SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Former walk-on QB leads Ole Miss
Sep. 19, 2007Seth Adams isn't your typical Southeastern Conference quarterback.
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OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Taser incident sends message to Iraq
By MARILYN STANLEY | Sep. 19, 2007I am sickened by the story and video of the student tortured by the Taser for free speech.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Meyer's questions not irrelevant
Sep. 18, 2007Kyle Cox seems to believe he, above respected political scientists, historians and sociologists has full and perfect knowledge of those things that are acceptable to protest and those that are not.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Moseley will appoint four students to a review panel
By DEVIN CULCLASURE | Sep. 18, 2007Though the national spotlight is focused on the Tasering incident at Sen. John Kerry's appearance, discussion of the affair was limited at the Student Senate's meeting Tuesday night.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Jackson not discouraged by sub-par performance
Sep. 18, 2007If free safety Kyle Jackson emerges as a playmaker in the UF secondary this year, a late-night phone call may be the reason.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Meyer no stranger to controversy
By KORI FREDERICK | Sep. 18, 2007Monday's Tasering did not mark the first time Andrew Meyer has been surrounded by controversy.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
UPD should take its violence to Iraq
By JOSHUA GODWIN | Sep. 18, 2007"To Surge and Project electrified probes into your body," should be the new motto for our University Shock Troopers (formerly the UPD).
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Meyer is new free-speech martyr
By Michael Bosworth | Sep. 18, 2007When I first saw the Andrew Meyer video, I was stunned that a conservative activist could act so foolish and immature. When it was revealed that he is actually a Kerry supporter, the whole ordeal made much more sense.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Accent policy won't change
By DEVIN CULCLASURE | Sep. 18, 2007Despite Monday's Tasering incident, Student Government's speakers bureau will continue to operate normally, a top official with the organization said Tuesday.
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CAMPUS
Office overwhelmed with calls
By APRIL DUDASH | Sep. 18, 2007Opinions bombarded the UF Office of University Relations after University Police Department officers Tasered telecommunication senior Andrew Meyer on Monday.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Meyer should have controlled himself
By RYAN DOERFLEIN | Sep. 18, 2007Reading all the comments people have made, whether online or in the paper, I think that people are somewhat misguided in their anger. What happened to Meyer was wrong, but what didn't happen was even worse.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Thanks to Technology
By the Editorial Board | Sep. 18, 2007We'd be lying if we said we weren't overwhelmed with the response to Monday's event. We're overwhelmed with the work it's generated for our newsroom, but mostly we're overwhelmed by the community's response.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
UPD not a 'progressive' agency
By ANDY DePEW | Sep. 18, 2007I just watched the video of Meyer being arrested on CNN, and I was horrified.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Meyer no match for UPD officers
By JOE KASKIE | Sep. 18, 2007UPD was most definitely justified in using a Taser on Meyer. If it hadn't, he might have overpowered those police officers. Who knows what could have happened then - he might have asked Kerry another question.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Microphone shouldn't have been cut off
By ADAM WYNN | Sep. 18, 2007The broadcast media's spin on this situation is akin to that of a reality television show. Every video I've seen, including on CNN and MSNBC, has shown only the most controversial parts of what happened.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Meeting the 'other' Andrew Meyer
By ILEANA MORALES | Sep. 18, 2007One Andrew Meyer didn't get Tasered or arrested on Monday. He wasn't even at Sen. John Kerry's speech.
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COLUMNS
Police correct to use force on student
Sep. 18, 2007Andrew Meyer's arrest on Monday has no doubt sparked debate about how much force officers can use. Some believe Tasering him was out of line; others think the punishment fit the crime. But before we pass judgment on anyone, consider this snippet from Florida law:
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Tasers painful, but not vicious weapons
By MATTHEW YOUNG | Sep. 18, 2007A Taser is hardly "vicious weaponryC as Kyle Cox's Tuesday column stated. The whole point of a nonlethal, safe weapon is to avoid bringing out the actual "vicious weaponry.C
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Thompson not likely to leave
Sep. 18, 2007Contrary to reports circulating in southern Florida, wide receiver Deonte Thomspon seems to be content in Gainesville, Gators coach Urban Meyer said Monday evening.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Machen 'embarrassed,' says FDLE will investigate
By KIM WILMATH | Sep. 18, 2007At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, UF President Bernie Machen said he was "embarrassed" by the events at Sen. John Kerry's speech Monday.
