METRO
State may shut down 19 parks due to budget cuts
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Nov. 13, 2008Florida's attempts to balance its budget could temporarily shut down 19 state parks.
El Caimán
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Good guys with weapons benefit society
By Jordan Pratt | Nov. 13, 2008The UF population, having engaged in debate concerning carrying concealed weapons on campus, would do well to reread Wednesday's article "Police name suspect."
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gator game to be carbon neutral
By LAUREN BAKER | Nov. 13, 2008Football fans will pump more than spirit into the air this weekend. At full capacity, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and its 90,000 fans add about 2,000 tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students get dirty at Mudfest
By TAWNA DANGER | Nov. 13, 2008Only the whites of the students' eyes could be seen as their mud-encrusted bodies hit the ground after diving for a mucky Frisbee.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
UF President Bernie Machen visits Iran
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 13, 2008UF President Bernie Machen and his wife, Chris, left for a week-long trip to Iran on Thursday.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY
Gators prepare for South Regional
By ADAM BERRY | Nov. 13, 2008The UF cross country teams have one more step to take before the NCAA Championships.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Picks Column: South Carolina
Nov. 13, 2008It's time we got our hands dirty here at the alligatorSports Brand picks column.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Media bias not cause for McCain’s loss
Nov. 13, 2008In politics, as in life, you can usually identify losers by their tendency to blame the messenger.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gamecocks hold key to Gators' season
Nov. 13, 2008The UF-South Carolina game usually isn't the most hyped contest on the Gators' schedule, but maybe it should be.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Domestic violence victim speaks at exhibition opening
By LAUREN BAKER | Nov. 13, 2008When she came to give her testimony, Kelli couldn't express the significance of the past 14 years in her life.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
'Beat the Cocks' needs to beat it
Nov. 13, 2008Another year, another group of immature students squirting milk out their noses while laughing at the terrible joke that is "Beat the Cocks."
METRO
GPD: officers had sex with prostitutes on duty
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 13, 2008Internal investigations by the Gainesville Police, announced Thursday, have shown that two former officers were having sex with prostitutes while on duty.
NEWS
Correction: Company that owns Oaks mall has NOT filed for bankruptcy
Nov. 13, 2008A story in today's Alligator reported the company that owns Oaks mall, General Growth Properties, had filed for bankruptcy. In reality, the company stated it might have to seek bankruptcy protection. It has not yet filed.
METRO
UF to be first campus to honor World Diabetes Day
By ANGELIKI BOULIAKIS | Nov. 13, 2008UF is going blue.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Universities see increase in application rate
Nov. 13, 2008To overcome the highest unemployment rate in 14 years and a struggling stock market, more college students across the country are applying to business, law and graduate schools.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Harn Museum displays Andy Warhol photographs
By GUYANA HAND | Nov. 13, 2008Andy Warhol's art can be seen on posters, tote bags and, thanks to a grant, at UF's Harn Museum of Art.
METRO
City to remove unwanted plants from Duck Pond
Nov. 13, 2008More native plants may flourish in the water flowing through Gainesville's Duck Pond neighborhood in the next year.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Palin deserved media scrutiny
By Dylan Samore | Nov. 13, 2008Buddy McKendree's letter that was published Thursday gave me a good laugh. Insinuating that his beloved Sarah Palin was harshly handled by the media is a claim too bold and comedic not to respond. The media treated Palin for what she was - annoying, brain dead and full of fluff.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Putting His Stamp On It: Junior linebacker proves versatilty, reliability during time in Gainesville
Nov. 13, 2008Gloria Westcott will be able to walk to the Georgia Dome from her hotel on Dec. 6.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Paralyzed hockey player Travis Roy speaks at UF
By CHELSEA KEENAN | Nov. 13, 2008In the time it takes to put on a pair of shoes, Travis Roy's collegiate career as a hockey player was over.
