SPORTS
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SOCCER
Abdullah ready to lead young Gators against Knights
Aug. 28, 2008Ameera Abdullah is no stranger to injury.
COVID-19
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 28, 2008First off, we would like to issue an at-least-someone-does-their-homework LAUREL to UF spokesman Steve Orlando for calling out the Editorial Board for an embarrassing blunder. We wrongly implied that UF President Bernie Machen contacted the St. Petersburg Times with an editorial when it was the other way around. From now on, we will quadruple check ourselves before we wreck ourselves. Our bad.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Clinton supporters vital for Obama win
By MICHAEL HEANEY | Aug. 28, 2008Unity is the talk of the town in Denver this week. The Democrats have gone out of their way to try to demonstrate that their party has healed its rift in the months following the grueling primary battle between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
METRO
Exhibit displays city employees' artsy side
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Aug. 28, 2008Among its clerks and commissioners, the city of Gainesville's employees include a variety of artists.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
New season, new offense for UF
Aug. 28, 2008If there is one word to describe the last 17 seasons under coach Mary Wise, it is consistent.
METRO
Biofuels expert researches ethanol production from sorghum
Aug. 28, 2008While it's not the Emerald City, it certainly is green.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Job fair offers students part–time opportunities
Aug. 28, 2008When Eric VanVeelen arrived for fall classes, he found that most of the job opportunities in Gainesville had already been snatched up.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Machen says UF needs more revenue in State of University address
By ILEANA MORALES | Aug. 28, 2008UF President Bernie Machen said in his State of the University address Thursday that UF needs to focus on ways to build new revenue and preserve its resources - even after budget cuts.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Hawaii not the same team as last year
Aug. 28, 2008Forget the run-and-shoot offense.
METRO
Apartment complexes limit parking spaces
Aug. 28, 2008Living across from campus may seem like a comfort.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Without western opposition, Russia gets bolder
By Nick Cook | Aug. 28, 2008Because no action was taken by the West to stop the invasion of Georgia, Russia has now become bolder. Russian troops remain on Georgian land, days after the newest cease-fire was brokered by Condoleezza Rice.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Chinese, Americans not so different
By ANTHONY PAGLINO | Aug. 28, 2008I recently returned from a summer studying Chinese in Beijing. It was an intense summer, to say the least, in a war zone of culture fought in the urban jungle that is Beijing. The language barrier was daunting, the food hard to digest and the cabbies had a death wish that Charles Bronson couldn't deliver on.
THE AVENUE
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SEX
Embrace swamp sexcapades after drop/add week
By STEPHANIE DUNN | Aug. 27, 2008It's mid-August, and the bells of Century Tower - maybe a few e-bill notifications, also - are beckoning you to UF, a sultry and sticky swamp where you become an under-financed, oversexed version of your at-home self.
THE AVENUE
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FASHION
Shape up for fall fashion, and toss the shapeless shirts
By REGINA STUZIN | Aug. 27, 2008Ah, back to school. Remember the days when going back to school meant buying a whole new wardrobe? Returning for another academic year was the perfect reason to go shopping and your perfect excuse for spending money. "It's for school next year" seemed to be one of the few replies that parents actually accepted. In college, it's like no one even cares.
METRO
UPD prepares staff for campus shooting situations
Aug. 27, 2008Professor Liviu Librescu chose to stand up to the Virginia Tech gunman that went on a shooting rampage in one of the school's lecture halls in April 2007.
THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
“Hamlet 2”: A B movie or not a B movie?
By DAVID STUZIN | Aug. 27, 2008While watching "Hamlet 2," you may be bombarded by a number of questions that seem important. "Who is Steve Coogan?" you might find yourself thinking. "How did a barrage of misfits in Tucson magically learn to act and sing?" and "Why is the funniest joke about Elizabeth Shue, an actress who has been a blip on the blockbuster radar since the late 1990s?" Though these questions may seem minor, they'll consistently make you question the validity and overall merit of the movie at large.
