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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Coach resigns after women's team fails to qualify for NCAAs
By ANTHONY CHIANG | May 11, 2009The UF women's golf season came to a disappointing end this weekend and took another turn Monday night when coach Jill Briles-Hinton announced her resignation.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Justice Souter's departure from Supreme Court overhyped
By ERIC CHIANESE | May 11, 2009With the honorable Justice David Souter's announcement that he will retire from the U.S. Supreme Court, the cheap world of our national punditry has become a much more hysterical place than usual - which, it should be noted, is a truly impressive feat. These are rather exciting times to be alive; it's not every day we get to see the ideological liberals and conservatives in our country bickering and bashing each other. Oh. Wait a minute. We do.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Obama foreign policy lacks punch
By Donald A. Moskowitz | May 11, 2009President Barack Obama is making mistakes impacting our foreign policy.
METRO
GPD plans organizational review
By KATIE GALLAGHER | May 11, 2009After publicly apologizing for recent cases of police misconduct to more than 50 community members at a meeting Monday, City Manager Russ Blackburn discussed future plans for the Gainesville Police Department.
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SOFTBALL
UF's fortitude shows in tournament run
By ADAM BERRY | May 11, 2009KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash At the Southeastern Conference Tournament, the Gators were put in a situation they have rarely faced: having to come from behind early in the game.
METRO
Shands CEO misses AGH's closure meeting
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | May 11, 2009Frustrated questions regarding the closure of Shands at Alachua General Hospital went unanswered as Timothy Goldfarb, Shands CEO, was not present at a special meeting held by the Alachua County Commission on May 5.
METRO
Swine flu infects 55 in Florida, one is UF student
By THOMAS STEWART | May 11, 2009Florida had 55 confirmed cases of swine flu, including one UF student, as of Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Department of Health.
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COLUMNS
Invisible Children looks to aid children of Ugandan civil war
By Stacey Nelson | May 11, 2009"In the name of love… Oprah come and rescue us."
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EDITORIALS
Craigslist Gone Wild
By The Alligator Editorial Board | May 11, 2009While the mean streets of Gainesville often provide for hilarity in terms of criminal hijinks, the true epicenter of absurdity running rampant resides just a bit down the road.
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SOFTBALL
Gators win second straight SEC Championship
By ADAM BERRY | May 9, 2009KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash Even Mother Nature couldn't stop the Gators' march toward a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Women's team's season ends with 16th-place finish in East Regional
By ANTHONY CHIANG | May 9, 2009A season that proved to be a learning experience for the young UF women's golf team came to a disappointing end on Saturday with a reminder that there is still a lot of growing to do.
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SOFTBALL
UF advances to championship game of SEC Tournament with win against Tennessee
By ADAM BERRY | May 8, 2009KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash After overcoming a 3-0 deficit in the first inning, the Gators left no doubt that they are the team to beat in the Southeastern Conference.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Men's team downs Red Foxes, gears up for showdown with Hurricanes
By JOSEPH R. HOLZER | May 8, 2009Friday's dual match proved to be a warm-up for the No. 10 UF men's tennis team as it topped Marist and set up a rematch against heated in-state rival Miami.
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SOFTBALL
Gators shut out Tigers in first round of SEC Tournament
By ADAM BERRY | May 6, 2009KNOXVILLE, Tenn. &ndash With a 26-1 regular-season conference record and the top spot in the national polls all but locked up, it might seem like UF doesn't have much at stake in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Men's track team reaching full potential for postseason
By TONI-ANN MILLER | May 6, 2009It appears UF is peaking just in time for the championship stretch of the season.
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SOFTBALL
Gators honor decorated senior class during sweep of Longwood
By ADAM BERRY | May 3, 2009The numbers were spaced across the field at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, only a few feet from where the infield clay meets the outfield grass: 4, 15, 5, 42, 31, 24, 20.
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Hurdlers lead UF in march toward postseason in Penn Relays
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Apr. 26, 2009Let the countdown begin.
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SOFTBALL
Waleszonia returns from injury against Arkansas
By ADAM BERRY | Apr. 25, 2009A week before Senior Weekend, Kim Waleszonia felt like a freshman again.
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SOFTBALL
Nelson, Gators rewrite record books in sweep of Razorbacks
By ADAM BERRY | Apr. 25, 2009Another weekend, another series and another set of records broken by Stacey Nelson and the UF softball team.
