1 - The Independent Florida Alligator

NEWS | CAMPUS

Health center to offer $10 flu recovery kits to students

By ERIN ROBERTS | Oct. 5, 2009

Gators moms can rest easy this flu season thanks to Florida Flu Kits.

THE AVENUE | ART AND THEATER

UF grad, author signs copies of "chick-lit" novel

By MOLLY BRUCE | Oct. 5, 2009

Families with young children, hip 20-somethings, grandparents and even a few furry four-legged friends gathered for wine tastings, hor d'oeuvres and the chance to meet Kristin Harmel, international selling author, in Orlando on Friday.

MULTIMEDIA | VIDEO

Aging with Grace

By Sara Tanner | Oct. 5, 2009

NEWS | CAMPUS

Zombie preparedness plan removed from Web site

By Andrew Wyzan | Oct. 5, 2009

When the living dead rise from the grave, Doug Johnson will be ready for them.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Hamui advances in qualifying

By GREG LUCA< | Oct. 5, 2009

With injuries and inconsistency threatening to limit the number of UF entrants into the ITA All-American Tennis Championships to just one, junior Johnny Hamui is trying to make that two.

METRO

93-year-old celebrates birthday by donating about 2,000 books

By TIMOTHY TAYLOR | Oct. 5, 2009

Stetson Kennedy, folklorist, human rights activist, environmentalist and author, celebrated his birthday this year by giving instead of receiving.

METRO

Man goes without shoes for more than seven months

By DALIA SABBAGH | Oct. 5, 2009

Kevin O'Keefe owns nine pairs of shoes, but he hasn't worn any of them in more than seven months.

NEWS

Gainesville Fashion Week: Day 3

Oct. 5, 2009

Gainesville Fashion Week joined the rest of the world Thursday night by holding Gainesville's first Fashion's Night Out.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

New character in Winne-the Pooh sequel will not trample classic series

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2009

Deep in the forest of the Hundred Acre Wood, things are about to get a little sweeter. It seems as though Pooh has a new honey.

NEWS

CORRECTION

Oct. 5, 2009

An article in the Oct. 5 edition of the Alligator incorrectly reported the main sponsor of the 24-Hour Film Rush as the Reitz Union Board. The main sponsor was Student Upstart Films.

METRO

Planet found in other solar system

By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 5, 2009

Pluto may have been demoted from its ranking as a planet, but a new one is stepping up to take its place - albeit in another solar system.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Coming Out Day should be made easy

Oct. 5, 2009

Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day, an internationally observed day offering support for members of the LGBT community who want to publicly disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity to their friends and family.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SG parties discuss election complaints

By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 5, 2009

Free food, Twitter and a poster with Biggie Smalls and Tupac made up the conversations at the Student Government Elections Commission meeting Monday night.

NEWS | CAMPUS

MTV journalist speaks to 300 in Reitz Union

By LORA BOVIE | Oct. 5, 2009

SuChin Pak is proud to be an Asian-American, but that wasn't always the case.

MULTIMEDIA | VIDEO

Video: Students build beer pong tables

Oct. 5, 2009

UF students build custom beer pong tables out of an apartment garage.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Coverage of church excessive

By Danny Gordon | Oct. 5, 2009

I find the whole Dove World Outreach Center epidemic at this point to be rather overblown and played out. It is obvious that this church and its members are simply attention whores. In a seemingly slow news cycle, they have been able to attract and maintain the attention of media outlets such as the Alligator. I am all for free speech, but there comes a point where it is obvious these people are being used for a sensationalist purpose, and in doing so, it allows their message to spread, instead of allowing their passions to simply burn out and fade away into memory.

OPINION | EDITORIALS