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Although President Barack Obama recently lifted restrictions that previously denied federal funding to medical research institutions studying embryonic stem cells, UF won't be seeing an immediate impact, experts say.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

The Butler Did It: Second-year coach responsible for turnaround in team's attitude, record

Mar. 19, 2009

Amanda Butler says she bleeds orange and blue, and it's hard not to believe her.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Injury-plagued UF prepares for SEC Championships

Mar. 19, 2009

You may have heard, but in case you haven't: The UF gymnastics team is hurting. Bad.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Women in 11th place after Day 1 of NCAAs

Mar. 19, 2009

The No. 5 Gators opened up the 2009 NCAA Championship meet Thursday at the Student Rec Center Natatorium on the Texas A&M University campus with five finals-qualifying swims and dives. Three individuals and two Gator relays are set to return to Thursday evening swimming and diving consolations and finals.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Men's team to travel to Statesboro

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Mar. 19, 2009

While students are looking forward to the relaxation that comes with the end of the semester, the No. 5 UF men's golfers are looking forward to the end of school for a different reason.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Inexperienced Gators look to notch NCAA Tournament win against Owls

Mar. 19, 2009

Only three of them know the feeling.

METRO

Alachua Housing Authority to receive $930k of stimulus

By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Mar. 18, 2009

Gainesville will receive $930,000 for community development and homelessness prevention in the city's first chunk of the $787 billion federal stimulus package.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Women prepare for NCAA Championships in Texas

By MERCEDES MACHADO | Mar. 18, 2009

It's the invitation of a lifetime.

AP | SPORTS

Celtics down Wade-less Heat in overtime

Mar. 18, 2009

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Calathes returns to form in UF's win over Jacksonville

Mar. 18, 2009

Nick Calathes looked a lot more like his old self Wednesday night.

THE AVENUE | MOVIES AND TV

Watchmen intrigues, compels

By JACK BENGE | Mar. 18, 2009

I must confess, I have never read "Watchmen." So I can't speak of the movie's faithfulness to "the most celebrated graphic novel of all time." But I can tell you that one of the most anticipated movies of this year delivered on its big blockbuster promise.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Record crowd watches UF down Central Florida

Mar. 18, 2009

ORLANDO - FSU may have been billed as the big midweek in-state rival for UF, but you would never know it from the crowd that turned out at Jay Bergman Field to watch Central Florida take on the Gators.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Hilberth leads Gators to two wins over Golden Panthers

By ADAM BERRY | Mar. 18, 2009

Whether at the plate or behind it, Kristina Hilberth made the big plays her team needed Wednesday.

METRO

Local groups face off over controversial Amendment 1

Mar. 18, 2009

In a quietly tense debate, opposing groups weighed in on Gainesville's controversial Charter Amendment 1 Wednesday evening.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Obama administration hypocritical

By Shane A. Christy | Mar. 18, 2009

You know, I realize that nearly the entire Editorial Board is so completely infatuated with President Barack Obama, they don't even think of "change" as a monetary value, but let's really examine this.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Financial Fiasco

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 18, 2009

More fuel was added to the UF budget fire with word of the possible elimination of 66 faculty and staff positions in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

El Caimán