METRO
Green movement pushing for Saturday night blackout
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 27, 2008Lights out.
El Caimán
METRO
SFCC student, others busted for cocaine possession
By JESSICA PONN | Mar. 27, 2008An SFCC student and two 21-year-old men were arrested early Thursday morning for possession of cocaine when their car was pulled over by a University Police Department officer.
METRO
Senate votes to limit board
By KATIE SANDERS | Mar. 27, 2008TALLAHASSEE - The state Senate passed a joint resolution Thursday that would place an elected education commissioner on the Florida Cabinet and take governance powers away from the state's Board of Governors.
SPORTS
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SOFTBALL
No. 3 Gators look to overtake No. 8 Tigers as dominant SEC team
Mar. 27, 2008The Bulls had to go through the Pistons, the Colts had to go through the Patriots and the Red Sox had to go through the Yankees.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Cuts leave sports instructors jobless
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Mar. 27, 2008All but four courses in UF's sport and fitness program are being snuffed out next fall, and many graduate students who teach the classes will have to find other means of paying tuition next semester.
METRO
Misleading advertisement nets free burritos for students, headaches for Burrito Bros.
By DIANDRA LAMAS | Mar. 27, 2008It was a hot, spicy mess for Burrito Bros. Taco Co. owner Randy Akerson realized he'd be giving burritos away for free all week.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reparation money needed elsewhere
By CYNTHIA DESPRES | Mar. 27, 2008While I agree with the state's apology for slavery, I question Gov. Charlie Crist's decision to not rule out reparations for the descendents of slaves. It would take years for the Legislature to consider such a proposal, but the principle is wrong.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Benik, Frangulyan end home careers with matches against LSU, Arkansas
Mar. 27, 2008The UF women's tennis team will close out its regular-season homestand and two seniors' home careers with two matches this weekend.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF Professor John Thompson wins Abel Prize of Mathematics
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Mar. 27, 2008University leaders came together to honor a UF mathematics professor Thursday for winning an award deemed the "Nobel Prize of mathematics."
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Study: UF ads convey diversity
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Mar. 27, 2008While the Gators were busy dismantling the Buckeyes and climbing to the top as football national champions last year, UF's television spot was also beating its peers in terms of diversity.
METRO
BOG OKs $18M for security
By KATIE SANDERS | Mar. 27, 2008TALLAHASSEE - Florida's Board of Governors approved an $18 million request to boost emergency-notification systems and police departments at the state's 11 public universities during a Thursday meeting here.
NEWS
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FEATURES
City trying to sober up
By DREW HARWELL | Mar. 27, 2008Editor's Note: This is the final story in a three-part series on the drinking culture of Gainesville.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
No. 3 UF will rely on senior Murry to win SEC Championship
By CALLOVI< | Mar. 27, 2008If there has been one consistent thing about the Gators lineup this season, it is Tiffany Murry.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
'The Original Butt Sketch' coming to Gator Nights
Mar. 27, 2008Baby got back? If so, the Reitz Union's Gator Nights will feature a bun-sketching artist on Friday night.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Science of love reveals some truths
By CARLY HALLAM | Mar. 27, 2008Since it's officially spring and love is in the air, I've started researching the "science" behind romance. While this information is worth sharing, it cannot begin to explain a concept more complex than the human eye and more confusing than the movie "Vanilla Sky."
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Season ends with 25-point beatdown from N.C. State
Mar. 27, 2008RALEIGH, N.C. - After all the UF women's basketball team had been through, it's hard to imagine a worse end to the season.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Poetry slam to feature hip-hop style, rhyme
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Mar. 27, 2008Students looking for a creative outlet may find it through rhyme at tonight's Freestyle Fridays: Hip Hop/Poetry Slam hosted by UF's Institute of Black Culture, the Hip-Hop Collective and Poets Inc.
