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UF mascot statue vandalized

The statue of UF mascots Albert and Alberta stands outside the Emerson Alumni Hall, marred by graffiti that was scrawled by an apparent rival fan Thursday. The vandal or vandals drew a rendition of the University of Miami “U” logo across both mascots and the word “Hurricanes” down Alberta’s left arm.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Consider this while fighting boredom

Editor's note on 10/8/10: This column has been taken down. The original column ran in Thursday's edition, but our readers pointed out a Reddit article with references too similar to Griffin's writing. We apologize for the inconvenience.


News

Students snub town hall forum

The Dean of Students Office and Student Government held a town hall forum in the Reitz Union auditorium on Wednesday night to discuss student concerns and complaints on campus, but something was missing.


Florida Alligator
The Avenue

Why You Should Go to the Dylan Show

Let's be honest. We're kind of lame. Our generation thinks that texting American Idol counts as voting, watching music festivals is done on TV and activism means "like-ing" a Facebook page about a cause.


Florida Alligator
The Avenue

The A-List

Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Reader supports pro-marijuana articles

I couldn’t agree more with Sean Quinn’s Wednesday column. Alcohol is a far worse drug than marijuana, and the fact that marijuana is still illegal in most states and federally is absolutely insane. I would love to see the Alligator do an in-depth article on recent studies that have been done to support the idea of marijuana being legal.   I’m 30, and our generation, which is soon to be in power, largely thinks marijuana is no big deal. And it isn’t.


Florida Alligator
The Avenue

Bob Dylan’s words of wisdom

So much has been made of Bob Dylan’s songwriting: When he put hand to typewriter (as he liked to often do), his lyrics came out indelible, engrossing and timeless. Here’s the Avenue’s picks for the killer lines that send Dylanologists into convulsions.


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