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NEWS
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SFC
SFCC respiratory programs recruits students
By APRIL DUDASH | Mar. 24, 2008Whether it's managing hospital ventilators or giving breathing therapy, respiratory care practitioners are in high demand locally.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Women's basketball takes bigger steps this season than men
Mar. 24, 2008Hey ladies, you know the times when you give your guy "the look" after he says something, ahem, unintelligent?
NEWS
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SFC
SFCC switches to Gmail; UF weighing email options
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 24, 2008SFCC started its transition to replace its e-mail system with Google's Gmail on March 18, while UF is still working on a switch of its own.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Breaches affect many, not just candidates
By the Editorial Board | Mar. 24, 2008When news broke last week that the passport files of presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain were illegally accessed by employees at the U.S. State Department, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice quickly issued a public apology.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators shoot 285 for second straight day, fall to fourth
Mar. 24, 2008The UF's men's golf team must have liked what it did in Sunday's first round at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational in Charleston, S.C.
METRO
U.S. economy slump affects students studying abroad
By DREW HARWELL | Mar. 24, 2008Study-abroad students, beware: Street peddlers pushing tacky souvenirs won't be your only obstacle as you travel the globe this summer.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF associate provost selected for American Council on Education fellowship
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | Mar. 24, 2008When Debra Walker King came to UF in 1994, she said she was a "young kid on the block," watching the wheels of administration turn as a new English professor.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Madeleine Albright to speak at UF
By ELIZABETH LEVA | Mar. 24, 2008Those still hoping to attend former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Wednesday speech are out of luck.
NEWS
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GREEK AFFAIRS
Pike leases house to TKE fraternity
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 24, 2008UF's chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, suspended in 2006 until 2011, is leasing its house on University Avenue to another fraternity.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
UF advances to WNIT third round with close win over FGCU
Mar. 24, 2008Sometimes it just feels good to survive and live to play another day.
METRO
Braddy faces backlash from advocates of homeless
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Mar. 24, 2008By researching the relationship between Gainesville crime and homelessness, Commissioner Ed Braddy has riled a local homeless advocate, who officially denounced Braddy in a public e-mail.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Japanese-constitution writer visits UF
Mar. 24, 2008Beate Sirota Gordon was only 22 when Gen. Douglas MacArthur ordered her to draft the women's rights section of the democratic Japanese constitution.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Reborn Gators face Arizona State in NIT quarterfinals
Mar. 24, 2008How much can one team grow in a week?
SPORTS
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BASEBALL
McArthur enjoying resurgent senior season
Mar. 24, 2008One month into his senior season, things are looking good for Brandon McArthur.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Statistics do not reveal the whole story
By GERALD LILES | Mar. 24, 2008Thomas Mortenson, senior scholar at the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, raised the alarm in gender bias across campuses recently.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Bush administration's original intentions for Iraq were noble
By MATTHEW YOUNG | Mar. 24, 2008It is fair to say that nothing in Iraq has gone as the United States planned or intended, but the war was hardly built on lies or oil. Mistakes were made, and the Bush administration is to blame, but its plan was bold and its intentions were noble.
METRO
Breed-specific bans unlikely to affect Alachua County dog owners
By WILL PAFFORD | Mar. 24, 2008Although a new state bill may give local governments the power to ban certain breeds of dogs, local officials say they have not seen evidence that would support banning certain breeds in Alachua County.
SPORTS
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SFC
Ace starter Mee falls flat in Saints loss
Mar. 24, 2008After a convincing 9-2 win against Central Florida Community College in Ocala last week and with its ace starting on the mound, Santa Fe Community College was feeling good about Monday afternoon's tilt against those same Patriots.
