SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Batting-order switch breathes life into offense
By ADAM BERRY | Feb. 18, 2009Conventional wisdom says, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
El Caimán
METRO
Authorities ask community's help in finding missing man
By KATIE EMMETS | Feb. 18, 2009Authorities are looking for a Gainesville man who has been missing for a week.
THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
Festival showcases avant–garde films
By MARY MANCHESS | Feb. 18, 2009Random blurs of colors and images. There is static. The screen goes blank. The audience is confused.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Meyer should kick Johnson off football team
Feb. 17, 2009When Urban Meyer returns to the United States, he is not going to be happy.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Donovan relishes rebuilding opportunity
Feb. 17, 2009Times have been better for the UF basketball program.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG debate series heats up on Turlington Plaza
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 17, 2009Students passing through Turlington Plaza Tuesday afternoon may have heard something a little different than ranting preachers.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Transcript fees not fair
By Matthew Schwarz | Feb. 17, 2009The ways in which our university manages its budget have never made sense to me, but as an undergraduate student striving to continue my education through graduate studies and independent research, I find one policy even more misguided than most - transcript fees.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG Senators oppose discrimination, Charter Amendment 1
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Feb. 17, 2009Senators from the Gator Party and the Orange and Blue Party were able to put party differences aside and pass a resolution unanimously opposing Gainesville Charter Amendment 1, which would legalize discrimination based on gender identity.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Keating set to anchor freshman-filled pitching staff
Feb. 17, 2009Whether it's incoming freshmen, junior college transfers or reinvented relievers, there's a whole lot of change in UF's pitching staff this season.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Obama’s fiscal policies flawed
By BEN CAMENKER | Feb. 17, 2009Jake Miller stated in his Tuesday column that "we should view political capital as something more elusive and less ephemeral than the spoils of victory." It is unfortunate that the Democrats do not agree with him.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Brooks, Dotson focused on moving forward
Feb. 17, 2009Losing is already a tough enough thing to deal with, especially for a team that rarely experiences it.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Sketchy change to terms of service sparks debate
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 17, 2009A series of discreet changes to Facebook's terms of use policy has users concerned about the future of their privacy.
METRO
Ocala horse owner enjoys benefits of UF animal hospital
By YVONNE AYALA | Feb. 17, 2009When Ocala resident Irene Bryan first purchased Skippa Secret, she knew the mare had a surprise in store.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Stomp performs for sold–out audience at Phillips Center
By JENA ADDISON | Feb. 17, 2009Feet tap to the rhythm of drums and heads bob in sync with reggae beats that blare over the speakers. The dimly lit room is alive with anticipation and the excited chatter of a house that is packed before the show even begins.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Executive salary cap not fraud solution
By Anthony Ramos | Feb. 17, 2009Mr. Maple, in your Tuesday column, you failed to present evidence other than a $500,000 salary cap on executive compensation to substantiate your assertion that President Barack Obama will end our modern era of corporate malfeasance.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF alumni's documentary wins Student Emmy
By FREYA EVANGELISTA | Feb. 17, 2009Two UF alumni were awarded a Student Emmy for their thesis documentary, making it the third consecutive win for UF's Documentary Institute.
METRO
Author, activist donates books to Civic Media Center
By KATIE EMMETS | Feb. 17, 2009Award-winning author and civil rights activist Stetson Kennedy is donating his personal library to Gainesville's Civic Media Center.
METRO
Man accused of huffing stolen product in Wal–Mart bathroom
By KATIE EMMETS | Feb. 17, 2009A Gainesville man was arrested for petit theft after he was accused of taking six cans of a computer keyboard-cleaning product into a Wal-Mart bathroom.
METRO
Changes to Facebook contract don't deter students
By KATHRYN STOLARZ | Feb. 17, 2009Facebook made a quiet change in its user contract on Feb. 4, but most UF students are not concerned or informed enough to change their posting habits.
