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OPINION | EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 24, 2009

The mass turkey exodus seems to begin earlier each year. Judging by the surprisingly low volume of angry letters in our inbox Tuesday, it looks like most of our faithfully vengeful readers have already flown the coop. We feel abandoned. Because campus is quiet enough to hear our hearts break at this shortage of students to enrage, we’re happy to present you with a we’ll-have-to-be-twice-as-offensive-to-make-up-for-the-difference edition of...

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St. Francis House to serve Thanksgiving at two locations

By KRISTEN BOWE | Nov. 24, 2009

The meal will be served by volunteers to at least 500 in the homeless community.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Shoppers ready to grab gadgets on Black Friday

By RENEE MONTALTO | Nov. 24, 2009

Valerie Fritts only has one more thing to get before she studies abroad in Spain next semester. With a flight booked and a visa stamped in her passport, Fritts said the only thing she is missing is a camera.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Church holds Thanksgiving mass on Plaza of the Americas

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Nov. 24, 2009

Students started giving thanks a little bit early on Tuesday.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Student group plans forum to promote sustainable business practices

By CHELSEY JOINER | Nov. 24, 2009

A UF student group is turning the idea of sustainability into a reality on campus.

Former Gator James Smith models the new Nike Pro Combat uniform at a news conference in the O’Connell Center, the Gators wore the uniforms in a 2009 game against Florida State.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Nike debuts Gators football gear on campus

By CAROLYN TILLO | Nov. 24, 2009

Students had one mission in mind Tuesday as they lined up on the Reitz Union North Lawn: to get a free Nike T-shirt.

METRO

Costume shop to close after almost 30 years

By Laura Montalto | Nov. 24, 2009

After nearly 30 years of business, the curtains will close at Center Stage Costumes & Magic.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Experts give advice for a greener Thanksgiving

By CAROLYN TILLO | Nov. 24, 2009

Students may want to think about the impact Thanksgiving meals will have on the environment.

NEWS | CAMPUS

History of science professor to retire after 31 years

By BENJAMIN MARKUS | Nov. 24, 2009

Professor Frederick Gregory will take his passion for history and make some of his own.

METRO

RTS bus routes will change for Thanksgiving holiday

By JULIE UNGER | Nov. 24, 2009

Regional Transit System routes will change for the Thanksgiving holiday.

NEWS

‘Titanic’ director’s new film ‘Avatar’ will be epic

By Joshua Saval | Nov. 24, 2009

"Avatar," the new film by "Titanic" director James Cameron, is a big-budget sci-fi fantasy epic that takes place far into the future.

NEWS

Men in Black

By Lindsay Wadelton | Nov. 23, 2009

Junior Ishan Kulkarni, a newly inducted brother of Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, sounds off with fellow pledges in the Reitz Union Amphitheatre during the fraternity’s class probate on Monday night.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Meyer squashes Notre Dame coaching rumors

By CALLOVI< | Nov. 23, 2009

Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis’ future has not been decided yet, but the rumors of the Fighting Irish planning to try to get Florida coach Urban Meyer to replace him have already started swirling.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Men's basketball team looks to snap streak losing streak to FSU

By ADAM BERRY | Nov. 23, 2009

Florida isn’t spending too much time worrying about the garnet-and-gold monkey on its back.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Home losses fueled Tebow's success

Nov. 23, 2009

It’s finally time to say goodbye.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Gators take seventh at NCAA cross country meet

By JESSICA ETTER | Nov. 23, 2009

The Florida women’s cross country team achieved its preseason goal Monday but left the NCAA Championships less than satisfied.

SPORTS

Heisman Watch : Week 8

Nov. 23, 2009

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SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Women's hoops team looks to get off to better start against UAB

Nov. 23, 2009

It may be early in the season, but the Florida women’s basketball team is using its performance in Pittsburgh, an 81-58 loss on Friday, as a wake-up call.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Gators host Seminoles in swim meet rematch

By TONI-ANN MILLER | Nov. 23, 2009

This past weekend, Florida battled seven teams in the three-day Georgia Tech Invitational. The Gators left Atlanta with a bitter taste in their mouths when both men’s and women’s teams came up short behind Florida State.

METRO

Local food banks fight rising hunger

By EMILY HANSON | Nov. 23, 2009

With the economy in shambles and unemployment rates at their highest since the early 1980s, the face of hunger is changing in Alachua County.

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