NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF student starts club for hybrid language
By Rebecca Deely | Oct. 8, 2008Esperanto is a first language for many but unheard of by most.
El Caimán
METRO
Gainesville local wins lottery
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Oct. 8, 2008A Gainesville resident has claimed the $1-million top prize in a Florida Lottery scratch-off game.
THE AVENUE
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FASHION
Don't be a fashion 'don't'
By REGINA STUZIN | Oct. 8, 2008I'll bet your mother told you a lot of things when she was teaching you how to dress: Don't wear white after Labor Day, match your shoes to your purse, wear everything in moderation. But did it ever occur to you that maybe your mom was wrong? Well, not wrong so much as dated. Mom grew up in another time period all together. And grandma? Doubly true. So I think it's time to go back, reanalyze those cardinal fashion sins and decide which ones need to be cast aside.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Balanced attack gives Gators options on offense
By CALLOVI< | Oct. 8, 2008While the Gators only have one true forward on the field, she is not the only person they count on to score.
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MUSIC
Album review: Ben Folds - "Way To Normal"
By ROBERT HILSON Avenue Writer | Oct. 8, 2008"Oh, that stupid bitch is mine." Now before you make any snap judgments, know that this line comes from a song called "Errant Dog." Get it? It's funny - or at least Ben Folds thinks so. On "Way To Normal," Nashville's longest-running jokester walks the fine line between kitschy fun and tasteless humor with twelve politically incorrect songs designed to challenge the gag reflex. "The Frown Song" and "Dr. Yang" play like dumbed-down, cheesed-up New Pornographers outtakes - frenetic, hyper-pop of the most hummable order. "Bitch Went Nuts" uses the phrase in a more conventional sense and adds a shot of gratuitous profanity for good measure. Call it a guilty pleasure if you'd like - the track has more hooks than a fishing charter. Get it? Hooks? Fishing charter? Ben would think it's funny.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Album review: Jenny Lewis - "Acid Tongue"
By ROBERT HILSON Avenue Writer | Oct. 8, 2008Innocence is like a dollar bill in a busted vending machine: Once it's gone, you aren't getting it back. So Jenny Lewis, whose up-until-now enduring image was that of a blue polka-dotted Southern belle, might as well kiss her Dorothy-esque appeal goodbye. "Acid Tongue" gets its title from the line, "I've been down to Dixie and dropped acid on my tongue." A thousand clean-cut boys in Middle America have just lost their princess. Freed from the burden of virtue, the prodigal daughter blossoms in this den of foot-tapping hell-fire. In "The Next Messiah," her sultry voice slithers atop bluesy guitars when a male voice chimes in: "I'm gonna give my love to you on a day you gotta bring it back." Our little girl is a full-grown tramp.
METRO
GPD, sheriff's office crack down on alcohol violations for LSU weekend
Oct. 8, 2008Gainesville Police and the Alachua County Sheriff's Office will join University Police in buckling down on alcohol violations on Friday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gator Dining aims to reduce food waste on campus
By KATIE EMMETS | Oct. 8, 2008In an effort to reduce food waste on campus, Gator Dining Services is launching a campaign targeted at students, faculty and staff - the "Erase the Waste" campaign.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Album review: Pussycat Dolls - "Doll Domination"
By ROBERT HILSON Avenue Writer | Oct. 8, 2008Catwoman, Hello Kitty, Yusuf Islam - whether through black spandex, lunch boxes or folk music, each of these feline enthusiasts have made meaningful contributions to the rich landscape of American pop culture. But not the Pussycat Dolls, who, with "Doll Domination," continue to claw their way through the ranks of tightly clothed MTV inventions with high-cut skirts and lowbrow R&B. "Bottle Pop" features some typically smooth lines from Snoop Dogg, and there's also a song called "I Hate This Part" - the girls showcase their command of irony. A little piece of my soul withered away when I heard this album. Still, this kind of music can't kill the Pussycats - they have nine lives.
METRO
Fire destroys part of duplex house in Gainesville
By TAWNA DANGER | Oct. 8, 2008A fire severely damaged the inside of the home of two Gainesville residents Wednesday afternoon.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Why you should love the '90s
By DEVIN CULCLASURE | Oct. 8, 2008Whether it's another commercial-free '70s rock block on the radio or '80s night at XS, people love to celebrate decades past, and I can dig that.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Baby boomers the real ‘Me’ generation
Oct. 8, 2008It only took hours to work out the bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - a deal that increased the national debt by $5 trillion. You, me and our unborn children now owe the world's lenders our own little piece of a $14 trillion debt, give or take a couple hundred billion. Here is the kicker: We didn't borrow a dime.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Good job turning out to the polls, Gators
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 8, 2008The Editorial Board could not believe its collective eyes.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Harvin to play against LSU
Oct. 8, 2008Wide receiver Percy Harvin is expected to play Saturday against LSU, UF coach Urban Meyer said Wednesday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Orange and Blue gains foothold in Student Senate
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 8, 2008After a night featuring drama and delays, the seesaw of two-party representation in UF Student Senate has edged closer to a balance.
METRO
Free spaying services target pit bull overpopulation
By FAITH REAVES | Oct. 8, 2008Free spaying and neutering services in Alachua County are targeting the animal that causes the area's biggest overpopulation problem - pit bulls.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Voters swamp the polls
By LAUREN BAKER | Oct. 8, 2008About 300 students waited outside the Orange & Brew to hear results of Student Government elections early Thursday morning, but the results were not made available by press time because votes were still being counted by the Supervisor of Elections.
