THE AVENUE
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FOOD
Easy-Bake Oven gets new design, heating element
By Maegan Dennis | Sep. 21, 2011An old favorite has gotten a modern makeover.
COVID-19
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UPD advisory committee to meet Friday
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 21, 2011UF Student Body President Ben Meyers and the seven other members of the UPD Campus Advisory Committee will meet Friday to discuss issues affecting the relationship between University Police and the UF campus community.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Talent show draws more than 500
By Audreyanna Loguerre | Sep. 21, 2011Students from a variety of campus organizations danced, sang and improvised Wednesday night at the Hispanic Heritage Month Talent Show.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Average SAT scores of high school graduates down this year
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Sep. 21, 2011Even in the pursuit of the best and the brightest, UF is not immune to a national dip in SAT scores among high school graduates.
NEWS
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SFC
Restaurant to host breakfast to raise money for injured employee
By Erin Donahue | Sep. 21, 2011Tragedy struck earlier this month for a Santa Fe College student.
METRO
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
County officials considering moving fairgrounds to Newberry
By Jasmine Earls | Sep. 21, 2011The Alachua County Commission has once again opted to postpone the decision to move county fairgrounds from its current location in east Gainesville to Newberry.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF sororities to mix pride with charity
Sep. 21, 2011About 2,500 UF sorority sisters will get together next week to commemorate Panhellenic Pride Week.
METRO
Five arrests made in narcotics bust
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 21, 2011SWAT teams and law enforcement officials descended upon the Porter's Oaks neighborhood in Gainesville Wednesday to execute search warrants for three residences for narcotics.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Negotiations necessary for peace
By Claire Miller | Sep. 21, 2011Direct negotiations between the State of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority, as opposed to a unilateral declaration of independence at the United Nations, is a fundamental basis for achieving a peaceful and mutually agreeable formation of a future Palestinian state.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Latino festival back for 10th year of food, fun
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Sep. 21, 2011This weekend, Gainesville's Hispanic flavor will be out in full force.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Alachua County public libraries now offer e-books for checkout
By Emily Morrow | Sep. 21, 2011Chris Crenshaw is a voracious reader.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Some colleges looking to financial aid status for admissions
By Emily Morrow | Sep. 21, 2011Money may not be able to buy happiness, but it just might get you into college.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
New program now taking applicants
By Erin Jester | Sep. 21, 2011With college applications starting to trickle in, UF's Innovation Academy has received its first batch of applicants for the Spring 2013 semester.
NATIONAL
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NEWS
Slain officer's mom talks about Davis' execution
By The Associated Press | Sep. 21, 2011COLUMBUS, Ga. - The mother of a slain Georgia police officer says she can't believe that the execution of Troy Davis has taken place 22 years after he was convicted of killing her son.
NATIONAL
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NEWS
From Ga. to Paris, execution protesters rally
By The Associated Press | Sep. 21, 2011JACKSON, Ga. - From outside a Georgia prison to a public square in France, hundreds who believe an innocent man was about to be put to death congregated Wednesday to protest, knowing that Troy Davis had nearly run out of options to stop his imminent execution.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Eyewitness accounts may not be enough
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 21, 2011Last night, the state of Georgia killed Troy Davis.
NATIONAL
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NEWS
Ga. executes Davis; supporters claim injustice
By The Associated Press | Sep. 21, 2011JACKSON, Ga. - Defiant until the end, Troy Davis was executed Wednesday night for the murder of an off-duty police officer. He convinced hundreds of thousands of people around the world, but not a single court, that he was innocent.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Netflix separation neglects customer needs
By Alex Guilmartin | Sep. 21, 2011On Monday morning, I received an email from Netflix.
NEWS
Gators dive into community service with Gator Plunge
By Emily Culclasure | Sep. 21, 2011The Center for Leadership and Service at UF will be hosting its annual single-day community service project Gator Plunge, which allows UF students to get together and branch off into groups to participate in different projects around the area.
NEWS
Feminist-friendly television
By ANNIE BOGGS | Sep. 21, 2011Of the new shows debuting on TV this fall, a lot has been "http://tv.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/arts/television/three-new-sitcoms-put-the-focus-on-young-single-women.html" target="_blank">written on how many are centering on single women — apart from their roles as girlfriends or mothers.
