NEWS
Super Bowl ads wrap-up
Feb. 15, 2010Here’s an open secret about Super Bowl advertising: In general, it pretty much all sucks.
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CAMPUS
UF defensive tackle Gary Brown arrested
Feb. 15, 2010Police say he slapped one female and scratched another after they asked him to leave a party.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
UF falls to Xavier, fails to pad résumé
By ADAM BERRY | Feb. 14, 2010After a slow start, Florida looked like it had a chance to snag another big nonconference win Saturday.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators suffer blowout loss to Volunteers
Feb. 14, 2010In front of 16,451 fans at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn., the fifth-ranked Volunteers turned their rematch with UF into a rout.
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COLUMNS
Don’t expect bias from our columnists
Feb. 14, 2010In the last two weeks, I’ve been called one of the best student journalists UF has ever had by a coach and told I have no idea what I’m doing by a member of UF’s media relations department.
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SOFTBALL
No. 3 Florida softball team gets off to 3-1 start after wild weekend
By GREG LUCA< | Feb. 14, 2010In many respects, the Gators softball team’s opening weekend was much more eventful than they had expected.
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GYMNASTICS
Gators gymnastics posts high scores but can’t overcome Tide
By TOM GREEN< | Feb. 14, 2010Florida traveled to Tuscaloosa, Ala., wanting to prove how well it could perform against a great opponent in front of a hostile crowd.
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
UF track and field tunes up before SECs
By RYAN BUTLER< | Feb. 14, 2010Members of the UF men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in three different meets over the weekend but they came home with similar results.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators cruise to win at home
By KELSIE HOECHERL | Feb. 14, 2010The Florida men’s golf team dominated at home in this weekend’s SunTrust Gator Invitational, finishing in first place with a total score of 841 (283-279-279, +1).
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
UF men's tennis rebounds from loss, women's team continues to struggle
By ANDREW OLSON < | Feb. 14, 2010The Gators leave Charlottesville, Va. with a victory, but it’s not the way they wanted it to play out.
METRO
PetSmart hosts weekend adopt-a-thon
By Britt Perkins | Feb. 14, 2010Meet Marshall. He is almost 1 year old and weighs about 70 pounds.
METRO
Dog Wood Park re-opens after completing renovations
By MATT HARRINGER | Feb. 14, 2010Tate sprung from the ground and started running after his friend, Abbie. He chased her around a tree and through a mud bog.
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CAMPUS
Hindu Cultural Society hosts Indian dance event, collect food donations
By ANDREW PANTAZI | Feb. 14, 2010The Hindu Cultural Society's "Spring Charity Garba" featured four hours of Indian dancing and cultural celebration on Friday at the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom.
METRO
Heart for Haiti 5K benefits Partners in Health
By SOMA NWOKOLO | Feb. 14, 2010When 16-year-old Derek Bolser woke up at 5 a.m. Sunday and put on his size 11.5 bright yellow Nike Mayfly running shoes, he only planned to compete in one race: the 26.2-mile marathon relay for the 2010 Five Points of Life Race Weekend.
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CAMPUS
Student Alliance offers new solutions in party platform
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Feb. 14, 2010The Student Alliance party and the Unite Party have begun collecting donations for their campaigning efforts in the weeks leading up to Student Government elections.
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CAMPUS
Vice president of foreign policy speaks at UF Hillel
By SARAH JACKSON | Feb. 14, 2010Ilan Berman, the vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, said the U.S. needs to start formulating policies to deal with the nuclear threat of Iran when he spoke to a crowd of about 30 students at the UF Hillel Thursday night.
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CAMPUS
Nine compete for Miss Black & Gold pageant crown
By Andrew Wyzan | Feb. 14, 2010It was a regal evening for nine women as Alpha Phi Alpha held its annual Miss Black & Gold Scholarship pageant Friday in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.
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College Republicans, PETA debated meat Friday
By MATT HARRINGER | Feb. 14, 2010There were two items on the menu at the Great Animal Rights Debate Friday: vegetarian wraps on recyclable trays and Arby’s roast beef sandwiches.
METRO
130 rally downtown against meal limits
By SAMANTHA DELGADO | Feb. 14, 2010Of the about 150 people gathered at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza Saturday.
METRO
Voter registration to end
Feb. 14, 2010Monday is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming city election for a city commision seat and Gainesville mayor.
