OPINION
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COLUMNS
Exploration, mythology, elephants and art
Oct. 28, 2012What is art’s purpose in the physiological world?
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
A conversation about nuclear energy
Oct. 28, 2012Last week, the Alligator printed a story regarding a group of concerned citizens who were opposed to the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Levy County.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gator Growl seats will be assigned this year
By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Oct. 28, 2012Seating will be assigned at this year’s Gator Growl on Nov. 9.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Swamp Symphony flaunts fine arts
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 28, 2012Swamp Symphony, put on by Gator Growl and UF Homecoming, featured UF Fine Arts performance groups, said director Michael Levey.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Tougher UF football team pulling together
By GREG LUCA | Oct. 28, 2012JACKSONVILLE — As Florida sat in the locker room on Saturday following its first loss of the season, no one pointed the finger.
METRO
Georgia game pulls UF students away, punks come out to play
By Michael Scott Davidson | Oct. 28, 2012With Gator fans flocking to Jacksonville for Florida football, about 8,000 self-proclaimed punks were expected to infiltrate downtown.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
High school, college students hit books
By Alexa Volland | Oct. 28, 2012A study released last week by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project found that more than eight out of 10 Americans between ages 16 and 29 have read a book in the past year.
METRO
Friends of the Library book sale raises $80,000 Saturday
By Jenna Lyons | Oct. 28, 2012A crowd of UF students, Gainesville residents and booklovers from across the country stood chatting in the cool morning air Saturday, waiting for the doors of the Friends of the Library book sale to open.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Young mad scientists experiment at Molecular Mania event
By Cara Chiaramonte | Oct. 28, 2012The “oobleck,” also known as “non-Newtonian fluid,” was one of 15 Halloween-themed science experiments demonstrated at the UF chemistry department’s eighth annual Molecular Mania Saturday.
METRO
Early voting brings thousands to polls, continues this week
By Brock Seng | Oct. 28, 2012Early voting started Saturday in Alachua County, and thousands of registered voters stood in line in the chilly wind to make sure their voices were heard.
METRO
Arrest made in bank homicide
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 28, 2012A man accused of being connected to a homicide on West University Avenue was arrested in Alabama Saturday afternoon.
METRO
Gainesville’s first Greatest Garage Sale draws diverse crowd
By Korrie Francis | Oct. 28, 2012Eager vendors and shoppers braved blustery winds Saturday to attend Gainesville’s Greatest Garage Sale at the Gainesville Regional Airport’s southeast field.
METRO
Conservancy draws 2,500 for annual bat celebration
By Tatila Brock | Oct. 28, 2012About 2,500 people attended the Lubee Bat Conservancy’s eighth annual Florida Bat Festival Saturday.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Tangerine Wiggs sets UF volleyball record
By KATIE AGOSTIN | Oct. 28, 2012Redshirt senior Tangerine Wiggs has made the most of her three rotations this season by racking up 165 kills, but Friday night she outperformed herself when she set a new school record in Florida’s 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-11) win against Mississippi State.
METRO
UF fan left with life-threatening injuries after Florida-Georgia
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 28, 2012A man was hospitalized and another was arrested following a fight outside EverBank Field in Jacksonville during the first half of the Florida-Georgia football game Saturday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Sophomore’s strong day leaves Florida women's golf in fourth
By CHARLES KINGSBURY | Oct. 28, 2012The Gators finished 18 holes on Sunday at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite with a 5-over 293.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Freshman 15: It doesn’t stop when sophomore year starts
By Marisa Gottesman | Oct. 28, 2012My biggest weight gain in college happened well after freshmen year. Once discovering the bar scene and turning the coveted 21, the opportunity to gain weight rises significantly.
NEWS
Coffee spots to check out: Part 1
By Charlene Hewitt | Oct. 28, 2012Coffee is a much better choice.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Out of Their Hands: Florida falls to Georgia, loses control in SEC East race
By JOE MORGAN | Oct. 28, 2012JACKSONVILLE — On Saturday, Florida finally broke.
NEWS
Procrastinators Unite…Tomorrow
By Abbie Dorwart | Oct. 28, 2012I thought that with the advent of college, I would finally develop a set of study skills that would enable me to finish my work in a timely manner.
