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Internship competition accepts student applications
By KATIE EMMETS | Sep. 24, 2007SFCC students have the chance to intern for a Florida senator - if they survive "The Interns."
Sports
Oft-penalized Gators seek to reverse worrying trend
Sep. 24, 2007Name the infraction, and UF likely committed it.
Sports
Defensive line struggles with pass rush
Sep. 24, 2007As Mississippi quarterback Seth Adams launched a 77-yard touchdown bomb to receiver Mike Wallace, everyone watched UF corner Joe Haden get burned.
News
Gator returns to campus after service in Afghanistan
By KORI FREDERICK | Sep. 24, 2007Editor's Note: This is the first story in a three-part series on students who completed military service in the Middle East. Part Two will run Wednesday.
Metro
Local stores prepare for Halo 3 release
By LINDSAY SMITH | Sep. 24, 2007Almost six years have passed since "Halo: Combat Evolved" was released for Microsoft's Xbox by Bungie Studios, but the Halo frenzy is still going strong.
Opinion
Underage drinking not cause of death
By Ian Fisher | Sep. 24, 2007UF President Bernie Machen's logic was off on blaming Andrew Enriquez's death on underage drinking. The fact that Enriquez drank while 20-years-old is not what killed him. He may, however, have been intoxicated while driving. Such was the case when Austin Wright hit Gainesville Police Department Lt. Corey Dahlem on that tragic April night.
Sports
Gators to face more sleepless nights on the road
Sep. 24, 2007Five minutes after defeating LSU on Sunday afternoon, the UF volleyball team had a flight to catch.
Sports
Carlson, Gundy both to blame for drama
Sep. 24, 2007YouTube nation has turned its attention from Andrew Meyer to Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy.
Sports
Mistaken identity earns Nelson celebrity treatment
Sep. 24, 2007Most people know David Nelson as a wide receiver stuck in the logjam of playmakers on the UF depth chart.
News
The David Nelson story continued
Sep. 24, 2007If you haven't read David Nelson's Chris Leak look-a-like tale yet, check out Mike McCall's story here: www.alligator.org/articles/2007/09/25/sports/football/nelson.txt.
Metro
People convicted with felonies now eligible for towing permits
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Sep. 24, 2007Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously Monday night to allow people convicted of certain felonies to obtain towing permits.
Opinion
Columbia U. commended for speaker
By Benjamin Dictor | Sep. 24, 2007I was offended last year to hear that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was questioning the historical accuracy of the Holocaust. On that note, I would like to take the opportunity to commend Columbia University for allowing him to address students Monday in an open forum.
Metro
City Commission passes towing amendment
By ANDREW TAN | Sep. 24, 2007City Commissioners unanimously approved Monday the creation of an amendment that may close possible loopholes in new towing regulations.
News
Rivers, Williams to battle for second outside spot
Sep. 24, 2007Welcome readers. My colleague Evan Drexler and I look forward to bringing you the most complete coverage possible of the UF volleyball team in this blog. This blog allows us some more space than is available in the paper, and we can get some information out there quicker. We welcome your comments and will try to reply to them as possible.
Opinion
Jean shorts hurt Gators' credibility
By KYLE COX | Sep. 24, 2007There was a great disturbance this weekend. Every Gator felt it, and it showed during the football game on Saturday. The team struggled more than the three previous weeks combined. Urban Meyer will look to the footage, but the real problem is much easier to pinpoint.
News
Excavating an Excavator
Sep. 24, 2007(Scott Robertson / Alligator Staff) An excavator machine that fell into a large pit behind the Mechanical and Aerospace Building B this weekend is retrieved by two winch-wielding tow trucks. Recent rainfall caused the earth beneath the excavator to give way, allowing the machine to slip into the pit and sink into the mud. The tow trucks, along with several workers, were successfully able to retrieve the machine.
News
UF student taken off life support after two weeks in Shands
By KIM WILMATH | Sep. 24, 2007A UF student was taken off life support Monday afternoon after spending more than two weeks in Shands at UF without brain activity.
