SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Debose's hamstring could require surgery
Aug. 29, 2009Andre Debose might be following in Percy Harvin's footsteps after all.
COVID-19
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Jumpball: UF should open up offense some against Charleston Southern
Aug. 29, 2009Since moving into my new house this semester, I've started playing a lot of ping pong with four of my roommates.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Free New York Times issues return to campus Tuesday
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 29, 2009Free issues of The New York Times will be available on campus again starting Tuesday, but the program still faces the possibility of huge cuts next year.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Hyde leads second-half comeback for UF
Aug. 29, 2009A pair of second-half goals from midfielders Lauren Hyde and Tahnai Annis helped the No. 7 Florida soccer team overcome an early deficit, spoiling South Florida's upset bid 2-1.
METRO
UF shoots down Tebow-themed event
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 29, 2009"What Would Tim Tebow Do?" night, a minor league baseball team's promotional event, was shot down by UF last week because of NCAA rules against the commercial use of student-athletes' names.
METRO
Mamaw Menagerie art festival returns to Gainesville
By NICOLE GREINER | Aug. 29, 2009From buying flowerpots made out of recycled records to making a little person out of wood and scrap metal, the Mamaw Menagerie arts festival had something to satisfy everyone's taste for the eclectic.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Jumpball: Gators should play it safe in season opener
Aug. 29, 2009Florida's backups could beat Charleston Southern on Saturday.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Gators sweep opening matches, faces FSU tonight
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Aug. 29, 2009Florida ended the weekend with the same amount of downed sets as when they began it - zero.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF's outside research funding rises despite budget cuts
By Bridget Higginbotham | Aug. 29, 2009In the face of university-wide budget cuts, outside funding for UF research has increased.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Photography exhibit features UF students' travels
By Jillian Kremer | Aug. 29, 2009After a monthlong tour of Europe, two UF students displayed their experience to the public at an exhibit Friday night.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Volunteers renovate center for disabled
By Kathleen Birkhimer | Aug. 29, 2009About a dozen volunteers got together Saturday afternoon to plaster, paint and carpet areas of the Arc of Alachua County, an organization that serves the developmentally disabled community of Alachua.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Students should rally to permanently reinstate newspaper
By Jonathan Ossip | Aug. 29, 2009In Friday's edition of the Alligator, Student Body Treasurer Maryam Laguna wrote that after a temporary gap in delivery, The New York Times would be restored to newspaper boxes on campus starting Monday. However, what she neglected to mention is that despite the temporary return of the Times, the paper's readership program still has been cut from the next proposed Student Government budget.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Religious shirts OK in schools
By ROBERT HARRINGER | Aug. 29, 2009I'm tired of people being enraged at the few Christians who actually follow what the good book commands. In the same way evangelicals say, "Don't hate the sinner, hate the sin," I say, "Don't hate the Christian."
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Bartending leisure class registration begins today
By KRISTEN BOWE | Aug. 29, 2009Hurry up, Gainesville residents who are 21 and older - registration for the home bartending class begins today at 10 a.m.
METRO
Pole dancing fundraiser held for breast cancer research
By MEG WAGNER | Aug. 29, 2009From the outside, the front studio of the Unified Training Center looked like just another stop on the monthly Art Walk around Gainesville.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Orange and blue beer cans will not promote drinking
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 29, 2009Bernie Machen can't make up his mind about drinking.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Dems do little to combat craziness
Aug. 29, 2009Passing health care reform is the Democratic Party's ultimate panacea, but failing to do so, and failing publicly, would be President Obama's "waterloo," as Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., opined earlier this summer.
METRO
Two people fall from apartment complex as balcony collapses
By RAVIKA RAMESHWAR | Aug. 28, 2009Two people, including a pregnant woman, plummeted 15 feet on Thursday when the landing in front of their unit in Lyons Apartments gave way.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Gators' offense overcomes slow first half
Aug. 28, 2009It took 79 agonizing minutes, but Erika Tymrak scored her first college goal to put the Gators up 2-0 over Florida International on Friday night.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Debose's hamstring could require surgery
Aug. 28, 2009Freshman WR Andre Debose's hamstring injury appears to be more serious than just a strain.
