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'Bama will be just another blowout

Here it is. Finally.

Avoid local awkward situations on local night

Just as football season marks the beginning of fall, Thanksgiving weekend is the first glimmer that the semester is coming to a close. As the majority of UF students rush home to get some turkey, stuffing and tryptophan-induced sleep, a unique time in Gainesville nightlife starts to take hold.

Faculty Assembly votes to reinstate laid off faculty

An air of discontent lingered in Dauer Hall on Wednesday as about 100 UF faculty members from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences took a stand for what they wanted.

UF students should celebrate SEC win, attend BCS championship game

Every UF student in Gainesville should storm University Avenue when we win against Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game so we can get it out of our systems.

Santa on the Plaza

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Album review: Raphael Saadiq – "The Way I See It"

Temptations disciple Raphael Saadiq just beat out 007 and ice cubes in a cool contest. His throwback style has more soul than a shoe factory. Soda fountains think this guy has retro down pat. You get the point - the man is fly, and on "The Way I See It," he channels a radiant, doo-wop-era rhythm and blues that tips a suede top hat to Berry Gordy and Phil Spector. "Keep Marchin'" reconnects with the effortless groove of early Motown classics, exuding a lighthearted confidence laced in tambourine percussion and backing falsetto. "Just One Kiss" pops with orchestral flourishes and female harmonies, but neither element matches the zeal of the show-stopping lead vocal. How does one account for Saadiq's silky delivery? Like satin pajamas and other sides of pillows, some things are naturally smooth.

Unicorn Hill christmas tree farm

Florida university system gets low marks in report

Florida's State University System got its report card, and the returns aren't pretty.

Progressive? CLAS firings reflect bias, not diversity

Here at the Editorial Board, we have noticed that the repeated appearance of a few key factors in the Alligator has actually presented us with a defined cycle.

Wilson leads Crimson Tide with game management

All the hype in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game around quarterbacks may be surrounding Tim Tebow's all-time greatness, but the quarterback from Alabama is no slouch either.

Coming to America: LaCaze makes fast friends in first year away from Austrailia

As the women's cross country team exited its plane in Indianapolis two days before the NCAA Championship, Genevieve LaCaze dashed to the front of the crowd.

UF holiday traditions continue

Santa Claus is still welcome in college towns.

A walk on the dark side

Bryan Poole, guitarist and singer for the indie-pop band Of Montreal, said the band recorded its latest album with the help of Georgie Fruit, a "64-year-old black she-male who's been in and out of prison a couple times."

Alligator lacks editor applicants

Newsrooms across the country have been hit hard by the nation's troubled economy, and the Independent Florida Alligator is not immune to the industry's dip in morale.

Dorm rent increase not a surprise

This spring, on-campus residents will pay a midyear increase in rent.

Local Christmas tree farmers keep up tradition

No snow, sleds or Santa Claus are required:for John and Cathryn Gregory, it's always Christmastime.John, a former UF professor, and Cathryn, a former Spanish teacher, both 64, have been growing trees at the Unicorn Hill Christmas Tree Farm since 1981.Unicorn Hill, at 3605 N.W. 69th St., is the only Christmas tree farm in Gainesville.

Brooks' late layup gives UF tight win in Alabama

In a game that didn't look too frightening on the schedule, UF got more than a scare Wednesday night at Alabama-Birmingham and had to survive late.

Album review: The Knux – "Remind Me in 3 Days"

How about some role play with your rap music? A technique long ago mastered by those cheeky Wu-Tang lads, the tempting habit of cramming one's album with scripted banter and wink-wink inside jokes occasionally sidetracks the Brothers Lindsey. Yet when Al and Krispy focus on the actual songs, the young duo confirm themselves as genre-bending hip-hop impresarios. "Bang! Bang!" would make a devastating TV on the Radio cut as it begins a Matrix-worthy techno rocker before exploding into electric, rhyme-heavy verses. Likewise, side one of "Remind Me" is an exercise in style-mashing precision, but when the half-assed skits creep in during the second half hour, one gets the sense that The Knux could be truly great if they could only consistently answer the classic actor question: What's my motivation?

Transition to new school hard, lonely

When people search for the cause of a problem, the last place they generally look is in the mirror.

On–campus smoking not end of world

I graduated last semester, and I'm wondering if the smoking habits on campus have changed. Is it really that big of a problem?