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NEWS

Feat photo: Study Break

Sep. 14, 2010

David Blackburn, 26, foreground, and Mike Alvarez, 21, background, practice break dancing.

METRO

Gainesville seeks artists for second photography contest

By Lidia Dinkova | Sep. 14, 2010

Gainesville is sponsoring a contest for residents to show how they see the community – not just with their eyes but through their lenses.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Senators agree to honor UF alumnus who died in Africa

By Lidia Dinkova | Sep. 14, 2010

Senators put their party differences aside during Tuesday’s meeting to honor Thomas Maresco, a UF alumnus who was killed Sept. 3 in Lesotho, Africa.

NEWS | CAMPUS

Study ranks UF among top 50 for research

By Joey Flechas | Sep. 14, 2010

UF has again been highly ranked among the country’s most prestigious universities, this time in a worldwide study comparing the quality of research produced by 1,000 universities.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Facebook oversharing is dangerous

By Sean Quinn | Sep. 14, 2010

The sense of college is invoked when certain words are uttered. Degree. Campus. Quad. Facebook.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Veiled in shame

By Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 14, 2010

Less than two days after Muslims across the globe celebrated the cancellation of a scheduled Quran burning in Gainesville, France stepped into the anti-Muslim arena as it banned “concealing the face in the public sphere,” a clear reference to the Muslim burqa.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

Cooking class to kick off

By Nicole Deck | Sep. 14, 2010

The Center for European Studies at UF is now offering European cooking classes at Take Away Gourmet.

METRO

Man gets 40 years for kidnapping, burglary

By Alexander Klausner | Sep. 14, 2010

Reynard Mosley, 20, was convicted of four counts of armed robbery and four counts of kidnapping.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Everybody hates Chris: Gators athletes should stop getting arrested

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 14, 2010

It’s not like we didn’t see this one coming.

NEWS | CAMPUS

850 humans, zombies begin another battle

By Mina Radman | Sep. 14, 2010

The zombies are back.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

5K race to raise money for former Santa Fe student

By Kat Bein | Sep. 14, 2010

When Lauren Ault “started to see clouds,” along with the vomiting and daily migraines, her mom, Ellen, begged the eye doctor to take a look at her daughter.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Gators WR Chris Rainey arrested, charged with aggravated stalking

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Sep. 14, 2010

Florida wide receiver Chris Rainey, 22, was arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with aggravated stalking after an incident involving a woman he had been dating on and off for the past three years.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

UF's offensive identity looks to be different this year

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Sep. 13, 2010

After four seasons of passing and quarterback runs, the Gators relied on their running backs in the second half of Saturday’s game and it worked.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

The anatomy of a downfall: How Rocky Top went silent

Sep. 13, 2010

Have you ever watched interviews with Muhammad Ali in the days before his last fight?

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Mather returns to action

By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Sep. 13, 2010

With only nine players on the roster, none of whom are seniors, UF women's tennis coach Roland Thornqvist’s team is young. But it’s certainly not devoid of leadership.