As presidential hopeful Barack Obama spoke, a voice in the crowd declared love for him. Obama interrupted himself mid-sentence: “I love you back.” Sen. Obama (D-Ill.) spoke for about 45 minutes Thursday in Washington Square Park, running through his campaign promises, bantering with the crowd and emphasizing that he, too, was once a college student in New York.

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President George W. Bush signed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act into law Thursday, upping the maximum Pell Grant and cutting interest rates on student loans in half. The new law is the biggest student aid bill since the GI Bill was enacted in 1944.

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MISSOULA, Mont. — Brothers Hank and John Green were tired of communicating through text. After brainstorming ideas, they settled on speaking through online videos. The only catch: the entire World Wide Web is watching with them.

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NEW YORK — Take a look at Antonio Campos’s resume: In 2005, his short film “Buy It Now” won the first-place Cinefoundation prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The following year he was one of only 11 international filmmakers selected for the Cannes Residency writing program.

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For the Gators, even a national championship can’t erase the memories of last year’s loss to Auburn. After taking a 17-11 lead into halftime, seemingly everything went wrong for then-No. 2 UF, resulting in a humbling 27-17 loss. The No. 4 Gators (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) will get a chance to avenge that loss Saturday when Auburn (2-2, 0-1 SEC) comes to The Swamp for an 8 p.m. kickoff.

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With a verdict coming as soon as this afternoon, here’s a primer to catch you up on the murder trial of LaVon Chisley, the former Penn State defensive lineman accused of stabbing his friend 93 times one Saturday night in June 2006.

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