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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Gainesville draws international attention for all the wrong reasons

By Idan Solon | Sep. 7, 2010

For all the clear-minded, innovative scholars who study in Gainesville, the town has drawn the international attention of the Associated Press and the top commander in Afghanistan because of the grossly ignorant, misguided gestures of the Dove World Outreach Center, which plans to burn the Quran Sept. 11. Spare the idle criticisms of the Quran. The overarching consideration is millions of people across the world have an interpretation of Islam that they say influences them to live peacefully and productively. 

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METRO

96-year-old woman dies of injuries from July attack

By Erin Rauch | Sep. 7, 2010

Lila Leach, a 96-year-old Newberry resident who was brutally attacked in her home on July 16, was pronounced dead early Monday.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Gators overcome fumbles to win opener

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Sep. 6, 2010

Nobody expected the RedHawks to keep up with the Gators.

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SPORTS  |  VOLLEYBALL

UF sweeps through tourney

By GREG LUCA | Sep. 6, 2010

The Gators football team wasn’t the only orange and blue squad winning ugly Saturday.

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SPORTS  |  COLUMNS

Ten months later, Addazio’s wisdom still holds true for struggling offense

Sep. 6, 2010

On a cool Tuesday night in November, the most memorable speech this side of “The Promise” was issued in The Swamp.

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SPORTS  |  SOCCER

Barney ties record in Gators’ win against Jacksonville

By JAIME MANHEIMER | Sep. 6, 2010

UF alumni returned for a record-setting night Friday, as sophomore McKenzie Barney now sits tied for the school record after scoring a goal in her seventh-consecutive home game.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS GOLF

UF women's golf team begins season with second-place finish

By Matthew Watts | Sep. 6, 2010

In May, women’s golf coach Jan Dowling said her team needed to believe in itself after a disappointing finish in 2009-10. 

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Don’t be duped by Dove World dimwits

Sep. 6, 2010

At first glance, Dove World Outreach Center's plan to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 seems like an easy target.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Secular government better for America

By Troy Bosman | Sep. 6, 2010

I have come to expect ignorant claims that America is a Christian nation from the uneducated fundamentalist, but I was very surprised to read it in Thursday’s Alligator from a UF law student.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Alpha Phi Omega cleans campus

By Marissa Prieto | Sep. 6, 2010

Student volunteers raced across campus Sunday afternoon picking up trash as part of Alpha Phi Omega’s Campus Cleanup Extravaganza.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Code Blue: Democrats in trouble come November

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 6, 2010

We wouldn’t call it a forfeit, but it’s the first word that comes to mind.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Large and in charge

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 6, 2010

As if Gainesville didn’t have enough news to write about with its international coverage of the gem of Christianity’s planned burning of the Muslim holy book, our football team pops out to play.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Opinions vary about professors cursing

By ANDREW PANTAZI | Sep. 6, 2010

Romantic literature tends to deal with the seedier things in life, but UF freshman Jamie Chute doesn’t see why her English professor needed to drop F-bombs in class.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Sept. 11 victims honored with memorial on campus

By Joey Flechas | Sep. 6, 2010

On a day most students use to sleep in, about 20 students were on the Plaza of the Americas early Monday morning arranging this year’s memorial honoring the vicims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Gators overcome fumbles to win opener

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Sep. 6, 2010

Nobody expected the RedHawks to keep up with the Gators.

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OPINION  |  CARTOONS

Feature photo: Jump Right In!

Sep. 6, 2010

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NEWS

Social networking with a twist

By Vidhyaa Muralidharan | Sep. 6, 2010

Are we social networking addicts? The social networking blog returns with a new perspective on how we interact with the Internet and social networking websites.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

UF overcomes fumbles to open season with win

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Sep. 4, 2010

Nobody expected the RedHawks to keep up with the Gators.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Interceptions push Gators to victory

Sep. 4, 2010

Fortunately for the Gators, there’s no center-quarterback exchange on defense.

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SPORTS  |  VOLLEYBALL

UF volleyball team earns sloppy win to sweep through tourney

By GREG LUCA | Sep. 4, 2010

The Florida football team wasn’t the only unit wearing orange and blue to win ugly Saturday.