OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Online news sources add to cultural illiteracy
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 3, 2009No news isn't necessarily good news.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Vigil protests cutting undergraduate programs
By THOMAS STEWART | Mar. 3, 2009A UF graduate student in the College of Education has organized a candlelight vigil scheduled for today to protest the possibility of cutting the college's undergraduate programs.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF student competes on Wheel of Fortune
By AMBER EHRKE | Mar. 3, 2009When she was 7 years old, Krystina Gustafson would slide into her mom's high heels, saunter in front of the television and pretend to be Vanna White, "flipping" the letters on the screen.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Conservative movement reduced to spiteful, whiny children
By ERIC CHIANESE | Mar. 3, 2009I was once informed that the only way to gain a clear understanding of a political group or a movement is to hear what one of their die-hard partisans has to say on the subject.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Men cursed by timing
By ERIK VOSS | Mar. 2, 2009My father once explained to me the importance of good timing in relationships. "Never talk to women when they're angry," he told me one night as he plopped on the couch with a blanket and pillow.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
CIA should be held accountable for cover–up
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 2, 2009The word out of Washington reveals new information surrounding the destruction of CIA interrogation tapes that feature two al-Qaida suspects.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Gangs shouldn’t stop trips to Cancun
Mar. 2, 2009The sap is rising on campuses nationwide, as evidenced by "brahsome" plans of impending debauchery and the giggly expectation of blackouts yet to be wistfully forgotten.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Nine reasons your Spring Break will be better than a UF athlete's
Mar. 2, 2009March is finally here, and that means three wonderful things have arrived: Spring Break, March Madness and Spring Training.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Gators look to put sweep behind them against Stetson
By CALLOVI< | Mar. 2, 2009Some lessons don't need to be stressed over and over again by a coach.
METRO
House bill lessens restrictions for travel to Cuba
By KATHRYN STOLARZ | Mar. 2, 2009Ofelia Schutte's uncle was on his deathbed in Cuba in 2006, but a U.S. law prohibited her from being there for him.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Jacksonville couple donates $21 million to UF medicine
By TATIANA GONZALEZ | Mar. 2, 2009Despite possible future dips in state funding, UF has received a $21 million donation from a Jacksonville couple for medical education purposes and facilities.
METRO
McDonald’s offers free java
By AMANDA HINES | Mar. 2, 2009Free samples of McCafe coffee drinks will be offered at local McDonald's fast-food restaurants for the month of March.
METRO
Two UF students robbed
By KATIE EMMETS | Mar. 2, 2009In separate crimes, two UF students were pushed down and robbed late Friday night and early Saturday morning.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Street Smarts
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 2, 2009In Philadelphia's prominent South Street corridor, the economic downturn has brought resurgence of one word rarely spoken these days - opportunity.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Shipman grows restless with defensive role
Mar. 2, 2009The transition from high school to college hasn't been an easy one for Ray Shipman.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
On–campus gym fails to consider the basic needs of males
By Joshua Nederveld | Mar. 2, 2009My gym partner and I have been pretty consistent this semester, and as lifting heavy weights is only a passing distraction for me, I take almost every opportunity I can get to people watch. I've noticed a disturbing trend: A divide exists between male and female gym-goers.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
'Scrubs' star speaks to about 1,700 at UF
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Mar. 2, 2009Actor and film director Zach Braff ran onto the stage with a Red Bull clutched in his left hand Monday night, greeting the crowd and pointing to his butt before planting it in a cushy armchair.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Public education should be a priority
By SKEET SURRENCY | Mar. 2, 2009This weekend I went to a rally organized by the Florida Education Association, Florida's largest educators' union, in support of full and sustainable funded public education in our state.
