NEWS
Plaza Painter
Oct. 20, 2009UF student Nicholas Cravey is silhouetted through a sheet he is painting on the Plaza of the Americas Tuesday afternoon.
El Caimán
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Video: 40 Years of Mudfest
Oct. 19, 2009Tolbert area students compete in the messy games for 40th year.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Murphy makes early impact for men's basketball team
By ADAM BERRY | Oct. 19, 2009Last season, Florida's frontcourt struggled to stay healthy and faced even more problems staying in shape.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Football team's pass game still searching for third option
Oct. 19, 2009Finding a go-to receiver without Percy Harvin and Louis Murphy hasn't been an issue for Florida this season.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Addazio should be blamed for game plan, not execution
Oct. 19, 2009Somewhere between christening Mike DiFerdinando - our often overly optimistic friend and colleague - "Butters," and trying to fit our group dynamics into that of the wildly popular TV show South Park, it occurred to me.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women's basketball team works to improve rebounding, passing
Oct. 19, 2009On edge, a little nervous and maybe even scared.
METRO
CVS manager admits to taping women in bathroom
Oct. 19, 2009A Gainesville CVS Pharmacy manager was charged with video voyeurism after he admitted to using his cell phone to tape women in the store's bathroom Friday.
METRO
Alachua County unemployment rate falls
Oct. 19, 2009Alachua County's unemployment rate has fallen a second consecutive month from 7.2 percent in August to 7.1 percent in September.
METRO
Gainesville gets real for MTV casting call
By Jared Misner | Oct. 19, 2009MTV's "The Real World" is holding an open casting call for Gainesville residents.
AP
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SPORTS
SEC: No video evidence to back up personal foul
By <b>THE ASSOCIATED PRESS< | Oct. 19, 2009LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Southeastern Conference says there's no video evidence to support the personal foul call against Arkansas' Malcolm Sheppard in the fourth quarter of the Razorbacks' 23-20 loss to Florida.
METRO
Teacher brings music to special education students
By ERICA JOHNSON | Oct. 19, 2009A local teacher was named ESE teacher of the year after building a music program for special education students.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student Senate bill may double fee SG pays to UF
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 19, 2009A Student Senate bill could double the amount Student Government pays UF for services.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Mudfest celebrates 40 years of competitions
By Morgan Watkins | Oct. 19, 2009One of UF's longest-standing traditions is also one of its dirtiest.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Heisman Watch: Week 3
Oct. 19, 2009The alligatorSports panel of voters release its most recent rankings from the Heisman Trophy.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Regardless of outcome, UF should have sent alert
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 19, 2009We've got a few bones to pick with university administrators after Monday's "bomb scare" in the Reitz Union.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Case against marriage equality faulty
Oct. 19, 2009Maine voters will go to the polls on Nov. 3 to vote on Maine's Question 1, a referendum that, if passed, will reject a state law that legalized gay marriage earlier this year. And through this prism, the refusal of Keith Bardwell, a Louisiana Justice of the Peace in Tangipahoa Parish, to sign an interracial couple's marriage license earlier this month becomes a lot more interesting, and not in a good way.
METRO
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BUSINESS
County targets drivers who illegally pass school buses
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Oct. 19, 2009Alachua County law enforcement agencies will be on the lookout this week for drivers who illegally pass school buses.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Math students’ pass rate tops other Florida universities
By ANDREW NORRIS | Oct. 19, 2009A study showed that UF students led the state in passing basic math classes.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Health care not a right, shouldn’t be mandatory
By Daniel Morris | Oct. 19, 2009This is in reply to Matthew Christ's column, "Political gain halts health care reform."
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Alligator overreacted to Greek jokes
By Matthew Panzano | Oct. 19, 2009I understand the fact that many students did not get the inside jokes about certain Greek organizations spoken during the Weekend Update at Gator Growl, but from the editorial "Let the Greeks Growl," the Alligator seemed very upset by this. I actually thought that the members of the Alligator would love this part the most, seeing as they appreciate any jab taken at the Greek community.
