NEWS
CORRECTION
Aug. 25, 2009In the Aug. 25 edition of the Alligator, Yogaberry's product was incorrectly identified as sour frozen yogurt. The company sells frozen yogurt.
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OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Scooter taxi service will keep drunks off road
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 25, 2009Students who want to celebrate their return to Gainesville will have a chance to do so safely on Wednesday night.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Hill impressing coaches, teammates in bid for snaps
Aug. 25, 2009With both starting safeties from last year's BCS national championship team returning and on preseason All-Southeastern Conference teams, Will Hill's chances of expanding his role on defense in his second year at Florida seemed slim.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Playing through injuries just part of the game
By CALLOVI< | Aug. 25, 2009Despite what you see on Saturdays or hear in jokes, Tim Tebow is still only human.
METRO
City muggings drop by more than half
By JESSICA CHAPMAN | Aug. 25, 2009In less than a month, muggings in Gainesville have decreased from as many as 12 a day to five in the last two weeks.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
SEC Web site highlights schools' academic achievements
By JENNIFER TORMO | Aug. 25, 2009On game day, LSU is the enemy.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Pouncey returns to practice, raises energy level
Aug. 25, 2009Florida center Maurkice Pouncey participated in full-contact drills for the first time this month on Tuesday, moving the Gators one step closer to solidifying a starting five on the offensive line.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF to add indoor track, cardio equipment to Southwest Rec
By JIMMIE PAUL | Aug. 25, 2009The Southwest Recreation Center will be bigger and better come fall 2010, as a result of the demands made by students, UF director of recreational sports David Bowles said.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Teachers should abide by textbook law
By Don Kershaw | Aug. 25, 2009So it's that time of year again: mass textbook buying. Some would think that the new law signed last year, the Textbook Affordability Act, would help prevent some of the usual headaches that are associated with buying required textbooks.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
College Poster Sale in its 35th year at UF
By HILARY SHEINBAUM | Aug. 25, 2009Freshman Ally Vitale is hoping to see the bands Death Cab for Cutie and Radiohead on a daily basis - and she can because she is shopping to fill the empty walls of her dorm room.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG discusses dropping NY Times from campus newsstands
By CAROLYN TILLO | Aug. 25, 2009After a late start, Student Senate kicked off the fall semester with some heavy debate.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Fraine embraces role as Florida's primary keeper
Aug. 25, 2009Katie Fraine has tunnel vision. And while that may seem like a scary thought for the UF soccer team considering Fraine is the team's starting goalkeeper, it's the best thing possible.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
Part III: Financial barriers block path to paying college athletes
Aug. 25, 2009Editor's Note: This is the third of a four-part alligatorSports series in which we examine whether college athletes deserve to be paid for their athletic efforts.
METRO
Deja Brew to be replaced by frozen yogurt shop
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Aug. 24, 2009At 3:03 Monday afternoon, Will Borell placed a sign taped to a cardboard box on the counter of Deja Brew, a local coffee shop.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UCF may snag UF's ranking as state's largest university
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 24, 2009In addition to losing its title as the top party school, UF may slip to No. 2 in enrollment among state universities this year.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Students should root for Rays
By Casey Peterson | Aug. 24, 2009This is in response to Kyle Maistri's "Fanifesto," in which he groups the Tampa Bay Rays with the Yankees and Red Sox as three baseball teams which are off limits to bandwagon fans.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Vargas decides to transfer, Tishman enrolls in classes
By ADAM BERRY | Aug. 24, 2009Eloy Vargas' brief career at Florida has come to an end.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Towers should be more tolerant
By Lisa Laniewski | Aug. 24, 2009Moving back to campus after summer break is a hectic experience, and something that happened today made it more stressful. My daughter and I, in between moving into her new apartment near the campus and shopping at several local stores for essentials, decided to go to a local restaurant for a quick takeout lunch. Traffic was, as it always is on the last weekend before classes, very heavy with new and old students buying from every type of area
