The Avenue
Food expo, film show benefits home-grown products
By ATTIYYA ANTHONY | Oct. 5, 2009You don't have to dig deep to see that Gainesville's soil is ripe with growth.
COVID-19
News
Health center to offer $10 flu recovery kits to students
By ERIN ROBERTS | Oct. 5, 2009Gators moms can rest easy this flu season thanks to Florida Flu Kits.
Opinion
Coverage of church excessive
By Danny Gordon | Oct. 5, 2009I find the whole Dove World Outreach Center epidemic at this point to be rather overblown and played out. It is obvious that this church and its members are simply attention whores. In a seemingly slow news cycle, they have been able to attract and maintain the attention of media outlets such as the Alligator. I am all for free speech, but there comes a point where it is obvious these people are being used for a sensationalist purpose, and in doing so, it allows their message to spread, instead of allowing their passions to simply burn out and fade away into memory.
Multimedia
Video: Students build beer pong tables
Oct. 5, 2009UF students build custom beer pong tables out of an apartment garage.
News
MTV journalist speaks to 300 in Reitz Union
By LORA BOVIE | Oct. 5, 2009SuChin Pak is proud to be an Asian-American, but that wasn't always the case.
News
SG parties discuss election complaints
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 5, 2009Free food, Twitter and a poster with Biggie Smalls and Tupac made up the conversations at the Student Government Elections Commission meeting Monday night.
Opinion
Coming Out Day should be made easy
Oct. 5, 2009Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day, an internationally observed day offering support for members of the LGBT community who want to publicly disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity to their friends and family.
Metro
Planet found in other solar system
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 5, 2009Pluto may have been demoted from its ranking as a planet, but a new one is stepping up to take its place - albeit in another solar system.
News
CORRECTION
Oct. 5, 2009An article in the Oct. 5 edition of the Alligator incorrectly reported the main sponsor of the 24-Hour Film Rush as the Reitz Union Board. The main sponsor was Student Upstart Films.
Opinion
New character in Winne-the Pooh sequel will not trample classic series
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2009Deep in the forest of the Hundred Acre Wood, things are about to get a little sweeter. It seems as though Pooh has a new honey.
Metro
Man goes without shoes for more than seven months
By DALIA SABBAGH | Oct. 5, 2009Kevin O'Keefe owns nine pairs of shoes, but he hasn't worn any of them in more than seven months.
Metro
93-year-old celebrates birthday by donating about 2,000 books
By TIMOTHY TAYLOR | Oct. 5, 2009Stetson Kennedy, folklorist, human rights activist, environmentalist and author, celebrated his birthday this year by giving instead of receiving.
News
Gainesville Fashion Week: Day 3
Oct. 5, 2009Gainesville Fashion Week joined the rest of the world Thursday night by holding Gainesville's first Fashion's Night Out.
Sports
Hamui advances in qualifying
By GREG LUCA< | Oct. 5, 2009With injuries and inconsistency threatening to limit the number of UF entrants into the ITA All-American Tennis Championships to just one, junior Johnny Hamui is trying to make that two.
News
Zombie preparedness plan removed from Web site
By Andrew Wyzan | Oct. 5, 2009When the living dead rise from the grave, Doug Johnson will be ready for them.
The Avenue
UF grad, author signs copies of "chick-lit" novel
By MOLLY BRUCE | Oct. 5, 2009Families with young children, hip 20-somethings, grandparents and even a few furry four-legged friends gathered for wine tastings, hor d'oeuvres and the chance to meet Kristin Harmel, international selling author, in Orlando on Friday.
Opinion
Free food shouldn't be stale
By Alyssa Lai | Oct. 5, 2009While a college student appreciates anything complimentary, it certainly does not mean our standards of food are any lower than the average person. Last year, I remember walking on Turlington Plaza after my morning class and grabbing a free hot dog and soda, graciously provided by a local church. For a college student, anything that is not Ramen noodles or mac 'n cheese and is also free is as good as a New York strip steak.
Metro
Hippodrome's costume sale draws large crowds
By RENEE MONTALTO | Oct. 4, 2009The costumes ranged in price from 5 cents to $500,000 - non-negotiable - at the Hippodrome State Theatre's costume sale Saturday and Sunday.
