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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 29, 2009

The week is winding down at the Alligator as we prepare for Halloween, Florida-Georgia, the Fest, sleep... Fortunately, we've been working on our costumes all semester. Thanks to many long nights at the Alligator, accompanied by stimulant-fueled weekend study binges, we're happy to present you with a we-feel-like-zombies-every-day-so-we-don't-need-to-dress-up-for-Halloween edition of...

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SPORTS  |  SOCCER

Redshirt freshmen duo hungry for first soccer title

Oct. 29, 2009

McKenzie Barney and Kat Williamson know all about last year's Southeastern Conference champions.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Gators vie for first SEC cross country title since ’97

By JESSICA ETTER | Oct. 29, 2009

It has been 12 years since the women's cross country team has won a Southeastern Conference title.

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METRO

St. Francis House residents receive free dental advice

By ANNIE QUINTANA | Oct. 29, 2009

Members of the Pre-dental ASDA served dinner to the homeless and gave a presentation on good oral hygiene at the St. Francis House.

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METRO

Recession forces students to recycle Halloween garb

By MATT HARRINGER | Oct. 29, 2009

Stacy Hutton is going to be an angel for Halloween - again.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Vigil honors victims of breast cancer

By MOLLY LARMIE | Oct. 29, 2009

Candlelight flickered in the humid Thursday night, as the normally bustling Plaza of the Americas quieted during a vigil for breast cancer.

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NEWS  |  SFC

Zoo gets scary for Halloween with Boo at the Zoo

By LAUREN DELGADO | Oct. 29, 2009

Halloween in Gainesville is about to get a whole lot wilder.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION

UF professor resigns after sex allegations

Oct. 29, 2009

A UF department chair resigned earlier this month following accusations that he had sex with students.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

UF and Georgia student body presidents to battle for huge paddle

By CAROLYN TILLO | Oct. 29, 2009

Student Body President Jordan Johnson said an anonymous donor presented him with a 10-foot-long oar to heat up the rivalry between UF and the University of Georgia.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Michigan ordinance similar to local Charter Amendment 1

Oct. 29, 2009

For an off-year election, Nov. 3 is shaping up to be pretty interesting day at the polls.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Station switch to NPR a good move

By Meagan Gregory | Oct. 29, 2009

I am sure you are getting a large number of emails on the WUFT programming switch, so I will try to keep mine short. I am writing.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

New radio format rewarding, enriching

By Gene Cowell | Oct. 29, 2009

May I add my voice in support of WUFT-FM's current programming format, and I hope you will hear from many more who share my view that the new format offers an exciting, rewarding and enriching listening experience. It's impossible to fact-check the claims by those 40 music-lovers with the funds to buy a full-page ad in the Sun.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

East Gainesville not dependent on AGH

By Kathleen Fette | Oct. 29, 2009

Your editorial column "Closed Doors" was patently ridiculous. According to Mapquest Shands at AGH and Shands at UF are 1.42 miles apart. I hardly think a three-minute travel time will result in "cutting off access to those in need" and your hysterically dire predictions for infant mortality, STDs, homicide deaths, economic decline, crime, etc.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Campus-wide smoking ban starts Sunday

By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 29, 2009

The first phase of UF's campus-wide tobacco ban will go into effect Sunday at UF's Health Science Center and all Shands at UF facilities.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

UF looks to take advantage of fast pool against UGA

By TONI-ANN MILLER | Oct. 29, 2009

UF's men swimming and diving team will open its Southeastern Conference schedule with a matchup against Georgia in the O'Connell Center on Friday.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

‘Drill instructor’ gives billiards tips at the Reitz Union

By ANDREW NORRIS | Oct. 29, 2009

Dominic "The Drill Instructor" Esposito, a staff writer for Pool & Billard Magazine known for dressing in drill instructor garb, gave onlookers tips and techniques on how to improve at pool.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF hopes to send emergency text with fewer delays

By THOMAS STEWART | Oct. 29, 2009

After a flubbed test of its emergency messaging system Wednesday, UF will send another batch of text messages to students and employees some time Friday.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

After 250 years, Bach comes to life for interview

By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Oct. 29, 2009

The UF College of Fine Arts re-created Johann Sebastian Bach for a "live" video Web cast. Resembling the technology used by Pixar Animation Studios, Bach answered questions from the audience at Norman Hall.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Campus group demonstrates against Planned Parenthood

By Andrew Wyzan | Oct. 29, 2009

Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, was the topic of interest Thursday when UF’s Pro-Life Alliance held a demonstration on the Plaza of the Americas. The organization called the demonstration Margaret Sanger Exposed and talked about her attitude toward eugenics, or selective breeding, through sterilization and birth control.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Free Fest show offered on campus Saturday

By J. HUNTER SIZEMORE | Oct. 29, 2009

Five bands will play a free show an the Reitz Union Rion Ballroom as part of The Fest 8, a punk music festival taking place Friday through Sunday in Gainesville.