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NEWS | CAMPUS

FAFSA required for Bright Futures

By Michael Sykes | June 13, 2011

Bright Futures continue to dim.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

No one home: Florida fans absent as baseball team makes history

By MATT WATTS | June 13, 2011

The Gators won an absolutely, down-right riveting game Sunday to advance to the College World Series in back-to-back years for the first time in school history.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Trustees approve tuition hike

By Joey Flechas | June 13, 2011

In a move that caught nobody by surprise, the UF Board of Trustees has agreed to increase in-state undergraduate tuition for UF students by 15 percent next year.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

Squandered scoring opportunities doom UF

By JOHN BOOTHE< | June 13, 2011

After the Gators came up achingly short of their first NCAA Outdoor Championship on Saturday, UF jumper Christian Taylor tried to find a lesson in a meet filled with missed chances.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Sully learns from hectic series

By JESSE SIMONTON | June 13, 2011

Kevin O’Sullivan was lost Saturday afternoon, mentally exhausted from a shocking and brutal walk-off defeat.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Grad students get in touch with roots, sell spuds

By Benjamin S. Brasch | June 13, 2011

Potatoes are one of the most versatile foods in the pantry. They can be fried, boiled, mashed or deep-fried. The UF Horticultural Sciences Graduate Student Club teamed up to sell the versatile vegetable to their campus.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Softball Notebook: Team USA, Bruder’s future, recruiting

June 13, 2011

Gators trying to make Team USA: Four UF players are spending their week in Chula Vista, Calif., at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.

METRO

Tebow visit draws 1,000

By Gabriela Rosias | June 13, 2011

The scene inside the Archer Road Walmart Wednesday through Thursday evening looked closer to a tailgate than a line for a book signing.

METRO

Dog yoga provides canines an opportunity to loosen leashes

By Devaney Vazquez | June 13, 2011

With her front legs planted on the floor, Zoe's hind legs were lifted above her head in the yoga position known as "Downward Dog."

NEWS | CAMPUS

Artists to raise cancer awareness

By Samantha Dean | June 13, 2011

The Chords of Color for a Cause Festival, presented by UF Performing Arts and Shands at UF, is being brought back for its second season starting July 22.

METRO

House, memories scorched by fire

By Spencer L. Reeder | June 13, 2011

A dark cloud of smoke curled its way up the morning sky.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

UF Student Body President: Why I voted for the tuition hike

By Ben Meyers | June 13, 2011

As your Student Body President, the most important part of my role consists of representing you on the Board of Trustees - the highest decision-making body of our university. Last week, the issue of a tuition increase was before the Board of Trustees. I voted for the increase because I believed it was best for every student only after making sure the neediest students were financially secured.

NEWS | CAMPUS

The Right Move; Although it hurts, UF tuition hike is necessary

By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 13, 2011

It's difficult to offer a pat on the back when you've just had another finger sliced off.

NEWS

Corrections

June 13, 2011

In Thursday's edition of the Alligator, an article about a group of students named Sisters of the Sea incorrectly identifies the group as an official UF student organization. They are not registered with the Center for Student Activities and Involvement.

OPINION | COLUMNS