SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Versatile Bledsoe plays big role for Gators
Sep. 16, 2008Call it confidence, swagger or whatever you like.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF making changes one year after Taser incident
Sep. 16, 2008One year ago today, then-UF telecommunication senior and former Alligator columnist Andrew Meyer was shot with a Taser gun after questioning former presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry at an on-campus town hall forum.
NEWS
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SFC
SFC kicks off three–day Constitution Week
Sep. 16, 2008Santa Fe College kicked off Constitution Week on Tuesday with the first of three discussions about the more than 200-year-old document's influence in today's political climate.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Safeties Black,Wright hand out punishment in secondary
Sep. 16, 2008It's still up for debate whether UF's secondary has improved to become a reliable unit, but one thing is certain: Wandering near the Gators' safeties poses an imminent health risk.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
McCain represents Conservative value
By Andrew Fells | Sep. 16, 2008Every morning when I get to campus, I find an Alligator newspaper and thumb through it. I am never surprised to find this liberally biased newspaper having some type of derogatory editorial referencing Sen. John McCain, Gov. Sarah Palin or the Republican Party.
METRO
Gas prices expected to return to normal soon
Sep. 16, 2008After a buying panic caused by Hurricane Ike, gas prices are expected to start dropping back to normal.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Global warming is real
By Lindsay Feinberg | Sep. 16, 2008When will people realize global climate change is not just a ploy made up by crazy liberals to gain power and freak out the world just for kicks? Yesterday in class I was shocked to hear a classmate refer to global climate change as "that stupid global warming thing." Seriously?
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Gators need to watch out for an upset
Sep. 16, 2008You shouldn't really like UCLA.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Party launches petition against Conduct Code changes
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 16, 2008The Orange and Blue Party has launched a petition to persuade the Board of Trustees, UF's highest governing body, to vote against controversial changes to the Student Conduct Code.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Middle class needs more than just money
By Sterling Davenport | Sep. 16, 2008While Nick Fitzpatrick's Tuesday article makes some interesting points, he seems to have missed a few fundamental ones. Obama's tax plan calls for lower taxes on the middle class than does McCain's plan.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Proposed referendum aims to put hand scanners on ballot
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 16, 2008Students might soon be able to vote on whether they want to be required to scan their hands to enter recreational facilities on campus.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Meyer still not sold on defensive tackles
Sep. 16, 2008DEFENSIVE TACKLES: The defensive tackles were widely thought to be the Gators' weakest position heading into the season, and Meyer said he is still not happy with their progress.
METRO
Commissioner urges food donations, hunger strike
By KRISTEN WILKIE | Sep. 16, 2008More than 26,000 pounds of nonperishable food items were collected Tuesday as part of the Strike Out Hunger Food Drive.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Shock Value: Happy Anniversary, Tasergate
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 16, 2008Admittedly, we don't have the best memories.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
KFC hosts welcoming party for scholars
By KATIE EMMETS | Sep. 16, 2008Kentucky Fried Chicken hosted a Welcome to College 2008 party in honor of its Colonel's Scholars scholarship recipients on the Plaza of the Americas on Tuesday.
SPORTS
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BLOGS
Women's cross country ranked 15th in national preseason poll
By ADAM BERRY | Sep. 15, 2008The UF women's cross country team was ranked 15th in the nation on Tuesday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Tartt to play against Tennessee
Sep. 14, 2008After sitting out the first two games of the season with a shoulder injury, senior offensive lineman Jim Tartt will play in Saturday's game against Tennessee, coach Urban Meyer said.
METRO
Poll reveals Floridians favor McCain over Obama
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Sep. 14, 2008As presidential candidate Sen. John McCain concludes his visit to Florida today, his lead in the state appears to be strengthening.
METRO
D'lites struggles to win back business
By CHANTELLE MARCELLE | Sep. 14, 2008The ice cream business hasn't been all sweet and sugary for D'lites Emporium.
