METRO
Local poet's book success helps her fight poverty
By Jared Misner | Oct. 1, 2009Marcee Winthrop just wants to smile again.
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CAMPUS
UF students provide company for hospital-bound teens
By ANNA QUINTANA | Oct. 1, 2009Decorated tiles hang on the ceiling of the fourth floor of Shands at UF Children's Hospital, adding color and life to a usually dreary hospital hallway.
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CAMPUS
Campaign urges UF students to wear scooter helmets
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 1, 2009The helmet sat under her scooter seat, but Ashley Groves decided not to wear it.
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 1, 2009In case you've been sequestered in your house with a case of the swine flu (or "bacon fever" as we like to call it), it's gotten noticeably cooler outside, not to mention noticeably quieter.
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CAMPUS
UF prepares zombie plan for 'life impaired individuals'
By The Alligator Staff | Oct. 1, 2009A UF E-Learning guide to zombie invasion was posted among other plans for disasters by an employee. The document, meant as a joke, was removed Thursday evening after receiving national attention.
METRO
UF entrepreneur cleans up as maid
By MOLLY LARMIE | Oct. 1, 2009When Kristen Hadeed started cleaning houses two years ago, it was a way to earn a little extra money on the side.
METRO
Police arrest suspect in rape, armed robbery of UF students
Sep. 30, 2009After hours of investigation, Gainesville Police believe they have arrested the man who robbed two female UF students and raped one of them early Wednesday morning.
METRO
Alachua County launches "smart" grocery shopping campaign
By ELISE DONINI | Sep. 30, 2009Saving the environment has never been so convenient.
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CAMPUS
UF keeps air conditioning on despite cooler weather
By BENJAMIN MARKUS | Sep. 30, 2009It's 75 degrees outside; students are sunbathing and napping in the shade. Inside, sunlight is gleaming through open windows.
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COLUMNS
Floridians should unite against drilling
Sep. 30, 2009Florida politics has always been a giant petri dish of sleaze, and the Florida Legislature is always a spectacular orgy of corruption. However, the one topic that has always been off-limits was oil drilling around Florida. Overwhelming public support for a drilling ban - and the overarching concern for what is left of the natural environment - has stood out every year.
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EDITORIALS
Dose of Reality
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 30, 2009It's pretty lucky that "Kate" still rhymes with "Eight."
METRO
Area clinics prepare for more patients after AGH closure
By JIMMIE PAUL | Sep. 30, 2009With the October closure of Shands at AGH looming, local clinics are making plans to pick up the slack.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Stretching school year not the solution
By Kenny Picciano | Sep. 30, 2009In response to the "School Year Stretch" editorial in Tuesday's Alligator: The idea of bringing reform to the public school system is nothing short of completely necessary and painfully overdue.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Paper shouldn't expose personal issues
By Michelle Isgut | Sep. 30, 2009You're so damn predictable. Oh no! Another article bashing the majority party? And how is it that all this bad press somehow makes it onto the front page of the paper on election day?
METRO
Third Alachua County resident dies from H1N1 virus
By TATIANA QUIROGA | Sep. 30, 2009The Alachua County Health Department reported the third confirmed case of swine flu-related death in the county on Sept. 29.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Skateboarding is not a crime
By David Hughes | Sep. 30, 2009Is it so much to ask? Last night, two of my friends and I were enjoying the beautiful six-stair set by the music building, performing 180s and ollies and continually progressing through harder and harder tricks.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Stealing papers is juvenile
By Graham Hall Resident | Sep. 30, 2009As a freshman, I had no idea what to expect when it came to Student Government elections at a university.
METRO
Dump truck flips over onto two cars
By ERICA ERVIN | Sep. 30, 2009A man driving a Florida Concrete Recycling truck crashed into two parked cars at an apartment complex Wednesday.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Unite wins all but 3 Senate seats
By CAROLYN TILLO | Sep. 30, 2009The sounds of U-U-Unite, U-U-Unite could be heard ringing throughout the area outside the Orange & Brew early this morning as election results were announced.
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EDITORIALS
Tufts University policy prolongs adolescence
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 30, 2009Tufts University in Boston recently announced a new policy in which students are not allowed to have sex in their rooms while their roommates are present.
