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FOOTBALL
A Goal to Go: UF looking for short-yardage option
Oct. 7, 2010Not all yards are created equal.
El Caimán
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FOOTBALL
Wilks cleared to play after back injury
Oct. 7, 2010Florida coach Urban Meyer said fullback Steven Wilks (back) is ready to suit up for the first time this season.
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COLUMNS
Despite rumors, Tebow does not wear Burton pajamas
Oct. 7, 2010I know you want him back.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Picks column: LSU
Oct. 7, 2010What’s the fastest way to piss off alligatorSports readers?
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
UF looks to bounce back as season hangs in balance
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Oct. 7, 2010It didn’t take long for the post-Tebow era to hit its first bump in the road.
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VOLLEYBALL
Newcomer impressing coaches
By GREG LUCA | Oct. 7, 2010As the 2009 season drew to a close, many expected the libero position to become a weakness for Florida.
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators begin three-day tourney
By MATT WATTS< | Oct. 7, 2010Today the UF women’s golf team begins the three-day Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C., boasting a field of 13 teams ranked in the top-25, including No. 1 LSU, No. 3 Alabama and No. 5 Georgia.
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SOCCER
Strong defense key to UF’s fast start
By JESSE SIMONTON | Oct. 7, 2010After the Gators football team failed to ride into Tuscaloosa, Ala., and win a primetime game, the university’s other football team will look to pick up the slack.
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OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY
Gators to compete in FSU Invitational without top runners
By JOHN BOOTHE< | Oct. 7, 2010When the UF men’s and women’s cross country teams compete at the FSU Invitational today they will do so without top talent.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Lacroix beats pair of top-100 opponents to begin main draw
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Oct. 7, 2010Senior Alexandre Lacroix went right to work Thursday, winning his first two matches of the main draw in the ITA All-American in Tulsa, Okla.
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Student protestors speak out against Afghan war
By Alexander Klausner | Oct. 7, 2010About 35 people in white T-shirts gathered on the Plaza of Americas on Thursday evening to protest the nine-year anniversary of the United States’ invasion of Afghanistan.
METRO
City helps about 700 homeless downtown
By Danilo Baptista | Oct. 7, 2010More than 630 meals were served for free to Gainesville’s homeless Thursday morning as part of the 12th annual Breakfast on the Plaza and Homeless Services Fair.
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FEATURES
Alumna’s memory lives on through charity work
By Lidia Dinkova | Oct. 7, 2010Nearly two years have passed since Gator alumna Jordan Evert McCracken died, but her work to benefit the community continues to affect people.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Animals not ours to exploit for entertainment
By Drew Winter | Oct. 7, 2010The Editorial Board could not be more spot-on: Orcas do not belong in tanks for their entire lives any more than humans belong in bathtubs for their entire lives.
METRO
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POLITICS
What society considers politically active is pitiful
By Nate Rushing | Oct. 7, 2010Don’t ask me if I’m registered to vote. Don’t ask me who I’m voting for. Don’t ask me where I stand on health care.
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COLUMNS
Parenting the root of intolerance, evil
By Hassan Casanova | Oct. 7, 2010So maybe it’s time to address the pink elephant in the column. I know readers have speculated, and, yes, my last name is Italian.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts and Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 7, 2010Is it just us or is it the time of the year when everything just seems to become a race to the finish? It’s the time of the year when professors forget we have more than one class, and it feels like we’re taking 27 credits instead of a measly 12. It’s the time of the year when we can almost feel the winter holidays, and we start thinking about making those ring chains where we tear a ring off every day as we get closer to the finish (winter break).
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Male a cappella group to give free food, ‘embody swag’
By ALINA TORRES | Oct. 7, 2010The Staff, UF’s all-male a cappella group, will be making its second appearance at Soulfest this year.
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CAMPUS
Step show assistant adds charity element
By Ali Robertson | Oct. 7, 2010It’s been more than a year since her mission trip, but Ciara Rodgers still can’t forget the little boy she saw running through the streets of the Dominican Republic.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Animal liberation not actually a feasible option
By Kristina Crutchfield | Oct. 7, 2010Free Tilly?
