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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

Meet the seat stealer: the leader of lecture hall losers

By LAUREN GOLD | Sep. 15, 2010

Here’s a frightful scenario: You overslept, missed the bus, and the line at Starbucks is longer than the line at a Justin Bieber concert. By some divine miracle, you make it to class with one minute to spare. The problem? Some dude is in your seat. You have just met that most despicable of classroom creatures: the seat stealer.

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THE AVENUE  |  LIFESTYLE

In honor of The Onion – the best fake news sites

By Eric Kossina | Sep. 15, 2010

“Dove World Outreach Center now accepting homosexual members.”

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Gators fight hunger

By Erin Rauch | Sep. 15, 2010

The UF Cicerones and the Student Alumni Association are collecting canned food to beat hunger — and the University of Georgia.

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NEWS  |  FEATURES

Two shots in the dark

By MATT HARRINGER | Sep. 15, 2010

Two loud bangs woke Juan Postell — two hard kicks  that broke open the door.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Fake news comes to UF

By Christine Harris | Sep. 15, 2010

Accent is bringing speakers from “The Onion” to the Reitz Grand Ballroom tonight at 8 p.m.

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NEWS

Feature photo: Puppy love

Sep. 15, 2010

Political Science and theatre junior Chase DenBeste anticipates doggy kisses from 10-year-old Polaris, a Siberian Husky, at Turlington Plaza on Wednesday. Polaris kept Caroline Johansen company while attracting visitors to her UF Equestrian Club table at the plaza. Danica Spears, Alligator

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NEWS

Correction

Sep. 15, 2010

In an article Wednesday, it was incorrectly reported the Humans v. Zombies game will last through  Thursday. The game will continue until Sunday.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Gators' Rainey arrested on felony stalking charge

By ANTHONY CHIANG | Sep. 14, 2010

Florida wide receiver Chris Rainey, 22, was arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with aggravated stalking after sending a text message to a woman he had been dating on and off for the past three years that said, ‘Time to die bitch.’

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Trattou gives Gators inside look at QB Simms

Sep. 14, 2010

The Southeastern Conference doesn’t have much of a scouting report for Tennessee junior quarterback Matt Simms, who transferred to UT from El Camino (Calif.) Community College after beginning his college career at Louisville.

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SPORTS  |  COLUMNS

Chalk up another memorable arrest

Sep. 14, 2010

"Time to Die Bitch u and ur???”

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SPORTS  |  SOCCER

UF ready for toughest challenge of season

By JAIME MANHEIMER | Sep. 14, 2010

The No. 5 Gators kicked off the first game of their vigorous five-game road trip with a thrilling overtime victory, beating FSU 2-1.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Late push helps Gators to top-five tournament finish

By MATT WATTS< | Sep. 14, 2010

Florida shot its lowest round of the season Tuesday.

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NEWS

Feat photo: Study Break

Sep. 14, 2010

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.