OPINION
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COLUMNS
Anger is not enough to change the world
By Alex Guilmartin | Oct. 12, 2011It appears that Occupy Gainesville is ready and raring to go.
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF College Democrats begins voter registration
By Ford Dwyer | Oct. 12, 2011Gators for Obama, a committee of the UF College Democrats, began the organization's voter registration project Wednesday. It is registering voters from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Turlington Plaza as a start to an ongoing effort to ensure students are registered to vote in Alachua County for upcoming elections.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Political system should protect citizens from greed
By Travis Pettengill | Oct. 12, 2011I am writing this in response to Travis Hornsby's column, "Why I am no longer liberal-minded." With no disrespect to Hornsby (I agree with everything he said, in fact), he is not saying anything about the big picture. And I have to hand it to him for working for Kerry, the least likable and least articulate Democratic candidate in living memory.
NEWS
Correction
Oct. 12, 2011In Tuesday's edition of the Alligator, an article incorrectly referred to Gainesville Police Sgt. Tscharna Senn as a corporal.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
A breakdown of Halloween Horror Nights XXI's haunting
By Diana Lopez | Oct. 12, 2011Try as you might, there is no winning
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
DeLuna Fest features stacked lineup for beats on the beach
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Oct. 12, 2011In 1559, Spanish conquistador Tristán De Luna y Arellano and his shipmates landed on what is now know as Pensacola, and they celebrated their arrival with an enormous beach party. This tradition lives on with the perfect beach party: DeLuna Fest.
THE AVENUE
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ART AND THEATER
Hipp's 'Turn of the Screw' spooks with eerie nature, ghosts
By Kate Feldman | Oct. 12, 2011What's twice as frightening as a ghost?
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Indie rock group Ra Ra Riot performing locally tonight
By ERICA A. HERNANDEZ | Oct. 12, 2011"From humble beginnings come great things." This clichéd saying rings especially true for the band Ra Ra Riot.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gillislee stepping into larger role
By MATT WATTS | Oct. 11, 2011For as long as he has been at Florida, running back Mike Gillislee has sat behind Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Explosion disrupts students in lab
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Oct. 11, 2011A student was injured early Tuesday evening at Sisler Hall when a sensitive chemical compound exploded in his hands.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Notebook: Driskel’s ankle not an issue, Patchan earning more time at left tackle
By TOM GREEN | Oct. 11, 2011Florida has a quarterback competition on its hands this week.
METRO
Email, social media account hacking on the rise
By Mina Radman | Oct. 11, 2011About two months ago, 20-year-old anthropology junior Felicia Gasca received a phone call from her grandpa, asking why she had emailed him advertisements for Viagra.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Senators validate election results
By Clare Lennon | Oct. 11, 2011After the validation of this semester's Student Senate elections, 50 new senators were sworn in Tuesday night.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
The Rally: Can UF open up the offense?
Oct. 11, 2011Tyler: Florida’s offense will be more complex this week. It certainly won’t be getting any simpler.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Math professor to study statistics testing methods
By Erin Jester | Oct. 11, 2011A $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow UF researcher Tim Jacobbe to assess and eventually influence the way middle-school and high-school students learn statistics.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
The Mailbag: Brantley vs. Tebow, jump passes and redshirt possibilities
Oct. 11, 2011Welcome back to another edition of The Mailbag. Florida’s football team may be struggling, but we’re still on top of our game and ready to answer another batch of questions, so let’s see what you’ve got.
METRO
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Medieval Faire could move with fairgrounds
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 11, 2011The Hoggetowne Medieval Faire may be in jeopardy if the Alachua County Commission decides to move the county fairgrounds to Newberry.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY
Brothers’ rivalry pushing Gators cross country
By JONATHAN CZUPRYN< | Oct. 11, 2011To the Gators, brotherly love looks sweeter in orange and blue.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students show pride for National Coming Out Day
By Maggie Powers | Oct. 11, 2011Each sign looked the same. Big, black, bold letters held by students and faculty reading one of the following: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, ally, asexual or pansexual.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF&Shands breaks ground on specialty practices health center
By Emily Morrow | Oct. 11, 2011In an effort to consolidate its specialty practices and grow with the Gainesville population, UF&Shands broke ground Monday on its newest care center, UF&Shands at Springhill.
