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The No. 1 Gators (23-1, 16-0 Southeastern Conference) took care of business Thursday night in their first home match after a three-match road trip, defeating Mississippi State (11-16, 3-13) 3-1 (25-7, 25-23, 28-30, 25-20) in the O’Connell Center.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

UF to finish season in Bradenton

By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Nov. 11, 2010

The Gators wrap up the fall season this weekend as they head to Bradenton to take part in the Lakewood Ranch Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic.

METRO

Friends of Paynes Prairie neutral on removing bison, horses

By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 11, 2010

The park service has said the animals needed to be removed because the park doesn’t have the money for fences to keep them from escaping. The park also wants to prevent inbreeding.

METRO

Website FlyCoupon offers more than half off at local businesses

By Alexandra Gonzalez | Nov. 11, 2010

Gainesville residents struggling with the economic recession or a small student budget can use a new coupon service to receive 50 percent to 90 percent savings at local businesses.

NEWS

Feature photo: The Wreckade

Nov. 11, 2010

A member of Theatre Strike Force acts as Karl Rove during a "Cooking With Dick" skit at The Wreckade comedy show Thursday night in the Rion Ballroom.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 11, 2010

As we all prepare to get blue in the face and just about everywhere else for the Saturday night southern showdown with Spurrier’s South Carolina, we can’t help but be thankful to the Thanksgiving gods for inching us closer to salvation every day.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Gainesville is full of its own animals

By Hassan Casanova | Nov. 11, 2010

If you’ve never experienced a feeding frenzy in the savannahs of Africa or in the shark-infested waters that surround the state of Florida, luckily our very own gem in north central Florida can provide you with a similar experience sans zebras.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Protest block tuition Wednesday

By Michela Martinazzi | Nov. 11, 2010

Throughout campus the topic of block tuition has been present in various events and recent conversations. However, what has been lacking from these conversations is how block tuition will affect students after college.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Gospel music and Jewish prayer combine in “Gospel Shabbat”

By Samantha Liebhaber | Nov. 11, 2010

UF’s Hillel is feeling the rhythm and blues.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Two lobbyists discussed midterm elections with jokes at Pugh Hall

By ANDREW PANTAZI | Nov. 11, 2010

Jabs and jokes came from two lobbyists when they offered insider perspectives into the midterm elections to about 40 people Wednesday night at Pugh Hall.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gators March to help babies

By Shannon Dobel | Nov. 11, 2010

Gators March for Babies, a 5K walk sponsoring the March of Dimes’ effort to prevent premature births and other defects, will take place Sunday at 1 p.m.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Mitzvah Day to inspire charitable actions

By Hannah Leach | Nov. 11, 2010

In Judaism, the word mitzvah can mean a good deed, and one organization at UF wants to make it a habit for students to perform these charitable actions on a regular basis.

METRO | POLITICS

Lackluster campaigns, economy blamed for low turnout

By ANNIE BOGGS | Nov. 11, 2010

New polling data shows that less than 25 percent of the on-campus registered voters turned out to vote this November in the midterm elections.

METRO

Veterans memorial honors Vietnam soldiers

By Holly Kane | Nov. 11, 2010

After loosing his legs 40 years ago in Vietnam, a Purple Heart recipient felt like he finally received a proper welcoming home.

El Caimán