Multimedia
Slideshow: Silent Banquet
By Aundre Larrow | Apr. 14, 2010The Signing Gators host students from the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind.
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Opinion
Letter writer failed to understand Tea Party activists
By David M Estrine | Apr. 14, 2010While Jessica Clackum Herman’s efforts to define the Tea Party in its pure form are laudable, and she certainly brings some bacon to breakfast, she failed to mention some key traits of the Tea Party.
Metro
Acupuncture recipients limited by blood law
By MINCH MINCHIN | Apr. 14, 2010Plasma-donating acupuncture patients are feeling the pinch.
News
Woman walks across Fla. to raise awareness on sexual abuse
By MINCH MINCHIN | Apr. 14, 2010Lauren Book-Lim is cultivating two things: sexual abuse awareness and a bad case of shin splints.
News
VISA to host talent show
By KATRINA PEREZ | Apr. 14, 2010UF dance teams will be competing in UF’s version of “America’s Best Dance Crew” tonight.
Opinion
No JoKING Matter
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 14, 2010Whether you love him or he just creeps you out, Burger King’s masked mascot, The King, is in the news again.
Opinion
So Taxing: This is a gentle reminder to file your taxes
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 14, 2010We don’t like numbers at The Alligator. In fact, in one of our classes one of us was asked to multiply 300 and 10.
Opinion
Media sensationalization predictable
By Brandon Gagne | Apr. 14, 2010Concerning the Wednesday column by Joshua Lee: I find myself in agreement with the statement that “the media sensationalizes stories and fabricates a world that is exponentially more perilous than the one we live in.” However, such a statement contains information that is common knowledge.
News
Correction
Apr. 14, 2010Wednesday’s article “Student Senate discusses crisis response” said no counselors from the UF Counseling Center came to the scene of the March 2 shooting of UF graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong. According to Sherry Benton, the director of the UF Counseling Center, counselors came to Adu-Brempong’s apartment 20 minutes after the shooting and stayed until 1:30 a.m.
The Avenue
Grads look back on sex, relationships and dating scene
By MICHAEL PERRONE | Apr. 14, 2010He says…
The Avenue
Music panel gives advice to ambitious artists
By Jon Silman | Apr. 14, 2010This, and other tasty gems of wisdom were freely passed out at the Music & Entertainment Industry Student Association’s first annual music panel April 7 in the Reitz Union.
Opinion
Evaluation editorial too whiney
By Maria Crume | Apr. 14, 2010Could the “Can you hear us now?” editorial be any more whiney? The role of a misunderstood, whine-aholic college student who completely denies that anyone older than 30 actually cares about what he or she thinks is almost as annoying as it is pathetic.
News
Civil rights historian discusses MLK’s impact today
By JAMEL F. LANGLEY | Apr. 14, 2010UF students and residents from around the Gainesville community took a look back at the civil rights movement Wednesday night.
Opinion
Media should focus more on war-crimes
By Teba Mohammad | Apr. 14, 2010Recently, a video was released by WikiLeaks from an unknown source showing the killing of Iraqi civilians by American troops from an Apache helicopter July 12, 2007.
News
Columnist to speak for Pride Awareness Month
By DANIELLA DORCELUS | Apr. 14, 2010Author and columnist Dan Savage is scheduled to speak at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom tonight at 7 as part of Pride Awareness Month.
News
Indian dance team wins title despite lack of funds
By Cristina Rabaza | Apr. 14, 2010The best Indian dance team in the U.S. practices wherever it can find an open floor.
The Avenue
Perfect page turners for all
By ALLISON BANKO | Apr. 14, 2010Nothing is sexier than intelligence. OK... and Channing Tatum—but that’s beside the point. So, why don’t you grab a book this summer while lathering up for some serious sunbathing? No one is suggesting you bust out that dreadful book you got two birthdays ago from Grandma. Instead, catch up with these reads to cool you off—and to distract you from that horrendously loud family on the towel to your left. The following books are perfect for relaxing by the pool, flying across the country or on a rainy Florida afternoon.
The Avenue
Go out with a bong
By MICHELLE PROFIS | Apr. 14, 2010As the semester comes to a close, many students try to go out with a bang, while others, with a hit.
The Avenue
Mixing liquor and beer makes explosion
By Richard O. Stehli | Apr. 14, 2010When you finish your final tests and papers, it’s important to start your end-of-semester celebration the right way. Start it off with bombs. Bombs are an easy way to take simple ingredients, most of which you already have, and transform them into an exciting, entertaining drink.
The Avenue
Prevent all-nighters, unnecessary stress during finals
By LANCE FULLER | Apr. 14, 2010The end is near.
