METRO
Frozen yogurt shops draw students with healthier snack
By KATHRYN STOLARZ | Dec. 8, 2009Thomas Knight has gone to YogaBerry nearly every day since it opened in mid-September.
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CAMPUS
UF library embraces lesbian-themed children’s book
By JULIANA JIMENEZ | Dec. 8, 2009“Heather’s favorite number is two. She has two eyes, two hands and two knees. She has two pets: her dog, Midnight, and her cat, Gingersnap. Heather also has two mommies: Mama Jane and Mama Kate.”
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Point of Christianity is love, not judgment
By Hannah Banfield | Dec. 8, 2009I have been very upset lately by the people supposedly “evangelizing” on Turlington Plaza. As I listen to them screaming judgments and insults, it breaks my heart. I have been a Christian for a few years now and while I still have many questions, one thing I do know is that the basis of Christianity is love. “For God so loved the world...” (John 3:16). “And do everything in love...” (1 Corinthians 16:14). These people are in no way showing God’s love but are giving Christians a reputation of being hateful and self-righteous. I am here to say that what they are portraying is not Christianity! Whoever they claim to be witnesses of is not Jesus because their teachings are not rooted in love.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Supporting Gators is job of fans
By Ian Fisher | Dec. 8, 2009It is not the Alligator’s job to support the Gators. That duty is supposed to fall upon the fans. It seems to me that Randall Lockhart, who wrote yesterday about the sports section not supporting the Gators, doesn’t understand the Alligator’s role in covering UF athletics. Many students are with him in expecting the paper’s staff to be a cheerleader for UF sports.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Gators football season not over yet
By PATRICK ANNESTY | Dec. 8, 2009Yes, Saturday’s loss in the Southeastern Conference Championship game was heartbreaking. And yes, Florida’s dreams of an undefeated season were once again quashed. But we must remember that the season is not over yet. The Gators still must represent the SEC in a New Year’s Day primetime bowl game against the undefeated Big East champion Cincinnati Bearcats. After the University of Alabama suffered its first loss last year to the Gators in the conference title game, the Crimson Tide gave up on the season and got thrashed by a determined Utah team out of the Mountain West Conference. We must not allow ourselves to suffer the same fate.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Football loss can bring fans together
By Austin Shaw | Dec. 8, 2009First and foremost, I am a huge supporter of all Gators athletics, and nothing disheartened me more than to see the team I root for every Saturday of the fall semester come up short in a high-stakes SEC Championship game. There were no promises to be delivered at the postgame press conference and there are zero weeks left for us to exonerate our loss. There will not be a new plaque to add to the South Endzone of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium reading “SEC Champs 2009,” Tim Tebow will not be the quarterback that wins three national championships and no one here in Gainesville will be heading to Pasadena, Calif., in January, unless they are visiting family.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Alligator distorts meaning of Rebel flag
By Ian R. Moore | Dec. 8, 2009The editorial “Road Rebel: Confederate plate no debate for state” struck me as a skewed and misinformed perception of what the Confederate flag or those who wish to fly it believe in. The fact that someone is willing to say “those who would buy it already have jacked-up pickups with mud tires…” shows that the only reason the confederate flag being flown is frowned upon is because of a large generalization to which the answer can be found in a middle school history class. The civil war was not fought on the grounds of “racism, bigotry and backward thought.”
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Florida falls to Rutgers on road
Dec. 7, 2009If a game can be won in the first half, Rutgers did just that against Florida on Monday.
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COLUMNS
Surprising loss needed to gain perspective
Dec. 7, 2009The Gators didn’t lose to Alabama on Saturday, they got beaten.
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FOOTBALL
Tebow one of five finalists invited to Heisman ceremony
By The Associated Press | Dec. 7, 2009NEW YORK — Tim Tebow added another Heisman first to his long list of accomplishments just by being selected a finalist for this year’s trophy.
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
Through Dark Waters: Senior Spofforth takes troubles in stride
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Dec. 7, 2009Gemma Spofforth is undoubtedly a champion. She owns seven UF school records, four Southeastern Conference records, an NCAA record, a U.S. Open record, a world record and an Olympic appearance for her native Great Britain.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
UF deals with injuries as top-10 matchup approaches
By ADAM BERRY | Dec. 7, 2009The grueling portion of Florida’s early season schedule has taken its toll.
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SFC
Planetarium to host out-of-this-world daytime shows
By LONI CHASE | Dec. 7, 2009Throughout finals week, Santa Fe College students will be able to kick back and gaze at the stars between exams.
METRO
Local family chosen for home makeover
By NICOLE GREINER | Dec. 7, 2009Residents of Northeast Seventh Street will see a bit of a change during the next week as “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” takes over the small neighborhood.
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CAMPUS
Memorial honors UF student
By CAROLYN TILLO Alligator Writer | Dec. 7, 2009The 22-year-old telecommunications senior, who died Nov. 30 from cystic fibrosis, cracked jokes with classmates, served as a foster parent for animals and raised awareness for the disease that slowly took her life.
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CAMPUS
Graduate students to protest Reitz Union fee
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Dec. 7, 2009Members of Graduate Assistants United, a union that represents UF’s graduate assistants, are planning to speak at a the Board of Trustees meeting Friday. They will protest the addition of another fee to a growing list of student fees.
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 7, 2009It’s not only the end of the week here at the Alligator, but the end of one great semester. We laughed, we cried... we got called names, and we cried some more (Well, a few made us laugh). But the saddest part of all is having to say goodbye.
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EDITORIALS
Fake Tans & Flip-Flops
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 7, 2009Our glowing governor, Charlie Crist, is bent on convincing Floridians that his ultra-conservative views will save the country from financial ruin.
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EDITORIALS
Re: Rights: Accuracy can prevent trivial technicalities
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 7, 2009“You have the right — in your anxious and confused state — to try to figure out what rights you may or may not have by deciphering the ambiguous statement I am currently reading in a robot-like voice — as if my true intentions are not to inform you of anything, but rather to show my disdain for civil liberties and humanity in general.”
