SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators advance to NCAA finals
May 19, 2008Jill Briles-Hinton saw this coming since last year.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF students hold vigil, raise $10K for victims of Chinese earthquake
By JENNIFER WALKER | May 19, 2008Harsh winds couldn't extinguish the flames blazing from a couple hundred candlewicks at a Friday night vigil held to honor victims of an earthquake that hit the Sichuan Province of China on May 12.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Minority party avoids scare
By ELIZABETH LEVA | May 19, 2008A dispute at a UF Student Senate committee meeting Sunday left the Gator Party and the Orange and Blue Party pointing fingers over job responsibility.
METRO
GPD officer under internal investigation has a record of violations
May 19, 2008A Gainesville Police Department officer who resigned May 9 remains part of an ongoing GPD internal investigation.
METRO
Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce uses $2 bills to track local spending
By HAILEY MAC ARTHUR | May 19, 2008Some local businesses think the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce's economic stimulus plan is right on the money.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Brace yourselves, we’re in for a brain drain.
May 19, 2008Elizabeth Hillaker, UF Alumnus
NEWS
Credit cards: bane or boon?
By Brandon Esposito | May 19, 2008All of us should have at least one credit card. There will come a time when each of us wants to buy a car or a house or a boat, and for most of us that will require financing. Demonstrating the ability to responsibly use credit helps build up your credit score, and the higher your credit score, the less you will be paying in interest when you go to take out a loan.
METRO
Police break up 35-person fight in East Gainesville
By APRIL DUDASH | May 19, 2008The Gainesville Police Department broke up a group of fighting juveniles Saturday near Waldo Road.
METRO
Local TV station holds auditions for ‘The Amazing Race’
By CHANTELLE MARCELLE | May 19, 2008Watching the recent season finale of "Survivor," Donna Smith discovered a way to achieve reality stardom herself.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Faculty Senate requests more input in administrative decisions
By KATIE SANDERS | May 19, 2008Members of UF's Faculty Senate called for greater input over decisions about faculty layoffs and department shake-ups during the Senate's Thursday meeting.
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
UF team simulates hurricanes to test damage
By Jonathan Ferrante | May 19, 2008Read the full story.
METRO
Gainesville man charged with stabbing, killing Virginia Man
May 19, 2008A Gainesville man was charged with stabbing and killing a Virginia man with a knife Friday evening in northeast Gainesville.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Gators hooked by Horns in Round of 16
May 19, 2008It's never easy when a successful season comes to a bitter end.
METRO
63rd Annual Newberry Watermelon Festival offers fun and food
By CASSIDY MIRABITO | May 19, 2008Newberry welcomed visitors far and wide to its 63rd Annual Watermelon Festival on Saturday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Turlington Hall revamps outdated lecture halls
May 19, 2008UF students returned for summer classes to a campus littered with chain-link fences and abuzz with the sounds of demolition.
METRO
Locals unveil updated anti-smoking mural
By CASSIDY MIRABITO | May 19, 2008The completion of a local mural shows that hard work doesn't go up in smoke.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Karsuma eyes Olympics as Gators head to SEC Championships
May 14, 2008For Liene Karsuma the road to Bejing runs through Gainesville.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Documentary Institute students, faculty speak out against cuts
By JESSICA BRANDI | May 14, 2008After $200,000 in state funds were cut from UF's Documentary Institute, supporters of the institute argue that it was unfairly targeted by the dean of the College of Journalism and Communications.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Kanye’s Glow in the Dark Tour takes audience to another world
By ANA MONTANO | May 14, 2008The next few months are the prime time for music lovers to catch a great show. And if you're looking to see one good concert this year, go see Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour. This show was surrounded by a halo of hype from the get-go. It received stellar reviews all around, and when Entertainment Weekly gave the show a B+, it got an earful from Kanye who responded on his blog, "What's a B+ mean? I'm an extremist. It's either pass or fail! A+ or F-!"
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
May 14, 2008Yes, ladies and gentlemen, summer has finally arrived. The Legislature has concluded one of the most painful and pointless sessions in recent memory, Major League Baseball is in full swing, the Sunshine State's signature sweltering temperatures are starting to return, and for many of us here in the Gator Nation, it's back-to-school as a new semester presents us with new opportunities to engage in one of our favorite pastimes: procrastination. As we venture into summer '08, however, we at the Department of Darts and Laurels won't waste any time presenting to you, our loyal readers, a hot and fresh, first-of-the-summer-edition of…
