The Avenue
Change of scenery, lingerie spices up relationships
By MEAGAN MCGONE | Aug. 26, 2009Break up boredom in the bedroom.
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News
SG hosts party to advertise new taxi service
By CAROLYN TILLO | Aug. 26, 2009Three shiny blue scooters, two Lincoln Town Cars and a mini bus stood waiting as about 60 UF students socialized at The Swamp Restaurant Wednesday night.
Opinion
Anti-Islam shirts pathetic ploy to get attention
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 26, 2009The Dove World Outreach Center has already blurred the lines between a church and a for-profit enterprise and the lines between a place of "outreach" and a place that calls for exclusion.
Metro
Politicians discuss health care for young people
By KATIE EMMETS | Aug. 26, 2009Upon graduating from Colorado State University in 2004, Abby Berendt landed her dream job at a large media corporation in New York City. Berendt had been working full time at the company for 10 months when she arrived at work one day with what she thought was a horrible stomachache.
Multimedia
Gainesville Scooter Service
Aug. 26, 2009A new service in Gainesville provides a driver for people too intoxicated to drive for a fee. The driver uses a foldable scooter that he places in the customer's trunk to return to work.
Metro
Two people fall from apartment complex as balcony collapses
By J. HUNTER SIZEMORE | Aug. 26, 2009Two women, one of whom was pregnant, fell from the second story of Lyons Apartments this afternoon when part of a balcony and outdoor stairwell collapsed.
Opinion
DUI campaign sends wrong message
By Joseph Trimboli | Aug. 26, 2009Drinking and driving is bad - there is no denying that fact. As somebody who files claims for an insurance company, I have heard the horror stories from the victims' families first-hand. I agree that Fabulous Rides sounds like a fabulous program and the student body president ought to be commended for trying to promote awareness of its existence in an effort to reduce drunk driving. However, his approach sells the dangers short.
Opinion
SG should bring back New York Times
By Zoe Ziliak | Aug. 26, 2009When I arrived on campus early Monday morning, I immediately headed to the newspaper dispensers near Turlington to get my copy of the New York Times. They only held copies of USA Today. I assumed that particular dispenser was simply out of the New York Times, so I checked the one near Library West. Again, only USA Today.
News
Scooter service seeks to eliminate DUIs
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Aug. 25, 2009Gators will have a chance to party with the president Wednesday night.
Sports
Part III: Financial barriers block path to paying college athletes
Aug. 25, 2009Editor's Note: This is the third of a four-part alligatorSports series in which we examine whether college athletes deserve to be paid for their athletic efforts.
Sports
Fraine embraces role as Florida's primary keeper
Aug. 25, 2009Katie Fraine has tunnel vision. And while that may seem like a scary thought for the UF soccer team considering Fraine is the team's starting goalkeeper, it's the best thing possible.
News
SG discusses dropping NY Times from campus newsstands
By CAROLYN TILLO | Aug. 25, 2009After a late start, Student Senate kicked off the fall semester with some heavy debate.
News
College Poster Sale in its 35th year at UF
By HILARY SHEINBAUM | Aug. 25, 2009Freshman Ally Vitale is hoping to see the bands Death Cab for Cutie and Radiohead on a daily basis - and she can because she is shopping to fill the empty walls of her dorm room.
Opinion
Teachers should abide by textbook law
By Don Kershaw | Aug. 25, 2009So it's that time of year again: mass textbook buying. Some would think that the new law signed last year, the Textbook Affordability Act, would help prevent some of the usual headaches that are associated with buying required textbooks.
News
UF to add indoor track, cardio equipment to Southwest Rec
By JIMMIE PAUL | Aug. 25, 2009The Southwest Recreation Center will be bigger and better come fall 2010, as a result of the demands made by students, UF director of recreational sports David Bowles said.
Sports
Pouncey returns to practice, raises energy level
Aug. 25, 2009Florida center Maurkice Pouncey participated in full-contact drills for the first time this month on Tuesday, moving the Gators one step closer to solidifying a starting five on the offensive line.
News
SEC Web site highlights schools' academic achievements
By JENNIFER TORMO | Aug. 25, 2009On game day, LSU is the enemy.
Opinion
Lawmakers should ban ‘reptiles of concern’
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 25, 2009A 2-year-old girl getting strangled by her parents' escaped Burmese python should finally convince Florida to ban the sale of dangerous reptiles.
News
UF grad files lawsuit over SG records
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 25, 2009A former UF student filed a lawsuit against the university Tuesday, alleging Student Government employees broke the law when they denied him access to audio and video recordings of Student Senate meetings.
Opinion
Internet invites people to gossip more
Aug. 25, 2009Sometimes, I think about how much the next generation will change because of the Internet, and I feel old in anticipation.
