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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Senators understand constituents’ needs

By Chris Curran District D Senator | Oct. 2, 2008

Reading Michael Belle's column on Student Government, I found his comments regarding the shortcomings of district senators to be highly misguided. If Belle is looking for evidence of district senators' awareness of issues within their ZIP code, he need look no further than the Student Senate's recent resolution supporting the annexation of the area around Southwest 20th Avenue.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Alcohol regulations top Conduct Code revisions

By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 2, 2008

"It's keg, keg stand? Is that what it's called?" Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president of Student Affairs, asked as she began explaining in an interview on Sept. 24 why the phrase "keg tipping" was included in the proposed changes to UF's Student Honor and Conduct codes.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Volunteers don’t avoid McCain supporters

By Shaun Ajinkya | Oct. 2, 2008

I couldn't help but laugh at the editorial submitted Thursday by Michael George about voter registration volunteers avoiding him because he was wearing a McCain-Palin shirt. It's entirely possible they did not pursue him because someone with enough interest in the election to own a shirt featuring the name of one of the candidates may be more likely to have already registered. It's also possible that in the crowded Turlington Plaza area, they simply missed him. Either way, it's irresponsible to allege a conspiracy based solely on anecdotal evidence.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Energy technology not efficiently used

By LANCE LEGEL | Oct. 2, 2008

Reclining on your couch, 36 years from now and 360,000 Chinese yuan in debt, you learn that the oceans have accelerated their flooding of coastal regions across the world. Suddenly, a deafening roar shatters all of your windows and throws you from your couch. A few miles away, a dark and expanding nuclear mushroom cloud beckons for your life.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fundraising money should be better spent

By Taylor Moore | Oct. 2, 2008

After reading the articles on our Student Government candidates raising a couple thousand bucks for their ever-important T-shirts and buttons, I couldn't help but think about how much money Americans waste by giving to political campaigns. For the 2008 election thus far, all of the candidates have raised over $1 billion (McCain = $230 million, Obama = $454 million). Why?

Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 2, 2008

For starters, we'd like to award UF and the Gainesville area for their efforts to "go green" with a we-don't-know-what-sustainability-means-but-we'll-do-it-if-Luda-does LAUREL. The local community has made sincere efforts to be environmentally conscious, and we're all for communities that are pro-Earth.

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METRO

Student finds dismembered alligator

By KATIE GALLAGHER | Oct. 2, 2008

A dismembered alligator carcass was found in a vacant lot on Southwest 23rd Street near campus Thursday night only a day after the Associated Press reported that a dismembered crocodile carcass was found at the University of Miami.

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