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NEWS

Wilson requests transfer

Because he hasn't been granted the release yet, he would not say what school he is thinking of attending.


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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

New freedom comes with anxieties

Somebody save me. I'm having a quarter-life crisis four years too early. I've been in school since I was six. I have nine weeks and two days left until my graduation. But the only number that seems to matter to me is zero. That's how many job offers I've received.


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NEWS

Miami's baseball stadium wireless woes

Sorry for the lack of a live blog, faithful alligatorSports checkers. See, the trouble with Miami's baseball stadium is that their wireless Internet doesn't accommodate my laptop for some reason. So, I couldn't do a live blog for tonight's game.


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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

This week was chock full of antics that made us feel like we were drifting back to our days on the elementary school playground. With UF's Student Government elections came the usual name-calling, and there were even a few grown-ups who displayed more than their fair share of immaturity. So, live from the sandbox, we bring you this week's edition of…


NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Hiroshima survivor shares memories

The windows blazed a reddish burnt orange, and 13-year-old Sadae Kasaoka stood in her bedroom and thought about how pretty the glass looked. An instant later, the blast pummeled her into the wall while shards of glass pierced her skin.


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Orange and Blue campaign a success

Reading yesterday's Alligator, you would have thought that the Orange and Blue Party got slaughtered. But we didn't exchange hugs of commiseration last night. We exchanged hugs of joy. We may not have won the executive positions, but we did win more Senate seats than any opposition party since the Unite Party won 13 in Spring 2006. The Orange and Blue Party ran a strong campaign, and I think even the Gator Party will acknowledge that.


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MULTIMEDIA  |  VIDEO

Faith in Her

Pentecostal Pastor Kathleen Dames has an unwavering faith in God. In a crime-filled community, her followers have resolute faith in her, seeking guidance and salvation. As overseer of the Deliverance Gospel Temple Worship, and as a community preschool director, her righteous reach extends well beyond the church to both young and old.


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

American dream has died for most

Like President Bush cherry-picking intelligence reports to show Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, Gerald Liles cherry-picks stats in his latest column to assert that the American dream is alive and well, although nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is that working Americans have been at the job longer and working harder for wages that have been relatively stagnant since the Vietnam War.


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