NEWS
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CAMPUS
Video game promotion draws students to Reitz
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 8, 2008Billy Perez is a Guitar Hero machine.
El Caimán
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Patchan overcomes many obstacles on way to Gators roster
Apr. 8, 2008It is a tale that has finally taken a turn for the better, and Matt Patchan just enjoys being able to go out and play football again.
METRO
UF sophomore Carmen Peterson dies in bicycle accident
By KIM WILMATH | Apr. 8, 2008A UF student died early Tuesday evening after she was hit by a car while riding her bike.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Speights enters NBA Draft, will not hire agent
Apr. 8, 2008UF center Marreese Speights has decided to enter his name in the NBA Draft, but he has not hired an agent.
METRO
War protester scuffles with man
By DREW HARWELL | Apr. 8, 2008Fists flew at a peace protest Tuesday when two passers-by grabbed at signs and grappled with an anti-war demonstrator at West University Avenue and 13th Street.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Sheldon Nagesh resigns from UF Student Senate amid representation controversy
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 8, 2008Sheldon Nagesh resigned from UF's Student Senate Tuesday night following weeks of debate over his qualifications to represent his district.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Leak deserves credit for championship
By Dana Preble | Apr. 8, 2008A little detail bugged me in Mondays Grad Tab 2008 article. It says …the Gators football team, led by quarterback Tim Tebow, snagged a championship of its own on Jan. 8, 2007. Im not trying to take anything away from Tim Tebow he is a tremendous athlete, a great person and he was a major contributor to our championship. He is now our leader and I look forward to the 2008 season.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
New CLAS dean faces challenges ahead
By the Editorial Board | Apr. 8, 2008We welcome you to your new home, Paul D'Anieri. When others dropped out of the dean search after an administration shake-up and pressing budget problems, you decided to remain in the running to be at the helm of the biggest college on the UF campus. Congratulations on your selection. We're glad that you're here.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Media falsely name McCain 'maverick'
By JOSHUA FREDERICKSON | Apr. 8, 2008Members of the mainstream media in this country have been engaged in a nauseating love affair with Sen. John McCain ever since his failed presidential campaign in 2000. During that campaign, the Arizona senator swept the press off of their collective feet with his brash "straight talk," his disarming charm and his self-deprecating sense of humor. Many so-called "journalists" labeled him a "maverick" because he occasionally refused to toe the line of his intellectually and morally bankrupt party. However, this, in and of itself, does not a maverick make. Simply repeating something over and over again does not mean that it's true.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Adoption not harmless for birth mothers
By Ann Wilmer | Apr. 8, 2008As an adoptee, active in adoption-law reform efforts since shortly after I graduated from UF, I am disappointed that UF would extend an invitation to Diablo Cody to speak at my alma mater.
METRO
Cause of 2006 Gainesville airport crash still unknown
By WILL PAFFORD | Apr. 8, 2008A federal investigation into the 2006 crash of a private plane that killed three people in Gainesville has determined the cause of the crash to be inconclusive.
METRO
Iraq veterans speak out against war
By DREW HARWELL | Apr. 8, 2008Just a few years back, Clifton Hicks was an M1 Abrams tank operator almost 7,000 miles away in Iraq. As an active Army squad member, he'd seen buildings packed with families crumbled and burned. Watched women and children bleed and die. Killed insurgents and civilians alike.
NEWS
Urban Meyer goes on ESPN Radio
Apr. 8, 2008UF football coach Urban Meyer appeared on the Mike Tirico show on ESPN Radio today with Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit (yes, I know it's called the Mike Tirico show, but Tirico's out at Augusta covering the Masters for ESPN).
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dean's student admission embarassing
By BRANDON SACK | Apr. 7, 2008If it is indeed true, the story of the College of Medicine's dean allegedly admitting a student based not on his academic merit but on his connections is dangerous and offensive to College of Medicine students and faculty.
METRO
Drag show celebrates Pride Awareness Month
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Apr. 7, 2008Decked in their drag-queen best, local amateurs and professionals shook their stuff Monday night for a crowd of about 100 in honor of Pride Awareness Month.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Men upset by No. 24 Alabama
Apr. 7, 2008After waiting out weather delays on Sunday, the UF men's tennis team fell behind to Alabama early in Monday's match and was unable to recover from the deficit.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Vastly improved WR Thompson in competition for starting spot
Apr. 7, 2008Whenever Urban Meyer was asked about Joe Haden, Major Wright or the Pouncey twins last season, he couldn't help gushing like a school girl.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Cell phone ban should apply to all drivers
By the Editorial Board | Apr. 7, 2008A bill that passed through the Senate Transportation Committee last week would prohibit drivers under the age of 18 in Florida from using a cell phone while driving.
METRO
Questions over dog’s death remain for Sheriff Sadie Darnell
By JESSICA PONN | Apr. 7, 2008"You need to be fired."
NEWS
CLAS dean chosen: Paul D'Anieri
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Apr. 7, 2008Paul D'Anieri, a University of Kansas official, has been chosen as UF's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences next dean, UF President Bernie Machen announced Tuesday.
