NEWS
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CAMPUS
Performances, food to kick off Soulfest
By Clare Lennon | Oct. 20, 2011Singing, stepping and dancing will kick off Soulfest tonight.
El Caimán
NEWS
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FEATURES
Campaign pushes for disclaimer on airbrushed ads
By Erin Jester | Oct. 20, 2011Seth and Eva Matlins want you to know the truth.
METRO
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Occupy protesters ask to extend hours
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 20, 2011About 30 Occupy Gainesville members asked the City Commission on Thursday for permission to stay on Bo Diddley Community Plaza after public hours end at 11:30 p.m. rather than protest on the sidewalks at night.
METRO
Police task force arrests, charges serial rape suspect
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 20, 2011The suspect in an investigation of five rape cases since July was arrested Thursday and taken to the Marion County Jail.
METRO
RTS awarded $9 million grant for high ridership
By Emily Morrow | Oct. 20, 2011Gary Welles drives his '97 Gillig bus for eight hours a day from the Park-and-Ride Lot to the Hub and back again.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Man, 22, charged with murder after shooting at Cabana Beach
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 20, 2011A 22-year-old man was charged with murder early Thursday morning after allegedly shooting another man multiple times at Cabana Beach apartments.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts and laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 20, 2011Well, it's almost the weekend here in Gainesville, but there's no football game at home or away. So what is there to do?
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Access to genome will advance medicine
By Akansha Mishra | Oct. 20, 2011The Human Genome Project is a mind-blowing development that has engaged scientists for the past 20 years. It can identify thousands of genes in human DNA and determine the sequences of 3 billion chemical base pairs.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
US policy has only worsened poverty
By J.D. Knee | Oct. 20, 2011Even though poverty has always existed, the seeds of the current division between the haves and the have-nots began about 60 years ago. Ever since the government's original attempt to solve the problem of poverty with programs, court decisions and amendments, the fixes only made things worse.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Notebook: UF ranked No. 10 in preseason coaches’ poll
By JOHN BOOTHE | Oct. 20, 2011The Gators’ preseason expectations were put to a vote Thursday with the release of the first USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ poll.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Gators finish Razorbacks in overtime
By JOSH JURNOVOY< | Oct. 20, 2011The Gators were minutes away from their second straight loss to a Southeastern Conference bottom-feeder Thursday night, but they avoided disaster as they finally found their finishing touch.
NEWS
Occu-pie Gainesville
By Becca Goldring | Oct. 20, 2011If you've been anywhere near Bo Diddley Community Plaza in downtown Gainesville recently, you might have noticed that protestors have made the open area their temporary home. Occupy Gainesville, in conjunction with Occupy Wall Street in New York City, began on Oct. 12 and is still in effect.
NEWS
Fall Out Boy's lead singer makes solo album
By Ellis Starkey | Oct. 20, 2011Patrick Stump, known by most as the lead singer of the pop-punk group Fall Out Boy, released his first full solo album this week.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Picks Column: Bye Week
Oct. 20, 2011Let’s be honest: We here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column have been mailing it in this week.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Finally rested, Florida preparing for MSU
Oct. 20, 2011About five-and-a-half hours after Madison Monserez arrived back in Gainesville, she was in class. A few hours later, she was gearing up for practice on what is typically an off day for the Gators’ volleyball team.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Florida women's golf takes on loaded field after long layoff
By LANDON WATNICK< | Oct. 20, 2011After nearly a month since their last tournament, the Gators are ready to get back into the swing of things.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE
UF women's swimming team begins tough slate with win over Arkansas
By ALEX PECKHAM< | Oct. 20, 2011The first day of a grueling three-day string of competition was a successful one for the Florida women’s swimming team as they defeated Arkansas 173-125 in Fayetteville, Ark.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Gators tennis hosts ITA Regional Championships
By MEGAN WALSH< | Oct. 20, 2011As the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships begins today at the Ring Tennis Complex, Florida women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist can’t help but kick himself a little.
METRO
Police collaborate to track down rapist
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 19, 2011The Gainesville Police Department and other law enforcement agencies have created a task force to locate a suspect who they say is connected to a string of five rapes in two counties since July.
METRO
Scott promises space-based jobs
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 19, 2011Gov. Rick Scott visited Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday and announced his commitment to keeping space-based jobs in Florida. Some UF students and faculty said this was a welcome sign of support, but they are hesitant about whether it will bolster the job market.
