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METRO
Koppers issue to be on display at weekend art festival
By Nika Zecevic | Nov. 3, 2010Members of the Superfund Art Project team will address the Cabot Carbon/Koppers Superfund Site issue Saturday and Sunday during the Downtown Festival and Art Show in Gainesville.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Entertainers just aren’t entertaining
By Nate Rushing | Nov. 3, 2010A friend of mine was required to watch “Singing in the Rain” for a class last week. She, like all blue-blooded Americans who have anything remotely close to a heart, loved the movie that tells the whimsical, fictitious story of the first talking movies. This prompted me to look up some of the singing and dancing numbers from the film. As I browsed through “Make ‘em Laugh,” “Singing in the Rain,” etc., I realized something: We settle for some sorry excuses for pop stars these days.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE
Former columnist wins seat for soil and water conservation
By Jerry Bruno | Nov. 3, 2010It’s not often that a 22-year-old law student decides to run for public office and actually wins. But Bryan Griffin defied the odds Tuesday night.
THE AVENUE
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FASHION
The art of shopping: New store features fashion, gallery
By Kathleen Boyle | Nov. 3, 2010Tucked in a darling two-story corner building at 101 N. Main St., an area known for nightlife and local dives, the marriage of art and fashion is alive and thriving.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
The A-list
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Nov. 3, 2010Each Thursday, the Avenue is serving up the best in entertainment, pop culture and everything in between. From the big screen to the radio waves, check out this week’s picks.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Block the block: Proposed tuition change is unfair for students
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 3, 2010Imagine going to a coffee shop, ordering your typical 12-ounce latte and being charged for a 20-ounce drink. The shop doesn’t have room to hold any more wasteful small cups, and the large, which costs a good deal more, will lead to higher profits for the premier coffee institution.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Campus dining halls adopt meatless Mon.
By Mina Radman | Nov. 2, 2010Vegans and vegetarians will be delighted with the new “Meat-Free Mondays” campaign at Gator Dining locations.
METRO
Barber moves to smaller space
By Jon Silman | Nov. 2, 2010For 37 years, the pepper-haired man with the oval spectacles has been cutting Gators’ hair. Because of tough times – or maybe in spite of them – Jay Jarrell, 59, moved his Reitz Union Barber Shop to a smaller space about the size of his old waiting area. Before the move, he said, he was barely treading water.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Highest education board to discuss block tuition
By Joey Flechas | Nov. 2, 2010Block tuition at UF might take one step closer to becoming a reality as Florida’s Board of Governors meets on campus today and Thursday to discuss the measure, among other statewide concerns.
METRO
Republicans win big in Florida elections
By MATT HARRINGER | Nov. 2, 2010As of 12:45 a.m. today, the race for governor was still officially undecided. Sources from the Sink campaign said they believed the final tally would be within 20,000 votes, triggering a recount. Problems were reported with counting the ballots in Hillsborough.
METRO
Republicans take local seats, mirror state
By C.J. Pruner | Nov. 2, 2010Keeping in lockstep with the wave of Republican revival that swept elections across the nation and state, local Democrats seeking office took a beating at the polls Tuesday.
NEWS
Crash Cleanup
Nov. 2, 2010Glass and debris from a four-car accident are swept from West University Avenue and Gale Lemerand Drive on Wednesday morning.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Cricket club hopes for championship
By Daniela Abratt | Nov. 2, 2010The Gators are trying for another national championship. Members of the Gator Cricket Club will take the pitch this weekend in the American College Cricket’s Southeast Championship.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF to train teachers as part of national program
By Lidia Dinkova | Nov. 2, 2010UF will be teaching more teachers, thanks to a new program.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Donovan to test tall lineup in exhibition game
By GREG LUCA | Nov. 2, 2010After playing with what he called a 6-1/2-man rotation last year, coach Billy Donovan has to be salivating over the lineup combinations available to him this season.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Halapio rebounds from slow start, injuries
Nov. 2, 2010Film session was a sobering experience for Jon Halapio just days after Florida took on Miami (Ohio) in the season opener.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
UF needs heavy dose of turnovers
Nov. 2, 2010Eight games in, we still don’t really know the UF offense.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Gators look to win first SEC Tournament since 2007
By JESSE SIMONTON | Nov. 2, 2010Fresh off its fifth consecutive regular-season Southeastern Conference Championship, No. 7 Florida enters the SEC Tournament tonight as a confident team hungry for the taste of another title.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Provost pitches tuition change at Student Government meeting
By Meredith Rutland | Nov. 2, 2010University Provost Joe Glover told senators that students would still be given Bright Futures tuition assistance based on how many credit hours they take, but they would be charged a flat fee.
