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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators start conference play, new season
Jan. 7, 2009Forget about their record. Forget about what they've done over the past two months.
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THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Album Review: Guns N’ Roses – “Chinese Democracy”
By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 7, 2009Axl Rose spent a fortune in litigation fees suing a guy who leaked these songs on the web. Ironic, right? If the Cornrowed One had released this thing on schedule, he could have sidestepped online piracy altogether. You can't have an "Internet leak" without the Internet.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF professors comply with textbook law
By THOMAS STEWART | Jan. 7, 2009It took some time and the threat of a $10 fine, but UF faculty are getting the hang of Florida's textbook affordability law.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Former UF guard Huertas leads Ole Miss into Gainesville
Jan. 7, 2009It doesn't take much for old friends to become familiar foes.
METRO
RTS plans reroutes to avoid title game congestion
By MORGAN COLLINS | Jan. 7, 2009Buses that cross West University Avenue will be rerouted for Thursday's BCS National Championship Game.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Skin–tight shirts fail to make men into campus tough guys
By ADAM WYNN | Jan. 7, 2009You've got to love fads. The concept is solid gold.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Album Review: Fall Out Boy– “Folie A Deux”
By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 7, 2009Here's a dirty little secret: The All-American Rejects have no backbone. But then neither do lobsters, and they're doing just fine. In "When the World Comes Down," the too-pretty Oklahoma natives pack all the punch of an aging Oscar de la Hoya, but when your clientele is teenage girls - text: omg! Gr8est band ever!!! - substance takes a back seat to confessions like, "There's a part of you that's still inside of me." If you can stomach the gratuitous fluff, the big melodies - "Another Heart Calls," "Believe" - go a long way toward quenching your sugar fix. It's when the guys use their sappy sound to vent ("Gives You Hell") that they run into trouble. Using strings, synths and pretty harmonies to convey pent-up anger? About as believable as Ben Stein the motivational speaker.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Album Review: Fall Out Boy– “Folie A Deux”
By ROBERT HILSON | Jan. 7, 2009Because teens still shop at Hot Topic, skinny jeans are recession-proof and Pete Wentz is still the object of many tabloids, Fall Out Boy continues to release products under the this-ship-hasn't-sailed "emo" label. Is this an accurate description of the band's sound? Please. "Folie A Deux" reeks drama, from its meaty, disco-nicking first single "I Don't Care," to the ohh-ohh crammed "She's My Winona," right down to the pretentious song titles - file the song "Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes" under 10 Phrases More Preposterous Than "Folie A Deux." Thankfully, as evidenced by lyrics like "Nobody wants to hear you sing about tragedy," the boys are in on their own joke and pretty much insulated from backlash. Let those of us without tight pants cast the first stone.
METRO
Residents prepare to celebrate title game victory
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Jan. 7, 2009The wait is over.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Oklahoma out to prove the Big 12 can play defense
Jan. 7, 2009MIAMI - It all started with a playful jab. It's become a war of the words.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Gators open season with familiar oponent
Jan. 7, 2009It's not deja vu. Relax, you're not seeing double.
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
UF hopes tough schedule will yield championship results
Jan. 7, 2009If the gymnastics team is only as good as the competition it's going to face this season, then there's certainly a chance to be the best at the end of the year.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Tebow could become greatest ever
Jan. 7, 2009MIAMI - He doesn't know. Even if he has an inkling, he won't tell you. Perhaps you'll get one of his school-boy chuckles and "yes sirs" or "yes ma'ams." It could be just a grin and an "I don't know."
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF seeks greater diversity among faculty
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Jan. 7, 2009UF President Bernie Machen is expanding efforts to further diversity among UF's faculty and student body.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Talented recruiting class lays foundation for future titles
Jan. 7, 2009While the Gators' tickets to the BCS National Championship Game were punched Dec. 6 with a win against Alabama, the journey began much earlier.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Brooks scores 31 in conference-opening win
By CALLOVI< | Jan. 7, 2009For close to two hours, UF made the third-largest crowd in women's basketball history forget they had come to view the BCS National Championship in the O'Connell Center following the basketball game.
METRO
Group protests activist's detainment
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 7, 2009After 87 days in jail without a trial, friends and supporters of a local political activist are getting restless.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
UF gears up for season opener with Virginia
By RYAN LEVICK | Jan. 6, 2009Teresa Crippen and her sister, Claire, have always been close. Being only 16 months apart, the two never really had anything but love for one another.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Conflict coverage biased
By DERRICK PEAT | Jan. 6, 2009The entire Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a very divisive topic in contemporary American society.Religious preference, ethnicity, political affiliation and social status often define and pervade the deep rifts that characterize this 60-year-old dispute.
