SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Others' mistakes motivate Lucas to excel
Feb. 11, 2008The path Jai Lucas takes in life is made smooth by the cracks he has avoided.
El Caimán
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Grammys reward self-destructive artist
By GERALD LILES | Feb. 11, 2008They're tryin' to make me go to rehab.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Five UF professors named Fulbright scholars
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Feb. 11, 2008Five UF professors are among 800 people in the country who have been named Fulbright scholars for 2007-2008, allowing them to teach and study in foreign countries, according to a UF news release.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Chancellor, senator suggest changes to Bright Futures
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 11, 2008Two state leaders are bouncing around ideas to change the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Both plans would provide incentives for students studying technology and health-related fields.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UPD cleans up Taser policy
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 11, 2008The University Police Department has updated its Taser-use policy to make it more clear. Still, the Tasering of UF student Andrew Meyer would have been appropriate under the updated policy, a UPD official said Monday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Gator Party unveils platform for SG elections
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 11, 2008The Gator Party is the first to release its platform for the Student Government spring elections scheduled for Feb. 26 and 27.
METRO
Obama's drug use debated
By DREW HARWELL | Feb. 11, 2008Decades before Sen. Barack Obama was a leading candidate for the presidency, he was a lot like many UF students: young, intelligent and curious.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Country club proposal would disrupt prairie
By the Editorial Board | Feb. 11, 2008The Alachua County Commission meeting set for this evening promises to highlight the all-too-familiar clash between those who want to bring more development to the county and those who want to protect natural open spaces.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Women in three-way tie for second after tournament's first day
By Andy Hutchins < | Feb. 11, 2008Ask UF women's golf coach Jill Briles-Hinton about her team and she will talk at length about each of her "young ladies," from their strengths and weaknesses to their growth as golfers and people.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Survey asks students' opinions of Renewable Energy Fee
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 11, 2008An online survey posted Monday asks UF students to respond to a potential "green" fee that would charge 50 cents per credit hour each semester to further UF's environmental efforts.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Thompson's absence harms Gators' rotation
Feb. 11, 2008It's not easy going on the road without a starting point guard.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Tennessee university uses Facebook to reach students after tornado
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 11, 2008A Tennessee college's Web-based communication with students, following a tornado that devastated its campus Tuesday, attracted the attention of UF officials searching for new ways to keep students informed during emergencies.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Genocide denial insensitive
By Frank LoGrippo | Feb. 11, 2008In response to the controversy surrounding the presentation given by professor McCarthy Friday, I wish to voice both my opinion and knowledge regarding the factuality of the Armenian genocide orchestrated by the Ottoman Turks in 1915.
NEWS
Rise of toy-like guns posing threat to police
Feb. 11, 2008The AR-15 rifle depicted in Friday's Alligator is not an automatic weapon. We reported otherwise.
AP
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SPORTS
Zednik stable after teammate's skate slices carotid artery
Feb. 11, 2008THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
METRO
City to fine parking garage fee evaders
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 11, 2008The City Commission voted Monday night to punish drivers who exit city parking garages without paying their parking fee.
SPORTS
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SFC
Mee tosses six shutout innings in Saints' Saturday win
Feb. 10, 2008After an ugly 16-10 loss to Gulf Coast Community College on Friday, Santa Fe Community College baseball coach Johnny Wiggs challenged Saturday's starting pitcher Andy Mee to set the tone and turn things around for the Saints' pitching staff.
