NEWS
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CAMPUS
Realities of a lively butcher
By Alyson Landry | Feb. 28, 2011Blood, knives and carcasses surround Tommy Estevez on a daily basis.
El Caimán
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Campaign funding decision benefits Republicans
By R. R. Renner | Feb. 28, 2011Zack Smith concludes in his column published Feb. 21 that U.S. House Republicans voted to end the public funding of presidential campaigns because of its “unpopularity” and its waste of public funds.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Surgical Cuts: Proposed budget targets most vulnerable
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 28, 2011We’ve been mentioning our governor’s proposed budget cuts here and there, but it’s time to get specific about people on the losing side. Of course, most organizations receiving government funding could be counted among the losers, but the money needs to be sheared from somewhere. We just don’t like that people who are already struggling may have their helping hands abandon them.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Anti-Planned Parenthood arguments ridiculous
By Ariel Drescher | Feb. 28, 2011I just wanted to say “bravo!” to Zack Smith for his insightful column published Monday on why Planned Parenthood should lose its funding. His sleuthing uncovered the fact that even though absolutely zero government dollars spent on the organization go toward abortion services, some of the money they receive is instead being used on insidious programs like “sexuality education” and “public policy objectives.”
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Chain looks to fix what isn’t broken
By Laura Ellermeyer | Feb. 28, 2011Starting in March, Starbucks customers will experience a slight alteration to their experience in the form of an updated logo. Starbucks recently unveiled the design, which while not very different omits the text from the famous emblem.
METRO
Publix lends a helping hand at Shands for March of Dimes
By ALLISON BANKO | Feb. 28, 2011When a baby is housed in the Shands Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, something as simple as grabbing dinner gets pushed to the back burner.
METRO
Tanning beds fill up in February
By Kara Holloway | Feb. 28, 2011Some local businesses are reporting that more college men are using their services.
NEWS
Clarification
Feb. 28, 2011The Florida men’s basketball team has already clinched at least a share of the regular-season Southeastern Conference East championship. Losing Saturday at Kentucky prevented the Gators from winning the title outright — not from securing it, as written in Monday’s Alligator.
NEWS
Clarification
Feb. 28, 2011An article about a Regional Science Bowl that ran on Monday stated that 17 high schools competed. It should have said that 17 high school teams competed.
NEWS
Walk a mile in a reporter’s shoes: how to get the story
By Brittany Brave | Feb. 28, 2011Editors are bombarded with hundreds of requests and pleas a day. Make your client stand out by appealing to an editor's forte — give them a story.
NEWS
Becoming an optimist
By Tara Braun | Feb. 28, 2011Optimists tend to perform better at work, resist depression when bad events occur and have better physical health.
SPORTS
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VIDEOSHOW
alligatorSports Video Show, Episode 7
Feb. 27, 2011On the seventh installment of our weekly video show, Greg Luca returns from Lexington, Ky., with analysis and interviews of the Gators' 76-68 loss to the Wildcats in Rupp Arena and a brief look forward at Florida's upcoming showdown with Alabama. Jesse Simonton and Anthony Chiang also recap the No. 1 UF baseball team's weekend sweep of Boston College in Gainesville.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Florida fails to clinch SEC East title
By GREG LUCA | Feb. 27, 2011LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Gators will need at least one more game to clinch the Southeastern Conference East crown.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Gators ride hot pitching, schoolyard trick to series sweep
By JESSE SIMONTON | Feb. 27, 2011A gem, two more quality starts and a hidden-ball trick later, top-ranked Florida exited the weekend with a series sweep over Boston College.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
No. 1 UF men claim SEC indoor crown, first since '04
By JOE MORGAN< | Feb. 27, 2011The defending national champions can finally call the Southeastern Conference their own.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Weis, 2011 assistants signed for more than 2010 staff
Feb. 27, 2011To lure offensive coordinator Charlie Weis away from the NFL, Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley made him the highest paid assistant in school history.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
UF suffers year’s first setback vs. Arkansas
By ALLISON BANKO | Feb. 27, 2011The Gators were untouched all season.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators end regular season on high note
By MATT WATTS< | Feb. 27, 2011Labeling the final chapter to a tough season for Florida, only one word seems to fit.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Storie, Martin and others earn “B” qualifying times at Bulldog Last Chance Meet
By MELISSA PENDER< | Feb. 27, 2011Florida seniors Logan Storie and Alex Martin improved their chances of ending their careers at Florida with titles at the NCAA Championships by posting qualifying times at the at the Bulldog Last Chance Meet this weekend in Athens, Ga.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Gators stay undefeated with wins over top-ranked teams
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Feb. 27, 2011It seems no one has an answer to the No. 4 Florida softball team.
