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New Santa Fe College concert band to debut tonight
By ALEX CHACHKEVITCH | Oct. 7, 2009Santa Fe College's new concert band, the Santa Fe Winds, will kick off its debut season tonight at 7:30 with its first performance.
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CAMPUS
Phones collected for domestic violence victims
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 7, 2009UF's Family Law Society is trying to make sure that every call for help can be heard.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Nasty Nurse
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 7, 2009A Fort Lauderdale nurse resigned after she was caught reusing IV tubing and saline bags while giving cardiac stress tests to patients over the past five years.
NEWS
Friendly Folk
By JULIANA JIMENEZ | Oct. 7, 2009Antje Duvekot, from Somerville, Mass., sings and plays folk music on her guitar at the Civic Media Center Wednesday night
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
September's celebrity and politician interruptions
By Alex Orlando | Oct. 7, 2009It appears the month of September was one of interruptions with celebrities and politicians both acting like 6-year-olds in the grocery store.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Badgley branches out with new role in horror flick
By LANE NIESET | Oct. 7, 2009Dan Humphrey and Michael Harding have one thing in common: They are both outcasts.
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CAMPUS
Domestic partners eligible for spouse Gators tickets
By KATIE KLOSS | Oct. 7, 2009Thanks to a change in policy, the domestic partners of UF students will now be able to get spouse tickets for Gator games.
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MUSIC
Off the Record: New music reviews
By Richard Iwanik-Marques | Oct. 7, 2009Rock: Tokio Hotel, "Humanoid"
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Philly no friend of man's best friend
Oct. 7, 2009In a strange twist of fate, a single city has clumsily tripped into the epicenter of the debate over animal cruelty in America. This city has taken a bold stand in favor of dog fighting on legal and social levels, voluntarily placing itself in the line of fire against existing federal law and overwhelming public opinion.
NEWS
Bucking for Bucks
By Harrison Diamond | Oct. 7, 2009Lauren Baldwin, a UF student and member of Sigma Kappa Sorority, rides a mechanical bull at Alpha Gamma Rho's 15th annual BuckOff philanthropy event at :08 downtown Wednesday night. The event raised money for the Gainesville Winn Dixie Hope Lodge, which provides cancer patients with lodging when they need to travel for treatment.
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ART AND THEATER
Stylish, afforable ways to decorate
By SARA HORN | Oct. 7, 2009Stylishly decorating your home doesn't have to be expensive, confusing or stressful. Snag a few of the following ideas from professional interior decorators to create a snazzy abode without emptying your wallet.
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SEX
Sex in a different city offers welcome relief, adventure
By BRANDT WILLIAMS | Oct. 7, 2009Despite the fact that we attend a university with nearly 50,000 students, Gainesville is not a metropolitan haven that you can have anonymous sex with a stranger who you'll never see again. Rather, I'd argue that you might have difficulty swinging a weight at Southwest Recreation Center without knocking over two people you've previously "exercised" with. The solution? Pack, make for the border (of another state) and indulge in a weekend vacation.
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CAMPUS
Obama honors retired UF professor with science award
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 7, 2009A retired UF professor was presented with the National Medal of Science by President Barack Obama Wednesday, according to a White House press release.
METRO
Two arrested after involvement in gun ring
Oct. 7, 2009Two men were arrested Wednesday after police say they stole firearms last week to sell in a weapons ring.
THE AVENUE
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ART AND THEATER
UF library exhibit sheds light on banned books
By KARINA GALVEZ | Oct. 7, 2009Imagine growing up without being able to find Waldo or wishing you had Matilda's magic powers.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Cross Critics: Desert religious symbol doesn't cross the line
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 7, 2009The U.S. Supreme Court is debating the constitutionality of a cross erected in the Mojave National Preserve as a memorial honoring fallen soldiers.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF researchers etch labels on fruit with lasers
By Jillian Kremer | Oct. 7, 2009It won't be long until purchasing fruit at the grocery store is far from a sticky situation.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students protest Afghanistan war on 8th anniversary
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 7, 2009A crowd of about 30 people rallied in UF's Plaza of the Americas Wednesday afternoon to call for an end to the war in Afghanistan.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Drivers must become more aware of cyclists
By John Thaddeus Phoebus | Oct. 7, 2009I awoke bloody and in sharp pain at 2:25 a.m. on Sept. 4. I couldn't tell you what city I lived in, what my name was or what happened.
