NEWS
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FEATURES
High drama surrounds ticket office on game week
By MOLLY LARMIE | Oct. 14, 2010Grace Donnalley holds all the power.
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OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 14, 2010If you’re energized and dedicated enough to get out of bed on your day off and realize UF recognizes the day before Homecoming as a holiday but not the day before Thanksgiving, good for you!
NEWS
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CAMPUS
University officials look back on Gator Growl history
By Alexander Klausner | Oct. 14, 2010In 1931, members of Florida Blue Key held a meeting to determine a new name for the Homecoming celebration, which was known until then as “Dad’s Day.”
OPINION
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COLUMNS
In last decade, society has developed case of ‘sexual ADD’
By Carter Lyles | Oct. 14, 2010A unique schism has developed in the world of the post-modern relationship, a schism that has brought a veritable role reversal to the previously established and socially-accepted positions of the genders.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
LGBTQ Homecoming Dance shed labels at Reitz Union
By Chelsea Hull | Oct. 14, 2010Students let go of labels and discrimination as they danced the night away Thursday.
METRO
Alachua Harvest Festival hosted during Homecoming weekend
By Jerry Bruno | Oct. 14, 2010After a weekend packed with Homecoming celebrations, Gators can wind down with a seasonal festival in downtown Alachua.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY
Hlaselo adjusting to cross country
By JOHN BOOTHE< | Oct. 14, 2010Cross country running is not Dumisane Hlaselo’s typical style of race. But the South African track star still competes in it for the Gators for one reason: to make his country’s Olympic team.
NEWS
Life is hard for those with HIV/AIDS
Oct. 13, 2010“Life isn’t fair!” says the 15-year-old girl whose parents just told her she couldn’t go to a birthday party because of a bad grade. “Life isn’t fair!” says the college student who can’t go out with his friends because of a 10-page paper due the next day that he hasn’t started. “Life isn’t fair!” says the wife at home who has to take care of her two kids and work on a proposal for her job. Well I’ll tell you whose life isn’t fair: the life of an individual suffering from HIV/AIDS — especially one in a low-income state.
METRO
Police arrest man with marijuana stuck in teeth
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Oct. 13, 2010A Gainesville man chewed himself into a hole Tuesday when, instead of stopping right away for police, he drove two blocks while swallowing a stash of marijuana.
NEWS
Drip, drip coffee
Oct. 13, 2010You’ll be waiting a little longer for your already-making-you-late-for-class-with-a-line-stretching-to-Quiznos $6.87 skinny, double-shot, extra-hot, no-foam, in-a-reusable-cup-please, sugar-free-syrup, soy Mochachinofrappelatte.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF, Gainesville to host Homecoming events
By RACHAEL PINO | Oct. 13, 2010Gators looking for something to do on their day off this Friday have plenty of options.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF fights for top vegan title
By Jerry Bruno | Oct. 13, 2010After months of deliberation, UF has been nominated as one of the most vegan-friendly colleges in the U.S.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students to protest Publix grand opening
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 13, 2010Students for a Democratic Society is rallying today in support of fair wages for Immokalee workers at the grand opening of the new Publix Supermarket in Millhopper Plaza.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Family matters: Michelle Obama good for Democrats
By Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2010Fearing for their livelihoods in November’s election, the Dems are rolling out the big guns.
NEWS
Bryan Griffin deserves forgiveness
By Scott Hendel | Oct. 13, 2010Over the past couple of weeks I have gotten to know Bryan Griffin as a person and a friend. I know he would never intentionally plagiarize. He’s passionate person about his beliefs. I’m sure this was nothing more than him admiring an article and trying to get the message to others. All it would’ve taken was a citation I’m sure was subordinately overlooked due to the pressure of balancing activities and schoolwork with the column.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Columnist discusses UF ‘mediocrity’
By Nate Rushing | Oct. 13, 2010Let’s have a big round of applause for mediocrity, UF’s new area of excellence. After watching Saturday’s game, I was struck with a dilemma: Where will I now derive my pride in my choice of higher learning?
METRO
Local blogger explains Koppers issue on website
By Miguel A. Chateloin | Oct. 13, 2010Jen Ambrose Cotter uses her blog, “Bipartisan Victory Garden,” to bring attention to Cabot-Koppers, the wood-treatment facility that has been listed by the federal government as a contaminated Superfund site for more than 25 years.
NEWS
City gives scholarships to kids
By Kat Bein | Oct. 13, 2010Jared Chasse, 12, wants to be an oceanographer when he grows up, and the City of Gainesville is offering to help pay for him to reach that goal.
