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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.

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Post-graduation health insurance choices worry college students

By AMELIA BECK | Sep. 23, 2007

Fall semester marks the final stretch of a four-and-a-half-year journey for Adrianna Rodriguez, a UF senior who will graduate in December. On graduation day, she will walk across the stage, shake the hands of beaming administrators and collect diplomas in history and journalism.

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Precision Ping-Pong

Sep. 19, 2007

(Jeremiah Stanley / Alligator) Hongqiang Zhai, an electrical engineering alumnus, plays table tennis at the Florida Gym on Wednesday evening. The games were part of a Table Tennis Club meeting.

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Law professor delivers speech on government surveillance

By KORI FREDERICK | Sep. 19, 2007

UF law professor Christopher Slobogin painted a dark, Big Brother-esque picture Wednesday of the post-Sept. 11 regulation of government surveillance. His speech focused on how recent surveillance acts are in direct conflict with the Fourth Amendment.

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UF team builds concrete reefs to study overfished grouper

By STEVEN WEINER | Sep. 17, 2007

Whether you like your grouper blackened or baked, a UF associate professor has been working on saving the fish favorite for the past 17 years, according to a UF press release.

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New study finds kissing different for men, women

By OLEE FOWLER | Sep. 17, 2007

Sharpen up those kissing skills, boys and girls, because that is all a new study says is needed to assess a mate.

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The "Apostle" speaks to the masses.

Sep. 16, 2007

(Charles Roop / Alligator Staff) Pastor Marty Hogan, dressed as the Apostle John, preaches to people at Turlington Plaza on Friday morning. Hogan, who was scheduled to appear at Calvary Chapel Gainesville on Sunday morning and evening, uses musical and dramatic presentations to spread his message, according to the chapel's Web site.

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The Whole Kitten Caboodle

By CASEY BROOKE LAWSON | Sep. 16, 2007

September is a busy month for Gainesville Pet Rescue as students are returning to school, settling into their lives and looking to adopt a pet, said Cheryl Gibson, executive director of GPR.

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Looking for Red amongst the Orange and Blue.

Sep. 16, 2007

(Scott Robertson / Alligator Staff) Fred Thompson (third from left), who is running on the Republican ticket for the 2008 presidential election, talks to a fan before the University of Tennessee game outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday. Fred Thompson, who formally announced his bid for the Republican ticket on Sept. 5, stopped in Gainesville during his campaign to accept an invitation to sit with UF President Bernie Machen in the president's box during the game.

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UF Air Force ROTC cadet soars above competition

By KIM WILMATH | Sep. 13, 2007

Maureen Hartney said she isn't perfect. She's still 15 push-ups shy of her 62-a-minute goal. She only has a 3.9 GPA. She hasn't saved the world yet.

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Fire ants plague RTS bus stops, students say

By EVA MAE SMITH | Sep. 12, 2007

Jodi-Ann Pinnock waited at the bus stop carrying her books. Her arms were tired. She wanted to sit down as she waited, but she couldn't.

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CampusLink employee travels country to repair computers

Sep. 11, 2007

The sound of a circular saw shreds the air on the ground floor of the Reitz Union as Adam Loose cuts a board.

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Some students pay little attention to Sept. 11's sixth anniversary

By AMELIA BECK | Sep. 11, 2007

UF freshman Talia Cadet was sitting in seventh-grade history class at her Long Island middle school when she first learned of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Though she was young, Cadet understood the gravity of the situation and feared for her mother, who worked at a New York City hospital.

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UF student hosts Whataburger social

By APRIL DUDASH | Sep. 9, 2007

The thick smell of active grease traps wafts in the air as some blood-shot college students dine on fried chicken, burgers and fries.

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About 2,000 attend pep rally for new students

By ANGELA PETERSEN | Sep. 6, 2007

New and old faces trailed into the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Thursday night to get a taste of The Gator Nation for Gatorfest.

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A Balancing Act

Sep. 5, 2007

(Jeremiah Stanley / Alligator) Hip Hop Collective member J.J. Richardson breakdances on Turlington Plaza Wednesday afternoon during a Breakdancing Club recruitment event.

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