NEWS
Improv festival attracts national talent, promotes local comedy
By Sami Main | Jan. 26, 2011If I could turn back time, if I could find
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
UF edges UGA in double overtime
By GREG LUCA | Jan. 25, 2011ATHENS, Ga. — After missing two critical free throws in the closing moments of regulation, Erving Walker found redemption by draining a game-tying three with one second left in overtime, igniting the Gators.
METRO
Protesters rally against meal limit outside speech
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 25, 2011About 30 protesters stood outside the Hippodrome Theatre on Tuesday to voice their displeasure for the city’s treatment of homeless people as Mayor Craig Lowe gave his State of the City address.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG presidential candidates named
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Jan. 25, 2011The candidates for the next Student Body president have something to say about block tuition.
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CAMPUS
Bus pass program expands
By Hannah Winston | Jan. 25, 2011Regional Transit System is trying to make a bigger impact on the Gainesville community and will be extending its Employee Bus Pass Program to retired UF faculty and staff who live in the Gainesville area.
METRO
Lowe praises city, says hard cuts loom
By C.J. Pruner | Jan. 25, 2011After a year marked by new innovations, budget cuts, hot-button issues and a national standoff between the city and a controversial local church, Gainesville has much to look forward to in the upcoming year, Mayor Craig Lowe said in his address Tuesday.
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COLUMNS
Remakes pollute Hollywood magic
By Wesley Campbell | Jan. 25, 2011Within the next week, I will hear the phrase “the book was better.” While I usually agree if it’s a book I have read, I’ll be honest and say that unless it’s a hyped-up children’s series not involving vampires, or a trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, there are few books I’ve ever read that have film adaptations. I suppose that’s why some books get made into movies — so the stories they tell can be digested in less than two hours and I can get back to more important things, like choosing what combination of outerwear I want to lug around as the Florida weather covers every temperature and humidity level in the span of a day.
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EDITORIALS
State of Unity: Speech shows parties can reach compromise
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 25, 2011We anticipated most of the talking points and even the tone of the State of the Union address Tuesday night. Two things have caught us off guard, however.
METRO
Commissioners may take cleanup case to Washington
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 25, 2011The Alachua County Commission is frustrated about the Cabot-Koffers Superfund site clean up, so it may take its case to the nation’s capital.
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GYMNASTICS
Dickerson builds off sensational freshman season
By ALLISON BANKO | Jan. 25, 2011It began as a routine recruiting trip to a Jacksonville gymnastics studio.
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CAMPUS
Students discuss sustainability practices at summit
By Skylar Ramsey | Jan. 25, 2011Ideas to improve sustainability on college campuses were shared among students from seven different universities at the first Florida Student Sustainability Summit on Tuesday.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators say youth not a good excuse
By MATT WATTS< | Jan. 25, 2011All season, the Gators have had a crutch to lean on after making mistakes: six new players trying to adapt at the next level.
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FEATURES
Walmart launches national program to sell healthier food
By Leila Milgrim | Jan. 25, 2011Walmart is taking measures to make a healthier lifestyle more available to its customers.
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FEATURES
Business research bureau’s population estimate was spot on
By ALLISON BANKO | Jan. 25, 2011An estimate of Florida’s population conducted by a UF research center was accurate within two tenths of a percent in comparison with the actual U.S. Census Bureau’s counts released for 2010.
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CAMPUS
Study: UF students not learning much
By Alex Orlando | Jan. 25, 2011A study of 2,300 students in four-year colleges found that 45 percent of students did not improve their learning skills by the end of sophomore year.
NEWS
Senators talk labor policies
Jan. 25, 2011Student Senators had a long discussion about labor rights during their meeting this week.
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CAMPUS
Concealed weapon carry not a threat to campus security
By Jacob Kupp | Jan. 25, 2011To quote James Madison: “Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” On Tuesday, the Alligator published a letter regarding the Florida Senate bill that would legalize concealed carry on campus. Most of the arguments presented in this letter, and by gun control advocates nationwide, play upon common fears and misconceptions people hold about firearms and their place on college campuses.
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COLUMNS
Gun control groups distort facts, ignore Constitution
By August Lee | Jan. 25, 2011I commend Sarah Poser for a balanced article on the allowing guns on campus in the Monday issue of the Alligator. However, Brian Malte’s quote, “The more outrage there is, the more the gun lobby starts to retreat.” The gun lobby is composed of the NRA and Second Amendment supporters. And, “Without a lot of protest, there is a chance the gun lobby could shove it through,” Malte said.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
alligatorSports SEC Power Poll
By JESSE SIMONTON | Jan. 25, 2011See attached for alligatorSports SEC Power Poll
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
No. 2 Gators ignoring early hype
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Jan. 25, 2011High rankings come with high expectations, and this season Florida has a lot to live up to.
