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NEWS
Not just another practice
Mar. 24, 2008One man headed a huddle of Gators, his every move covered by a cluster of cameras and protected by a pair of police officers at the UF practice fields Monday evening.
METRO
Lunch-box leak leaves UF alumna in a fix
By KATIE SANDERS | Mar. 24, 2008A first-year Orlando teacher and UF alumna is on paid leave following a sixth-grader's allegations that she told him to hold his urge to use the bathroom or urinate in a lunch box. He chose the latter.
METRO
Ordinance increases minimum size of church lots
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Mar. 24, 2008After over a month of controversy and meetings, city commissioners passed an ordinance 6-1 Monday night bringing Gainesville into compliance with a federal law.
NEWS
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SFC
SFCC respiratory programs recruits students
By APRIL DUDASH | Mar. 24, 2008Whether it's managing hospital ventilators or giving breathing therapy, respiratory care practitioners are in high demand locally.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Women's basketball takes bigger steps this season than men
Mar. 24, 2008Hey ladies, you know the times when you give your guy "the look" after he says something, ahem, unintelligent?
NEWS
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SFC
SFCC switches to Gmail; UF weighing email options
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 24, 2008SFCC started its transition to replace its e-mail system with Google's Gmail on March 18, while UF is still working on a switch of its own.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Breaches affect many, not just candidates
By the Editorial Board | Mar. 24, 2008When news broke last week that the passport files of presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain were illegally accessed by employees at the U.S. State Department, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice quickly issued a public apology.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators shoot 285 for second straight day, fall to fourth
Mar. 24, 2008The UF's men's golf team must have liked what it did in Sunday's first round at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational in Charleston, S.C.
METRO
U.S. economy slump affects students studying abroad
By DREW HARWELL | Mar. 24, 2008Study-abroad students, beware: Street peddlers pushing tacky souvenirs won't be your only obstacle as you travel the globe this summer.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF associate provost selected for American Council on Education fellowship
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Mar. 24, 2008When Debra Walker King came to UF in 1994, she said she was a "young kid on the block," watching the wheels of administration turn as a new English professor.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Madeleine Albright to speak at UF
By ELIZABETH LEVA | Mar. 24, 2008Those still hoping to attend former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Wednesday speech are out of luck.
NEWS
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GREEK AFFAIRS
Pike leases house to TKE fraternity
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 24, 2008UF's chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, suspended in 2006 until 2011, is leasing its house on University Avenue to another fraternity.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
UF advances to WNIT third round with close win over FGCU
Mar. 24, 2008Sometimes it just feels good to survive and live to play another day.
METRO
Braddy faces backlash from advocates of homeless
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Mar. 24, 2008By researching the relationship between Gainesville crime and homelessness, Commissioner Ed Braddy has riled a local homeless advocate, who officially denounced Braddy in a public e-mail.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Japanese-constitution writer visits UF
Mar. 24, 2008Beate Sirota Gordon was only 22 when Gen. Douglas MacArthur ordered her to draft the women's rights section of the democratic Japanese constitution.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Reborn Gators face Arizona State in NIT quarterfinals
Mar. 24, 2008How much can one team grow in a week?
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
McArthur enjoying resurgent senior season
Mar. 24, 2008One month into his senior season, things are looking good for Brandon McArthur.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Statistics do not reveal the whole story
By GERALD LILES | Mar. 24, 2008Thomas Mortenson, senior scholar at the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, raised the alarm in gender bias across campuses recently.
