OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ladies night a win-win situation
By Scott Ramirez | Mar. 31, 2010Who is complaining about ladies night?
El Caimán
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Columnist starts anti-Google cult
Mar. 31, 2010As Google and China continue their convoluted Mexican standoff across the South China Sea and our country slogs through divisive political struggles and rampant joblessness, I decided to do something proactive and start a cult.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Getting Specific
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 31, 2010The fourth film in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise certainly caused a cheer from half of us and a groan from the other half, but it’s very likely that we will all see it.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Haterade: Westboro Baptist Church not welcome in Gainesville
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 31, 2010For a city that prides itself in being environmentally friendly, Gainesville is about to get a heap of garbage dumped on it — hate-spewing, bigoted, “Christ-loving” garbage.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Author talks about travels
Mar. 31, 2010When UF alumna Frances Mayes told her family she was moving to Tuscany, they thought she had completely lost it.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Protocol for pranking every fool
By Alex Orlando | Mar. 31, 2010• Messy pranks:
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Video: Harlem 7th Graders visit the Swamp
By Leah Goodwyne | Mar. 31, 2010A UF alumnus and teacher in Harlem, N.Y. brought his class of seventh graders to UF this week.
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Video: Greater Gator Beer Fest
By RICHARD STEHLI | Mar. 31, 2010The Greater Gator Beer Festival gives Gainesvillians the chance to try unlimited beer samples from across the country and around the world.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
If you missed it...
By Jared Misner | Mar. 31, 2010For those of you left crying in your exam-induced state of self-hatred and last-minute studying, here’s what you might have missed in the entertainment realm.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Will iPad be iHit or iFlop?
By NATALIE CERABINO | Mar. 31, 2010Apple is hoping cell phones, laptops, digital cameras, iPods, PDAs and Kindles just won’t be enough.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Ratemyprofessors.com rates good teachers, good looks
By ALLISON BANKO | Mar. 31, 2010The end of the semester is just on the tip of the horizon. It’s so close you can almost taste your celebration drinks. But, hold up! There’s some major housekeeping that needs to be done, and that my friends, is registration. Whether registering for summer or fall courses, ISIS has been bombarded with many trying to sort out their lives—at least for a semester. Although tailoring your schedule to what you may think is an acceptable time to get out of bed, other factors obviously have to be taken into account—like the professor. Boosting help with your research for a Cinderella-fit of a schedule is the ever so reliable Rate My Professors Web site.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
On-campus gym offers classes for everyone
By LANCE FULLER | Mar. 31, 2010Standing on a squishy purple bubble about 3 feet around, you raise one foot in the air and twist your torso while keeping your balance. By the instructor’s command, you flip over the half-shaped ball and start doing push-ups with the bubble side on the floor and the hard plastic side facing up. The unique half-ball/half-platform wobbles while you push up and down engaging your core and pushing your abs to the limit.
THE AVENUE
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FASHION
Denim diaries: It's back!
By ASHLEY McCREDIE | Mar. 31, 2010The jorts we made fun of and the denim jackets that we thought died with the ‘90s are back, and they’re better than ever. Dolce & Gabbana’s entire spring ready-to-wear collection donned models in different hues of denim from head to toe. Express is advertising its “denim leggings,” and Gap has brought back the denim button-up. So, dig up those old shorts from Abercrombie & Fitch, and don’t be scared to rock your parents’ old jean jackets.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Fla. H1N1 cases steady
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Mar. 31, 2010After several southeastern states reported an H1N1 outbreak this week, health officials in Florida and throughout the country are refreshing vaccination efforts in hopes of preventing a third wave of the virus.
METRO
Student group hosts job fair for about 30 women
By PAIGE LACY | Mar. 31, 2010Barbara Fair started her first job at 16, and she continued working for more than 40 years before getting fired in 2009.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Catch Bieber fever
By MICHELLE PROFIS | Mar. 31, 2010I have a confession to make. It’s not one that I’m ashamed of, and it’s not an April Fools’ joke.
THE AVENUE
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FOOD
Course takes scholarly apporach to alcohol geography
By Richard O. Stehli | Mar. 31, 2010In 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
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BASEBALL
Errors hurt No. 8 Gators in 7-2 loss to No. 4 ’Noles
Mar. 30, 2010JACKSONVILLE — Riding a five-game win streak, FSU didn’t need help to top UF.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
A lot to learn from Meyer v. Fowler
Mar. 30, 2010A week ago, UF football coach Urban Meyer went on a rampage and nearly crippled a reporter.
