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In Student Senate Tuesday night, the Student Alliance brought forth a resolution to condemn the Quran burning event by the Dove World Outreach Center scheduled for Sept. 11. The event is already being protested by many outraged students and has been met with vehement opposition from local and national media groups. The fact that the traditionally open and tolerant city of Gainesville will be the site of such an egregious event is a blight on our community and everyone who lives within it.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Most practical freshman advice yet

Aug. 26, 2010

For the past two months, y'all have been subjected to a never-ending parade of "freshman advice" columns where writers muster up all the meaningless humanitarian niceties and spew them on print in their best imitation of Dr. Phil, devoid of anything entertaining or soul-rotting.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Powell, Easley return to practice after skipping Tuesday

Aug. 25, 2010

Hours after senior Mike Pouncey told the media the freshman class needs to “just shut their mouth and come play,” Ronald Powell and Dominique Easley didn’t come to play at all.

SPORTS | SOCCER

UF focused on finishing

By JESSE SIMONTON | Aug. 25, 2010

For the Gators, creating scoring opportunities wasn’t a problem in their first weekend.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Coaches working Hines at tight end, wide receiver

Aug. 25, 2010

Fans will have to wait until the season opener Sept. 4 to see which Florida pass catchers emerge as quarterback John Brantley’s weapons, but they should expect to see wide receiver Omarius Hines on the field. Where exactly he will line up, however, remains a mystery.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

UF adds three-star cornerback to growing 2011 class

By TOM GREEN | Aug. 25, 2010

For UF, the secondary appears to be a primary priority.

MULTIMEDIA | VIDEO

Video: Who are Albert and Alberta?

By Kevina Lee | Aug. 25, 2010

We try to get down to the bottom of the mystery: who is behind that lovable green alligator suit?

NEWS

Feature photo: Practice makes perfect

Aug. 25, 2010

UF freshman Victoria Cicchirillo practices twirling a baton under Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Wednesday.Matthew Riva / Alligator

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Meyer hosts student forum

By Lidia Dinkova | Aug. 25, 2010

Gators football player Jeff Demps' favorite Gatorade flavor is lemon-lime. He cites the 2008 BCS National Championship win as his favorite moment as a Florida Gator. He also joked that he listens to country music before games.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF enrollment stays steady but not highest in state

By Alexander Klausner | Aug. 25, 2010

Those who believe in strength in numbers might go into a panic when they see that UF is not the state's largest university.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Student Government OKs budget for next school year

By Joey Flechas | Aug. 25, 2010

The Student Senate unanimously approved a nearly $2 million increase to the 2010-2011 Activity and Services Fee budget Tuesday night, bringing the total from about $14 million to nearly $16 million.

METRO

Police catch suspected ‘skimmer scammer'

Aug. 25, 2010

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Book smart: The textbooks that make us wish we signed up for the class

By Erin Rauch | Aug. 25, 2010

It's hard to justify dropping $100 on anything when you're a broke college student scraping by on other people's meal plans - never mind a book detailing the social ramifications of the use of the red-legged grasshopper as a symbol of communism in post-modern Russia.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Jailbird

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 25, 2010

The Queen Bee is free.

NEWS | FEATURES

Alumni forgo framing, print art on glass

By Alexander Klausner | Aug. 25, 2010

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