El Caimán
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Campus food prices exploit students
By Garrett Clifford | Sep. 9, 2009Zach Mayo's column in Tuesday's Alligator, "UF should keep cheap food options," should set off a firestorm of protests and lead to the canning of whoever is responsible for these exploitive food prices. There is no reason for the prices they gouge from students at UF, except greed.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
No-huddle key to Florida's fortunes
Sep. 9, 2009The Gators' new no-huddle offense could win them the national championship.
THE AVENUE
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FASHION
Scavenger hunt promotes local boutiques
By ALISON SCHWARTZ | Sep. 9, 2009Gators can shop 'til they drop without dropping serious dough this evening at Fashion's Night Out.
THE AVENUE
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LIFESTYLE
Tailgaiting: counting down to kickoff
By Jon Silman | Sep. 9, 2009It is not difficult to describe the palpable excitement of a Gators game day here in Gainesville. Imagine the day you were born and the first time you looked into your mother's eyes. The true and immediate comfort. The sense of belonging. Game day is like that, but with more orange.
METRO
Police to resume search for driver in Paynes Prairie crash
Sep. 9, 2009Police resumed the search this morning for a driver who was ejected into Paynes Prairie Wednesday afternoon after a crash.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Jumpball: College fans overly obnoxious
Sep. 9, 2009Nail me to the cross because I'm about to say something not exactly flattering to the vast majority of the Alligator readership.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Middle East trip reveals need for peace
By Travis Hornsby | Sep. 8, 2009Instead of working odd jobs, getting an internship or taking classes this summer like a normal college student, I decided to go to the Middle East. I spent the majority of my time in the West Bank, even though the U.S. Department of State advised to stay clear of the Palestinian territories. What I saw has completely changed my views and understanding of American foreign policy in the Middle East.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student Senate passes $14.4M budget
By CAROLYN TILLO | Sep. 8, 2009Student Senate heated up Tuesday night as when senators passed a $14.4 million budget, which is comprised of Student Activity and Service fees.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG interviews end with 262 potential candidates
By CAROLYN TILLO | Sep. 8, 2009Student Government's political parties wrapped up interviews to fill the 50 open Senate seats at the Reitz Union Tuesday.
METRO
Driver strikes 7 cars in stolen city truck
By BEN MARKUS | Sep. 8, 2009A St. Petersburg man was transported to Shands at UF after allegedly stealing a Department of Transportation pickup truck and crashing into seven vehicles on University Avenue Tuesday.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
alligatorSports Fantasy Challenge: Week One Recap
Sep. 8, 2009Narrated by Phil Kegler
METRO
UF graduates make game day dresses
By GWEN RAHN | Sep. 8, 2009For some, orange and blue has merely become a color combination sported on game days or school-funded events. Though the colors seem to consume Gainesville in an array of fashions during Saturday football games, two UF graduates choose to take their love for orange and blue to the next level.
METRO
Lane closures to congest Main Street
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Sep. 8, 2009Don't expect to get somewhere quickly on Main Street - at least not for another two years.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
On-campus restaurants gouge prices
By Eric L. Pheterson | Sep. 8, 2009I agree with Zach Mayo's stance on the restaurant situation at UF. At a place where I pay to attend, you'd think my food would be somewhat subsidized. Instead, the opposite is true: At every eating establishment on campus, the price is hiked. In South Florida I can get an entire meal from Pollo Tropical for $3.50, here you may as well double it. I think it's wrong of UF to take advantage of its students by charging more simply because we have no other options on campus.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Students ejected from game for no reason
By Geoffrey Lioon | Sep. 8, 2009I noticed the article in Tuesday's issue stated that 51 people were ejected from the football game Saturday. I was one of the nine people ejected from the stadium for being in the wrong section.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Without patience, nothing gets solved
By Eric Tegethoff | Sep. 8, 2009This is the first time I've written to the Alligator in my four years at UF. I've thought about it many times, but Columnist Joe Dellosa's article about patience yesterday was the first time I actually felt inspired to. Though I haven't read any of David Foster Wallace's work, I think the message of the article was clear: We are a nation of impatient people. And the Internet isn't the only place where that is evident. We spend a week talking about pressing issues like health care and then forget about it all together when it becomes boring. We can't even listen to a full album of our favorite bands anymore because it takes too much of our precious time.
METRO
Dove World Outreach Center pastor misses city meeting
Sep. 8, 2009Monday's morning meeting agenda was a monstrous, 55-topic affair that was to compact budget, ordinance and other matters into three hours.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
"Twilight" does not have literary value
Sep. 8, 2009"Twilight" has made the world a worse place.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Obama's speech did not indoctrinate children
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 8, 2009Schools should have shown President Barack Obama's speech on Tuesday instead of succumbing to parents who wanted it boycotted.
