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VOLLEYBALL
Gators sweep Cougars, move on in NCAAs
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Dec. 3, 2009Not much has changed in the last two years.
COVID-19
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Here is what you want if you desire a playoff
Dec. 3, 2009Do you want a college football playoff?
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Improved conditioning frees up Donovan’s coaching
By ADAM BERRY | Dec. 3, 2009Florida’s 6 a.m. workouts and relays this summer have paid dividends beyond just improved conditioning.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Picks Column: Alabama
Dec. 3, 2009There’s a lot at stake this week in the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column this week, as the pickers are doing their final jockeying for the crown and trying to avoid embarrassment. Only two — Bobby Callovi and Kyle Maistri — are still actually picking for glory.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Healed Howell gives depth in IMs
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Dec. 3, 2009After suffering an injury early this season, Florida sophomore Brian Howell returned to competition in November and has made the best of his opportunity since.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Camera gives closer look at cancer
By GAIA BONINI | Dec. 3, 2009A new tool developed by a UF researcher could revolutionize cancer treatment and allow for much earlier detection of tumors.
METRO
Gators stomp for children's toys
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Dec. 3, 2009An estimated 500 people flocked downtown for Stompin’ for the Holidays, the fall semester version of Gator Stompin’.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students protest fee for class assignments
By THOMAS STEWART | Dec. 3, 2009Students with a homework assignment to organize a protest did just that Thursday afternoon on Turlington Plaza, choosing to demonstrate against escalating education costs.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF group builds 'sweet' houses
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Dec. 3, 2009Members of the UF chapter of Habitat for Humanity held their third annual Candy House Building Competition Thursday afternoon on the Reitz Union North Lawn.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 3, 2009So you’re finally ready to dump all the knowledge you (hopefully) absorbed over the semester in a cathartic flurry of finals, term papers and unnecessarily harsh “Rate My Professors” rants?
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Obama is right to weigh options in war
By Nick Miner | Dec. 3, 2009In a recent interview, Dick Cheney attacked the president for “agonizing” over the Afghanistan strategy, saying: “Every time [Obama] delays, defers, debates, changes his position, it begins to raise questions: Is the commander in chief really behind what [the military has] been asked to do?”
NEWS
Twirlington
By Harrison Diamond | Dec. 3, 2009Members of the Florida Swing Dancing Club Brian Flatley and Jessie Morgan dance on Turlington Plaza Thursday afternoon. The club’s annual winter formal is tonight from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Unified Training Center. Admission is $5, and the club will offer dance lessons from 8 to 9 p.m.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Women's lacrosse team gives tour of new facilities
By DEREK GILLIAM | Dec. 3, 2009The UF women’s lacrosse team facilities were on display as head coach Amanda O’Leary gave a tour of the new facilities to the Academic & Professional Assembly Thursday afternoon.
METRO
Zen Run to benefit children
By HILARY SHEINBAUM | Dec. 3, 2009After overeating at Thanksgiving and with stressful finals fast approaching, Gainesville residents might appreciate a Saturday run.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF libraries raise $5K from Gators touchdowns
By MARA RUDOLPHm Alligator Contributing Writer | Dec. 3, 2009The George A. Smathers libraries received donations ranging from 25 cents to $100 every time the Gators scored a touchdown in the regular season.
METRO
Alachua County to provide free H1N1 vaccines
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Dec. 3, 2009Gators who forgot to sign up for H1N1 vaccines at the Student Health Care Center will have another shot Saturday.
NEWS
Correction
Dec. 3, 2009In Wednesday’s Alligator, the headline of an article read “Senators send ROTC to Atlanta.” It should have read “Senators send Navy ROTC to Atlanta.”
METRO
Experts recommend H1N1 vaccines despite declining cases
By ANNA QUINTANA | Dec. 3, 2009With flu season in full swing and H1N1 cases popping up in campuses all over the nation, officials are urging college students to take time from their busy schedules to get vaccinated.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Offense will determine UF's fate
Dec. 3, 2009The success of the Gators in the SEC Championship Game lies in the hands of Tim Tebow and the offense.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Down But Not Out: UF looks to build on poor regular season in NCAA play
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Dec. 2, 2009The Gators’ season hit an all-time low as they traveled to face Kentucky on Nov. 22.
