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METRO

UPDATED/CHARGES EXPUNGED: Student arrested for attempting to strangle girlfriend

By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 31, 2009

UPDATE (MARCH 2014): The state expunged the charges from Lee's record.

METRO

DMV fees double, generate $800M for state

By DALIA SABBAGH | Aug. 31, 2009

For the first time in about 20 years, Florida Department of Transportation fees are increasing - more than doubling in many cases.

METRO

Planned Parenthood lowers prices of birth control in North Florida

By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 31, 2009

Planned Parenthood of North Florida reduced the price of birth control last week in an attempt to meet women's needs better as they face economic recession.

METRO

Shooting Star owner arrested for battery

Aug. 31, 2009

The owner of Shooting Star Japanese Grill and Sushi was arrested Monday on charges of domestic battery.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

New DMV fees will help fund schools, prisons

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 31, 2009

Motor vehicle fees are going up on Tuesday and many people feel it's inappropriate timing, given the current economic climate.

METRO

Trial begins over 2007 Frito Lay truck crash

By CHELSEA KEENAN | Aug. 31, 2009

Monday marked the first day of a trial for a lawsuit over an accident between a Frito Lay Company truck and two other vehicles.

SPORTS | SOCCER

Elliott suffers season-ending ACL tear

Aug. 31, 2009

The UF soccer team suffered a setback Sunday when team doctors told senior forward Ashlee Elliott she has a torn ACL in her left knee that will cause her to miss the rest of the season.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

What is your Red Bull and cereal?

Aug. 31, 2009

Red Bull and Lee Corso: Oddly enough, these are the two things that I have come to associate with the Saturday mornings of my youth.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Machen endorses Crist's Senate pick to replace Martinez

By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 31, 2009

Venturing into political waters again, UF President Bernie Machen announced his support Friday for George LeMieux, Gov. Charlie Crist's pick to replace Mel Martinez in the U.S. Senate.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Student Government responds to outcry

By Maryam Laguna | Aug. 31, 2009

It was once said that "a basic tenet of a healthy democracy is open dialogue and transparency." I can proudly say that democracy must be alive and well, because I have had one of the most engaging dialogues with the student body in the past week than I have had in a long time.

METRO

Documentary shares rape testimonies at CMC screening

By C.J. Pruner | Aug. 31, 2009

For Aishah Simmons, It took 11 years to get the story just right.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Displaced bats find new homes in campus buildings

By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 31, 2009

As UF moves forward with plans to fix and replace its crippled bat house, hundreds - perhaps thousands - of displaced bats have found new homes in buildings on campus.

NEWS

Scooter Spill

By Matt Tripp | Aug. 31, 2009

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NEWS | CAMPUS

Theatre Strike Force to air weekly sitcom

By C.J. Pruner | Aug. 31, 2009

This fall, on-campus residents will have something new to watch on Friday nights.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Anti-Islam shirts send bad messages to kids

By Dave Gallo | Aug. 31, 2009

I would like to express my disappointment in the argument being put forth by Mr. Harringer in his letter in Monday's Alligator. It is unfortunate that it is not easier to find consensus in condemning the wearing of hateful religious messages in schools.