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Athletes of the week 
Williston Pioneer Sun News - Mar 16 3:36 AM
This week’s Williston Pioneer Sun News Female Student Athlete of the Week is Tori Stamper. Tori is an eighth-grade student at Williston Middle School where she is an Academic Honor Roll student enrolled in enhanced classes in both algebra and writing.Save

Al-Arian Contempt Order Upheld 
The New York Sun - Mar 23 2:18 PM
A federal appeals court has upheld a contempt-of-court finding against a former Florida college professor who admitted to aiding Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Sami Al-Arian. A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this afternoon that Al-Arian had no grounds to defy a subpoena from a federal grand jury investigating Muslim charities in Northern Virginia. Judges William Traxler …Save

Chiropractic board firings inflame critics 
Contra Costa Times - Mar 09 3:30 AM
A state regulatory board appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger abruptly fired its executive director, tried to oust the deputy attorney general who serves as its lawyer and endorsed a possibly illegal chiropractic procedure.Save

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Millers shot carried Gators past Butler, to new heights 
Naples Daily News - Mar 23 5:58 PM
Joel Cornette thought he could watch the game. Cornette was in an Indianapolis restaurant five years after Butlers overtime loss to Florida in the 2000 NCAA tournament, and the game was being replayed on television. Cornette, a freshman on Butlers 2000 squad, figured he could handle watching it for the first time.Save

Stars Aligned To Help Motivate Gators 
The Tampa Tribune - Mar 20 9:39 PM
GAINESVILLE - Joakim Noah, who admits he didn’t even know the rules of football until he arrived at the University of Florida, didn’t follow the New England Patriots during their run of three Super Bowl titles in four years. Still, the junior forward hung on to Bill Belichick’s every word when the Patriots’ coach visited the Gators two weeks ago.Save

Florida won’t let Donovan go without fight 
Florida Today - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
It’s highly unlikely Florida coach Billy Donovan would leave for Kentucky but there’s clear indication he wouldn’t leave to go anywhere else without the school putting up a strong fight to keep him.Save

Donovan Has Confidence In His Freshmen 
The Tampa Tribune - Mar 19 9:51 PM
GAINESVILLE - One 18-second stretch of the University of Florida’s 74-67 win against Purdue on Sunday proved just how much this team has evolved in a matter of months.Save

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NCAA March Madness 07 Xbox 360 in-game content is available to download 
GameInfoWire - Mar 13 3:33 PM
Selection Sunday Bracket Pack Allows Fans to Authentically Replicate NCAA Tournament with Updated Seedings and RankingsSave

Women’s lunch incites boogie fever 
The Florida Times-Union - Mar 10 3:31 AM
It’s not often Mayor John Peyton dances at the dais, but there he was, arms swaying and body moving to Gloria Estefan’s Get On Your Feet.Save

Music Labels Offer College Piracy Deal 
San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 28 10:29 AM
The recording industry’s trade group said Wednesday it will give hundreds of college students suspected of illegally sharing music online a chance to reach settlements before being sued for copyright infringement. The move comes as the industry seeks… Save

NCAA: Niagara Advances To Play Kansas 
The Milwaukee Channel - Mar 13 8:32 PM
The Purple Eagles earn a date with Kansas after besting Florida A&M 77-69 in the play-in game of the NCAA tournament.Save

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Labels offer music piracy suspects a settlement 
The Bismarck Tribune - Mar 01 4:44 PM
LOS ANGELES - The recording industry said Wednesday it was amplifying its legal offensive against online piracy on college campuses by sending hundreds of letters warning students they will be sued if they don’t accept settlement offers.Save

EA’S NCAA March Madness 07 Releases Exciting New Downloadable Game Content 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 13 1:24 PM
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—-Electronic Arts Inc announced today that new in-game content is available to download for its popular basketball videogame that is available in stores now — NCAA March Madness 07.Save

Music Industry Group Targets Students 
KiplingerForecasts.com - Feb 28 11:17 AM
The recording industry trade group will give hundreds of college students suspected of illegally sharing music online a chance to reach settlements before being sued for copyright infringement.Save

Grad rate may boostFSU funding 
Tallahassee Democrat - Feb 25 11:13 PM
As the Legislature considers dispensing dollars to universities based on how many students graduate, not just how many come to the campus, Florida State University is in good shape.Save

