OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Home Depot to ‘rot in hell’
By Josephine Gebhardt | Oct. 28, 2009Home Depot to 'rot in hell'
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OPINION
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COLUMNS
Nation still devoted to consumption
By Lindsey Mills | Oct. 28, 2009I may or may not be the vegan mentioned in Wednesday's column, "Being eco-friendly isn't always easy." Regardless, I think to view the carbon footprint exercise as a demonstration of the futility of lifestyle choices is way off the mark.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Editorial misrepresents ordinance
By Jim Austin | Oct. 28, 2009The Alligator has vented its outrage over the city adhering to its 130-meals limit for St. Francis House; now for some facts.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Editorial Board misses point
By Jordon Kalilich | Oct. 28, 2009Should a Home Depot employee be allowed to wear a button reading, "One nation under God"? This is the wrong question to ask. By claiming that Trevor Keezor's button didn't have a "patently offensive phrase" because it's a quote from the Pledge of Allegiance, the Editorial Board misses the point.
THE AVENUE
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SEX
People are more open, willing to experiment with sexuality
By BRANDT WILLIAMS | Oct. 28, 2009The year is 2009. We live in the age of the tri-sexual – a post-“Sex and the City,” “Queer as Folk,” and “The L Word” world in which people are open to a multitude of sexual experiences.
THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
Two cast members of "Greek" push volunteering at UF
By KIRK WILLIAMS | Oct. 28, 2009Last weekend, two of the lead cast members in ABC Family’s “Greek” rushed the UF campus to celebrate homecoming and promote their partnership with the “Pledge Yourself to Do Something” campaign.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Zombie flash mob limps across campus
By Andrew Wyzan | Oct. 28, 2009About 30 members of the comedy troupe Theatre Strike Force pretended to be a horde of zombies on campus. They were inspired by the UF Emergency Zombie Plan that appeared on e-Learning and was taken down earlier this month.
NEWS
Introduction to Best of Fest
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Oct. 28, 2009The Fest 8, this weekend's punk festival in Gainesville, features 200+ bands playing in 12 venues over 3 days.
THE AVENUE
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FASHION
Trends are perfect for last-minute costumes
By REBEKAH GEIER | Oct. 28, 2009Well what better occasion than Halloween, a day to shake off all your fashion inhibitions and literally wear whatever you want. Rather than using Halloween as an excuse to wear that slutty costume you pulled out of a $60 plastic bag, buy something you would normally overlook.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Ten Tenors to play at UF
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 28, 2009The Australian tenor group will perform at the Philips Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday.
THE AVENUE
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ART AND THEATER
Hippodrome Ghost Tour reveals theater's past
By Jon Silman | Oct. 28, 2009The Hippodrome's actors are using the playhouse to share their favorite stories about the building.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Russian Circles release new album and start tour
By MARY MANCHESS | Oct. 28, 2009With their new album, “Geneva,” released just a little more than a week ago, the Russian Circles have already gassed up their 16-passenger van and kicked it into high gear.The trio will perform Friday night at Common Grounds as part of The Fest.
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Video: Zombies invade UF campus
Oct. 28, 2009A theater group staged a zombie invasion of campus as a publicity stunt.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Former UF student arrested for threatening roommate
By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 27, 2009Studying criminal justice didn't do much to keep one former UF student out of trouble.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF sees rise in campus burglaries since 2007
By Laura Montalto | Oct. 27, 2009UF's campus burglaries have more than tripled from 2007 to 2008.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
College of Fine Arts begins dance showcase Thursday
By CAMERAN GILLIAM | Oct. 27, 2009The Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion will be transformed into a magical world, just in time for Halloween, complete with dancers, cross-dressers, an accordion player, pianists and video projections.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Immokalee workers gain support of Student Senate
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 27, 2009A resolution supporting a one-cent pay increase for Immokalee workers passed 57-19 in the Student Senate on Wednesday. The workers pick tomatoes used by Aramark, UF's food provider.
METRO
Homeless shelter forced to limit holiday meals
By ERICA JOHNSON | Oct. 27, 2009For the first time in nearly 30 years, Gainesville's St. Francis House will have to slash the number of meals it serves on Thanksgiving and Christmas from more than 400 to 130 due to a city rule.
NEWS
House of Cans
By Danica Spears | Oct. 27, 2009Jamie Longville, left, and Stevie Scheller, right, decorate a miniature wooden house frame with assorted empty soda cans Tuesday morning on the Reitz Union North Lawn. The freshmen are a part of UF's chapter of Habitat for Humanity that gave away free sodas to bring awareness to the campus organization.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Football team looking for solutions to red-zone problems
Oct. 27, 2009Call it the "dread zone."
