MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Best of the Week in News Photos, April 1-7
By Alligator Photographers | Apr. 6, 2008Best news photos of the week.
El Caimán
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Perry completes nation's fifth-fastest time of year in 100-meter dash
Apr. 6, 2008Just as the rain clouds began to roll in and cast a shadow over Gainesville, Willie Perry started to light up the track.
AP
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SPORTS
Torchbearers in London meet resistance from protesters
Apr. 6, 2008THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEWS
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SFC
Bomb threat forces SFCC to evacuate
By JESSICA PONN | Apr. 6, 2008The SFCC campus was evacuated Friday morning after a faculty member found a bomb threat written on a campus wall.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Hip-hop competition flaunts fancy footwork, acrobatics
Apr. 6, 2008The amber wood-paneled dance floor vibrated as bass beats rumbled through the room. Two crews lined up on opposite sides, eyes set on their opponents. The DJ scratched the record, and suddenly bodies flew across the floor and lifted into air, freezing in acrobatic and abstract poses.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Economic stimulus package won't work
By Paul Heath | Apr. 6, 2008It looks like the Fed's money presses have some long nights ahead as taxpayers could begin receiving their government stimulus package checks as early as June, according to an Associated Press report. But President Bush and his economic team have made it very clear that everyone's piggy banks should be left on their shelves.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF Judo Club hosts Gator Open competition
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Apr. 6, 2008Hajime! Koka! Yuko!
METRO
GPD's high-tech room dedicated to Corey Dahlem
By JESSICA PONN | Apr. 6, 2008The only time Gainesville Police Lt. Corey Dahlem was ever reprimanded at work was when the life-long Seminoles fan got caught on the job watching a Gators sports game with his colleagues.
NEWS
Adam Allen joins baseball team; McArthur to miss two weeks
Apr. 6, 2008UF basketball player Adam Allen has joined the baseball team. The 6'8" forward is a right-handed pitcher on the mound and his addition could not have come at a better time for a baseball team lacking in pitching depth.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Dean's unusual action political despite denial
By the Editorial Board | Apr. 6, 2008It used to be that the controversial college admissions policies that got the most attention had to do with skin or scores.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF awarded $20,000 to help improve solar energy
By ILEANA MORALES | Apr. 6, 2008A UF team "playing catch" with solar energy won a $20,000 grant to help them get it right.
METRO
'A-Bomb' on briefcase leads to FSU bomb scare
By KATIE SANDERS | Apr. 6, 2008A briefcase labeled with an explosive nickname sent part of Florida State University's campus into emergency mode Thursday afternoon, but FSU officials said the scare proved to be nothing more than a good test of its emergency resources.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Men sweep No. 26 Auburn, match against 'Bama postponed
Apr. 6, 2008Rain kept the UF men's tennis team off the courts on Sunday, but it didn't slow them down in Friday's washout of Auburn.
METRO
Alachua County focuses on sexual assault awareness in high schools in time for prom
By WILL PAFFORD | Apr. 6, 2008Combining rape prevention lessons with free tuxedo rental and manicures, the Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center spent last week bringing the "Respect Your Date Contest" to local high schools.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Maurkice Pouncey transitions to center for sophomore year
Apr. 6, 2008It is perhaps an integral part of the offense, and its difficulty can be overlooked by a casual bystander: the center-to-quarterback exchange.
SPORTS
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SPORTS MULTIMEDIA
Best of the Week in Sports Photos, April 1-7
By Alligator Photographers | Apr. 6, 2008Best sports photos of the week.
METRO
SFCC's Annual Spring Arts Festival hurt by rain
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Apr. 6, 2008Bursts of heavy rain may have slowed the people flooding into downtown Gainesville for the SFCC Spring Arts Festival Saturday and Sunday, but it didn't stop them.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Nelson throws another shutout and breaks wins record in process
Apr. 6, 2008Efficiently and dependably, UF's ace went about her business on Sunday afternoon.