United Way Announces Volunteers for Alternative Spring Break Rebuilding Project in Gulf Coast 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mar 09 11:43 AM
—-United Way of America: WHAT: Beginning March 10th, two teams of approximately 150 young people will each spend one week as an Alternative Spring Break helping rebuilding the Gulf Coast.Save

Today’s Business 
The Myrtle Beach Sun News - Mar 01 12:16 AM
Washington | Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that the administration and federal regulators are closely monitoring financial markets in the wake of the biggest sell-off in stock prices in more than five years but so far the markets appear to be “working well.”Save

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Dateline Florida 
St. Petersburg Times - Mar 13 12:34 AM
Sometimes, pawnbroker Frank Cafaro stumbles on a gem amid the junk. But a find last week, the Orlando Sentinel reports, drew a swarm to Gold Mine Pawn in Belleview, including a hazardous-materials team. They focused on a lead container labeled as radioactive.Save

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UCF Student Accused Of Making, Selling Fake IDs 
WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:24 PM
A University of Central Florida student was arrested in February on charges of making and selling fake IDs and possession of drugs, according to authorities.Save

Schools must turn away qualified would-be nurses 
Orlando Sentinel - Mar 01 1:34 AM
Despite a caregiver shortage, faculty and space limits at UCF and elsewhere leave applicants — and us — out of luck. Becoming a nurse takes more than a caring personality and a knack for science. At the University of Central Florida and other Florida universities, it means beating out hundreds of other qualified candidates for entrance to nursing school.Save

Plotting the port’s course 
Florida Today - Mar 12 2:31 AM
Canaveral Port Authority hires a planning director to shape the port’s land-use plans for the future.Save

Off To A Flying Start 
WJBF-TV Augusta - Mar 09 7:14 AM
Cliff Kresge was on a record pace for a while and no one really noticed. Playing partner Charlie Wi joked Kresge was “lapping the field” Thursday with barely the makings of a gallery to appreciate the feat.Save

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Spofforth wins national title in 200 backstroke 
Gainesville Sun - Mar 11 4:13 AM
MINNEAPOLIS - University of Florida freshman Gemma Spofforth won the 200 back with a University Aquatics Center and UF-record time of 1:52.96 on Saturday night, becoming the first Gator in 17 years to claim an individual national title in a backstroke event.Save

Scientists ponder origins of human lice 
UPI - Mar 12 6:38 AM
About 3.3 million years ago lice found on gorillas began to infest humans, an event U.S. scientists say has provided important evolutionary clues.Save

Mind more mining? County juggling phosphate with growth plans 
Bradenton Herald - Mar 12 12:05 AM
M ANATEE - More mining could be coming to Manatee County, along with more potential impacts to the county’s natural resources.Save

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Florida High Tech Corridor Council helps firms reach for the stars 
Orlando Sentinel - Feb 12 1:26 AM
Moving from cold to hot, Dan Rini is a transplanted Canadian who has spent half his life on or near the main campus of the University of Central Florida, where he received a doctorate in mechanical engineering. Save

Tactics vs. music piracy expanded 
Akron Beacon Journal - Mar 01 12:38 AM
The recording industry trade group will give hundreds of college students suspected of illegally sharing music online a chance to reach settlements before being sued for copyright infringement.Save

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Led by a coach with Hoosier
Coeur d’Alene Press - We don’t have a gym rat where that’s all they do all the time — play,” said Childs, who played college ball at Florida College in Tampa, Fla. “Most of the kids didn’t grow up playing the game. Most of them hadn’t played in junior high, they were

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When Florida football prospers, academic programs share the spotlight
Anniston Star - GAINESVILLE, Fla. Welcome back to the top, Gators. Your campus neighbors wondered when you’d rejoin them. The 6,400 students and 288 faculty at the University of Florida College of Engineering toil in the literal and figurative shadows of Ben

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Brain Uses Past to Peer Into Future
Fox 19 - That’s what the brain does,” said Paul Sanberg, director of the Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, in Tampa. “The brain takes what it has already experienced and uses it as a basis

Pro Bowl caps another NFL season
FOXSports.com - They were watching the Kentucky-Florida college basketball game. They were napping. NAPPING! I texted some others. No response. Emails. Instant Messages. MySpace bulletins. Nobody wanted to watch the Pro Bowl with me. Not a soul. It would be just me and

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