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NEWS | CAMPUS

SEC Web site highlights schools' academic achievements

By JENNIFER TORMO | Aug. 25, 2009

On game day, LSU is the enemy.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Pouncey returns to practice, raises energy level

Aug. 25, 2009

Florida center Maurkice Pouncey participated in full-contact drills for the first time this month on Tuesday, moving the Gators one step closer to solidifying a starting five on the offensive line.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF to add indoor track, cardio equipment to Southwest Rec

By JIMMIE PAUL | Aug. 25, 2009

The Southwest Recreation Center will be bigger and better come fall 2010, as a result of the demands made by students, UF director of recreational sports David Bowles said.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Teachers should abide by textbook law

By Don Kershaw | Aug. 25, 2009

So it's that time of year again: mass textbook buying. Some would think that the new law signed last year, the Textbook Affordability Act, would help prevent some of the usual headaches that are associated with buying required textbooks.

NEWS | CAMPUS

College Poster Sale in its 35th year at UF

By HILARY SHEINBAUM | Aug. 25, 2009

Freshman Ally Vitale is hoping to see the bands Death Cab for Cutie and Radiohead on a daily basis - and she can because she is shopping to fill the empty walls of her dorm room.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SG discusses dropping NY Times from campus newsstands

By CAROLYN TILLO | Aug. 25, 2009

After a late start, Student Senate kicked off the fall semester with some heavy debate.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Fraine embraces role as Florida's primary keeper

Aug. 25, 2009

Katie Fraine has tunnel vision. And while that may seem like a scary thought for the UF soccer team considering Fraine is the team's starting goalkeeper, it's the best thing possible.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS

Part III: Financial barriers block path to paying college athletes

Aug. 25, 2009

Editor's Note: This is the third of a four-part alligatorSports series in which we examine whether college athletes deserve to be paid for their athletic efforts.

METRO

Deja Brew to be replaced by frozen yogurt shop

By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Aug. 24, 2009

At 3:03 Monday afternoon, Will Borell placed a sign taped to a cardboard box on the counter of Deja Brew, a local coffee shop.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UCF may snag UF's ranking as state's largest university

By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 24, 2009

In addition to losing its title as the top party school, UF may slip to No. 2 in enrollment among state universities this year.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Students should root for Rays

By Casey Peterson | Aug. 24, 2009

This is in response to Kyle Maistri's "Fanifesto," in which he groups the Tampa Bay Rays with the Yankees and Red Sox as three baseball teams which are off limits to bandwagon fans.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Vargas decides to transfer, Tishman enrolls in classes

By ADAM BERRY | Aug. 24, 2009

Eloy Vargas' brief career at Florida has come to an end.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Towers should be more tolerant

By Lisa Laniewski | Aug. 24, 2009

Moving back to campus after summer break is a hectic experience, and something that happened today made it more stressful. My daughter and I, in between moving into her new apartment near the campus and shopping at several local stores for essentials, decided to go to a local restaurant for a quick takeout lunch. Traffic was, as it always is on the last weekend before classes, very heavy with new and old students buying from every type of area

METRO

UF senior launches Web site to boost students' social lives

By JENNIFER TORMO | Aug. 24, 2009

Moe's or Chipotle? Common Grounds or Balls? Try something new, or stick to the old and familiar?

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Release of mass murderer is not justice

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 24, 2009

Justice and compassion may be abstract concepts, but that doesn't mean they elude all definition. Actually, we know for a fact that the concepts of 'justice' and 'freeing a mass murderer" are mutually exclusive.

METRO

UF study shows 20 percent of drinkers are underage

By STEVE JOHNSON | Aug. 24, 2009

According to a new study conducted by UF's Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health, 20 percent of drinkers are underage, and those who are underage stay out later than those who are 21 years old or older.

AP | SPORTS