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METRO
YouTube political ads fail to sway voters
Oct. 20, 2008Wearing red hot pants, the brunette on the computer screen sings, "I got a crush on Obama."
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COLUMNS
Halloween encourages poor decisions
By Danny Wenger | Oct. 20, 2008In the 2004 comedy "Mean Girls," main character Cady put into words what everyone had been thinking for years: "Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it."
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Butler stresses winning lifestyle
Oct. 20, 2008The phrase doesn't exactly sound cliche, but UF coach Amanda Butler might have created some new coach-speak when she said it.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
UF will have short practice week in preperation for Arkansas
By CALLOVI< | Oct. 20, 2008Players on the UF soccer team will get to enjoy one less practice this week, but they will also be taken out of the comfortable rhythm they are in.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
NCAA study shows higher graduation rate among athletes
By BRIAN KELLEY | Oct. 20, 2008Student athletes looking to dismiss negative stereotypes about their intelligence have some new ammunition.
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COLUMNS
Gators' BCS road map to Miami
Oct. 20, 2008If there's one thing the BCS has been resoundingly successful at, it's evoking emotion.
METRO
Teen arrested after hitting boy with stick, stealing bike
Oct. 20, 2008A 14-year-old was arrested Saturday after reports that he hit a younger boy with a stick in an attempt to steal his bicycle.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Experienced Macklin helps freshmen develop
Oct. 20, 2008Standing at an imposing 6-foot-10, 240 pounds, Georgetown transfer Vernon Macklin appears to be the perfect replacement for the NBA-departed Marreese Speights.
METRO
Voters kick off first day of early voting
By TAWNA DANGER | Oct. 20, 2008High volumes of interest in the 2008 presidential election brought out excitement in voters on the first day of early voting Monday.
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EDITORIALS
YouTube goes beyond time–wasters
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 20, 2008In the past five years of the Internet's existence, has their been a more welcome addition than good ol' YouTube?
NEWS
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GREEK AFFAIRS
Discussion addresses election from racial perspective
By GUYANA HAND | Oct. 20, 2008At the end of the first day of early voting, about 50 UF students met up to learn about common misconceptions at the polls during a discussion Monday night.
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COLUMNS
College degrees don’t mean anything
Oct. 20, 2008The college degree you're working so hard to get doesn't mean jack. Last week, I mentioned a professor at New Mexico University, Marcus Ross, a paleontologist who believes dinosaurs walked the earth more than 65 million years ago but is also a Young Earth creationist. Yeah, doctorates don't mean a damn thing anymore.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
What’s in a name?
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 20, 2008There must be something in the water on the Atlantic side of the U.S. because people over here are making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
METRO
Downed wire causes delays, outages around Southwest 20th Avenue
By RENEE COLE | Oct. 20, 2008A downed live wire that ignited the top of a telephone pole caused heavy traffic and left residents around Southwest 20th Avenue without power Monday, Gainesville Regional Utilities officials said.
METRO
Police receive false alarm about gunman in Wal–Mart
Oct. 20, 2008Eleven Gainesville Police officers reported to the Wal-Mart on Archer Road on Friday after they received a false report from a pay phone of a gun-wielding man in the sporting-goods section, a GPD report stated.
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CLUBS AND INTRAMURALS
Handball team raises money at Swampland Championships
By KATIE TSCHOPP | Oct. 20, 2008The UF club handball team tested its strength at the 4th-annual Swampland Handball Championships this weekend in Gainesville.
METRO
Tax break to offer incentive for bike–riding employees, their employers
By KATHRYN STOLARZ | Oct. 20, 2008It could pay to ride a bicycle to work.
METRO
Police arrest driver after car chase ends in crash
Oct. 20, 2008Gainesville Police arrested a teenager Sunday in connection with a car chase that ended when the car hit a tree, a Gainesville Police report stated.
