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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators look to improve shooting against Kent St.
By GREG LUCA | Dec. 7, 2010After a pair of games in which their offense looked disorganized and out of sync, the Gators returned to form against American and rediscovered what it takes to get clean looks at the basket.
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COLUMNS
The Hawk’s wisdom hits home for soon-to-be-departed columnist
Dec. 7, 2010For more than a week, I’ve tried to figure out what I wanted to accomplish with my last column in the Alligator.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
UF dominates low post in win
By MATT WATTS< | Dec. 7, 2010Coach Amanda Butler challenged her team to respond after an upset loss to Brown last weekend in which the team performed poorly in all facets of the game.
METRO
Atlanta DJ to play at rave
By Kat Bein | Dec. 7, 2010The last day of classes has arrived, and DJ/producer Le Castle Vania is here from Atlanta to help students celebrate their freedom until finals. The show will be at 10 p.m. at the Vault.
METRO
Cabinet endorses biomass plant
By Meredith Rutland | Dec. 7, 2010A plan to build a 100-megawatt biomass power plant in Gainesville was endorsed by Gov. Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday.
METRO
Bar shuts doors after 13 years
By ANNIE BOGGS | Dec. 7, 2010After 13 years as a haven for Gainesville musicians and music lovers, the bar and music store shut its doors at the end of November.
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POLITICS
Students protest block tuition on Turlington
By Joey Flechas | Dec. 7, 2010The protest was organized by a class that unanimously agreed to take action against the proposed policy.
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CAMPUS
Final-ly Relaxed
By Max Reed | Dec. 7, 2010The semester is almost over, exams are in progress and "Club West" is now in session. Students are getting juiced up and strung out on coffee, cigarettes and amphetamines as they pull all-nighters and cram for exams.
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COLUMNS
Bush’s openness helped popularity
By Sean Quinn | Dec. 7, 2010According to a Gallup poll released Monday, 43 is now higher than 44. That is, former President George W. Bush is now more popular than current President Barack Obama with a 47 percent approval to 46 percent approval, respectively.
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Italian-language class performs Italian play in Florida Gym
By Rachel Raddatz | Dec. 7, 2010Students who attend a play in the Florida Gym tonight will feel like they’re in Italy for three acts.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Need an idea for a New Year’s resolution? Stop pretending
By Bianca Kahlenberg | Dec. 7, 2010Stop pretending. Stop it right now. If there’s one thing you can do for yourself and others this coming new year, I need you to stop pretending.
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CAMPUS
Ad Society app makes information available on the go
By Amy Garland | Dec. 7, 2010UF’s Ad Society has taken advantage of the booming applications market for iPhones, iPods, iPads and the iTouch by creating its own free Ad Society app.
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FEATURES
Researchers make liver transplant breakthrough
By Daniela Abratt | Dec. 7, 2010After a yearlong study, researchers have found that the production of an important genetic protein linked to liver function decreases with aging.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 7, 2010This is it, Gators. You’ve all made it through another semester, and many of you have made it through your very first one. It wasn’t that bad.
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student Government: No to block tuition
By Chelsea Hull | Dec. 7, 2010The Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution opposing the implementation of block tuition during a meeting Tuesday night.
NEWS
Set sail with'Pirates of the Caribbean 5 & 6'
By Joshua Saval | Dec. 7, 2010Borrowing elements from Tim Powers’ novel “On Stranger Tides,” “Pirates of the Caribbean 4” is supposed to be closer in spirit to the original film, “Curse of the Black Pearl,” in that it tells a stand-alone story of pirate plundering with a supernatural twist — specifically, Captain Jack Sparrow’s search for the Fountain of Youth.
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FOOTBALL
Meyer using time off to assess UF assistant coaches
Dec. 6, 2010With Florida’s regular season over, coach Urban Meyer has plenty of time to evaluate how his assistant coaches performed this year.
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COLUMNS
No athlete taught me more than the least famous one I met
Dec. 6, 2010I’ve come across plenty of interesting athletes in four and a half years working at the Alligator, but one stands far above the rest.
