean
By ELIZABETH LEVA | May 26, 2008Dr. Bruce Kone was removed from his position as dean of UF's College of Medicine late Thursday afternoon, more than a month after his controversial decision to overrule a medical school admissions committee was made public.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Call It Quits: Clinton’s RFK comments show need to exit race
May 26, 2008Many observers of this year's historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination have been wondering out loud why Sen. Hillary Clinton hasn't dropped out of the race yet. Sen. Barack Obama has won more states and more pledged delegates, and now he has secured the endorsement of more superdelegates than Clinton.
NEWS
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FEATURES
Non-native beetles spread tree disease in Florida
By ALYSSA LaRENZIE | May 26, 2008Beetles about the size of Abraham Lincoln's nose on the penny are swiftly eliminating trees across the southeastern U.S.
METRO
Former Shands nurse found guilty of killing woman
By JESSICA PONN | May 26, 2008A former Shands at UF nurse accused of killing a 24-year-old UF student was found guilty Friday and sentenced to life in prison without parole, according to reports from The Gainesville Sun.
NEWS
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FEATURES
UF study to test microchips' effectiveness in returning lost cats
By CHANTELLE MARCELLE | May 26, 2008Patty Dingman and Anuk do not miss an episode of "Grey's Anatomy."
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Couple donates $1 million to UF for disease research
By VICTORIA WINKLER | May 26, 2008UF officials were presented with an oversized check for $1 million Thursday in hopes that a cure will be found for a disease that causes blindness.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Grad students are qualified teachers
May 26, 2008Philip Sandifer, Ph.D. candidate, English
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
UF finishes 9 at NCAAs
May 26, 2008After winning its first regional title since 1986, the UF women's golf team had national championship aspirations.
METRO
SFCC students feel effects of UF transfer admissions cutbacks
By KATE HELLER | May 26, 2008Disappointment has become a recurring theme in the advisement office at SFCC.
NEWS
HAPPENSTANCE: Locals spend weekends picking berries at Cross Creek field
By ALYSSA LaRENZIE | May 26, 2008Phillip Whittington, 5, picks a blueberry at South Moon Farm in Cross Creek Sunday afternoon. Phillip picked blueberries with his mom, Susan Whittington, and her sister, Megan Romano, for their families and for Romano's daycare class. The class is going to make blueberry pies Tuesday, Romano said.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Alligator features insensitive cartoon
May 26, 2008LaShanta Harris, Gainesville resident
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Gators advance to Women's College World Series
May 26, 2008Stacey Nelson stood in the circle one pitch away from the Wome's College World Series as more than 2,000 screaming fans rose to their feet.
