Sports
Women's hoops team looks to build on FSU lessons
Nov. 19, 2009The UF women’s basketball team was outsized in its loss against No. 13 FSU on Tuesday.
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Sports
Gators face slim odds to win SEC volleyball title
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Nov. 19, 2009This weekend could prove to be historic for the Gators, just not in a way they may want.
Sports
LT Nixon keeps start a surprise
Nov. 19, 2009Xavier Nixon became the first Florida freshman to start at left tackle in 18 years Saturday, but his parents were just as shocked as everyone else in attendance.
News
College Basketball Preseason Predications
Nov. 19, 2009Columnists Phil Kegler, Bobby Callovi and Kyle Maistri spent most of the trip to and from South Carolina predicting the NCAA Tournament bracket.
Sports
Men's swim team sits 4th; women 7th
By TONI-ANN MILLER | Nov. 19, 2009A slow start on Thursday at the South Carolina Gamecock Invitational may have set Florida’s men back in their quest to challenge some of the top competitors in collegiate swimming.
Sports
California CB Shaw commits to UF
By MICHAEL PIPITONE | Nov. 19, 2009The Gators football team plucked a highly touted prospect from the recruiting hotbed that is Southern California.
Metro
Comedy group hosts Toys for Tots benefit
By RENEE MONTALTO | Nov. 19, 2009Augie Artiles will help play Santa Claus for children in Alachua County this year as he and other members of a comedy group collect toys for children in need.
News
UF Hygreen system recognized by Popular Science
Nov. 19, 2009One of Gainesville’s newest innovations has earned praise on the national stage.
News
SERU survey reveals UF students study less than peers
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 19, 2009UF students reported in a survey conducted earlier this year that they spend less time studying than their peers.
News
Quidditch sweeps UF as students join trend
By EMILY HANSON | Nov. 19, 2009Thirty students gathered under the moon Wednesday, broomsticks in hand, and brought a sport called quidditch to UF.
Metro
Heisman tour makes stop at Swamp
By C.J. Pruner | Nov. 19, 2009From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, the coveted award given to the top college football player in the country, will be on display on the front lawn of The Swamp Restaurant.
News
UF to educate football fans about breast cancer
By BRANDON BRESLOW | Nov. 19, 2009Before UF and Florida International University face off on the football field Saturday, the schools are teaming up to inform fans about breast cancer.
Metro
Community acupuncture center offers affordable treatment
By KRISTEN BOWE | Nov. 19, 2009Melissa Castillo was tired of draining her insurance expense account by going to UF’s Student Health Care Center for her migraines.
Metro
Homecoming Queen gets DUI
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 19, 2009UF’s Homecoming Queen was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence early Thursday morning.
Opinion
Actions speak louder in the ‘war on terror’
By Stephen Bradford | Nov. 19, 2009In Patrick Poage’s response to Tuesday’s guest column, he took offense to the characterization of the United States’ actions against al-Qaida and other terror organizations as a “war on terror.”
News
Students react to distribution of altered Darwin book
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Nov. 19, 2009There are still remnants of paper stuffed in Corey Davila’s trash can from Wednesday morning.
Opinion
Undergrads shouldn’t complain about fee
By Matthew Powers | Nov. 19, 2009Are undergrads seriously up in arms over a $20 flat fee plus $3 per credit hour for the new Reitz Union? I’m an out-of-state student receiving $0 in government aid. In case you’re unaware, out-of-state tuition is now approaching $800 per credit. My Reitz student fee of $65 would buy me a little more than one hour of class at UF.
Opinion
Cuban embargo should remain in place
By Dayme Sanchez | Nov. 19, 2009It seems that there are many people out there ill-informed about the Cuban embargo. The first false assumption people make is that the U.S. initiated the embargo because Cuba became a communist country. The truth is that the U.S. enacted the embargo because when the Castro regime took power in 1959, it expropriated all of the properties of the U.S., including that of American citizens and corporations. Castro enriched his regime with the millions of dollars he stole from the U.S. and has never paid the money back.
Opinion
Reitz repairs irresponsible, unnecessary
By Rachael Day | Nov. 19, 2009Sitting in the Reitz Union yesterday, I was approached by a student senator who encouraged me to sign a petition in favor of a “small fee” that would favor a new student union. He assured me that the fee would “only be a couple of dollars” and that I would be leaving a legacy for future Florida students.
Opinion
Grad students shouldn’t have to foot bill
By Tim Johnson | Nov. 19, 2009On Wednesday, the UF Graduate Student Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing additional student fees for the renovation of the Reitz Union. This measure was taken to contest the recent resolution passed by UF Student Government proposing such fee increases.
