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METRO
Gainesville hosts conference for Jehovah's Witnesses
By Alexander Klausner | July 28, 2010You may have seen the banners hanging over University Avenue and 13th Street.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Advanced degrees important
By Jon D Morris | July 28, 2010I respectfully disagree with Jon Roosenraad's column, "UF journalism students deserve teachers with experience in field." Finding a candidate for the position of Executive Producer/Managing Editor 21st Century News Lab, in the College of Journalism and Communications, who has an advanced degree and professional experience is both possible and necessary. There are several professors in our college, and other ‘professional leaning' colleges that have both. Although neither requirement is a guarantee of finding the professor with the perfect fit, having both provides the students and the communications community with the potential for maintaining industry standards while perpetuating growth. Too often industry applicants, with and without advanced degrees, think that all they have to do is go to class and tell war stories. I know, I was one of those hires with both 10 years of industry experience and advanced degrees. I learned quickly that students need more than learning the industry's approach to a problem or situation. When forward thinking is required, as is certainly the case in the journalism communications industry today, then the best candidate is the holder of both professional experience and advanced degrees. Although I am not on the selection committee, hiring someone with the best credentials in both areas is essential. I trust the committee and the dean will make the correct decision.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Brewer hosts three-day youth basketball camp
By TOM GREEN | July 28, 2010Corey Brewer didn’t have this opportunity as a kid.
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COLUMNS
Media hurt gulf towns the most
By Crystal Reyes | July 28, 2010About two weeks ago, I took a trip to Cedar Key with my Counseling in Community Settings class and our professor, Dr. West-Olatunji. Cedar Key is a small town located on the Gulf Coast, about 50 miles southwest of Gainesville. Known for its aqua-farming, it is a big name in the clamming industry. The purpose of our trip was to talk to members of the Cedar Key community in order to gain a better understanding of how the oil spill has impacted their lives. As future counselors, we also wanted to learn how our profession could better serve the needs of communities impacted by the oil spill.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Four Horsemen? No, the Four Loko is the apocalypse
By DAVE JOHNSON | July 28, 2010Civilizations rise and fall, such is the cycle of human history. There are many things attributing to the downfall of a civilization, such as disease, wars or societal collapse. However, I realized recently that there will be only one thing to bring down modern Western civilization. Dear readers, I have seen the harbinger of the end of time, and it exists among us in startling quantity. Of course, I refer to Four Loko.
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MOVIES AND TV
‘Inception’: It’s not as imaginative as you think it is
By Justin Plemmons | July 28, 2010When “Inception” came out, the general populace joined together in solidarity and screamed out in unison, “OHMYGODWTFBBQSAUCE!”
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Gators offense should be better off with Brantley at the helm
By ANTHONY CHIANG | July 28, 2010This next statement defies all logic.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Bronco Briefs
By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 28, 2010Even though he's left UF and the Gators far behind, Tim Tebow is still making us proud in Colorado.
METRO
Pool hall employee robbed at gunpoint
July 28, 2010A man was robbed at gunpoint while he was taking out the trash at his job early Monday morning, and the robber is still on the loose.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Police find it hard to enforce graffiti laws
By ANDREW PANTAZI | July 28, 2010Graffiti isn't a black-and-white issue.
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LIFESTYLE
Hospice roadshow helps patients
By Erin Rauch | July 28, 2010A timid young boy and his family held their ticket and waited anxiously in line to have John Sikorski, local antique evaluation expert, evaluate their item.
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GYMNASTICS
Smith granted sixth year of eligibility
By TOM GREEN | July 28, 2010Maranda Smith has been through a lot in her college career, which was thought to have ended in April.
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MUSIC
Folk band uses old-time instruments for bluegrass feel
By Sarah Arrazola | July 28, 2010Florida may be burning up, but Greenland is melting.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
America’s creativity enables greatness
By Bryan Griffin | July 28, 2010America heralds the banner of innovation because of the country's aptitude for creativity. Individual creativity is an essential part of the American spirit and is embodied in our country's founding documents. A government produces the most from its citizens when it allows each of them to define and pursue their own success. Using a system of limited regulation, a government should be one that allows for society to enhance its prospects by working up freely from below, instead of being determined from the top.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Serendipity defines accomplished ghost writer’s career
By Alex Orlando | July 28, 2010An economics degree from Cornell University. A law degree from UF. Experience as a marketing director.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
‘Net Loss: Prince says Internet is no longer profitable
By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 28, 2010Summer is coming to a close, and it's time for us to dole out an award for the most out-of-context quote of the semester: Prince's now-famous uttering of "the Internet is over."
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Woman trespasses at President’s House
By Alexander Klausner | July 28, 2010A Gainesville woman just couldn't resist the divine order to take a dip in Bernie Machen's pool. This is not the first time trespassers have attempted to swim in the President's House pool, Holcomb said.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Athletes to compete in strength charity challenge
By ARIELLE LEWIS | July 28, 2010Normally, Florida athletes fight teammates for playing time, but on Friday, they'll compete for six worthy causes.
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FOOTBALL
No. 3 Ohio State: Buckeyes will rely on stingy defense
By TOM GREEN | July 28, 2010We head into the homestretch of the alligatorSports’ preseason college football poll with the No. 3 team in our countdown: the Ohio State Buckeyes.
