METRO
New skate park hopes to attract pro skateboarders
By DARYL SOWERS | Sep. 30, 2008Gainesville skaters have a new place to ollie, kickflip and railslide.
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SOCCER
Offense starting to come together for Gators
By CALLOVI< | Sep. 29, 2008When a team scores seven goals in one weekend, it's clear that the offense is doing something right.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Fans harbor tradition, not stadium
By Evan Goldfarb | Sep. 29, 2008Yankee Stadium in its current state is not the same place where Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle played. The stadium was remodeled in 1974.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Orange and Blue is green
By Stephen Holmgren | Sep. 29, 2008Michelle Isgut claimed the Gator Party is the party of sustainability. Is this the same party that purchased 16 recycling bins at the mind-boggling price of $1,000 each? Is this the same party that rejected a referendum that was supported by 80 percent of the student body to establish an independent advisory committee for socially responsible investing?
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CAMPUS
UF sophomore starts Student Scrabble Society
By LAUREN GOLD | Sep. 29, 2008A UF sophomore hopes to win a triple-word score with a new club on campus.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Environmentalism not a partisan issue
By William Foster | Sep. 29, 2008Unlike Michelle Isgut, I am not a Gator Party senator, but I am an environmentalist and, until last year, I was an undergraduate at UF. Her shots at the Orange and Blue Party for its environmental agenda are unfair.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Watermelon Bust waste of food, money
By Isabella Morales | Sep. 29, 2008The annual Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity philanthropy event, the Watermelon Bust, is a disgrace to those who are involved in service activities in their community, and it's disgusting to see it mentioned in this paper.
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COLUMNS
Loss will become turning point for UF, Tebow
Sep. 29, 2008As I sat and watched Tim Tebow speak, his eyes bloodshot and his lips quivering in Saturday's postgame press conference, I thought this would likely be the defining moment of his defining season.
METRO
Gamers compete in Guitar Hero tournament at 1982 Bar
By MAGGIE CUNNINGHAM | Sep. 29, 2008Clusters of people crowded the front sidewalk of 1982 Bar Sunday afternoon waiting to register for the Guitar Hero tournament.
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CAMPUS
Exhibit shows "gross" science of human body
By CHRISTINA VILA | Sep. 29, 2008Take a tour through the nose. Walk, climb, slide and crawl through the digestive system. Enter through a giant mouth into the "grossest" exhibit of the human body.
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FOOTBALL
Meyer, Gators still dealing with loss
Sep. 29, 2008Talk remained all on Mississippi at Urban Meyer's Monday morning press conference.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Injured line becomes question mark for UF
Sep. 29, 2008When UF's season began, the offensive line looked to be one of the strongest units on the field.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators struggle at Preview Invitational
Sep. 29, 2008The Gators knew before they even left for Toledo, Ohio. that the Preview Invitational would host top-notch competition.
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VOLLEYBALL
Gators spend weekend with motorcycles, BBQ
Sep. 29, 2008Mary Wise's weekend was filled with motorcycles and booked hotels.
METRO
UF Hillel prepares for Jewish High Holy Days
By MELISSA MILCHMAN | Sep. 29, 2008UF Hillel will hold services in the Reitz Union on Tuesday and Wednesday to observe the Jewish High Holy Days, which began this week with Rosh Hashana.
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EDITORIALS
Vice presidential debate may get ugly
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 29, 2008With the McBama undercard bout out of the way, we can settle into our beer-stained, fifth-hand couches with a pint and a bowl of Cheetos to plunge ourselves into Thursday's vice presidential debate. We think it's going to be a barn burner.
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COLUMNS
Ignorant electorate bound for failure
Sep. 29, 2008Many of you may be preparing to skip the first election in which you are eligible to vote. Congratulations, it's quite the milestone in your life of civic irresponsibility. May I suggest a way to celebrate this momentous occasion? Turn on CNN on election night, and every time Wolf Blitzer or one of his minions says the phrase "best political team on television," take a drink. You'll be plastered, hungover and sober again well before anyone knows who won Florida.
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FOOTBALL
LSU coach Miles agrees with Meyer on new clock rules
Sep. 29, 2008Turns out Urban Meyer is not the only coach fed up by the clock rules.
METRO
Half–cent sales tax to be placed on Nov. 4 ballot
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Sep. 29, 2008An extra half-cent sales tax could soon go toward parks and land conservation in Alachua County.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Drinking policy should apply to everyone
By Jennifer Allen | Sep. 29, 2008As a recent alumna coming back to UF to tailgate, I was caught off guard by a new campus rule. While playing beer pong with friends, we were accosted by two members of the University Police Department who said we had to break up the game immediately, wrote down all our names, took our pictures and said if we were caught again they could arrest us for trespassing.
