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SPORTS
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BASEBALL
Expect power from this crop of freshmen
Feb. 7, 2008If you're wondering how the UF baseball team will replace the home runs Matt LaPorta hit during the last four years, senior designated hitter Bryson Barber suggests you look toward the freshmen.
SPORTS
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SPORTS MULTIMEDIA
Women's Basketball UF vs Auburn
By Harrison Diamond | Feb. 7, 2008Photos from the UF women's basketball game against Auburn on Feb. 7, 2008.
METRO
Gainesville mayor takes the stage at a ballet performance.
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Feb. 7, 2008Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan will take to the stage tonight as she narrates "A Sense of Place" for a Martha Graham Dance Company ballet performance at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The text is a compilation of letters between choreographer Martha Graham and composer Aaron Copland as they worked on "Appalachian Spring," a piece that attempts to capture the American spirit.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Column not representative of all Catholics
By Horacio Sierra | Feb. 7, 2008The column supporting the anti-gay marriage amendment is a disappointing rehash of illogical arguments.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Committee discusses proposed library organization
Feb. 7, 2008After less than a year on the job, UF Dean of University Libraries Judith Russell has proposed reorganizing her administration.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Facebook: It’s time for us to break-up
By CARLY HALLAM | Feb. 7, 2008Dear Facebook,
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gators obtain first recruit for 2009
Feb. 7, 2008It didn't take long for the Gators to get started on their 2009 recruiting class.
NEWS
Chambers, Bamberg showcase power in scrimmage
Feb. 7, 2008UF freshman outfielder Evan Chambers must have seen my article in the paper today complimenting fellow freshman Josh Adams for hitting a home run in Wednesday's scrimmage.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
Softball season starts with five weekend games
Feb. 7, 2008UF kicks off its season this weekend with two things the program has never seen before - a No.13 preseason ranking and two returning National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Americans.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Spring tees off for Gators
By Andy Hutchins < | Feb. 7, 2008At the end of its up-and-down fall season, UF men's golf coach Buddy Alexander said his team "played pretty well" at the Callaway Golf Collegiate Match Play Championship.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Women finally play despite rain, sweep Troy
Feb. 7, 2008If the UF women's tennis team is scheduled to play a match, it's a good bet that rain will be in the forecast.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG parties consider student opinions for platforms
By ILEANA MORALES | Feb. 7, 2008Platforms based on UF students' input will be released next week for the two Student Government political parties facing off in spring elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
METRO
UF sweethearts compete on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire"
By KATIE SANDERS | Feb. 7, 2008A pair of UF college sweethearts, now engaged, hopes to kick their marriage off with a big wedding celebration and a million bucks.
METRO
Painted guns resembling toys pose threat to officers
By WILL PAFFORD | Feb. 7, 2008Editor's Note: As per a request from the person who made the Hello Kitty rifle, we have taken down the image.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Machen describes gloomy budget outlook
Feb. 7, 2008UF President Bernie Machen continued to paint a bleak picture of the university's finances Thursday, telling a Faculty Senate committee that tuition is too low and funding for research has fallen off.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Zipcar gets 400 members in first year
By SARAH KIENY | Feb. 7, 2008In one year, the UF Zipcar program has amassed over 400 members and has the capacity to take on at least 300 more.
METRO
Former SFCC student found dead after Mardi Gras celebration
By WILL PAFFORD | Feb. 7, 2008A 21-year-old former Santa Fe Community College student was found dead Wednesday afternoon after celebrating Mardi Gras with her friends, according to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
