SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
LB Burton to join brother at Florida
By TOM GREEN | Oct. 25, 2010Clay Burton is keeping it all in the family.
El Caimán
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Newton makes it hard for Gators to watch
Oct. 25, 2010It’s tough to tell if he meant to, but Urban Meyer may have accidentally given the perfect answer to a season-long question Monday.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Gators bounce back after rough opening round
By MATT WATTS< | Oct. 25, 2010After playing its worst round of the season, the Florida men’s golf team rebounded Monday at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Janowicz, Will, Oyen qualify for ITA national indoors
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Oct. 25, 2010The Gators wrapped up the ITA Southeast Regional at home Monday with freshman Olivia Janowicz earning the singles championship and the team of Allie Will and Sofie Oyen capturing the doubles title.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students film horror zombie comedy
By Silvia Fernandez | Oct. 25, 2010Alexander Kaufman and Weedley Funeus were hungry for brains.
METRO
Jacksonville football game to staff safety zones
By Alexander Klausner | Oct. 25, 2010The Florida-Georgia game is one of the biggest parties of the year, and to ensure safety, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue personnel will staff UF’s student safety areas.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Sinking Scott: Alligator endorses Alex Sink for Governor
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 25, 2010It’s slim pickings for Floridians electing the person to replace Gov. Charlie Crist as he heads into near-certain obscurity.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Program teaches how to cope with hearing loss
By Sara Oelschlaeger | Oct. 25, 2010In honor of National Audiology Awareness Month and National Protect Your Hearing Month, the UF Speech & Hearing Clinic and the Gainesville chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of Florida are offering “Living With Hearing Loss” classes.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reader supports Marco Rubio
By JEFF IVEY | Oct. 25, 2010I respect The Independent Florida Alligator for its endorsement of Kendrick Meek for U.S. Senate, but Marco Rubio is the best choice to represent Florida.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
‘Intactivists’ signal the demise of America
Oct. 25, 2010Florida’s capital might be technically set among the foul-smelling hills and dales of Tallahassee, but Miami is the real epicenter for the patented brand of flagrant weirdness that marks our state as a global destination for charlatans and miscreants of every stripe.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reader supports Adam Putnam
By Emily Nance | Oct. 25, 2010In the race for commissioner of agriculture and consumer services, Adam Putnam stands high above the rest.
NEWS
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SFC
Santa Fe students ask for bus access
By Dezma Gainer | Oct. 25, 2010The Student Government at Santa Fe College is hosting a kickoff event Tuesday to promote its campaign for better bus access for students.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Block tuition a good idea for students
By Francisco Sotomayor | Oct. 25, 2010I really like the idea of block tuition. While I appreciate Matthew Christ’s viewpoint, I think he’s looking at block tuition all wrong.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students sample food at Asian Food Festival
By Samantha Sumilang | Oct. 25, 2010Students crowded the Plaza of the Americas for a taste of culture on Monday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF singers, songwriters and artists step up to the mic
By Shaneece Dixon | Oct. 25, 2010Students came out to jam Monday night as they supported local artists and musicians at the UF Singer-Songwriter Society’s Open Mic Night at the Orange & Brew. Participants sang, played keyboard and guitar and kept the audience hooked with their poetic verses.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Reader encourages everyone to cast conservative votes
By Stephanie Strasser | Oct. 25, 2010As the Nov. 2 elections draw near, tension across campus practically hangs in the air like UF’s humidity. For the United States, this upcoming election is more than just big — it’s life-changing.
METRO
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Officers catch man who escaped from police car
By KATIE EMMETS | Oct. 25, 2010Gainesville Police caught a man late Monday night who had escaped while being transported to the Alachua County Jail early Sunday morning.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Bone marrow drive looks for donors to give ‘Gift of Life’
By Shannon Dobel | Oct. 25, 2010With a just a swab of your cheek, you could help save a life.
METRO
Florida to receive $800 million for high-speed rail line
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 25, 2010The money will be given in addition to the $1.25 billion Florida received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Drug operation busted near UF
By Kat Bein | Oct. 25, 2010Gainesville Police arrested a man and woman who’d been running a marijuana operation out of a rented apartment in the Jefferson 2nd Avenue complex.
