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The Alachua County Sheriff's Office dropped charges against a man arrested for attempted murder Friday after further investigation led them to believe he was falsely accused.

News

WUFT-FM sees decline in donations at pledge drive

By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 9, 2009

UF raised almost $50,000 less than last year in its fall pledge drive for WUFT-FM, the university-owned radio station that recently dropped its classical music programming in favor of more news and talk shows.

News

Correction: Nov. 10, 2009

Nov. 9, 2009

In Monday's edition of the Alligator, an article incorrectly stated that Alpha Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. won Saturday's step show. This is not an existing member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. The actual winner was Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Also, the article said there were eight judges when there are nine judges. The article also said the winners would advance to a regional competition. However, this competition was not a qualifier for that competition.

Metro

Grad student arrested for stealing shoes

By KATIE KLOSS | Nov. 9, 2009

A UF graduate student was arrested Sunday evening after he ran from police while wearing a pair of sneakers he'd just stolen.

News

UF professor’s hybrid fruit aims to hit supermarket shelves

By JENNIFER MARIETTA | Nov. 9, 2009

A successful crossbreed of two citrus fruits has left a sweet taste of accomplishment in the mouths of its inventors.

News

College Republicans tear down Berlin Wall replica

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Nov. 9, 2009

The Berlin Wall came tumbling down again Monday afternoon.

Opinion

Cruel Courts: Florida judicial system should rethink how it tries teens

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 9, 2009

Three South Florida teenagers who stand accused of setting another teen on fire will be charged as adults, according to the Associated Press. Denver Jarvis and Matthew Bent, both 15, and Jesus Mendez, 16, were charged with one count each of attempted second-degree murder on Monday.

Opinion

‘Support the troops’ not just a phrase

Nov. 9, 2009

Tomorrow is Veterans Day. Support the troops.

Opinion

WUFT-FM should rethink change in format

By Frank Bracco | Nov. 9, 2009

In a report compiled in June, consultants advising John Wright, the dean of UF's College of Journalism and Communications, suggested a format change to WUFT-FM would only lose $52,000 in membership dollars the first year ($26,000 per semester). Sadly, this semester's drive fell short. It represented a loss of more than $49,000 compared to fall 2008. That is a nearly a 40 percent reduction in pledge dollars; the number of pledges fell by 40 percent as well. The fall pledge drive brought in 29 percent less than the much weaker spring 2009 pledge drive.

Opinion

Republicans aren’t too conservative

By Jenna Kilic | Nov. 9, 2009

Matthew Christ needs to learn a thing or two about the political ideology of Americans before he writes another column. In his latest one, "Republicans should move away from fringe," he seems to be under the impression that this country leans moderate to left, and therefore the Republicans lost the presidential election. With every column of his I read, I find myself questioning his understanding of what a conservative is. He seems to think that we are all "Bible-thumping," overzealous patriots, and I for one resent his attempts to pigeonhole us.

News

Walmart: “Little Things”

Nov. 9, 2009

This TV commercial from Walmart, which features various people singing about how "sometimes the little things can go a long way," is so close to good:

Sports

Gators still searching for big plays

By CALLOVI< | Nov. 8, 2009

A week after exploding out of the gates against Georgia to score touchdowns on its first two drives, No. 1 Florida reverted to the struggling offense it has been for most of the season.