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OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 25, 2008To lead off, we'd like to shoot a get-your-hand-outta-my-face-and-just-mind-your-business DART at college admissions officers for using students' Facebook profiles to help decide whether a particular student is right for a school.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Snead finally makes Swamp debut
Sep. 25, 2008Before the future of UF's offense was centered on Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin, it was focused on a strong-armed Texan named Jevan Snead.
SPORTS
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BLOGS BASKETBALL
Preseason magazines predict tournament run for UF basketball
Sep. 25, 2008Apparently people are expecting big things from the Gators this season. At this point all of the major preseason basketball magazines have been released, and the consensus seems to be that UF is heading back to the NCAA Tournament after missing out on the Big Dance last season for the first time in 10 years.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF gets high marks on sustainability report card
By LAUREN BAKER | Sep. 25, 2008The grades are in, and according to the 2009 College Sustainability Report Card, UF's eco-friendly efforts are above average, though its score in endowment transparency remains low.
SPORTS
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BLOGS BASKETBALL
SUN, FSN hoops coverage announced
Sep. 25, 2008UF has announced its TV appearances on SUN Sports and Fox Sports Net for the upcoming season.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Gator Party releases platform
By LAUREN BAKER | Sep. 25, 2008The Gator Party released its platform Thursday, featuring plans to improve UF's environmental efforts and student representation and safety.
METRO
GRU offers $1 lightbulbs as part of energy challenge
By TATIANA GONZALEZ | Sep. 25, 2008Add compact fluorescent light bulb purchases to the Gator-Seminole rivalry.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Kerns' overtime goal gives Gators win in SEC opener
Sep. 25, 2008Megan Kerns didn't just score the winning overtime goal for UF on Friday night against Georgia. She did it with a knot the size of a golf ball on her forehead.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Politics as usual makes ‘08 look like ‘68
By ANTHONY PAGLINO | Sep. 25, 2008Since 1966, the Republican Party has been held together by a tripod of issues and standpoints: foreign policy, economic and fiscal conservatism and the creation of cultural resentment. Today, its case for the presidency has been whittled down to one argument.
METRO
State seeks counties' help with voter registration
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Sep. 25, 2008Some Florida counties have been unsympathetic to a plea from the state's Bureau of Voter Registration Services asking for help to process voter applications, but Alachua County accepted the challenge.
METRO
RTS to increase rates, reduce Saturday service
Sep. 25, 2008In response to a $1.5 million deficit, Gainesville's Regional Transit System will increase rates and reduce Saturday service starting Oct. 1.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Study: more med students burn out
By ALEXANDRA BIZARES | Sep. 25, 2008A recent study found that feeling burned out may be associated with increased suicidal thoughts among students in medical school.
THE AVENUE
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FASHION
Fashion on the avenue
By REGINA STUZIN | Sep. 24, 2008Your first date with someone is incredibly important. It determines the outcome of the relationship. They say first impressions are everything, and hopefully your first date ends well with no walk of shame (see last week's article).
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Preview–staff hopefuls face increased competition
By GUYANA HAND | Sep. 24, 2008The application process to join next summer's Preview staff will be a little more of a battle than in recent years.
METRO
Man arrested for robbing local Walgreens
Sep. 24, 2008Gainesville Police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with a robbery at a Walgreens earlier in the week, where two sticks were used as a fake gun.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Boycott the talking animals
By ERIK VOSS | Sep. 24, 2008In a few weeks, Disney will release the movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," yet another gem from the live-action-films-about-talking-animals genre.
THE AVENUE
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SEX
Gay men make good girlfriends, cock–blockers
By STEPHANIE DUNN | Sep. 24, 2008Let me introduce myself. I'm Stephanie, and I'm a fag hag. But let me make a few things clear before your mind conjures up the image of that outspoken MAC makeup artist who so perfectly embodies the stereotype of the textbook fruit fly. I'm not a pudgy hanger-on, and my self-esteem is nowhere near lacking. I don't cling to gay men because otherwise, I'd never get within three feet of a penis. I'm definitely not the kind of girl who thinks that she alone can turn any Britney-squealing, homosexual man into a burly football fanatic. I don't brandish my gay friends like accessories, nor do I harbor any "Sex and the City" fantasies of being a cosmopolitan surrounded by sophisticated sodomites. Somehow, I just always found myself surrounded by gay guys and never thought much of it until everybody started asking me why.
