THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
Movie in a day
Aug. 2, 2010What kind of movie can you make in just a day?
COVID-19
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Shoplifting and armed robbery at Kangaroo store
July 31, 2010A man already facing charges for shoplifting is wanted by Gainesville Police for armed robbery of a Kangaroo convenience store on Wednesday.
METRO
Man arrested after harassing ex-girlfriend
July 31, 2010A man was sorry after he fought with officers and damaged their car, though it didn't save him from being arrested on stalking and battery charges Wednesday.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Officers in Kofi shooting return to duty
By ANDREW PANTAZI | July 31, 2010Four of the five officers involved in the Corry Village shooting have been reinstated with the University Police Department.
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Video: Protect yourself from skimmers
By ADRIENNE JONES | July 29, 2010Lt. Stephen Maynard of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office tells you how to protect yourself from credit card skimmers at the gas pump.
METRO
Pizza joint fills vacancy
By Matthew Watts | July 28, 2010Ever since Mellow Mushroom closed its doors in October, the restaurant space less than 500 feet east of the UF campus has been vacant.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Engineers race robot chariots
July 28, 2010More than 2,000 years ago, Romans raced wooden chariots around the track at Circus Maximus for sport.
METRO
Gainesville hosts conference for Jehovah's Witnesses
By Alexander Klausner | July 28, 2010You may have seen the banners hanging over University Avenue and 13th Street.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Advanced degrees important
By Jon D Morris | July 28, 2010I respectfully disagree with Jon Roosenraad's column, "UF journalism students deserve teachers with experience in field." Finding a candidate for the position of Executive Producer/Managing Editor 21st Century News Lab, in the College of Journalism and Communications, who has an advanced degree and professional experience is both possible and necessary. There are several professors in our college, and other ‘professional leaning' colleges that have both. Although neither requirement is a guarantee of finding the professor with the perfect fit, having both provides the students and the communications community with the potential for maintaining industry standards while perpetuating growth. Too often industry applicants, with and without advanced degrees, think that all they have to do is go to class and tell war stories. I know, I was one of those hires with both 10 years of industry experience and advanced degrees. I learned quickly that students need more than learning the industry's approach to a problem or situation. When forward thinking is required, as is certainly the case in the journalism communications industry today, then the best candidate is the holder of both professional experience and advanced degrees. Although I am not on the selection committee, hiring someone with the best credentials in both areas is essential. I trust the committee and the dean will make the correct decision.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Brewer hosts three-day youth basketball camp
By TOM GREEN | July 28, 2010Corey Brewer didn’t have this opportunity as a kid.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Media hurt gulf towns the most
By Crystal Reyes | July 28, 2010About two weeks ago, I took a trip to Cedar Key with my Counseling in Community Settings class and our professor, Dr. West-Olatunji. Cedar Key is a small town located on the Gulf Coast, about 50 miles southwest of Gainesville. Known for its aqua-farming, it is a big name in the clamming industry. The purpose of our trip was to talk to members of the Cedar Key community in order to gain a better understanding of how the oil spill has impacted their lives. As future counselors, we also wanted to learn how our profession could better serve the needs of communities impacted by the oil spill.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Four Horsemen? No, the Four Loko is the apocalypse
By DAVE JOHNSON | July 28, 2010Civilizations rise and fall, such is the cycle of human history. There are many things attributing to the downfall of a civilization, such as disease, wars or societal collapse. However, I realized recently that there will be only one thing to bring down modern Western civilization. Dear readers, I have seen the harbinger of the end of time, and it exists among us in startling quantity. Of course, I refer to Four Loko.
THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
‘Inception’: It’s not as imaginative as you think it is
By Justin Plemmons | July 28, 2010When “Inception” came out, the general populace joined together in solidarity and screamed out in unison, “OHMYGODWTFBBQSAUCE!”
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Gators offense should be better off with Brantley at the helm
By ANTHONY CHIANG | July 28, 2010This next statement defies all logic.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Bronco Briefs
By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 28, 2010Even though he's left UF and the Gators far behind, Tim Tebow is still making us proud in Colorado.
METRO
Pool hall employee robbed at gunpoint
July 28, 2010A man was robbed at gunpoint while he was taking out the trash at his job early Monday morning, and the robber is still on the loose.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Police find it hard to enforce graffiti laws
By ANDREW PANTAZI | July 28, 2010Graffiti isn't a black-and-white issue.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Hospice roadshow helps patients
By Erin Rauch | July 28, 2010A timid young boy and his family held their ticket and waited anxiously in line to have John Sikorski, local antique evaluation expert, evaluate their item.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Smith granted sixth year of eligibility
By TOM GREEN | July 28, 2010Maranda Smith has been through a lot in her college career, which was thought to have ended in April.
