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OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Supporters' comments on Change.org

July 26, 2012

Brian Steele: After working at the Alligator for nine semesters, I can confidently say that this student-run paper has the most passionate, dedicated, and hardest working staff I have ever seen, and that includes the organizations I have worked for post-graduation. We worked for less than minimum wage, but we did so because we cared. A lot. I will be very disappointed in my alma mater should this go through. What is to gain from this? Limiting the voice of students? As a top-notch university, which I believe UF is, is this really the way to develop young minds to go into their chosen fields? Diversity should be clear for all to see, not hidden in the corner.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Ben Meyer's letter in support of the Alligator

By Ben Meyers | July 26, 2012

In my time as a student leader at the University of Florida, I saw first hand how critical it is for the student body to have a dedicated student newspaper. In this era of budget cuts and tuition increases, it is vital that the student body remain informed and engaged. While I have at times taken issue with the Alligator, it has done a tremendous service to the student body and should be permitted to continue unabated.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Bernie Machen's response to Journalism Department Advisory Council's letter

July 26, 2012

Dear Anne and Journalism Department Advisory Council,

NEWS | CAMPUS

Alligator Facts

July 26, 2012

1) In 1912 Florida Alligator became UF’s official student newspaper. A year later it published photographs for the first time, and a summer edition was added in 1915.

NEWS | CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

Alligator response to Bernie Machen's letter to the Journalism Department Advisory Council letter

July 26, 2012

In a response to a letter from the Journalism Department Advisory Council, UF President Bernie Machen made a few claims about the current situation with the Alligator's orange racks that deserve clarification.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

July 26, 2012

While the Alligator certainly has problems of its own at the moment, they obviously pale in comparison to the horrible incident at “The Dark Knight Rises” premiere in Aurora, Colo., last week. That brings us to this week’s our-thoughts-go-out-to-everyone-affected-by-this-tragedy edition of...

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gators hosting eighth Friday Night Lights camp

By ADAM PINCUS< | July 25, 2012

Kelvin Taylor is no stranger to the bright lights in the Swamp.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Column: ‘Poppins v.Voldemort’ paves way for other dream showdowns

By JOE MORGAN | July 25, 2012

With the eyes of the world watching, a spoonful of sugar will make the Dark Lord go down in London on Friday. Actually, it will take several spoons.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Demps becomes 37th Gator to earn bid for 2012 Olympics

July 25, 2012

With the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics only three days away, sprinter Jeff Demps woke up Tuesday morning to an email sent at 3 a.m. giving him a second chance at London.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Fightin’ Gator Marching Band will perform for Michelle Obama

By Michael Scott Davidson | July 25, 2012

The band will perform at the U.S. ambassador’s house in London for first lady Michelle Obama, about 1,000 American military children and American and British students at Let’s Move!, a program created by the first lady in May to combat childhood obesity.

NEWS | CAMPUS

CHISPAS will offer scholarship to one undocumented student

By Monivette Cordeiro | July 25, 2012

For the first time, an undocumented student will receive a private scholarship from a UF organization.

NEWS | CAMPUS

City of Gainesville will build new RTS headquarters downtown

By Javeir Edwards | July 25, 2012

The facility for the Gainesville Regional Transit System can support a maximum of about 70 buses.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Senate pulls Alligator rack removal resolution to rewrite

By Samantha Shavell | July 25, 2012

The resolution asked the UF administration to halt the removal of all independently owned newspaper racks until retired economics professor David Denslow finished an impact study.

METRO

Police arrest Archer man in Internet sex sting

By Chris Alcantara | July 25, 2012

Raymond E. Wortham, 38, of Archer, was arrested just before 5:30 p.m. Monday and charged with two counts of obscene communication and one count of using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville woman killed after being struck by truck on Northwest 13th Street

By Michael Scott Davidson | July 25, 2012

A 59-year-old woman was struck and killed by a mid-sized pickup truck traveling north on Northwest 13th Street on Wednesday night.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gifthorse is moving to Union Street

By Samantha Solum | July 25, 2012

Gifthorse is in its last week at 101 N. Main St. and is moving to a location at 201 SE Second Ave. in mid-August.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Flashbacks Lounge hosting listening party

By Natalie Teer | July 25, 2012

If you give Passion Pit’s, second album “Gossamer” a listen, you’ll barely scratch the surface into understanding the Boston-based electro-synth pop group’s lead vocalist Michael Angelakos.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

Alumnae encourages college experience to Hawaiian students

By Kathryn Varn | July 25, 2012

When Lia-Lucine Cary was a child, her grandfather taught her a valuable lesson — that educating oneself is the most important thing one can do. Today as a middle school teacher in Hawaii, Cary teaches that lesson to her students who are raised in a culture that doesn’t encourage college as an option.

METRO

Bonds amounts vary widely for Internet sex-sting suspects

By Chris Alcantara | July 25, 2012

After an undercover Internet sex sting led police to the arrest of seven suspects, the bonds set for the convicts have shown a notable gap, despite the men being charged with similar crimes.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville police use social media to inform residents of crime

By Brittany Borsanyi | July 25, 2012

Tobias, a GPD spokesman, said he posts updates like this on social media sites several times a day. According to a survey recently published by LexisNexis Risk Solutions, social media is becoming a popular tool in law enforcement, especially in departments serving smaller cities.

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