NEWS
Corrections
Sep. 24, 2012An article in Monday’s edition of the Alligator incorrectly stated that Luke the elephant weighs 12 tons. He weighs six tons.
COVID-19
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CAMPUS
Search for missing UF student continues
By Chris Alcantara | Sep. 23, 2012Christian Aguilar, an 18-year-old biomedical engineering freshman from Miami, was last seen at about 6 p.m. Thursday after he was dropped off in a parking lot on the 4900 block of Northwest 13th Street, according to a GPD news release. Aguilar’s friends and family have not seen or heard from him since his disappearance.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Meddlin’ Missouri: Why every state is important in this election
Sep. 23, 2012Rep. Todd Akin is still running for a Missouri Senate seat.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Fuel economy improvements are a good thing
Sep. 23, 2012The opening day of the Republican National Convention, President Barack Obama announced he finalized his plan to raise Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 mpg by 2025.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Campaign played race card at speech
Sep. 23, 2012The use of minorities to polish political images in a college setting highlights a larger problem: the exploitation of specific groups to push entire campaign agendas.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Column: Time for SEC football weaklings to go
By JOE MORGAN | Sep. 23, 2012Florida defeated Kentucky for the 26th straight time on Saturday. The last time the Wildcats beat the Gators, UF coach Will Muschamp was 15 years old.
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CAMPUS
CRC offers social media class
By Cara Chiaramonte | Sep. 23, 2012The Career Resource Center will begin its first social media workshop series today at 4 p.m. in its classroom on the first floor of the Reitz Union.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student Government campaign rules obstruct free speech
Sep. 23, 2012During the Summer while most of us were away, members of the majority Swamp Party — then the Unite Party — in your Student Senate made an absurd rule stating that if anyone encourages you to vote for them in a Student Government election more than a week before the vote takes place, they could be disqualified from the ballot.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
UF Supreme Court passes amended Reitz Union referendum
By Samantha Shavell | Sep. 23, 2012The UF Supreme Court voted Friday that a referendum asking students if they want to rename the Reitz Union will appear on the October Student Government elections ballot.
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CAMPUS
Theta Chi breaks ground
By Jewel Midelis | Sep. 23, 2012A crowd including fraternity brothers and alumni gathered Saturday at 10 Fraternity Row to celebrate the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Theta Chi house.
METRO
Statewide noncitizen voter purge had little effect at UF
By Katherine Hahn | Sep. 23, 2012Four names — including at least one UF student — were on the 2012 list of people who would potentially be kicked off the voting rolls, according to Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter.
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CAMPUS
Free, not-for-credit classes now offered to UF students online
By Alexa Volland | Sep. 23, 2012UF agreed to partner with online learning program Coursera last week, joining 32 other institutions in offering not-for-credit courses for free.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Senate president addresses students
By Logan Harrison | Sep. 23, 2012In the coming weeks, Student Body elections for senators will be taking place across campus. In Fall, 50 candidates are elected to represent the various living locations of all students.
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CAMPUS
Student clubs responsible for registration growth
By Colleen Wright | Sep. 23, 2012Pam Carpenter, Alachua County supervisor of elections, said about 1,500 to 3,000 forms are received each week. Since the primary, there has been an increase of 5,172 voters in the county, which she said is largely due to student registration organizations.
METRO
Pizza restaurants enjoying national growth
By Jewel Midelis | Sep. 23, 2012Sales at pizza restaurants nationwide will reach $36.1 billion at the end of 2012, which is up 3.8 percent from 2011, according to a study released on Sept. 17 by Packaged Facts, a market research company for consumer goods.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Intermission adjustments prove key for UF volleyball
By KATIE AGOSTIN | Sep. 23, 2012The Gators may have won the first two sets over the Tigers on Friday, but the start wasn’t their best.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gators’ attack overcomes Tymrak’s absence in win on Sunday
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Sep. 23, 2012Without midfielder Erika Tymrak, UF’s premier scoring threat, the Gators put on their strongest offensive display this season.
METRO
Elephant artist star of appreciation day
By Courtney Lindwall | Sep. 23, 2012Luke, a 27-year-old Asian elephant, painted a picture splashed with orange and blue at Two Tails Ranch in Williston.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UK game had fewer ejections
By Chris Alcantara | Sep. 23, 2012UPD ejected 32 people from the UF-Kentucky game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, nine of whom were UF students, according to a UPD news release.
METRO
Artist brings new art to Satchel’s
By Kelly Price | Sep. 23, 2012After a February fire destroyed part of Satchel’s Pizza, owner Satchel Raye started a months-long project to redecorate. To continue the eclectic style the pizzeria is known for, Raye called upon local artists to bring their own flavors to the restaurant.
