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OPINION
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COLUMNS
Media obsessed with college athletes
Oct. 8, 2009As you read this, I am hard at work imbibing the contents of my giant, green Bubba Keg on a bus to Baton Rogue.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Smathers Libraries holds Internet search competition
By KRISTEN BOWE | Oct. 8, 2009Students tested their abilities to find random historical facts Thursday night.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Darts
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 8, 2009It's been a pretty stressful week at the Alligator. Not only do we all have exams coming up, we've also been doing the jobs of several people. It's been so rough that we might even take our three-day weekend early. On that note, we present to you a doing-homework-at-home-has-never-sounded-so-appealing edition of…
METRO
First batch of swine flu vaccines expected next week
By MARIA PIQUET | Oct. 8, 2009Alachua County's first batch of H1N1 vaccines is expected to arrive early next week.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Thursday column's author misinformed
By Fara Cohen | Oct. 8, 2009I'm a Gator, and I read the Alligator every day. Tommy Maple's Thursday column is one of the worst I have read and one of the most obvious examples of an author not doing his research.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Florida looks to end Tiger Stadium streak
Oct. 8, 2009It doesn't matter if it's John Brantley or Tim Tebow who gets the start at quarterback, No. 1 Florida (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) will face its toughest test of the season Saturday night as it heads to Death Valley to take on No. 4 LSU.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Scott back at RB after spending time at FB
Oct. 8, 2009Fullback isn't where senior Charles Scott was supposed to be lining up four games into LSU's season.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Students rush to sell Florida-Georgia tickets
By ANDREW NORRIS | Oct. 8, 2009Patrick Reynolds walked into Library West at about 5:45 p.m. Monday. He sat down, opened his laptop and waited until 6 p.m. Congratulations-ticket found.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Burger King should keep it tacky
By Kenny Picciano | Oct. 7, 2009As I read the editorial about Burger King's imminent extreme makeover, I became considerably miffed. When I go into B, the last words I want to cross my mind are "upscale, hip, and edgy."
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Florida Prepaid stable compared to other states' plans
By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 7, 2009Florida Prepaid College Plans are not dealing with the deficits that other state prepaid plans are facing, according to a recent New York Times article.
NEWS
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SFC
New Santa Fe College concert band to debut tonight
By ALEX CHACHKEVITCH | Oct. 7, 2009Santa Fe College's new concert band, the Santa Fe Winds, will kick off its debut season tonight at 7:30 with its first performance.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Phones collected for domestic violence victims
By Joey Flechas | Oct. 7, 2009UF's Family Law Society is trying to make sure that every call for help can be heard.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Nasty Nurse
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 7, 2009A Fort Lauderdale nurse resigned after she was caught reusing IV tubing and saline bags while giving cardiac stress tests to patients over the past five years.
NEWS
Friendly Folk
By JULIANA JIMENEZ | Oct. 7, 2009Antje Duvekot, from Somerville, Mass., sings and plays folk music on her guitar at the Civic Media Center Wednesday night
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
September's celebrity and politician interruptions
By Alex Orlando | Oct. 7, 2009It appears the month of September was one of interruptions with celebrities and politicians both acting like 6-year-olds in the grocery store.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Badgley branches out with new role in horror flick
By LANE NIESET | Oct. 7, 2009Dan Humphrey and Michael Harding have one thing in common: They are both outcasts.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Domestic partners eligible for spouse Gators tickets
By KATIE KLOSS | Oct. 7, 2009Thanks to a change in policy, the domestic partners of UF students will now be able to get spouse tickets for Gator games.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Off the Record: New music reviews
By Richard Iwanik-Marques | Oct. 7, 2009Rock: Tokio Hotel, "Humanoid"
