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The sounds of roaring motorboat engines and the splashing of water against hard carbon fiber fill the air as Scott Hopkins pulls off a trick at the Southeast Regional Tournament for Collegiate Wakeboarding.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Death in a different light

By KELLY SEREIKAS | Nov. 13, 2007

UF psychology senior Tarah Wood doesn't have a specific career plan, but she has nailed down a few details about her future.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Darfur documentary shown to UF graduate students

By KIM WILMATH | Nov. 13, 2007

A documentary showed UF students Tuesday that there's a place in the world where people communicate with bullets and fire, and mothers are left without children.

METRO

Plan aims to hire more qualified math, science teachers

By KIM WILMATH | Nov. 13, 2007

UF and Florida State University could start preparing future science and mathematics teachers for elementary public schools in a new way.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Discount day won't provide much relief

By the Editorial Board | Nov. 13, 2007

So this is the part when we're supposed to congratulate the Gator Party on accomplishing another one of its platform goals for getting the UF Bookstore to hold a student discount day. Gator says this will alleviate some of the financial burdens of the holiday season.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Student improv group takes on social, political issues

By CASEY BROOKE LAWSON | Nov. 13, 2007

For the first time in its annual fall show, UF's improvisation and sketch comedy group, Theatre Strike Force, will feature comedy sketches centered on social and political issues.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Allen's play surpasses expectations

Nov. 13, 2007

Adam Allen is catching everyone off guard.

NEWS | CAMPUS

'Simpsons' writer discusses favorite character during speech at UF

By KATIE GALLAGHER | Nov. 13, 2007

Mike Reiss, a writer for "The Simpsons," had his audience laughing within two minutes of taking the stage Tuesday night.

NEWS | FEATURES

Students offer, request out-of-the-ordinary services on Facebook Marketplace

Nov. 12, 2007

Students in the market for an eyelash, a stormtrooper costume or a faux boyfriend may not need to look further than their computers.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Women report being followed, grabbed

By ANDREW TAN | Nov. 12, 2007

Two female students were grabbed and a group of women was followed last week, a University Police Department news release stated Friday.

METRO

Alachua County ceremony honors veterans

By KATIE GALLAGHER | Nov. 12, 2007

Dozens of flags waved in the breeze over Kanapaha Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday, representing the United States and all the branches of the armed forces.

METRO

Motorcycle parade raises about ,74,000 for veterans' causes

By CASEY BROOKE LAWSON | Nov. 12, 2007

More than 1,500 motorcycles clad in chrome, rubber and leather lined up in rows in an SFCC parking lot Sunday for the Seventh Annual Bikers on Parade for the USA.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF ranks in top 20 for study-abroad participation, international students

By KIM WILMATH | Nov. 12, 2007

The Gator Nation has gone global, and it hasn't gone unnoticed.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Dotson fuels Gators win despite fractured nose

Nov. 12, 2007

The UF women's basketball team turned to one of its veterans to lead the way Monday night.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Ethnoecology Society shares garden with community

By STEVEN WEINER | Nov. 12, 2007

For the last year and a half, the UF Ethnoecology Society has been turning a small plot of land on campus into a garden of edible plants, medicinal herbs and other exotic vegetation from around the world.

NEWS

Newest wrinkle to the offense: Aaron Hernandez

Nov. 12, 2007

Aaron Hernandez's performance in the South Carolina game solidified a spot for the freshman tight end on the Gators' offense.

El Caimán