METRO
Couple sees man outside of window
Oct. 6, 2008A couple woke up early Saturday to see a man's head peeking through the bedroom window.
El Caimán
METRO
Fight with hammer starts over teardrop tattoos
Oct. 6, 2008A fight involving a hammer occurred Sunday after a man made a comment about another's tattoos, a Gainesville Police report stated.
METRO
Palin's views boost donations to Planned Parenthood
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Oct. 6, 2008Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's stance against abortion and favor of abstinence-only sex education have thousands of people making donations in her honor-to Planned Parenthood.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Student group to host water–balloon fight for cancer
By ALLYSEN KERR | Oct. 6, 2008In about two weeks, students will throw water balloons to fight breast cancer and break a world record.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Murphy continues to impress in win against Mississippi State
Oct. 5, 2008Nearly lost in the sound of cowbells and Bulldog yells was yet another golden moment for Kelly Murphy.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Five Gators advance to qualifying round
Oct. 5, 2008Three UF tennis players advanced through the prequalifying rounds of the D'Novo Men's ITA All-American Championships over the weekend, pushing the number of Gators in the qualifying round to five.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mullen’s playbook too limited
By Carla Pereira | Oct. 5, 2008In Thursday's Alligator, Phil Kegler insisted that offensive coordinator Dan Mullen was not responsible for the Mississippi loss. While Mullen had nothing to do with the multiple drops, fumbles and the missed extra point attempt that lost us the game, Mullen did call to run tailback Jeff Demps up the middle and for two consecutive attempts into the end zone on the final drive instead of sticking with the quick option slants that got us into range.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Rainey, Demps light up scoreboard in Fayetteville
Oct. 5, 2008FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - It's the UF philosophy: when one playmaker goes down, another steps right up.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Christian values oppose gay marriage
By Jamie Edgerly | Oct. 5, 2008I'll come right out and say it. I'm a Christian and I don't want gays to have the right to marry. Hate me or like me as you will. Marriage is supposed to be a sacred bond between man and woman in a one-to-one ratio. I want to see that bond protected.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Faculty weigh in on VP debate
By SEETA REBBAPRAGADA | Oct. 5, 2008Although vice presidential candidates may have a slightly more important role during this election, UF political experts said Thursday night's debate between Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin probably will not affect polls.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Scanners not 1984
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2008Students for a Democratic Society is at it again, and this time its target is hand scanners at the gym.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Basketball coverage should be ongoing
By Sara Klee | Oct. 5, 2008Look, I know this is a football school. I know you want the women's soccer team to feel all warm and fuzzy. I know one or two people out there might even care about golf. But honestly, basketball season is only one month away. You are allowed to put in an occasional article about what's going on outside of Tebow and the gang.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Strange second quarter filled with flags
Oct. 5, 2008FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - It was as surreal a second quarter as Urban Meyer had ever witnessed.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Donovan signs six-year extension worth reported $19.5 million
Oct. 5, 2008The "When will Billy Donovan sign his contract?" saga is finally over.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Obama doesn’t understand Arab world
By William Shwayri | Oct. 5, 2008As a first generation American, I have never allowed my father's Lebanese and Arab ethnicity to influence my political views as an American. This has changed, however, in this election. Sen. Barack Obama, whose father was Kenyan, simply has a misguided foreign policy in the Middle East. While most Americans will agree that going into Iraq was a mistake, life is once again returning to normal in the streets of Baghdad. In the last eight years, democratic governments have been institutionalized in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, and a respect for human rights has emerged in American allies in the region, including Egypt and Jordan.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Just Do It: Registering to vote isn’t that hard
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2008With the endless supply of political volunteers on campus during the past few months, you'd have to be living in a cave not to know that today is the last day to register for the Nov. 4 elections.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SG unnecessary, wasteful
By Don Foster | Oct. 5, 2008Every time I read the letters to the editor section of your paper, I'm forced to allow Student Government more time in my mind than it deserves. Someone even got closer to the point Friday by mentioning the frivolous spending of money by not only SG but governments in general.
