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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Proposed scholarship bill won't work

By Angeline Kahn | Jan. 30, 2008

While Sen. Jeremy Ring's proposal to push students into certain majors through fiscal incentives may look good on paper, his efforts are not likely to pan out as expected. Even if the bill were to pass, the truth is that science and engineering students have too many difficult classes to be propelled solely by the extra cash he has proposed.

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METRO

Mott and Poe vie for votes in runoff election

By DREW HARWELL | Jan. 30, 2008

Though the race for Gainesville City Commission seats ended Tuesday, two candidates now have to shift into overdrive for an upcoming runoff election.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Bill encourages better career choices

By Christopher C. Ferraro | Jan. 30, 2008

As a Ph.D. student in the College of Engineering, I can completely understand Sen. Jeremy Ring's stance on cultivating the student culture toward education, sciences and health care. Historically, there has always been a higher demand for teachers, health care employees and scientists in the United States to support the country's infrastructure.

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NEWS

Women's hoops matchup: UF vs Vanderbilt

Jan. 30, 2008

Who/When/Where: UF (14-6, 3-2 SEC) vs.

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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

UF alum cooks for canines

By STEFANIE ROBERTS | Jan. 30, 2008

Most working stiffs would probably prefer to wind down at the end of a rough week with a Bud Light, not a non-alcoholic brew that strengthens their joints and makes their hair extra shiny.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

UF should outsource e-mail system

By the Editorial Board | Jan. 30, 2008

The bold alert screeching from UF WebMail's login page for the past week is not only a caution to students against giving their e-mail password to anyone, it is also a bright-red warning that the university's e-mail system is broken and needs to be changed.

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THE AVENUE  |  FASHION

Scarves spruce up simple outfits

By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Jan. 30, 2008

There was once a time when scarves were just a cozy way to bundle up and keep your neck from freezing.

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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Volta's 'Bedlam' is lengthy chaos

By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 30, 2008

It is truly one of popular music's finest examples of irony that a duo so notoriously prone to hyperactivity produces music only for those with the most enduring attention spans.

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NEWS

Don’t quote me on that

Jan. 30, 2008

Many times, reporters' sources will want to have some say in what

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AP  |  SPORTS

No. 22 Kansas State hands No. 2 Kansas first loss

Jan. 30, 2008

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Decal increases should be consistent

Jan. 30, 2008

Tina Briggs, UF alumna

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SPORTS  |  COLUMNS

Speights' emergence crucial to team's success

Jan. 30, 2008

Let's play a game of "I did not know that."

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AP  |  SPORTS

Super Bowl banter centers on score predictions

Jan. 30, 2008

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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AP  |  SPORTS

Heat lose yet again; Magic score 12 consecutive points in fourth quarter to win

Jan. 30, 2008

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Man identified for exposure in Education Library

By JESSICA PONN | Jan. 30, 2008

Witnesses have identified a man accused of masturbating in the Education Library at Norman Hall, according to a news release from the Police Department.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Scholarship bill would waste talents

Jan. 30, 2008

I grew up wandering around the neighborhood with a notebook and a pencil in my hand. You couldn't tell the color of my grandma's refrigerator without lifting up a copy of something I wrote. I was writing complete stories before I knew what a division sign looked like.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Patch causes greater risk of blood clots than pill

By ALLISON CANDREVA | Jan. 30, 2008

A recent study on the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch backed the findings of a 2006 study that found women who use it are at a two-fold greater risk for blood clots than women taking the birth control pill, according to a Food and Drug Administration news release.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Ring's proposal not a 'pretty good deal'

By Jerod McKinney | Jan. 30, 2008

UF students may be wary of the Bright Futures bill, but incoming UF students should be furious.

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METRO

Giuliani withdraws from presidential race, endorses McCain

By JESSICA PONN | Jan. 30, 2008

After failing to win a single caucus or primary election, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has officially bowed out of the race to get the Repbulican nomination for the White House.

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AP  |  SPORTS

Qatari sports academy searches for talented soccer youth in Africa

By SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Jan. 29, 2008

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS