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NEWS

'Footloose' remake compares to 1984 classic

By Karilla Dyer | Oct. 16, 2011

When word let out that a " "http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087277/" target= "_blank">Footloose" remake was in progress, I was highly skeptical. Since its original 1984 release, "Footloose" has become a classic teen dance film, defining the genre and setting an example for subsequent films, such as "Save the Last Dance" and "Step Up." The idea of modernizing a cornerstone of '80s filmdom made me cringe. Yet, curiosity compelled me to investigate what could have been a defaming of one of my favorite teen movies.

METRO

Occupy Gainesville gains momentum, international attention

By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 16, 2011

The arrest of Bo Diddley's son and three other Occupy Gainesville protesters has attracted international attention, and members of the movement plan to keep up its momentum.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Site offers student deals

By Emily Morrow | Oct. 16, 2011

Last week, Patti Wyatt saved $5 at Coffee Culture through a Groupon purchase.

NEWS | CAMPUS

French club partners with ministry to teach language

By Kate Feldman | Oct. 16, 2011

Anthropology senior Stephen White spent the summer working with a ministry in Paris, but he had one main dilemma: He didn't speak French very well.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Researchers study bacteria that slows coral-destroying disease

By Mary Anne Eades | Oct. 16, 2011

Researchers at UF and the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota have discovered that bacteria natural to coral are capable of slowing a white pox disease that plagues many Florida coral reefs.

City Commission candidate Harold Saive works on a song for Occupy Gainesville in his study. The song, written by Duane Schwingel, another Occupy Gainesville protester, debuted on Saive's YouTube channel GainesvilleNews. "It's in the embryonic stages right now," Saive said.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Candidate calls for town hall meetings, commission overhaul

By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 16, 2011

Harold Saive sat in his War Room and said he wants to shake up the City Commission.

METRO

Gainesville Food Day events kicked off with panel this weekend

By Ashley Scharber | Oct. 16, 2011

Florida Organic Growers hosted a Fair Food Panel on Saturday evening to kick off Gainesville's observance of World Food Day on Sunday and National Food Day on Oct. 24.

Holly Knapick paints pumpkins Saturday at the Cancer Genetics Research Complex with her son Jack, 5, and daughter Angie, 3. She lost two aunts to the disease and thought the party would be fun.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Pink pumpkin party helps teach about breast cancer

By Saphira Lazarre | Oct. 16, 2011

Sixth-grader Megan Lapcevic, 11, dipped her paint brush into a Styrofoam cup and coated her pumpkin in a deep magenta paint.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Students to debut LGBTQ video project

By Dana Edwards | Oct. 16, 2011

David Parra sets up his video camera and switches on his lighting equipment, which shines on a black backdrop surrounded by painted rainbow walls.

METRO

Book sale returns with more merchandise

By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 16, 2011

The Friends of the Library book sale is expected to kick off this weekend with the largest stock the sale has had in its 57-year history.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Clogging the system; State mandatory minimums cram jails

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 16, 2011

In our editorial Oct.10, we discussed the problems with federal "mandatory minimum" laws.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Why the impoverished stay impoverished

By Travis Hornsby | Oct. 16, 2011

Recently, a lot of attention has been paid to rising income inequality in the U.S., especially among the top 1 percent of income earners. The reason for this fact is clear: Globalization and mass media have increased the returns to productivity, and the market has rewarded these people accordingly.

OPINION | COLUMNS

America must take pragmatic approach with China in future

By Guillermo R. Pradieu | Oct. 16, 2011

Americans rarely ever pay heed to international celebrations that honor the establishment of a foreign nation. On Oct. 9, the People's Republic of China celebrated the centennial of the 1911 Chinese Revolution. Aside the cacophony of other pressing matters, this event signifies three important issues all Americans should be concerned with: (1) the upcoming Fifth Generation of leadership, (2) potential foreign and economic issues and (3) the future of China.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Protesters need to understand system in order to make changes

By Matt Colbert | Oct. 16, 2011

Alex Guilmartin made a good point in his Thursday column, lamenting the fact that the loud protests of the Occupy Wall Street movement are full of sound and fury yet signify nothing.

NATIONAL | NEWS

Two teen girls die after being hit by train in Utah

By The Associated Press | Oct. 16, 2011

SPANISH FORK, Utah - Two 15-year-old girls died and a 13-year-old girl was critically injured after they were struck by a freight train in Utah.

NATIONAL | NEWS

Dozens arrested in Arizona after Wall St. protests

By The Associated Press | Oct. 16, 2011

PHOENIX - Authorities in Arizona arrested nearly 100 people after two separate protests in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Campus crime by the numbers: Oct. 9-15

By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 16, 2011

According to the "http://police.ufl.edu/media/crimelog/default2.asp" target= "_blank">University Police Department's campus crime log, the following crimes were committed from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15.

Linebacker Jelani Jenkins (bottom) dropped an interception in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 17-6 loss at Auburn. Florida hasn’t forced a turnover since the second half against Kentucky on Sept. 24.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Florida's turnover problems continue to haunt against Auburn

By TOM GREEN | Oct. 15, 2011

AUBURN, Ala. —Twelve and a half quarters.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Florida swimming cruises in dual meet despite lineup changes

By ALEX PECKHAM< | Oct. 15, 2011

Though the UF men’s and women’s swimming teams won convincingly against LSU on Saturday, coach Gregg Troy made sure the dual meet was anything but comfortable for his swimmers.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

UF cross country teams tripped up by loaded field

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Oct. 15, 2011

The Gators left the warm, humid Florida weather and got the cold shoulder in Wisconsin by some of the top competition in the country on Friday.

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