METRO
Local ska band to play final show
By STEPHANIE SHACTER | July 22, 2009Monday/s band practice was a downer for Tony Farah.
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LIFESTYLE
Colourslide prepares to go major with new album in fall
By MEAGAN MCGONE | July 22, 2009Ask any band to classify its music, and its members are likely to give a thoughtfully drawn-out list of categories. A band's sound never fits into one simple genre.
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FOOTBALL
Mallett prepares to take helm at Arkansas
By <mailto:"mdiferdinando@alligator.org">MIKE DIFERDINANDO< | July 22, 2009HOOVER, Ala. &ndash All eyes in Fayetteville, Ark., are on sophomore signal caller Ryan Mallett.
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editoral Board | July 22, 2009Things are not looking good at the Department of Darts & Laurels right now. The weekend hasn't even started yet (and it won't until this white space has been filled), and a deadly mixture of beer and Mario Kart Wii (we call it Beerio Kart) has already destroyed our apartments, bodies and minds.
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COLUMNS
Sales tax unfairly burdens Americans
By BRIAN MILLER | July 22, 2009One hundred years ago on July 17, 1909, Sen. William E. Borah (R-Idaho) wrote, " The income tax is the fairest and most equitable of the taxes. It is the one tax which approaches us in the hour of prosperity and departs in the hour of adversity. Certainly, it will be conceded by all that the great expense of government is in the protection of property and wealth. There is no possible argument founded in law or in morals why these protected interests should not bear their proportionate burden of government."
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FASHION
Current trends evoke spirit of cliche stereotypes
By REBEKAH GEIER | July 22, 2009The pages of Elle, my favorite fashion magazine, were one of the last places I'd expect to find a flashback to my middle-school days.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Amazon should allow buyers to own books
By THEREALJERRY | July 22, 2009In response to Tuesday's editorial
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FOOD
Oakes shifts focus to food industry
By Richard Iwanik-Marques | July 22, 2009Ostrich, kangaroo, 'gator and rattlesnake are not items typically found on a Mexican restaurant's menu, but Boca Fiesta can hardly be considered a traditional Mexican restaurant.
METRO
Professor swing dances for leukemia society
By BRITTNEY BURGETT | July 22, 2009A Santa Fe College professor hopes to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society this Saturday in memory of his father.
METRO
Officer cleared in shooting of local teen
By KATIE EMMETS | July 22, 2009The killing of a Gainesville man by an Alachua County Sheriff's deputy was ruled justifiable by a grand jury Tuesday.
METRO
Study finds flip-flops harm feet
By MARY HILLYER PEELEN | July 22, 2009It may seem stilettos are the most serious foot-pain offender, but it's summer's favorite shoe that's now getting the blame.
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MOVIES AND TV
Bruno is a "straight kick to the balls"
By KIRK WILLIAMS | July 22, 2009The first 10 minutes of Bruno, featuring an outrageous and distasteful anal sex scene, is a straight kick to the balls. And no, the rest of the movie isn't about to pull any punches either.
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OTHER SPORTS
No. 10: How will women's basketball respond after two years of success?
July 22, 2009In two years at the helm of the UF women's basketball program, Amanda Butler has turned in one of the best turnarounds in school history (2006-07) and a top-10 ranking en route to a return to the NCAA Tournament (2007-08).
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OTHER SPORTS
No. 9: Will off-the-field issues continue to be a problem?
By ADAM BERRY | July 22, 2009After making headlines all season en route to a national championship, UF was back in the news this off-season.
METRO
Levin drops enrollment
By SHAY BRODERICK | July 22, 2009KC Hagan took the Law School Admission Test last month in hopes of being accepted to the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
METRO
Candidates named for police chief
By KATIE EMMETS | July 22, 2009A list of finalists to replace Gainesville Police Chief Norman Botsford was released Monday.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Congress should take time to pass bills
By RAINDOGGATOR | July 22, 2009In response Matthew Christ's Tuesday column
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FASHION
The Enclave hosts Ed Hardy pool party
By ATTIYYA ANTHONY | July 22, 2009There might be a backup at confessional come Sunday, due to The Network Promotions Sin-City-style pool party Saturday.
