THE AVENUE
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ART AND THEATER
Gainesville artist gets 'Lowe'
Sep. 1, 2010Last Friday, Mayor Craig Lowe came out, again, and in brilliant colors.
COVID-19
NEWS
Correction
Sep. 1, 2010In Thursday’s story about the proposed biomass plant, the hearing involving Dr. Thomas Bussing and the intervention in the site certification process lasted from Monday, August 23 until Thursday, August 26, not from Monday to Friday as previously reported.
THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
Ten movies to blow 10 bucks on (and 10 that just blow)
By Justin Plemmons | Sep. 1, 2010Maybe your financial aid dispersement didn't go exactly as planned. Maybe you're stealing fruit from the dining hall to put breakfast on the table tomorrow morning. Maybe you're sneaking into dormitory floor bathrooms to save money on toilet paper.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF T-shirt, fleece supplier pays workers living wages
By Lidia Dinkova | Aug. 31, 2010Next time a student buys a Gator T-shirt, he may be helping Maritza Vargas, who, at 45, has her own bedroom and bathroom for the first time.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
French documentarist captures Gator Nation on film
By Silvia Fernandez | Aug. 31, 2010He came all the way from France to experience an American college campus, but he didn’t expect all the food.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Student Senate denounces Quran burning
By Joey Flechas | Aug. 31, 2010The Student Senate passed a resolution during Tuesday night’s meeting condemning the Dove World Outreach Center’s planned Quran burning on Sept. 11.
METRO
Fla. Supreme Court may hear biomass case
By Alexander Klausner | Aug. 31, 2010The fate of a planned biomass power plant that will create electricity by incinerating wood waste may be left to the state’s Supreme Court.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Debose moves from slot for opener
Aug. 31, 2010Andre Debose never wanted to be “the next Percy Harvin.”
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Undefeated Gators still looking for consistency
By JESSE SIMONTON | Aug. 31, 2010The 2010 campaign has started well for the Gators. They’re 4-0, they’ve allowed only one goal and a Gator was named Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week twice in as many chances.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
They’re watching you
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 31, 2010Big Brother is watching you.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
No Love: Americans should look past differences
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 31, 2010As Tennessee officials wait to declare Tuesday’s fire at a future Islamic center a case of arson, the nation, and particularly our very own Gainesville, face a bigger dilemma.
METRO
Termite saliva may hold key to biofuels
By Meredith Rutland | Aug. 31, 2010A tiny bug could help solve one of the world’s biggest problems.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
House candidate gets stickers wrong
By Sean Quinn | Aug. 31, 2010Palm Beach County isn’t exactly known for its good voting record.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Spread offense to prove its doubters wrong this season
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Aug. 31, 2010Don’t try to act like you understand the spread offense.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Reader questions support of diversity in light of Alligator poll question
By Karen Holland | Aug. 31, 2010As a professional engineer and prospective graduate student on the University of Florida campus for a single day, Aug. 30, I flipped through the Independent Florida Alligator and was shocked to read a campus poll result indicating 74 percent of the students regret women were given the vote.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Lemmens, Trattou face tall task of replacing DE pair
Aug. 31, 2010Many unproven players will take on prominent roles for the Gators this season, but perhaps no position will need to replace as much production as defensive end.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Karl Marx hates Saturdays
Aug. 31, 2010How excited are you for Saturday? I mean, really, how excited?
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Linemen excited for tweaks in Gators’ offense
Aug. 31, 2010Florida’s offensive schemes will remain a bit of a mystery until the season gets underway this weekend, but count left guard Carl Johnson among those who want to see a bruising running game.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Ad agency pays former intern for good grades at UF
By Lidia Dinkova | Aug. 30, 2010Sometimes it pays to get good grades.
