METRO
Recycling bins to line homecoming parade route
By Mina Radman | Oct. 13, 2010Spectators at Friday’s homecoming parade will notice new recycling bins along the parade route.
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CAMPUS
Hispanic students brainstorm ways to unite as community
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 13, 2010UF’s Hispanic students emphasized the need for organizational unity within their diverse community during an informal discussion at the Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures Wednesday night.
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LIFESTYLE
Kings of Comedy: Gator Growl stands up for humor
By Justin Plemmons | Oct. 13, 2010What do O.A.R, the Steve Miller Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd have in common? If you said that none of them have been relevant for more than a decade, you're only partially right. They were also the last three headliners for Gator Growl. You'd think that the world's largest pep rally would have a little more to offer than bands so dull even your dad would be embarrassed to be caught listening to them.
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ART AND THEATER
There will be Blood: ‘Dracula’ flaunts his fangs at the Hippodrome
By Benjamin Evans | Oct. 13, 2010The cast and crew of the Hippodrome State Theatre’s “Dracula” stop for a ten-minute break from rehearsal after running through the show’s first act. Some go straight for their lighters, some for a drink, and Van Helsing, played by Eric Mendenhall, tests the sharpness of a stake he wields in the second act.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Life is hard for those with HIV/AIDS
By Jessica Drew | Oct. 13, 2010“Life isn’t fair!” says the 15-year-old girl whose parents just told her she couldn’t go to a birthday party because of a bad grade. “Life isn’t fair!” says the college student who can’t go out with his friends because of a 10-page paper due the next day that he hasn’t started. “Life isn’t fair!” says the wife at home who has to take care of her two kids and work on a proposal for her job. Well I’ll tell you whose life isn’t fair: the life of an individual suffering from HIV/AIDS — especially one in a low-income state.
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MUSIC
Eisley journeys ‘Over the River and Through the Wood' to Gainesville
By Britt Perkins | Oct. 13, 2010Though known for their sunshiny demeanor and picturesque themes, Eisley's current "Over the River and Through the Wood" tour might as well be named "Over the Heartaches and Through the Divorce." With a label battle to boot.
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CAMPUS
UF fights for top vegan title
By Jerry Bruno | Oct. 13, 2010After months of deliberation, UF has been nominated as one of the most vegan-friendly colleges in the U.S.
METRO
Students to protest Publix grand opening
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 13, 2010Students for a Democratic Society is rallying today in support of fair wages for Immokalee workers at the grand opening of the new Publix Supermarket in Millhopper Plaza.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Family matters: Michelle Obama good for Democrats
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2010Fearing for their livelihoods in November’s election, the Dems are rolling out the big guns.
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FASHION
Fall for fashion: swear off your sweats
By Dana Burke | Oct. 13, 2010You said sayonara to summer months ago, but now that Mother Nature’s finally catching up, it’s time to officially part ways.
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CAMPUS
UF, Gainesville to host Homecoming events
By RACHAEL PINO | Oct. 13, 2010Gators looking for something to do on their day off this Friday have plenty of options.
THE AVENUE
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SEX
Sex and the Swamp: My long-distance dud
By Jared Misner | Oct. 13, 2010Dear Jared,
METRO
City gives scholarships to kids
By Kat Bein | Oct. 13, 2010Jared Chasse, 12, wants to be an oceanographer when he grows up, and the City of Gainesville is offering to help pay for him to reach that goal.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Rainey back at practice, will not play Saturday
Oct. 12, 2010When Emmanuel Moody walked through the Florida football offices Sunday, he came upon a welcome sight waiting in the hallway.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Gators look to rebound after winless weekend
By JAIME MANHEIMER | Oct. 12, 2010When the No. 13 Gators embarked on their second Southeastern Conference road trip of the season, they were fresh off their best offensive weekend of the year.
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FOOTBALL
Debose starting to find role in Gators’ offense
Oct. 12, 2010Andre Debose didn’t need to run routes or learn a book’s worth of plays in high school.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators finish tourney in second
By MATT WATTS< | Oct. 12, 2010The Gators headed into the Jerry Pate Invitational knowing they had to go low.
NEWS
Feat photo: Poker Face
Oct. 12, 2010The game was played in order to draw attention to their poker tournament Thursday at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s at 8 p.m. Registration will be held at the restaurant prior to the competition for anyone who wants to play for $10.
METRO
Guy Harvey donates boat
By Thomas MorrellL | Oct. 12, 2010UF researchers can now get up close and personal with shallow-water sharks.
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CAMPUS
Fired host lands UF job
By C.J. Pruner | Oct. 12, 2010Two months ago, Renee Gork was known to the sports world as the woman who wore the wrong hat to work and found herself out of a job.
