METRO
Man arrested for fight at The Estates
By Kat Bein | Jan. 9, 2011A Santa Fe College student was arrested after getting into a fight at a Gainesville apartment complex early Saturday morning.
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CAMPUS
Grads screen Haiti film at Reitz Union
By C.J. Pruner | Jan. 9, 2011For a team of filmmakers, Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin have taken on a number of roles in the past year.
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CAMPUS
UF dorm fire safety drills begin today
By Alex Orlando | Jan. 9, 2011All dorms are scheduled for mandatory fire drills and fire safety checks this week.
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Friends, family gather at vigil to honor student
By Alexander Klausner | Jan. 9, 2011Flames danced in the hands of mourners who filled the Reitz Union Amphitheater on Saturday night for a candlelight vigil in honor of 21-year-old Saleha Huuda, a UF student who was found dead Dec. 30.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Bartley’s last-minute layup seals Gators’ victory
By MATT WATTS< | Jan. 9, 2011In a game dominated by Florida’s post presence, it was a guard who stole the show.
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FOOTBALL
Muschamp to interview prospective assistants this week
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Jan. 9, 2011Will Muschamp has been Florida’s head coach for less than a month, but he has already accomplished a lot.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators beat Rebels in SEC opener
By GREG LUCA< | Jan. 9, 2011In just more than two weeks, the Gators appear to have undergone a complete transformation.
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Gators overcome Stafford’s scare to sweep home meet
By JOHN BOOTHE< | Jan. 9, 2011The Gators’ celebration over their dual-meet victory at home against Georgia Tech was cut short by an injury scare from a UF swimmer who had to be pulled from the water during a race and checked on by paramedics.
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GYMNASTICS
Florida beats Nebraska to start 2011 campaign
By ALLISON BANKO | Jan. 9, 2011The bejeweled blue leotards that hugged the Gators gymnastics squad weren’t the only things that shined on the O’Connell Center mats Friday night. No. 3 Florida squashed No. 10 Nebraska with a final score of 196.925 to 194.950.
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CAMPUS
Dance Marathon opens spots for individuals to participate
By Kristin Lopopolo | Jan. 9, 2011Dance Marathon at UF is taking a new approach to raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network this year by opening more spots for individual dancers.
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FEATURES
Makers of Power Balance bracelets denies advertising claims
By ALLISON BANKO | Jan. 9, 2011The makers of Power Balance wristbands, a silicone bracelet that claims to improve strength, balance and flexibility, have come out with a statement claiming the product does not support its advertising claims.
METRO
Local experts weigh in on health care law’s costitutionality
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 9, 2011Opponents of the U.S. health care law scored a victory for their cause in mid-December when a Virginia-based federal judge became the first to invalidate a section of the legislation.
METRO
Program pressing on after sales tax funding expires
By Morgan Watkins | Jan. 9, 2011While no new money is rolling into the environmentally focused Wild Spaces & Public Places program since its sales surtax ended in December, the remaining funds will still support various projects this year.
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EDITORIALS
No blame game: Shooting shouldn’t be made political
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 9, 2011As a rule of thumb, people don’t have their political affiliations carved on their tombstones. Parties don’t matter in the face of tragedy and grief, but the memories of the deceased and the pain of the survivors do.
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COLUMNS
Work pays off for Meat-Free Monday supporters
By Jared Misner | Jan. 9, 2011I have a lot of favorite quotations I’ve read through the years. Some are great for inspiration, others provide a laugh and others just make me think. But there’s one in particular that always, for me at least, seems to rise above the rest in the abundance of potential Facebook-favorite quotations. Margaret Mead, famed anthropologist and author, once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Well, Gators, the late Ms. Mead would be proud of all of us. For we have, indeed, changed civilization.
METRO
This Week in Gainesville
By Kat Bein | Jan. 9, 2011January 9, 1968: “Super Steve” Spurrier, Heisman winner for UF the year before, returns to campus to finish his physical education degree after playing a pro-season with the San Fransisco 49ers.
METRO
Interim fire chief officially becomes chief
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 9, 2011Twenty-eight years after his first fire, Gene Prince will be trading flame-resistant jackets and fire alarms for suits and meetings as Gainesville’s fire chief.
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COLUMNS
Now boarding: spring semester classes
By Nate Rushing | Jan. 9, 2011Pilot: “Please make sure that your valuables are secured and your seat and dinner tray are in the upright, locked position as we prepare for takeoff.”
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A letter of modest proposal
By Chad Kimes | Jan. 9, 2011The pro-choice/pro-life dichotomy is truly silly. I have graduated from this school of thought into a much more sensible camp: pro-abortion. Abortion as birth control is a practice of the past; abortion as population control is what is needed for our society to function in the coming years.
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UF media law benefactor dies
By Hannah Winston | Jan. 9, 2011Marion Brechner, a long-time friend and donor to the College of Journalism and Communications at UF, died Thursday afternoon.
