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Gang recruitment videos send 18-year-old to jail
By PATRICK ANNESTY | Sep. 23, 2009A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday morning following an investigation into several gang recruitment videos posted on YouTube.
The Avenue
Tattoos losing stigma in the workplace
By Kelly Richard | Sep. 23, 2009As students permanently ink their bodies, their method of self-expression may affect their future careers - a fact that some take into consideration. The sleeve of tattoos that friends see will also be visible to employers.
Sports
UK looks to break 22-game losing streak to UF
Sep. 23, 2009Kentucky knows a lot about record losing streaks to conference opponents.
The Avenue
This Providence serenades listeners with catchy beats
By Mae Basiratmand | Sep. 23, 2009In the era of synthesized pop beats and barely legal song lyrics, This Providence keeps it real. The soothsaying love ballads and grief-stricken rock tunes about relationships complement the idealistic nature of the rock enthusiast. With three albums under its belt and a strong fan base, the band embarked on its fall tour with full force and high spirits.
News
UF to track H1N1 with weekly emails
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 23, 2009UF announced Wednesday it will track the spread of H1N1 swine flu by sending out 1,500 e-mails to students every week for the next 40 weeks.
Sports
Stamper keeps D rolling
Sep. 23, 2009Usually, when a player of Brandon Spikes' caliber is in jeopardy of missing a game, it's cause for concern.
Opinion
Machen should give full support to DREAM Act
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 23, 2009Although President Bernie Machen said it was "time for action," outside of Tigert Hall on Wednesday, his decision not to give UF's official support for the DREAM Act - The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act - is slightly contradictory.
The Avenue
STD testing worth visit to doctor
By BRANDT WILLIAMS | Sep. 23, 2009In nearly every college student's life comes a rite of passage. There is nothing super sweet about this particular passage, which might cause your stomach to sink faster than if you had overslept through a microeconomics final. I'm talking about STD testing here, you wild scoundrels.
News
Fox News analyst dispels stereotypes about Hispanics
By LIZ BEHRMAN | Sep. 23, 2009Hispanic stereotypes were unraveled in Wednesday night's Accent and Hispanic Heritage Month presentation.
News
Students hold demonstration for DREAM Act
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Sep. 23, 2009They stood in the center of Turlington Plaza Wednesday afternoon, donning caps, gowns and the gleaming faces of soon-to-be graduates.
News
Progress Party gathers at Turlington to sign transparency waiver
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Sep. 23, 2009Progress Party President Dave Schneider has nothing to hide.
Opinion
SG turned a blind eye to workers' rights
By Ryan Bird | Sep. 23, 2009When the UF administration signed a no-bid contract with Aramark last year, many students at UF were disconcerted with the lack of research into the options available for food services on campus.
Opinion
Students do care about The New York Times
By Jake Pease | Sep. 23, 2009Fransisco Sotomayor: Students like me care about The New York Times.
Opinion
Video disses pimps, proves gullibility
Sep. 23, 2009I have enjoyed the hectic media buzz surrounding the widespread condemnation of ACORN - the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - workers over the last few weeks. The travesty against pimping that transpired in these videos should forever place shame on the houses of every pimp in the country, if not the world.
The Avenue
101 Cantina adds modern Mexican twist
By KIRK WILLIAMS | Sep. 23, 2009Midtown's newest restaurant by day and bar by night will ensure that no UF student needs travel to Tijuana in search of satisfying Mexican cuisine or top-shelf tequila. The recently opened 101 Cantina, a kind of "Southwestern sibling" to 101 Management Group's 101 Downtown, is situated at a premier University Avenue location right alongside The Swamp and Ben & Jerry's.
Opinion
Senators failed to support human rights
By Fernando Figueroa | Sep. 23, 2009As a Hispanic student, I am very disappointed that Student Government senators couldn't find it in them to pass a simple resolution supporting human rights and dignity for farm workers in Immokalee, Fla., especially since most of the workers affected are also minorities.
The Avenue
Five ways to cook fresh fish at home
By Victoria Phillips | Sep. 23, 2009A slight aroma of garlic and lime reaches your nostrils as the oil in the deep fryer begins to bubble and pop. You plunge the grouper fillet into a bowl of egg yolks. Picking it up, it drips like slime for only a few seconds before you dunk it into a mixture of breadcrumbs and cracker meal.
News
University Press to offer free online textbooks
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 23, 2009Free textbooks could be a few clicks away next semester.
