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OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters to the editor
June 9, 2008Nuclear energy not completely safe
METRO
Firefighters contain Fairbanks forest fire caused by lightning
By APRIL DUDASH | June 9, 2008A fire started by lightning burned about 40 acres of the Fairbanks area north of Waldo Road Sunday evening.
NEWS
UF expected to confer honorary degree on Bo Diddley
By KRISTEN HUFF | June 6, 2008The UF Board of Trustees is expected to approve an honorary degree endorsed by the College of Fine Arts to the late musician Bo Diddley on Thursday.
NEWS
Keating, Locke go undrafted, Barnes taken in 40th round on second day of MLB Draft
June 5, 2008The MLB Draft concluded today, and it was a long while until any current UF players heard their names called.
NEWS
Dr. Michael Good named interim dean of UF's College of Medicine
By KATIE SANDERS | June 5, 2008Dr. Michael L. Good was named the College of Medicine's interim dean Friday afternoon by UF officials.
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Augenstein excels in Arizona farm system
June 4, 2008Just one year ago, Bryan Augenstein had wrapped up his junior season at UF and was awaiting his professional fate like hundreds of players across the country will be today.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Failure to sign bomb treaty is hypocritical
By BRANDON SACK | June 4, 2008Last week, over 100 countries met in Dublin, Ireland, to sign an agreement banning the use of cluster bombs, weapons invented by the Soviet Union during World War II. Cluster bombs are large single bombs that release a number of "bomblets" over a vast area and are usually intended for anti-personnel use.
NEWS
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FEATURES
UF alumnus donates $200K toward Holocaust documentary
By JESSIE COLEMAN | June 4, 2008Stephen Cypen said it took him about 30 seconds after seeing a letter from UF\'s Documentary Institute to make the decision to donate $200,000 for an upcoming film about a Holocaust victim.
THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
“Sex and the City” finishes with style
By EMILIE WILLIAMS | June 4, 2008The premiere of "Sex and the City" on Friday night brought out Gainesville's most devoted fans, and some even dressed the part. I wanted to get really carried away and dress in a pink leotard and pink tutu, which Sarah Jessica Parker dons in the show's opening sequence, but my roommates thought that was taking it a little too far.
METRO
Sheriff's Office arrests UF student on child porn charges
By KATIE SANDERS | June 4, 2008A UF student was arrested on two felony charges related to child pornography following an undercover Internet investigation by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
NEWS
Figueroa taken in 6th round of MLB Draft
June 4, 2008Day One of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft is now in the books, and two players of interest for the Gators were chosen.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF researches repellents to fight mosquito–borne illnesses
By VICTORIA WINKLER | June 4, 2008Mosquitoes suck, and new UF research may soon produce several improved repellents to keep the pests away more than twice as long as the industry's leading repellent, DEET.
THE AVENUE
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SEX
Summer heat may lead to underwater acts
By ANNIE ANTHONY | June 4, 2008June 20 marks the first day of summer. In Gainesville, where winter means a long-sleeved shirt and closed-toe shoes, summer is the time you have to lounge by the pool, shoot hoops or play volleyball to attract the attention of potential mates.
METRO
New Fla. law aims to stimulate science, technology industries
By ELIZABETH LEVA | June 4, 2008In an effort to boost Florida's economy, Gov. Charlie Crist approved a plan that aims to stimulate the state's science and technology industries to create more profitable jobs for Floridians.
METRO
Florida CFO returns unclaimed $160K to Gainesville man
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | June 4, 2008When lifelong Gainesville residents Garland and Kate Robinson heard in April that Florida owed them money, Kate Robinson said she figured it would be "a little less than $1,000."
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MUSIC
Spiritualized in limbo on “A&E”
By ROBERT HILSON | June 4, 2008British trance-rocker and Spiritualized frontman Jason Pierce nearly died in 2005 because of - get this - pneumonia. Go figure. When you've had addiction problems with heroin, landing in the accident and emergency (A&E) ward because of respiratory complications is kind of like tiptoeing through a minefield only to contract tetanus from a rusty nail. Irony aside, the near-death experience yielded "Songs in A&E," a rock 'n' roll record that could very easily be confused for an electric requiem.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
New pump to distribute reusable water on campus
By CARLY CHETEK | June 4, 2008Construction is under way on a new pumping station that will conserve and reuse water on UF's campus by October.
METRO
Local politicos look toward general election after Obama victory
By CHRISTOPHER MYERS | June 4, 2008With Sen. Barack Obama clinching the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, both Democrats and Republicans have begun to speculate about who he will choose as a running mate and which issues will be most important in the general election.
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MUSIC
Band reunions try to relive past, risk disappointment
By MEGAN HERON | June 4, 2008Rock is not dead. We can thank all of the recent band reunions for attempting to repeat what was once good. A flip through the pages of Rolling Stone magazine reveals more and more bands coming out of retirement.
