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VIDEO
Student Government election night
Oct. 8, 2008Student Government Election Results from Alligator Online on Vimeo.
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SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Meyer, Miles sure to provide fireworks
Oct. 8, 2008All right, it's time for the lights in The Swamp to brighten again come Saturday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Women beat out men in BSU's Battle of the Sexes
By KATIE EMMETS | Oct. 8, 2008Women reigned in the Black Student Union's Battle of the Sexes challenge Wednesday night.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Sarah Silverman Q&A
By CARLY FAIN | Oct. 8, 2008In a national phone conference, comedian Sarah Silverman schleped over to a phone to discuss the season two premiere of "The Sarah Silverman Program" on Comedy Central and her voting campaign called "The Great Schlep," which favors Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. For more information, check out sarahsilverman.comedycentral.com and thegreatschlep.com.
THE AVENUE
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SEX
Put taboo sex talk behind us
By STEPHANIE DUNN | Oct. 8, 2008Anal sex. There, I said it. If the notion makes you clench up, I suggest you stop reading. Like, now.
METRO
Banks' lowered lending rates do little for Wall Street crisis
Oct. 8, 2008Despite an unprecedented move taken by U.S. and foreign financial officials Wednesday, little was accomplished to stem the crisis reigning on Wall Street.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students protest at Chipotle for migrant workers' rights
Oct. 8, 2008They just want to talk tomatoes.
THE AVENUE
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NIGHTLIFE
Who's 'that guy' in the bar?
By GABRIELLE FALCONEIRI | Oct. 8, 2008Just as the 21st birthday girl has become a fixture in Gainesville nightlife, so has "that guy," the one who ends up getting kicked out of the bar every time he goes out.
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MUSIC
MTV teams voter registration groups and bands to encourage voting
By CARLY FAIN Avenue Writer | Oct. 8, 2008College students' participation is crucial in deciding which way the presidential elections will swing in November, according to voter registration groups such as Why Tuesday? and indie-rock band Death Cab for Cutie. To encourage students to vote, the band partnered with voter registration groups to organize the Ultimate College Bowl.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF student starts club for hybrid language
By Rebecca Deely | Oct. 8, 2008Esperanto is a first language for many but unheard of by most.
METRO
Gainesville local wins lottery
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Oct. 8, 2008A Gainesville resident has claimed the $1-million top prize in a Florida Lottery scratch-off game.
THE AVENUE
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FASHION
Don't be a fashion 'don't'
By REGINA STUZIN | Oct. 8, 2008I'll bet your mother told you a lot of things when she was teaching you how to dress: Don't wear white after Labor Day, match your shoes to your purse, wear everything in moderation. But did it ever occur to you that maybe your mom was wrong? Well, not wrong so much as dated. Mom grew up in another time period all together. And grandma? Doubly true. So I think it's time to go back, reanalyze those cardinal fashion sins and decide which ones need to be cast aside.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Balanced attack gives Gators options on offense
By CALLOVI< | Oct. 8, 2008While the Gators only have one true forward on the field, she is not the only person they count on to score.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Album review: Ben Folds - "Way To Normal"
By ROBERT HILSON Avenue Writer | Oct. 8, 2008"Oh, that stupid bitch is mine." Now before you make any snap judgments, know that this line comes from a song called "Errant Dog." Get it? It's funny - or at least Ben Folds thinks so. On "Way To Normal," Nashville's longest-running jokester walks the fine line between kitschy fun and tasteless humor with twelve politically incorrect songs designed to challenge the gag reflex. "The Frown Song" and "Dr. Yang" play like dumbed-down, cheesed-up New Pornographers outtakes - frenetic, hyper-pop of the most hummable order. "Bitch Went Nuts" uses the phrase in a more conventional sense and adds a shot of gratuitous profanity for good measure. Call it a guilty pleasure if you'd like - the track has more hooks than a fishing charter. Get it? Hooks? Fishing charter? Ben would think it's funny.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Album review: Jenny Lewis - "Acid Tongue"
By ROBERT HILSON Avenue Writer | Oct. 8, 2008Innocence is like a dollar bill in a busted vending machine: Once it's gone, you aren't getting it back. So Jenny Lewis, whose up-until-now enduring image was that of a blue polka-dotted Southern belle, might as well kiss her Dorothy-esque appeal goodbye. "Acid Tongue" gets its title from the line, "I've been down to Dixie and dropped acid on my tongue." A thousand clean-cut boys in Middle America have just lost their princess. Freed from the burden of virtue, the prodigal daughter blossoms in this den of foot-tapping hell-fire. In "The Next Messiah," her sultry voice slithers atop bluesy guitars when a male voice chimes in: "I'm gonna give my love to you on a day you gotta bring it back." Our little girl is a full-grown tramp.
METRO
GPD, sheriff's office crack down on alcohol violations for LSU weekend
Oct. 8, 2008Gainesville Police and the Alachua County Sheriff's Office will join University Police in buckling down on alcohol violations on Friday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gator Dining aims to reduce food waste on campus
By KATIE EMMETS | Oct. 8, 2008In an effort to reduce food waste on campus, Gator Dining Services is launching a campaign targeted at students, faculty and staff - the "Erase the Waste" campaign.
