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NEWS  |  SFC

SFCC bomb threat

The SFCC campus was evacuated Friday morning after a faculty member found a bomb threat written on a campus bathroom wall.


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NEWS

Meyer wants more from running backs

After scrimmage at Saturday's practice, Florida football coach Urban Meyer said he was happy with his running backs but still wants more from them.


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Orange and Blue accomplish nothing

The current cadre of Orange and Blue Party senators came into office with majestic claims of progress, newfound unity and a list of action items longer than most term papers. They were going to fix WebMail; they were going to fix the budget; they were going to get online voting (for real this time); and they were going to fight the administration on, well, everything.


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Comment was not offensive to gays

Lighten up! Jay Leno was not insulting the entire LGBTQ community by asking Ryan Phillippe to give the camera his "gayest look." First of all, that doesn't make any sense, and second of all, it was not a derogatory comment. I don't even know what a "gay look" is, nor do I have a "gay look," a "Jewish look" or any other look for the things that I am. The fact that Phillippe played a gay character on an American soap opera was a huge event, and I'm glad Leno brought it up. It seemed like Leno was making Phillippe very uncomfortable more than anything else, and I do commend Phillippe for not going along with it.


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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

It's sad to think that only a year ago this week, we were all still on a national-championship-winning high thanks to the UF men's basketball team. Despite the depressingly absent University Avenue celebration this year - and the corresponding embarrassing loss Tuesday to the University of Massachusetts that had us drinking for an entirely different reason - we soldiered on. So for a quick pick-me-up before you start the weekend, join us for this week's edition of…


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