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Machen breaks down UF's budget

During the strategic discussion before the UF Board of Trustees meeting Friday, UF President Bernie Machen broke down UF's budget to show where Gov. Charlie Crist's required statewide budget cuts would be made.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

It's been a busy week for the Department of Darts & Laurels. So much has been going on around campus. We've been so busy gathering quotes for "Overheard in Gainesville" and avoiding the Turlington preacher, we've barely had time to cross West University Avenue for a bite to eat or a pitcher to drink. Somehow we managed. But we also managed to bring you a special all UF, all the time edition for this week's…


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Clotheslines not big safety issue

I am writing in response to Wednesday's letter "Clotheslines a hazard for children." I loved the tongue-in-cheek letter about rogue clotheslines. I could imagine those heinous downed nylon wires lurking in the shadows just waiting to pounce on some unsuspecting victim, the clothespin springs beckoning the innocent, and the ruthless sheets laying in wait to cause those "zooming" children to fall off their trikes.


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

By CONOR MANCONE, UF graduate student

An editorial in Wednesday's Alligator talked about the increased prices of soda, which is intended to encourage Gators to be healthier. Unfortunately, it missed the most important problem with this policy: It is not in any way the job of UF to encourage people to be healthier.



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