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METRO
Religion graduate students speak out against cuts
By KATHRYN STOLARZ | Mar. 30, 2009UF religion graduate student Leah Sarat often prays that whatever happens to her job and research position, her talents still can be used to best serve the world.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Meyer doesn't see I-formation in Gators' future
Mar. 30, 2009Those on hand to watch UF's spring practices in the past week have been treated to a bizarre sight: quarterbacks Tim Tebow and John Brantley taking snaps under center.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
'ShamWow' guy should help at G20
Mar. 30, 2009The people who have to clean up our worldwide financial mess are meeting in London this week to talk. The G20 summit brings together bankers and leaders from across the globe, and this year they need to piece together what is left of the world economy. Most expect President Obama to do a lot of listening and apologizing.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students rally on plaza for immigrants' rights
By Maria Farias | Mar. 30, 2009About eight students rallied together on the Plaza of the Americas Monday morning in support of giving education rights to immigrant students.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Guns on campus editorial lacks fact
By Kyle Sandell | Mar. 30, 2009Leave it to the Alligator Editorial Board to argue gun rights on purely emotional rather than logical or factual grounds.
METRO
Recession–resistant McDonald's sees sales increase
By TYLER RUTSTEIN | Mar. 30, 2009The 2004 movie "Super Size Me" showed the dangerous truth of an ballooning waistline due to a McDonald's diet, but now, during the economic recession, the only thing ballooning for McDonald's are its sales.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Redshirt freshman Hunter prepares for expanded role after disappointing year
Mar. 30, 2009A little less than a year ago, Urban Meyer said it would be hard to keep incoming freshman defensive tackle Omar Hunter off the field. Meyer could have shoved all of Hunter's 308 pounds out there with the first team defense when he arrived in Gainesville. And he wasn't bashful about praising Hunter's abilities, calling him the Tim Tebow of last year's recruiting class.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
UF rides hot streak into second of three games with rival FSU
By <a hrer="mailto:kmaistri@alligator.org"> KYLE MAISTRI< | Mar. 30, 2009It's hard to say which causes a bigger swing in momentum: winning a rivalry game or losing a rivalry game with a rematch scheduled just two weeks later.
SPORTS
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SFC
Bolling pitches complete game to stop losing skid
By JESSICA ETTER | Mar. 30, 2009The losing streak didn't last long for Santa Fe College.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Guns editorial irrational, alarmist
By Sterling Davenport | Mar. 30, 2009The editorial printed in Monday's Alligator about concealed carry on campus was irrational and unduly alarmist.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Recreation classes may see cuts under new proposal
By THOMAS STEWART | Mar. 30, 2009Along with more staff and faculty layoffs, UF's last sport and fitness classes are also on the chopping block after the release of budget cut proposals from three more colleges.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Concealed carry laws justified
By Jordan Pratt | Mar. 30, 2009As a concealed-weapons permit holder and admitted UF law student, I couldn't help but shake my head at Monday's Alligator editorial "Guns have no place on college campuses," in which the question was posed, "Who is to say that if passed, these bills won't lead to coeds pulling guns on their significant other over a minor disagreement or professors feeling unsafe in their own classrooms?"
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calathes declares for NBA draft; does not hire agent
Mar. 30, 2009UF point guard Nick Calathes is ready to test his NBA prospects.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF requires survey for football ticket lottery registration
By THOMAS STEWART | Mar. 30, 2009About 6,800 students have taken UF's Student Experience at Research Universities (SERU) online survey, which almost all undergraduates have to take in order to be eligible for the football ticket lottery.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Financial Flub
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 30, 2009America's economic downturn has ushered in tumultuous financial times across college campuses, leaving some schools to employ questionable tactics during the admissions process.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Obama must hold auto giants accountable
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 30, 2009Over the past two days, automotive giants Chrysler and GM have been held increasingly accountable by the Obama Administration for their lack of action.
NEWS
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SFC
Santa Fe professor may become president of NY college
By KATIE EMMETS | Mar. 30, 2009Santa Fe College's Anne Kress was named as one of three finalists Monday for president of Monroe Community College in Rochester, N.Y.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Donovan's lack of interest in Kentucky job best for everyone
Mar. 30, 2009Good move, Billy Donovan.
