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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Column misdirects sentiments

By Chris Wood | Oct. 20, 2010

Brian Amos is certainly right about one thing: Public education in this country is in shambles and is slipping even further year after year. However, in staying with general conservative folly, he attributes the cause of this to “big government” and the always-ambiguous threat of secular education. At least he makes no attempt to hide his intellectual provincialism, decrying even an an honest conversation about socialism.

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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

The A-List

By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Oct. 20, 2010

Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Limbo-gration

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 20, 2010

If a group of Republican lawmakers succeeds in its foolishly misguided endeavors, children of illegal immigrants might as well just put “Limbo” on their birth certificates.

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THE AVENUE  |  NIGHTLIFE

Drink up: Ring in the season with pumpkin ale

By RICHARD STEHLI | Oct. 20, 2010

We won’t make you wait for the leaves to change colors to celebrate all the autumn season has to offer. And that’s more than just candy corn and witch-shaped lollipops — no offense, Halloween.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Lack of whiny pop and Papa Roach good for UF

By Dan Fitzpatrick | Oct. 20, 2010

In response to Sean Quinn’s Wednesday column, I think Rock 104 changing format is just what this town’s radio monoculture needs.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Columnist grossly misinformed

By CHRIS MOODY | Oct. 20, 2010

Brian Amos Wednesday’s column in the opinion section was misinformed on the facts, and being he could one day be a politician making laws, I feel it is a must he realizes a few errors.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Acceptance a slow and individual process

By Nate Rushing | Oct. 20, 2010

UF student Nirav N. Patel was quoted Wednesday as saying “I feel like we’re still segregated here. It sucks being in an old southern school.”

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Florida college students gamble more

By Mina Radman | Oct. 20, 2010

Florida college students are twice as likely as the general population to become compulsive gamblers, according to a new study.

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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

ORI: Gainesville’s party people

By Kat Bein | Oct. 20, 2010

The people behind some of Gainesville’s biggest parties have more on their minds than just having a good time.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Columnist’s argument flawed

By Doug Martin | Oct. 20, 2010

Brian Amos’ column shocked me by its blatant disregard of the facts. Ronald Reagan, John Tyler and Herbert Hoover are not  first, second or third on the vast majority of scholars’ presidential rankings. A C-SPAN poll conducted in 2009 of presidential historians had Reagan at 10, Tyler at a measly 35 and Hoover at a slightly better-than-measly 34.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Open Access Week events promote free online journals for students

By Alexander Klausner | Oct. 20, 2010

UF department heads are calling for free public access to online journal articles.

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THE AVENUE  |  SEX

Sex and the Swamp: My sex drive needs a drought

By Jared Misner | Oct. 20, 2010

Dear Jared,

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METRO

Police make three drunken driving arrests

By Kat Bein | Oct. 20, 2010

Gainesville police arrested three drivers for driving drunk early Wednesday morning, including one UF freshman.

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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

How to belly dance

By Marissa Prieto | Oct. 20, 2010

There’s a specific image that comes to mind when you picture a belly dancer: beaded bras, jingling coin skirts and perfectly toned stomachs.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Abolish federal scholarships for the sake of equality

By Christopher Marth | Oct. 20, 2010

I completely agree with Mr. Amos. We must abolish federal scholarships. What use do they serve anyway? It’s not like anyone actually wins them based on merit. If Mr. Amos cannot win these, then we must remove them from existence. After all, isn’t making everything equal for everyone regardless of their abilities and hard work really what this country is about?

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Coming Out: Legislators should embrace ruling

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 20, 2010

Virginia Phillips is quickly becoming the most powerful woman in America.

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METRO

State Sen. candidate McGriff says opponent’s ads lie

By Jerry Bruno | Oct. 20, 2010

Perry McGriff, the Democratic candidate for the Florida Senate, is taking legal action over an attack advertisement endorsed by his opponent, the incumbent Republican Sen. Steve Oelrich.

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MULTIMEDIA  |  VIDEO

Video: Up in the Air

By Matthew Riva | Oct. 20, 2010

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NEWS

Welcome to Orange and Blue Chips

By TOM GREEN | Oct. 19, 2010

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MULTIMEDIA  |  VIDEO

Video: The Voyage of a Homecoming Float

By Max Reed | Oct. 19, 2010

"font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; color: #9c9c9c; font-size: small;"> "color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> Members of the Hispanic Student Association came together in the making of their Homecoming parade float.