El Caimán

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 24, 2009

The Department of Darts & Laurels is starting to feel a bit fatigued. We're realizing we haven't attended enough class to actually pass our first exams, we've officially lost all of our school supplies and our back-to-school haircuts have morphed from shaggy-chic to somewhere in between mullet, puffball or worse. Basically, we miss our moms. If our hectic schedules allowed us to jet home for the weekend, we'd run into the arms of the women who would point us to scrapbooks of our previous academic achievements, take us to Target and buy us some Dixon Ticonderogas and remind us that we're not feral, despite our disheveled appearances.

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METRO

Students sell customized beer pong tables

By JOHN J. BOOTHE | Sep. 24, 2009

Next time you're shooting a pingpong ball into a beer-filled Solo cup, it could be over a flashing-light display or naked Kim Kardashian mural.

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THE AVENUE  |  ART AND THEATER

Tattoos losing stigma in the workplace

By Kelly Richard | Sep. 23, 2009

As students permanently ink their bodies, their method of self-expression may affect their future careers - a fact that some take into consideration. The sleeve of tattoos that friends see will also be visible to employers.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

UK looks to break 22-game losing streak to UF

Sep. 23, 2009

Kentucky knows a lot about record losing streaks to conference opponents.

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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

This Providence serenades listeners with catchy beats

By Mae Basiratmand | Sep. 23, 2009

In the era of synthesized pop beats and barely legal song lyrics, This Providence keeps it real. The soothsaying love ballads and grief-stricken rock tunes about relationships complement the idealistic nature of the rock enthusiast. With three albums under its belt and a strong fan base, the band embarked on its fall tour with full force and high spirits.

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SPORTS  |  COLUMNS

Horse racing is Kentucky

Sep. 23, 2009

We leave for Kentucky on Friday.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF to track H1N1 with weekly emails

By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 23, 2009

UF announced Wednesday it will track the spread of H1N1 swine flu by sending out 1,500 e-mails to students every week for the next 40 weeks.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Stamper keeps D rolling

Sep. 23, 2009

Usually, when a player of Brandon Spikes' caliber is in jeopardy of missing a game, it's cause for concern.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Machen should give full support to DREAM Act

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 23, 2009

Although President Bernie Machen said it was "time for action," outside of Tigert Hall on Wednesday, his decision not to give UF's official support for the DREAM Act - The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act - is slightly contradictory.

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THE AVENUE  |  SEX

STD testing worth visit to doctor

By BRANDT WILLIAMS | Sep. 23, 2009

In nearly every college student's life comes a rite of passage. There is nothing super sweet about this particular passage, which might cause your stomach to sink faster than if you had overslept through a microeconomics final. I'm talking about STD testing here, you wild scoundrels.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Fox News analyst dispels stereotypes about Hispanics

By LIZ BEHRMAN | Sep. 23, 2009

Hispanic stereotypes were unraveled in Wednesday night's Accent and Hispanic Heritage Month presentation.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Students hold demonstration for DREAM Act

By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Sep. 23, 2009

They stood in the center of Turlington Plaza Wednesday afternoon, donning caps, gowns and the gleaming faces of soon-to-be graduates.

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THE AVENUE  |  ART AND THEATER

Streetcar Q & A with set designer Kent Barrett

By KIRK WILLIAMS | Sep. 23, 2009

Kent Barrett is the set designer for UF's production of "A Streetcar Named Desire." He is also a fourth-year graduate student seeking a Master of Fine Arts degree in scenic design. He spoke with the Avenue about his experiences creating the set for the production, which runs until Sunday at the Constans Theatre.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Progress Party gathers at Turlington to sign transparency waiver

By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Sep. 23, 2009

Progress Party President Dave Schneider has nothing to hide.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

SG turned a blind eye to workers' rights

By Ryan Bird | Sep. 23, 2009

When the UF administration signed a no-bid contract with Aramark last year, many students at UF were disconcerted with the lack of research into the options available for food services on campus.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Students do care about The New York Times

By Jake Pease | Sep. 23, 2009

Fransisco Sotomayor: Students like me care about The New York Times.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Video disses pimps, proves gullibility

Sep. 23, 2009

I have enjoyed the hectic media buzz surrounding the widespread condemnation of ACORN - the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - workers over the last few weeks. The travesty against pimping that transpired in these videos should forever place shame on the houses of every pimp in the country, if not the world.

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THE AVENUE  |  FOOD

101 Cantina adds modern Mexican twist

By KIRK WILLIAMS | Sep. 23, 2009

Midtown's newest restaurant by day and bar by night will ensure that no UF student needs travel to Tijuana in search of satisfying Mexican cuisine or top-shelf tequila. The recently opened 101 Cantina, a kind of "Southwestern sibling" to 101 Management Group's 101 Downtown, is situated at a premier University Avenue location right alongside The Swamp and Ben & Jerry's.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Senators failed to support human rights

By Fernando Figueroa | Sep. 23, 2009

As a Hispanic student, I am very disappointed that Student Government senators couldn't find it in them to pass a simple resolution supporting human rights and dignity for farm workers in Immokalee, Fla., especially since most of the workers affected are also minorities.

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THE AVENUE  |  FOOD

Five ways to cook fresh fish at home

By Victoria Phillips | Sep. 23, 2009

A slight aroma of garlic and lime reaches your nostrils as the oil in the deep fryer begins to bubble and pop. You plunge the grouper fillet into a bowl of egg yolks. Picking it up, it drips like slime for only a few seconds before you dunk it into a mixture of breadcrumbs and cracker meal.