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OPINION | COLUMNS

Rando slang terms too ridic in convos

By ADAM WYNN | Apr. 16, 2009

By majoring in a field that places a heavy emphasis on the proper use of language and simultaneously being a since-birth member of Generation Y, Z, XXX or whatever the hell we're called, I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. Everywhere I hear people horrendously butchering the language I've spent the last 20-odd years trying to understand.

METRO

Depression screening encouraged for teens

By JESSICA RONAY | Apr. 16, 2009

Although stress, moodiness and lack of sleep come with the territory of being a teenager, these factors should not go unnoticed, according to one medical report.

NEWS

Jump for Juggling

By Logan Jaffe | Apr. 16, 2009

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SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Freshman Moultrie speaks softly, carries big stick

By ADAM BERRY | Apr. 16, 2009

As a walk-on freshman, Michelle Moultrie has quietly made an immediate impact on the UF softball team. Very quietly, according to her teammates.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Bitter Teabaggers ignored president’s package, tax cuts

Apr. 16, 2009

Wednesday was Tax Day in America. Like many of my collegiate peers, I paid very little in taxes. In fact, my parents still claim me as a tax deduction, which means that my very existence produces red ink for Uncle Sam. This may be a satisfying fact to remember as I watch the mailman pick his nose, but it hardly qualifies me to preach the virtues of taxation. In reality, I am almost completely divorced from the modern American reality of paying taxes.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Golf begins long-awaited postseason with SEC Championships

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Apr. 16, 2009

The UF men's golf team has been preparing for the 2009 postseason all year.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Budget cut proposals posted online

By THOMAS STEWART | Apr. 16, 2009

About 400 UF faculty and staff could lose their jobs next year if UF absorbs a 10 percent budget cut from the state, according to the university-wide budget proposal released Thursday.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Anonymous column invalid

By Matt Michel | Apr. 16, 2009

Dear Anonymous,

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

UF secures spot in Super Six behind Smith

Apr. 16, 2009

Herculean effort, compliments of Maranda Smith.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Tutoring Zone launches Facebook application

By CHELSEA KEENAN | Apr. 16, 2009

Come summer, there will be a new Internet matching service for students seeking a little extra help with classwork.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF provides SERA feedback

By EMILY FUGGETTA | Apr. 16, 2009

UF is beating the University of California at Berkeley at its own game.

METRO

Commissioners find site, funds for homeless center

Apr. 16, 2009

A 12-acre site in the 800 block of Northwest 53rd Avenue will be the future home of Gainesville's One Stop Homeless Assistance Center, city commissioners decided unanimously at Thursday's meeting.

NEWS

Midday Massage

Apr. 16, 2009

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OPINION | EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 16, 2009

After a semester of suburbia-suffering teens pulling pranks on unsuspecting Taco Bell employees to a tree shaped in the likeness of resident demigod Tim "Have you seen his girlfriend?" Tebow, the Department of Darts & Laurels refuses to believe it's time to bid you Freddy Adu.