News
Correction
Aug. 4, 2009A cutline in Tuesday's Alligator incorrectly identified Deja Brew employee James Kenlon-Durrance, who has worked at the café for about two years.
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Opinion
Cronyism still permeates SG
By Frank Walch | Aug. 4, 2009My name is Frank, and I used to be a senator. For the past 12 weeks, I served as a replacement senator in the Student Senate, and my term ended last Tuesday at the end of the last Senate summer session meeting.
Opinion
Nudity should be embraced, not taboo
By DARREN D'ALTORIO | Aug. 4, 2009Sunday nights, trash nights, before I roll the garbage out to the curb, I strip off all my clothes and leave them in a little pile on the bench by the front door. Naked, I approach the street with the garbage can, which smashes the grass under its weight. It's one of the busiest streets in Akron, Ohio, during the day. But come 2 a.m., traffic is sparse. After the can is in position on the curb, I don't hurry back to my pile of clothes. Instead, I pace the dew-soaked grass, and I let the night air touch all the parts of my body it normally can't.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 4, 2009Change is afoot in Gainesville right now. All it takes is one look at the Alligator parking lot full of cars crammed with clothes, kitchen utensils and random boxes to know that summer is coming to an end, and everyone is ready to begin anew in his or her freshly leased pads. But, before you get too excited (and crumple up this paper to use as packing material), we would like to present you with an are-there-really-only-two-weeks-until-fall edition of…
Opinion
Smokers need to collect their butts
By Doug Barlow | Aug. 4, 2009Thank you for your editorial piece "Campus ban removes smokers' rights." However, it neglects to mention one of the main problems with smokers: the fact that they just throw their butts on the ground no matter where they are at.
Opinion
Grads should look forward
By BEN CAMENKER | Aug. 4, 2009It has been my secret dream for three years now to hijack my commencement speech. I had the perfect plan. There was just one problem; there will be no big-name speaker. When I learned this, it hurt. Because, Gators, there are issues we must discuss.
Metro
State to charge by amount of garbage
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | Aug. 3, 2009A proposed state-wide "pay-as-you-throw" program would charge residents according to how much trash they throw out and increase state recycling requirements for businesses and apartments. Both requirements are already enforced by Gainesville.
Sports
No. 3: Can Donovan lead the Gators back to the NCAA Tournament?
By ADAM BERRY | Aug. 3, 2009In 2007, Billy Donovan and the Gators stood on top of the college basketball world after back-to-back national championships. Now, Donovan is looking to just get back into the NCAA Tournament.
Opinion
U.S. culture defies environmentalism
Aug. 3, 2009Glee for green has been a long time coming in this country. What started out as an almost underground burlap sack movement has sprung into a multibillion-dollar enterprise and an entire culture, even generation, of planet-conscientious actions.
News
UF campus to ban tobacco
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 3, 2009In an effort to become healthier and cleaner, UF will ban tobacco on its main campus beginning in July, joining over 100 campuses across the U.S. that have already gone smoke free.
News
UF to test new emergency alert system Thursday
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 3, 2009UF will test its new emergency text messaging system Thursday, hoping to reach about 67,000 registered students, faculty and staff, said UF spokesman Steve Orlando.
Opinion
Campus ban removes smokers/ rights
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 3, 2009As if university students who smoke didn/t have enough to worry about already, UF will ban cigarette smoking on campus beginning in July 2010. Healthy Gators is quick to point out that only 9 percent of UF students smoke. But just because someone is in the minority doesn/t mean their rights should be taken away. Last we checked, this was America.
Metro
Police report 12 robberies over the weekend
By KATIE EMMETS | Aug. 3, 2009The Gainesville Police Department has reported 12 robberies since Friday and officials are urging victims to call 911 as soon as possible after the attack.
Metro
Festival gives taste of Africa
By SIMON PERSICO | Aug. 3, 2009The sound of traditional African drums boomed through amplifiers in the Garden of Beginning as a haphazardly arranged parade of cars honked, crushing leaves underneath antique tires at a local Homowo festival Saturday.
News
New stem cell procedure could reduce vision loss
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 3, 2009The link between age and vision loss may be a thing of the past.
News
UF research finds biofuel source from tree bacteria
By MADISON BEERBOHM | Aug. 3, 2009Researchers have found that bacteria growing in the wood of sweet gum trees, also known as alligator wood, may improve the process of making biofuels.
News
Camp offers relief to kids with parents affected by cancer
By BRITTNEY BURGETT | Aug. 3, 2009At Camp Kesem, Brian Shelton goes by Cookie Monster.
News
UF students create Gator commercial
By MONICA VIGO | Aug. 3, 2009Fox's Sun Sports is about to teach UF students something new about their university - Gators do not wear "jorts."
