Sports
Reporters, fans just don’t understand
Oct. 5, 2010During the fall, I probably watch somewhere between 10-15 hours of college and professional football every weekend.
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Opinion
Money not source of all evil
By William Tew | Oct. 5, 2010Mr. Solon is right to condemn our government’s clandestine escapades. They are inexcusable stains on this country, but they are not products of capitalism.
Opinion
Fox News is the Republican Party
By Ford Dwyer | Oct. 5, 2010I am writing in response to Chris Dodson’s Monday column, which condemned President Obama’s negative view of Fox News.
News
Cyclist hits UF student crossing street near Fla. gym
By Tyler Cole | Oct. 5, 2010A bicyclist hit a woman on campus Tuesday morning, sending her to the infirmary.
Opinion
Mad Martyr: Time Square bomber sentenced
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2010Justice was swift, but Allah is still great.
Opinion
Florida should decriminalize marijuana
By Sean Quinn | Oct. 5, 2010Katy Perry was right. In California, the grass is always greener. And as of last week, getting caught with an ounce or less of grass won’t get you jail time, it will only get you a $100 fine and a citation. For those playing at home, that’s about three days of parking citations from UF and less than one citation for using a duplicate decal.
Metro
Political commentator gives opinions pre-election
By Jerry Bruno | Oct. 5, 2010With Election Day less than a month away, Florida is once again in the national spotlight, according to a distinguished professor of political science at the University of South Florida.
News
Santa Fe part of summit
By Amy Garland | Oct. 5, 2010Santa Fe College participated in a White House summit on community colleges Tuesday by submitting a video-recorded discussion.
Opinion
Capitalism not to blame for negative foreign affairs
By John Mark Quick | Oct. 5, 2010Idan Solon’s Tuesday letter to the editor in which he attempts to chastise a capitalist system through actions by the U.S. government misses the mark.
Opinion
Frito-Loud
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2010Just about a year and a half after Frito-Lay introduced its earmuff-almost-necessary-to-open-it biodegradable SunChips bag, the junk food giant is sending the bags to the dump and reintroducing the totally-not-sustainable old version while the company tries to find a bag that’s quietly biodegradable.
Sports
Gators women sweep first round
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Oct. 5, 2010The Gators went undefeated in the first round of qualifying at the ITA All-American in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Tuesday.
Metro
Woman mugged near Sorority Row
By MATT HARRINGER | Oct. 5, 2010At around 8 p.m. on Tuesday a female UF student was mugged on the 800 block of SW 9th.
News
Will you get scared by 'Paranormal Activity 2'?
By Joshua Saval | Oct. 5, 2010The sequel to last year's successful micro-budgeted horror film "Paranormal Activity" is hitting theaters soon. Will it have twice the scares then?
Metro
Victims still in hospital after Gainesville shooting
By Jon Silman | Oct. 5, 2010New information was released today in the shootings that left two dead and five injured in east Gainesville on Monday afternoon.
News
Student Government budget explained
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 4, 2010They drain students’ pockets, but many students don’t know what they are. Activity and service fees fund services offered through Student Government, the Reitz Union and RecSports, and they generate millions of dollars.
News
UF awarded $600,000 in research grants
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 4, 2010The state legislature has awarded UF $600,000 in research grants to fund alternative energy and health care technology research.
Sports
Red-zone struggles a concern for Florida’s offense
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Oct. 4, 2010The Gators won the yardage and time of possession battles Saturday against the Crimson Tide, but Florida still lost the game.
Sports
Don’t compare loss to others
Oct. 4, 2010Like several other aspects of this season, Florida’s loss last Saturday immediately drew comparisons to another moment in the Urban Meyer era.
Sports
Slilam wins in straight sets
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Oct. 4, 2010In the first round of qualifying, junior Nassim Slilam did something that no UF player had done in more than a year — post a straight-sets 6-0, 6-0 win.
Multimedia
Video: Come fly with Volaticus
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 4, 2010Members of Volaticus, an aerial club at the University of Florida, practice with silks and trapezes in the Nadine McGuire Theater and Dance Pavilion on Monday. The club meets every Monday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
