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New theater troupe seeks to keep Shakespeare alive
By Chelsea Hull | Nov. 8, 2010Determined to keep the curtain from falling on William Shakespeare, a new thespian troupe called Shakespeare in the Swamp will perform two free, local shows a year.
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CAMPUS
Event sponsors women
By Ali Robertson | Nov. 8, 2010Beginning today and lasting throughout November, the organization Global Nomads will be collecting donations for its project, Support a Pregnancy, on Turlington Plaza from noon to 4 p.m.
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Student to toss footballs into giant can for money
By Cristina Rabaza | Nov. 8, 2010A can of Dr Pepper is about $1, but much more than chump change is at stake for UF student Kevin Parza.
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CAMPUS
UF offers free flu vaccines
By Joshua Jurnovoy | Nov. 8, 2010As the temperature drops and the number of sniffles begins to go up, students are being urged to get their vaccinations in anticipation for flu season.
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CAMPUS
Co-founder gives look inside Apple
By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 8, 2010When Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer Inc., was a kid, he and his friends would ask to be paid for gardening work in spare electronic parts.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Freshman Floyd coming off best game of season
Nov. 8, 2010The Gators brought in two five-star defensive tackles in their 2010 recruiting class.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Officials speak in support of DREAM act
By Joey Flechas | Nov. 8, 2010With the next session for the U.S. Congress looming, local supporters of the DREAM Act stood on the steps of Tigert Hall to drum up support for legislation.
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COLUMNS
Brantley making most of tough situation
Nov. 8, 2010This season not gone the way you wanted?
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Gators earn No. 2 seed, host regional
By JESSE SIMONTON | Nov. 8, 2010While some teams held viewing parties to celebrate their selection to the NCAA Tournament, the No. 7 Gators did what they usually do on Mondays: practice.
METRO
Area events to honor Veterans
By Ashira Morris | Nov. 8, 2010For students looking to show their appreciation for the men and women who serve in the armed forces, Gainesville offers opportunities that extend from Veterans Day this Thursday through the weekend.
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Engineering student supports block tuition
By Chad Kimes | Nov. 8, 2010In response to Chris Moody’s Monday letter addressing the seemingly universal engineering student opposition to block tuition, I support block tuition.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Exchange rate: Domestic troubles follow Obama on Asian visit
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 8, 2010We don’t blame him for getting the heck out of here on the first plane out east.
METRO
Benefit concert to help war-affected children
By Rachel Raddatz | Nov. 8, 2010UF students will raise money to help children who can’t help themselves Tuesday night.
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COLUMNS
Supreme Court should leave video games alone
Nov. 8, 2010The Supreme Court has agreed to hear several cases that will further define the freedoms of speech that are protected by the First Amendment, but only one case prominently involves Arnold Schwarzenegger and the tenuous link between Mortal Kombat and parenting skills.
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CAMPUS
Christian group offers comfortable place to chat
By Samantha Liebhaber | Nov. 8, 2010On Mondays joining the snoozing sunbathers on the Plaza of the Americas, there is a large pink couch, a coffee table and lawn chairs.
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COLUMNS
Earth Day official endorses UF’s Meatless Monday
By Sean S. Miller | Nov. 8, 2010Our generation is one of change and progress. We revolutionized the Internet. We elected a black president. And we are legalizing same-sex marriage. Now, we are beginning to reshape another age-old custom of our society: the American diet. Our generation deserves more than just Happy Meals. We deserve healthy meals.
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EDITORIALS
Team America
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 8, 2010In a move that can only be labeled as an attempt to become the super-exclusive “Mean Girls” of Capitol Hill, GOP-elected officials rallied behind an agenda Sunday based largely on bullying their boss: Mr. President.
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CAMPUS
Alliance program helps UF ‘represent diversity’ of Florida
By Alexander Klausner | Nov. 8, 2010In 2000, only two students from Miami Carol City Senior High School were accepted to UF.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Butler leaning toward Bartley at point guard
By MATT WATTS< | Nov. 8, 2010Questions surround coach Amanda Butler’s inexperienced squad entering the 2010-11 season. But with the opener less than a week away one of the most glaring concerns seems to be answered.
