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THE AVENUE | FOOD

Course takes scholarly apporach to alcohol geography

By Richard O. Stehli | Mar. 31, 2010

In the next few days, most of us will be poring over course schedules, desperately trying to find classes that aren't too difficult but still can convince our parents that we are learning things. If you have and interest in alcohol and find yourself with a few free credit hours, look into GEO3803, The Geography of Alcohol.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Errors hurt No. 8 Gators in 7-2 loss to No. 4 ’Noles

Mar. 30, 2010

JACKSONVILLE — Riding a five-game win streak, FSU didn’t need help to top UF.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

A lot to learn from Meyer v. Fowler

Mar. 30, 2010

A week ago, UF football coach Urban Meyer went on a rampage and nearly crippled a reporter.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS

Cullen leads UF past Oregon

By TONI-ANN MILLER | Mar. 30, 2010

Oregon scouted Florida well. It double-teamed Ashley Bruns and kept UF’s leading scorer scoreless for most of the first half, but it had no answer for midfielder Kitty Cullen.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

UF struggles to replace Toledo

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Mar. 30, 2010

Tommy Toledo is not the only one who has been affected by his injury — the Gators are still trying to pick themselves up after the incident.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

UF aims to end struggles with top pitchers against UCF

By GREG LUCA< | Mar. 30, 2010

Although the Gators are one of the most prolific offensive teams in the nation, everything seems to change when they go up against top pitching.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Harlem students tour campus

By STEFANIA FERRO | Mar. 30, 2010

Keith Robinson made a promise to his 90 math students within the orange-and-blue -papered walls of his Harlem, N.Y., classroom.

METRO

'Twilight' novella announced

By Emily Morrow | Mar. 30, 2010

“Twilight” fans thirsty for more vampire stories have a reason to celebrate.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

University should be embarrassed over controversy around student film

By Peter Salomone | Mar. 30, 2010

I am a student in the Documentary Institute. Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin are my classmates. I want to echo my professor Churchill Roberts’ words that the university should be embarrassed over the controversy that has risen around Bougher and Safiullin’s thesis film.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

We Want You: Alligator wants the Student Body’s input

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 30, 2010

If you could ask Secretary of Education Arne Duncan anything you wanted, what would it be? Would it be about the value of your degree when you graduate?

NEWS | CAMPUS

Entrepreneurs to speak

By Robert Imfeld | Mar. 30, 2010

The founders of Grooveshark and other successful entrepreneurs who have ties to UF will participate in a forum today to discuss how they opened their businesses.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Medical professor passes away at 81

By MATT HARRINGER | Mar. 30, 2010

Willie Joe Sanders had five children of his own to care for, but he also acted as a father figure for countless UF medical students.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Student Government creates Reitz liaison position

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Mar. 30, 2010

Conversation continued about the Reitz Union repairs at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

All Fired Up

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 30, 2010

We’re always surprised at the new levels of hypocrisy some people reach, and the recently proposed Florida House of Representatives Bill 315 is no exception.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Idol Hands editorial insulting

By Anthony Piferrer | Mar. 30, 2010

It has been said that “anti-Catholicism is the anti-Semitism of the Left.” The Monday editorial “Idol Hands” is vivid proof this is true.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Ladies nights may end

Mar. 30, 2010

This week, local bar and restaurant owners received a letter from Gainesville Equal Opportunity Director Cecil Howard telling them that offering ladies night specials may get them into trouble.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

University’s decision to censor should raise red flags

By Christina Locke | Mar. 30, 2010

The University’s decision to censor the documentary film thesis of journalism students Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin should raise red flags for all students. Bougher and Safiullin, whose thesis centers on a Haitian aid organization, happened to be in Haiti when the earthquake struck. They may have lived to tell their story, but the University doesn’t want them to.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Columnist is cynical moron

By Ryan Weiss | Mar. 30, 2010

CJ Pruner’s column on Monday regarding Jordan Johnson’s political legacy had a few minor errors that I want him to acknowledge. One, while it is implied that the article is written by CJ Pruner, I cannot help but feel that others deserve credit for its content, namely, Michael Moore movies and malt liquor. Additionally, the article concludes by saying that he is a “journalism junior.” I would like to recommend a more appropriate description, perhaps “cynical moron.”

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Graduate students should be able to include recent Haiti footage

By Gene Page | Mar. 30, 2010

As a 1989 graduate of UF from the College of Journalism and Communications, I think it is absurd that the two documentary graduate students, Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin, can’t include their recent footage from Haiti in their film due to UF’s ban on post-earthquake travel there.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Current wars challenge our generation

By Joshua Lee | Mar. 30, 2010

No matter your politics, as a citizen of the world and a product of history, you must recognize that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are pivotal moments in our age that will have repercussions for decades to come.

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