NEWS
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
Whisked away
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Sep. 6, 2011Soon all that will be left of her are her paintings and the fond memories of her trainers.
COVID-19
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Competition at keeper between Burke, Chancey still open
By JOHN BOOTHE | Sep. 6, 2011After two years of former UF goalkeeper Katie Fraine making life easy on the Gators’ coaching staff, the decision for who will play between the pipes each week has gotten a little tougher in 2011.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UPD officer fired due to conduct
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 6, 2011The conduct evaluation was prompted by UPD Officer Keith Smith's handling of a traffic stop on July 23, when he threatened to shoot a 20-year-old man whom he pulled over on a charge of reckless driving.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Student dies after getting hit by car; investigation pending
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 6, 2011UF student Antonio Milanes Cuesta died Monday after a car ran over him while he was lying in the middle of a road.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
The Rally: Still unproven — youthful secondary or Brantley’s downfield game?
By MATT WATTS< | Sep. 6, 2011Matt: The day we’ve all been waiting for came and went Saturday, and for a lot of you it was a joyous occasion.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Project provides peek at UF's past
By Mina Radman | Sep. 6, 2011A family photo project is giving viewers a snapshot of UF's campus in the mid-twentieth century.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF libraries pledge money for touchdowns
By Mina Radman | Sep. 6, 2011Instead of placing bets, students can pledge money to UF libraries this football season.
NEWS
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
Labor Day festival rallied for better jobs
By ADAM PINCUS< | Sep. 6, 2011In light of increased poverty numbers in Gainesville, a local activist spoke out in favor of the middle class Sunday afternoon at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza during a festival she helped create.
NEWS
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FEATURES
Farmer prepares for season at Union Street Farmers Market
By Meredith Rutland | Sep. 6, 2011Joe Durando watched as people mingled around his vegetable stand - a girl cradling a white kitten while singing "Hound Dog" and a young couple holding hands nearby - on his first day back to the Union Street Farmers Market.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
UAB will lean on quarterback Ellis against UF on Saturday
Sep. 6, 2011Bryan Ellis probably won’t leave Florida Field a winner Saturday. He just won’t. He’s not supposed to.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Senators propose seat reallocations
By Clare Lennon | Sep. 6, 2011Graduate students could lose half of their Senate spots.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Tough economy does not deter students from seeking Greek life
By Mina Radman | Sep. 6, 2011Despite a bleak economy and rising tuition costs, officials from the UF Office of Sorority and Fraternity Affairs have not seen a decline in the number of students who join Greek organizations.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Artist displays steel sculptures, student creations in front yard
By Erin Jester | Sep. 6, 2011Passers-by may have noticed a non-native moose guarding Jenn Garrett's front yard near Westside Park and Littlewood Elementary School.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Textbook rentals on the rise
By Emily Morrow | Sep. 6, 2011August is a month of firsts - the first day of school, the first semester's tuition payment, the first month's rent deposit - all of which can add up.
METRO
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POLITICS
SG parties fill election slates
By Clare Lennon | Sep. 6, 2011Slating for Student Senate positions closed Tuesday with 595 applicants for 50 seats.
NEWS
Corrections
Sep. 6, 2011An article in Tuesday's edition of the Alligator incorrectly stated that flu vaccines will be available at the infirmary and Shands at UF. Flu vaccines will be available in late September at the main campus Student Health Care Center location (Infirmary Building) and the satellite SHCC location (SHCC@Shands, Health Science Center).
METRO
Latino Film Festival begins today at Harn Museum
By Magen Wetmore | Sep. 6, 2011Gainesville residents will soon be able to experience Latin America on the big screen.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Study: People addicted to phones
By Anna Marie Soltren | Sep. 6, 2011A study conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project last month told us this: We are addicted to our cellphones.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Tuition increases necessary
By C.T. Bland | Sep. 6, 2011I am a graduate student who supports tuition increases to cover the rising operating costs of UF, including my meager salary.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Anti-activism assertion unfounded
By Conor Munro | Sep. 6, 2011Luckily, students around campus don't take the Alligator's editorials seriously. Last Friday, in the Darts and Laurels editorial, the Alligator sent a very clear message to students when they threw a "we-don't-want-to-pay-higher-tuition-either-but-holding-picket-signs-isn't-going-to-do-anything DART to Students for a Democratic Society."
