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THE AVENUE
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FASHION
Summer trends to avoid
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Apr. 21, 2008Trends are the ebb and flow of the fashion pool. They arrive in huge, abrupt waves and wash out just as quickly. Most are sported by the likes of stylish celebrities, and some are created right here on campus.
METRO
Commission votes to change land use on one-stop homeless site
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 21, 2008City commissioners voted 5-2 at a special meeting Monday night to change the land-use designation for the location of a proposed one-stop homeless center at 3335 N Main Terrace.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Column on pope was ignorant
By Mark LaBelle | Apr. 21, 2008I was disappointed, but not surprised, by Vincent Massaro's column Monday about the pope's U.S. visit. It confirmed what many people know but do not want to admit: Anti-Catholic speech is one of the remaining acceptable forms of discrimination in America today.
METRO
Pennsylvania primary has candidates turning to aggressive tactics
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 21, 2008With the approach of today's Pennsylvania presidential primary - the first Democratic primary since March 11 - campaigning by both candidates has gotten aggressive.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Collegiate Veterans Society seeks to build memorial for local veterans
By JOEL MORA | Apr. 21, 2008As the United States enters the sixth year of the war in Iraq, a UF organization wants to install a memorial for local veterans who have served the country in the past 63 years.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF professor Lynn Bailey named Teacher Scholar of the Year
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 21, 2008At age 16, Lynn Bailey represented her home state of South Carolina in a nationwide 4-H competition for her research on nutrition and healthy dieting.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Brombacher's pitching declining as season wears on
Apr. 21, 2008It took a little bit longer than expected, but the preseason prediction made by UF coach Tim Walton has finally come true.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Compassion needed to overcome past
By GERALD LILES | Apr. 21, 2008Nature takes wood in one of two ways: either fire burns it or water rots it away. If that wood forms the walls of a building, the way it happens can make all the difference in the world.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Rich experiences lead columnist away from writing
Apr. 21, 2008I've dreaded writing this column for a while now.
THE AVENUE
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FASHION
Boots have staying power without high fashion appeal
Apr. 21, 2008On campuses across the country, iconic, fleece-lined Australian boots manage to sneak their way onto the legs of seemingly fashion-conscious girls year after year.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Other issues surround pope visit
By Rob Myers | Apr. 21, 2008Despite all of the different views that could have been discussed regarding the pope's visit, Mr. Massaro chose to babble aimlessly instead. There were so many issues deserving attention, and yet all Mr. Massaro could seem to focus on was the pope's bling.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Gators sweep Wildcats amid 24-game win streak
Apr. 20, 2008The finish line is starting to come into focus.
METRO
UF documentary students win award, grant for "Jessie's Dad"
By AMBER EHRKE | Apr. 20, 2008When a news story bearing a Homosassa dateline came up on his computer screen three years ago, UF Documentary Institute student Boaz Dvir stopped to read it. News from his small Florida hometown rarely showed up in the national media.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
After upsetting No. 1 seed Georgia, men fall in SEC Tourney finals to Mississippi
Apr. 20, 2008The Gators men's tennis team couldn't quite pull off the improbable on Sunday.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SDS thinks globally and acts locally
By David Reznik | Apr. 20, 2008The Alligator's accusation that Students for a Democratic Society are hunger striking for personal glory is unfounded.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Emergency-message test deemed success by UF
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 20, 2008The first full-scale test of UF's emergency-notification system on Friday has been dubbed a success by UF officials, but questions about the text-messaging test still linger.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
LSU eyes Fouke for chancellor position
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Apr. 20, 2008UF Provost Janie Fouke, who announced her resignation from her post about a month ago, has been selected as one of six public candidates for the chancellor position at Louisiana State University.
METRO
Florida firefighters compete in Firefighter Combat Challenge
By DREW HARWELL | Apr. 20, 2008They don't make fire marshall rookie cards. There are no "Fastest Extinguished" records used in fantasy leagues. And you may not see a firefighter's face in Sports Illustrated.
