NEWS
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CAMPUS
Bats to be streamed online
By Benjamin S. Brasch | July 18, 2011The daily life of UF bats will soon be available for all to see.
El Caimán
METRO
Gainesville gets new co-op grocery store
By Natalie Teer | July 18, 2011Grocery shopping is about to change in Gainesville.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF to test emergency notification system Wednesday
By Devaney Vazquez | July 18, 2011From noon to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, UF will be testing its new emergency notification system, which has been redesigned to get the message out to everyone faster than before.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
What UF calls research one group calls torture
By Erin Jester | July 18, 2011A member of the extremist animal rights group Negotiation is Over may face criminal charges for violating a trespass order by distributing fliers on campus offering $100 for personal information about UF researchers who use animals in experiments.
METRO
Students witness Potter's last stand
By Clare Lennon | July 18, 2011After book parties, movie premieres, heated arguments and elaborate costumes, the Harry Potter generation may finally have to say, "Mischief managed."
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF prof looks to get in his element with CD
By Erin Jester | July 18, 2011Before the first time UF jazz professor Scott Wilson visited the home of Earth, Wind and Fire keyboardist Larry Dunn, he had never seen a Grammy Award.
NEWS
Correction
July 18, 2011An article in Thursday's Alligator about Humans vs. Zombies incorrectly stated that the game must be played between the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Participants may play throughout the whole day, not just between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. The article also incorrectly stated that participants must paint their Nerf guns orange. Participants are only required to have their guns brightly colored and distinguishable from actual firearms.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Porn threatens society
By Sean Thau | July 18, 2011Having just celebrated our nation's birth, I thought that my fellow Americans should be alerted to one of the most dangerous activities destroying America today, causing personal heartache, moral decay and a weakening of the American spirit: Internet pornography.
METRO
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BUSINESS
Downtown parking meters would hurt business
By Andrew Schaer | July 18, 2011In response to the proposed plan to install parking meters in downtown Gainesville, I must express my discontent as a voter and as a downtown business owner.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Hard times await America's 'Tot Mom'
By Shea Ford | July 18, 2011Casey Anthony is out and ready to party. Innocent or guilty, she had quite a favorable outcome and is free to do whatever she damn well pleases.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Facebook facepalm
By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 18, 2011We've all wondered whether our parents and even grandparents set up Facebook profiles to be more connected with us or to keep their eyes on us.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Haridopolos' political exit is a move Florida needed
By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 18, 2011And now we pause for a moment of silence to acknowledge the long-awaited death of the diseased politi-joke that was state Sen. Mike Haridopolos' legislative career.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
No. 1: Brantley - Is UF’s QB primed for rebound year?
By JOHN BOOTHE< | July 18, 2011After four years of futility in Urban Meyer’s offense, John Brantley may finally be comfortable at Florida.
SPORTS
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RECRUITING
Maye makes it official on visit
July 18, 2011Marcus Maye has known for a while how he feels about Florida. On Monday, he decided to make his feelings public.
SPORTS
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RECRUITING
Recruiting notebook: Florida loses two from wish list
July 18, 2011Last Friday, Georgia held its “Dawg Night” camp, a high school prospect event similar to Florida’s Friday Night Lights. In one night, the Bulldogs got five oral commitments — two from top recruits who the Gators had on their wish list.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Former Gator Wambach ignoring personal accolades, focusing on Final
By JOHN BOOTHE< | July 17, 2011When U.S. women's soccer coach Pia Sundhage first evaluated former-Gators star Abby Wambach in 2007, she demanded more out of the aggressive striker than just her usual aerial theatrics.
NEWS
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FEATURES
Netflix announces new price plans with higher rates
By Natalie Teer | July 13, 2011The convenience of Netflix will now cost members a pretty penny.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF gets $6.5 million grant to study oil spill effects
By Benjamin S. Brasch | July 13, 2011About a dozen UF faculty members, with specialties ranging from traditional medicine to environmental sociology, have received a $6.5 million grant to study the psychological and environmental effects of the Gulf's latest oil spill.
METRO
Concerns raised over redrawing voting districts
By Estee Beck | July 13, 2011Gainesville residents sounded off on how Florida's districts should be shaped in the coming years at the Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall on Wednesday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Former UF student accused of trying to smother baby with a pillow
By Joey Flechas | July 13, 2011A Gainesville woman and former UF student was arrested Tuesday on a charge of aggravated child abuse after being accused of smothering a 10-month-old child she was babysitting with a pillow.
