OPINION
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COLUMNS
Personal vendettas reason enough to oppose candidates
By ERIK VOSS | Feb. 18, 2009It's funny how you're never really "done" with people in college.
El Caimán
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Album Review: The Bird and The Bee – “Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future”
By ROBERT HILSON | Feb. 18, 2009Aside from an obvious flair for album titling (makes you want to shout, "'Ray Guns' are now, bitch!" doesn't it?), vocalist Inara George and soundboard extraordinaire Greg Kurstin also have a way with swinging '60s pop music set to fantastically modernized, yet still retro, production. Does this make sense? If not, think of "Ray Guns" as the aural equivalent to Disney's Tomorrowland - both create a future that will never exist by looking to tail-finned Cadillacs and moon landings as points of reference. This record awaits the mythical Year 2000, and in so doing, delivers groovy neo-psychedelia ("Ray Gun"), doo-wop era Motown complete with seductress spoken word bits ("Baby"), and breathy cocktail lounge balladeering ("Meteor"), all in a sleek electronic shell. "Diamond Dave," George's irresistible tribute to the great David Lee Roth, is not only the most catchy song here, but the only appropriate evidence by which to date this offering. It's Van Halen hero worship dressed in spacey beats and a plat-blond 'do, and as such, cooler than Judy Jetson in a discotheque.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Adams, McArthur lead versatile infield into new season
By CALLOVI< | Feb. 18, 2009Josh Adams had little idea what position he would play for most of last season, as he split time between six positions.
SPORTS
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SFC
SFC's Glover drops 41 in win against CFCC
By KELSIE HOECHERL | Feb. 18, 2009The Santa Fe College women's basketball team needed a savior in Wednesday's game against rival Central Florida Community College, and they found one in sophomore forward Nichelle Glover.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Common Reading Program reveals title for freshmen
By HERSCHMAN | Feb. 18, 2009UF's Common Reading Program revealed the title of its required book for freshman on Wednesday on the Plaza of the Americas.
METRO
Economic condition does not affect marijuana sales
By KATIE EMMETS | Feb. 18, 2009He pushes the sawed-off top half of a Canada Dry 2-liter into a container of water, forcing smoke into his lungs.
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."
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.
