SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Closing Time
By ANTHONY CHIANG | June 2, 2010Kevin Chapman hasn’t received this much attention since high school.
El Caimán
NEWS
Former state GOP chairman charged with felony theft
By The Associated Press | June 2, 2010ORLANDO — The political unknown once tapped by Gov. Charlie Crist to lead the state GOP was arrested Wednesday on charges he ran a scam to bilk the party, officials said.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Finding the best Gainesville pools to cool off in isn’t easy
By Webb | June 2, 2010You can’t describe summertime in Gainesville. You have to experience it – the 98- degree temperatures, 110 percent humidity, mosquitoes the size of cockroaches and sweat stains galore. It’s a time when even a brief walk to class leaves you with a swamp in your pants.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Youth soccer fills void for sports fans in summer
By DAVE JOHNSON | June 2, 2010Summer is a hard time for sports fans. As the NBA and NHL playoffs come to a close, fans are left trying to subsist off of the meager pickings of summer sports.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Team enters lawn mower into contest
By Daniel Elsesser | June 2, 2010Three UF engineering students and a UF graduate will try to mow down their competition today.
THE AVENUE
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FASHION
Jorts mark Gator pride
By Alex Orlando | June 2, 2010Everyone’s seen ‘em on ACRs, rednecks and, most recently, hipsters.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Individual action key to conservation
By Bryan Griffin | June 2, 2010For too long, environmental conservation has been a cause championed by liberals. Even though most members from both sides of the political spectrum, myself included, recognize the importance of environmental preservation and want to work to protect our planet, only liberals seem to lay claim to the issue.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
UF Comedy Team to perform in Aspen for second time
By Jon Silman | June 2, 2010The UF Stand Up Comedy Team has made it to the Funniest Four of The Rooftop Comedy National College Comedy Competition for the second consecutive year. The fabulous foursome are: Rudy “Glitter Machine” Mendoza, Calvin “Time Hooker” Cole, Tim “Shadow Box” Keck and Brian “New Guy” Amos.
METRO
Alachua County schools will require school uniforms
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | June 2, 2010The School Board of Alachua County voted Tuesday night to implement a district-wide school uniform requirement for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Rip-off: Health care fee unfair to undergraduates
By Alligator Editorial Board | June 2, 2010Another $4.64 in fees is going to be tacked onto the cost of a credit hour at UF, and it’s a hard pill to swallow since part of it ensures that graduate students get access to free health care at the cost of undergraduates.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Group asks residents to protest Israeli assault on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
By Joe Cenker | June 2, 2010The Gainesville branch of the International Socialist Organization is calling on Gainesville residents, religious groups and student organizations to come out this Monday to publicly denounce the illegal Israeli assault on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in international waters Monday.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Past trips to WCWS prepare UF for this year’s run
By GREG LUCA | June 2, 2010OKLAHOMA CITY – Supposedly the third time is the charm.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
UFL’s Florida Tuskers hire former Gator as WR coach
By TOM GREEN | June 2, 2010When Ike Hilliard was pulling down 10 touchdown receptions and 900 receiving yards as a junior on Florida’s 1996 National Championship football team, the former All-American never thought he would one day be coaching.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
UF in fifth after second round of NCAA Championship
By JAIME MANHEIMER | June 2, 2010A school from Florida is atop the NCAA Championship leaderboard – but it isn’t the Gators.
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LIFESTYLE
The Latest in Literary Mashups: "Android Karenina"
By Britt Perkins | June 2, 2010"Functioning robots are all alike; every malfunctioning robot malfunctions in its own way."
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Reviewed
June 2, 2010Space. The final frontier. Where no one can hear you scream, and where everyone's favorite mustached avenger must return to once again save the princess on the back of a dinosaur-dragon and get a piece of that cake! Finally.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Student fees may rise up to 25 percent
By ANDREW PANTAZI | June 1, 2010After Gov. Charlie Crist signed a bill on Friday, UF’s fees could rise by $5.79 per credit hour.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Gators sweep Arizona State to advance to WCWS
By GREG LUCA< | May 31, 2010It appears that juniors Kelsey Bruder and Stephanie Brombacher have developed a formula for winning in the NCAA Tournament.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
UF to host NCAA Regional
By ANTHONY CHIANG | May 31, 2010Despite not winning their conference tournament, the Gators received some good news Monday.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
National title goes unnoticed
By TOM GREEN | May 31, 2010Go ahead and add another national championship to Florida’s collection.
