SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
More mature, Dunbar ready after redshirt
By TOM GREEN | Aug. 22, 2011Wide receiver Quinton Dunbar was helpless last season.
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METRO
Textbook stores lacking usual start-of-semester crowds
By Erin Jester | Aug. 22, 2011In the heat of the afternoon on University Avenue, the mood inside the Florida Book Store was surprisingly calm. Cashiers worked efficiently, but not too hurriedly, to get the dozen or so students gathered around the registers taken care of.
METRO
House of Beer coming to Gainesville in early September
By Mina Radman | Aug. 22, 2011Owners say it's no place for a Natterday.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Young brings NFL experience, tenacity to line
Aug. 22, 2011If the Florida coaching staff accidentally found itself lining up alongside their players, Jaye Howard knows who he’d want to pick up.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
On-campus weather station provides 24-hour forecasts
By Mina Radman | Aug. 22, 2011The unpredictable Gainesville weather may finally be tamed.
METRO
Protests outside Verizon store postponed amid labor negotiations
By Estee Beck | Aug. 22, 2011Picket signs and protest lines gearing up for action this week will have to be put away until further notice.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gators in the Top 25: Rightful placement or abomination?
By GREG LUCA< | Aug. 22, 2011Greg: Apparently the Gators are stepping up to challenge the Miami Heat for the title of most overrated team in Florida.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
College marks new construction with 'wall-breaking' ceremony
By Mina Radman | Aug. 22, 2011Sledgehammers flew into walls Monday to signal the beginning of construction on the second phase of the Center for Media Innovation and Research in Weimer Hall.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Unroe plans to fill void at libero
Aug. 22, 2011Mary Wise just wants it to be 2009 again.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Meatless Mondays are vital for creating a healthier campus
By Jared Misner | Aug. 22, 2011The beginning of the school year brings with it an army of shared treasures. We have college football beginning again, we have our wonderful midtown bars where our feet stick to the floors, and we have the freedom that only comes with living in this wonderful swamp we've canoodled in within the heart of Alachua County.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Newcomers carrying Gators in early going
By JOHN BOOTHE | Aug. 22, 2011Senior forward Tahnai Annis knows how it feels to contribute as a freshman.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Strong, well-informed opinions needed
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 22, 2011On behalf of the Alligator editorial board, I want to welcome all of the new and returning students to UF.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Gameday Grumbles; Rules for parking, tailgating not needed
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 22, 2011For about a half-dozen Saturdays every fall, Gainesville becomes a carnival of orange and blue.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
UF student remembered
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Aug. 22, 2011The public is welcome to celebrate the memory of UF health education and behavior junior Amy Lakatos at 7 p.m. today at a memorial service at the Reitz Union Amphitheater.
NEWS
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FEATURES
Freshman settles in for four-year journey
By Emily Morrow | Aug. 22, 2011At 7:30 Friday morning, David Habib was lugging his mini fridge up four flights of stairs, eager to begin the next four years of his life.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Reitz poster sale runs through Friday
By Gabriela Rosias | Aug. 22, 2011The semi-annual poster sale has returned for students in search of new dorm room decor.
NEWS
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FEATURES
After three years, senior marks beginning of end
By Morgan Watkins | Aug. 22, 2011On Jessica Hall's first day of school as a senior at UF, she forgot her umbrella. So, naturally, it was destined to rain on her way to class.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Reitz free open house touts student services
By Clare Lennon | Aug. 22, 2011Homework, book-buying and class-rearranging usually initiate the new school year.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF ranks high for return on tuition
By Estee Beck | Aug. 22, 2011UF ranked third on SmartMoney magazine's list of 50 universities that get their alumni the highest salaries in relation to what they spent on tuition.
METRO
Breaking News: Fire engulfs mattress warehouse
By Matt Riva | Aug. 22, 2011A warehouse erupted in flames Monday afternoon, sending up a plume of smoke that could be seen from campus.
