METRO
Local artists raise money for children's education in Uganda
By Andrew Wyzan | Oct. 15, 2009Rock and bluegrass acts play at Common Grounds to raise money for Invisible Children.
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METRO
Sister Hazel acoustic set raises money for rehab center
By MARIA PIQUET | Oct. 15, 2009Two Sister Hazel musicians performed an acoustic set to benefit an addiction recovery center.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SG disregards where student money goes
By Eric Fredrick | Oct. 15, 2009I attended my first SG meeting Tuesday night. Nothing could prepare me for the absolute clusterf**k I witnessed. A large constituency of SG was able and willing to vote on a $1.35 million bill without even reading where the money was going. If you aren't aware, SG is being pressed by the UF Administration to give up 6 percent of its budget for "service fees." Nevermind what those are; UF doesn't want you to know, and many senators felt the same way.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Patriotism not required for education
By Jaime Astorga | Oct. 15, 2009The lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of the student who did not stand during the pledge is not "frivolous." What is frivolous is being kicked out of his math class because he did not want to pledge allegiance to the United States.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Bus drivers deserve respect from patrons
By Greyson Thigpen | Oct. 15, 2009I was scanning over the Opinions section Wednesday and noticed the results of Tuesday's poll amidst the frivolous quarrels over Guevara. Fifty-one percent of people don't like riding the bus? I know this has been said before, but RTS workers are seriously under-appreciated.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reader’s indoctrination claims invalid
By Mark Jaskowski | Oct. 15, 2009I should not be surprised that, when the Alligator reported on the active role the International Socialist Organization took in organizing for the National Equality March in Washington D.C., Rafael Yaniz accused the paper of trying to "indoctrinate" its readership.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Giving peace prize for 'intentions' wrong
Oct. 15, 2009I'm going to go ahead and go on the record right now. I want everyone to know that I absolutely and wholly intend on permanently ridding the world of poverty, genocide, war and any other possible negative affliction.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Gators shouldn't cheat deserving fans
By Robert Cousin | Oct. 15, 2009First off, I would like to congratulate all of you who got a ticket to the Florida-Arkansas game. I have only been able to get one ticket this year.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 15, 2009Once upon a time, we had time to sleep. But unfortunately, school has taken precedence over the rest we would prefer to have. We haven't seen our pillows since Wednesday, and our mothers think we're dead. Still, we trudge through this cesspool of a semester to deliver you a we-didn't-think-it-was-possible-to-function-on-five-hours-of-sleep-every-two-days-until-we-tried edition of...
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Scoring rules changes help even SEC playing field
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Oct. 15, 2009The Gators have dealt with more changes to the scoring rules than regular-season conference home losses under coach Mary Wise.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Strong earning praise for his defense
Oct. 15, 2009As Florida coach Urban Meyer put it Wednesday, "It's the Charlie Strong show" in Gainesville these days.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Florida may be as dominant as '08
Oct. 15, 2009It's hard to look at Florida's dominant close to the 2008 season and say the Gators made any mistakes, but apparently they did.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Mallett leads SEC's top pass offense
By CALLOVI< | Oct. 15, 2009It's not hard to see a big reason why Arkansas' offense has improved since last season.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF among top 100 most-Tweeting schools
By ANDREW NORRIS | Oct. 15, 2009When it comes to communicating with its students, UF is all a-Twitter.
THE AVENUE
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SEX
Dancing is sexual, lacks coordination
By MEAGAN MCGONE | Oct. 15, 2009I think the dance floor is one place where humans can be seen actually de-evolving.
METRO
Dozens rally downtown for health care reform
By William O'Connor | Oct. 15, 2009Rosemary Piazza, 70, lost her house because of medical bills. Drollene Brown, also 70, was denied health care coverage because of a pre-existing condition. Lee Auerbach said for the first time in almost 65 years, she just felt helpless.
METRO
Senate Finance Committee passes health care legislation
By ROBERT HARRINGER | Oct. 15, 2009The Senate Finance Committee passed its version of health care legislation without a public option Tuesday.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Mystery tale "Mindgame" keeps audience in suspense
By ATTIYA ANTHONY | Oct. 15, 2009Carpet. Envelope. Wallpaper. Cigarette. Jelly.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Talent night winner creates song for Gator Growl
By ASHLEY ROSS | Oct. 15, 2009Sipping a Blue Moon and munching on sweet potato fries on the front lawn of the Swamp Restaurant wouldn't be nearly as enjoyable without the charming sound of two cute guitar-playing guys strumming and singing to some of your favorite songs.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students rally for health care legislation
By Jared Misner | Oct. 15, 2009A little rain didn't ruin this rally.
