METRO
Political groups conflict over senator’s racial comments
By ASHLEY LARA MOSES | Jan. 19, 2010SEN. REID COMMENTED ON OBAMA IN HIS BOOK.
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CAMPUS
Pierre-Louis arrested for domestic battery by strangulation
By MIKE MCALL | Jan. 19, 2010He turned himself in to local authorities Tuesday morning.
METRO
Gainesville mayor to make her final State of the City address
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Jan. 19, 2010Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan will discuss Gainesville’s 2009 accomplishments and its short-term plans for the future in the 2010 State of the City address today.
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CAMPUS
Law professor: airport body scanners legal
By ALLYSON FOX | Jan. 19, 2010Privacy is one thing travelers may soon have to do without.
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CAMPUS
Writing on the Wall Project aims to tear down hate
By NICOLE LYNN GREINER | Jan. 19, 2010Bricks with statements including “You aren’t smart enough to do that” and “Homos are sinners” were stacked on the Reitz Union North Lawn Tuesday.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Response to sex column is spot-on
By Amanda Eilers | Jan. 19, 2010Joe Dellosa, thank you for writing your column, “Infidelity should not be normalized,” in Tuesday’s Alligator. I agree with you wholeheartedly.
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COLUMNS
France is misrepresented as having ‘clean’nuclear programs
By Linda Gunter | Jan. 19, 2010It is perhaps no accident that the nuclear power industry chose a French word, “renaissance,” to promote its alleged comeback. Attached to this misapplied moniker are a series of fallacious suggestions that nuclear energy is “clean,” “safe” and even “renewable.” And, in keeping with its French flavor, a key argument in the industry’s propaganda arsenal is that the U.S. should follow the “successful” example of the French nuclear program.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ignoring local church is the only solution
By Nora F. Zaki | Jan. 19, 2010In response to Paul Murty’s column: Thank you for your intelligent column on Friday about ignoring the Dove World Outreach Center members when they preach intolerantly on campus.
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COLUMNS
UF should not require health insurance
By CYNTHIA DESPRES | Jan. 19, 2010After my father lost his job in November 2008, my family’s health insurance coverage lapsed. Although he found work — and, consequently, coverage for himself — in April, the rest of the family can’t join until March 2010. So, for the only year my mother and I have ever been without insurance, we have tiptoed through our lives, avoiding what health risks we could.
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EDITORIALS
Blonde Moment: ‘Gossip Girl’ star too self-involved
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 19, 2010It’s been one week since the earthquake hit Haiti, and people across the campus, country and world are joining together to provide relief for those affected.
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EDITORIALS
Winter Warning
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 19, 2010With winter setting in and word of the FDA cracking down on barely visible tanning bed warnings, the Editorial Board is urging students to forgo sun-kissed bronze in favor of pasty white — or even Gators-themed fake orange.
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CAMPUS
Student groups rally to help Haiti
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Jan. 19, 2010In the aftershocks of last week’s earthquake in Haiti, UF students have rallied together to raise funds and supplies to send to the victims of the disaster.
NEWS
You are definitely not alone - Welcome to the world of social networking
By SWAPNA KASTURI | Jan. 19, 2010What do you know about social networking? Do you check your Myspace, Facebook or Twitter everyday or are you a casual observer of the social networking phenomenon? Read on to catch up on all the latest news on the new social networking blog.
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FOOTBALL
Pierre-Louis turns himself into authorities
Jan. 19, 2010Former Florida cornerback Wondy Pierre-Louis turned himself in to Gainesville authorities early Tuesday morning and was arrested on charges of domestic battery by strangulation, unarmed burglary, battery, kidnapping and obstructing justice by tampering.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Gators notch first SEC win against LSU
By ADAM BERRY | Jan. 18, 2010After a rocky start to the Southeastern Conference season, Florida finally got the win it needed.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Florida gets lift from bench in road victory
Jan. 18, 2010Trumae Lucas came off a cold bench and provided the spark Florida needed in a 55-52 Southeastern Conference win on the road at Mississippi State on Sunday.
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COLUMNS
NFL playoff games have lacked usual excitement
Jan. 18, 2010Can I get some drama, please?
SPORTS
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GYMNASTICS
Gators rebound at home
By TOM GREEN< | Jan. 18, 2010There’s no place like home, and the Gators showed that Friday night in the O’Connell Center.
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OTHER SPORTS TRACK
Shot-putter sets record
By RYAN BUTLER< | Jan. 18, 2010Because of the offseason layoff, a team’s opening meet of the indoor track and field season typically doesn’t foster record-setting performances. But UF shotputter Mariam Kevkhishvili is far from a typical athlete.
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
UF brings home doubles title
By ANDREW OLSON < | Jan. 18, 2010Antoine Benneteau and Alexandre Lacroix will enter the dual match season on a high note.
