News
Student organizations host event to raise awareness about world hunger
By Alexander Klausner | Nov. 18, 2010Students got a taste of world hunger Thursday night.
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Metro
Local charity groups fight lack of holiday donations
By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 18, 2010A Gainesville church wants to help put a turkey on every table this Thanksgiving.
Opinion
Meatless Mondays gives Gators the ethical nutrition we deserve
By Anandini Maharaj | Nov. 18, 2010Well, I guess the overwhelming number of us in support of Meatless Mondays were expecting a column like Nate Rushing’s Thursday’s column sooner or later.
Opinion
Columnist apathetic toward research
By Sophie Weaver | Nov. 18, 2010Nate Rushing, the point of eliminating meat one day a week is not strictly or primarily health related, although you do make some valid points even if you meant them to sound snarky and to ridicule the vegan/vegetarian movement.
News
Facebook messaging system raises brows
By Jordan Peters | Nov. 18, 2010Mark Zuckerberg insists “it’s not e-mail.” Bloggers are throwing around phrases like “Gmail killer.” One headline in The Times of India asks, “Will Facebook sound death knell for e-mail?”
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UF to celebrate Lakeside’s birthday with ‘culture clash’
By Jasmine Harris | Nov. 18, 2010Students won’t get cake and ice cream for this birthday celebration, but they can expect much more.
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Art Bash to feature exhibit of Native American pieces
By Daniela Abad | Nov. 18, 2010Today is the last day to see a Native American art exhibit being shown in the U.S. for the first time.
News
Students hear tales of Israeli politics
By Mina Radman | Nov. 18, 2010Students got a little lesson on Israeli international relations Thursday afternoon.
News
Meatless Monday movement good for UF, world
By Austin Saacke | Nov. 18, 2010In his Thursday column, Nate Rushing does an excellent job of stating his opinion and, frankly, not much else. In his unabashed attempt to denigrate the vegetarian movement, a target too often eliciting the scrutiny of chest-thumping, ultra-macho, self-aggrandizing he-men, he overstates the trivial and overlooks abundant evidence that runs counter to his agenda. Indeed, he stands so thickly eclipsed by straw men, one need not wonder why his views embody carnivorous myopia.
Opinion
Palin family as dangerous as cave of bears
By Hassan Casanova | Nov. 18, 2010As I fought off those November blues, I decided to channel surf through the limited cable my apartment complex provides.
Opinion
Darts and laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 18, 2010We don’t even know where to start with the crazy this week, Gators. There’s so much to talk about with you, but we have so little time.
News
Balloons used in night walking event to support cancer awareness
By Karly Kehres | Nov. 18, 2010The UF Premed American Medical Student Association (AMSA) hosted Gainesville's 14th Light the Night Walk to raise money and awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Thursday night.
Opinion
Block tuition disproportionately affects single moms
By Megan Mccormick | Nov. 18, 2010I got pregnant with my first child at 18 and my second at 20. I’m now a single mom of two and a full-time student. From the start, I’ve refused to become just another unfortunate teen mom statistic.
Metro
Students create hats for ‘bros’
By Hannah Leach | Nov. 18, 2010A group of friends at UF have combined their passions for business and hats to create a new company.
Opinion
Columnist presents a distorted view of Meatless Mondays
By Jenn Warren | Nov. 18, 2010In reference to Nate Rushing’s Thursday column, the cows we eat don’t actually eat grass.
News
The Girl with the Headphones: Part 2
By Joey Flechas | Nov. 17, 2010In 2005, in preparation to apply for citizenship and get papers for his children, Mariano married another woman. There was a wedding cake, a party and a certificate.
News
Student uses Internet to solicit help finding lost dog
By Miguel A. Chateloin | Nov. 17, 2010Ricky Klopfenstein was frantic when he didn’t see Molly’s patchy-haired “rat tail” wagging under the crawl space of his house.
News
Library celebrates technology in GPS systems
By MEG WAGNER | Nov. 17, 2010If you’ve ever used a GPS, you’ve used GIS.
Metro
Students prepare for Harry Potter ‘Deathly Hallows’ release
By Julianna Spence | Nov. 17, 2010The wait is over. Accio your popcorn and tickets; “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1” is here.
El Caimán
The Girl with the Headphones: Part 1
By Joey Flechas | Nov. 17, 2010She’s the girl you see on the bus every morning, hunched over a book, scribbling answers to math problems, listening to music with big headphones.
