NEWS
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FEATURES
Farmers market sees out–of–state food influx
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Dec. 1, 2008Food from the local farmers market may not always be "Fresh from Florida."
El Caimán
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF freshman chosen as Seventeen magazine blogger
By CECILIA MINGES | Dec. 1, 2008Out of about 2,000 applicants across the country, one of UF's students was chosen to blog about her first year of college for Seventeen magazine.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Utility costs may cause on–campus rent increase
By ASHLEY McCREDIE | Dec. 1, 2008Spring 2009 rental rates for campus housing may see a $40 increase in price.
METRO
Gainesville temperatures may dip below freezing
By KATIE EMMETS | Dec. 1, 2008With temperatures possibly dropping to 28 degrees tonight, Gainesville will be under its seventh freeze advisory since October.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Student starts Web site for ranking UF professors
Dec. 1, 2008When Freddy Vazquez sat in front of his computer to sign up for courses his sophomore year, he found a major flaw.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Tyus plays center with his own style
Dec. 1, 2008There are a lot of questions surrounding the UF frontcourt this season. Lately, Alex Tyus has had all the answers.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Three extra hours won’t save your grades
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 1, 2008Nothing signifies the end of a semester like 20-hour days at the library.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Thank You for Smoking
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 1, 2008In January of 2007, UF made it illegal to smoke within 50 feet of any campus building. It's a simple rule. It's easy to understand. Somehow, though, smokers keep forgetting to maintain a proper distance.
METRO
Crist suspends foreclosures
By FAITH REAVES | Dec. 1, 2008Gov. Charlie Crist announced a voluntary agreement Monday that would suspend foreclosures on Florida homes through the holidays.
METRO
Teenager to be tried as adult on homicide charges
Dec. 1, 2008A Gainesville teenager will face a homicide charge after the man he was accused of stabbing died Sunday.
METRO
Exxon robbed with tree branch
By KATIE EMMETS | Dec. 1, 2008A Gainesville man was arrested Friday night after police reported he robbed a gas station with a tree branch.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
UF out to prove it's no finesse team
Dec. 1, 2008After months of practices, games and Dan Mullen - who needs to spend his free time sprucing up the ol' resume because I've heard SportsCenter tout him for open coaching positions on two separate occasions - it all comes down to this.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF professor finds UF's smoking policy ineffective
By KRISTIN AmRHEIN | Dec. 1, 2008Students have been banned from smoking within 50 feet of all UF buildings for more than a year, but one UF professor's research shows students are still lighting up where they shouldn't be.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Libraries to begin extended hours
By LAUREN BAKER | Dec. 1, 2008Students will soon be able to camp out at a couple of campus libraries for 20 hours straight if they so desire.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Late Arrival: Top prospect will enroll in spring
Dec. 1, 2008The troubled 8-year-old boy moved from a mother unable to love and care for him to a grandmother who did exactly that.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
10 rules to improve interstate driving
Dec. 1, 2008After my third annual Thanksgiving car-a-thon, it's apparent that the problem with holiday traffic on the interstate is not only the number of cars on the road, but also the number of people in those cars who don't know a thing about driving on the interstate.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Harvin questionable for SEC Championship
Dec. 1, 2008Billy Gonzales is having a case of deja vu.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY
Going the Distance: Senior Criscione becomes team leader during time in Gainesville
By ADAM BERRY | Dec. 1, 2008Jeremy Criscione never thought he'd be a distance runner.
METRO
AIDS awareness demonstration observes day without art
By FAITH REAVES | Dec. 1, 2008In honor of World AIDS Day and Day With(out) Art, the Gainesville Solar Walk's sculptures and benches on Northwest Eighth Avenue were shrouded in black plastic to make passersby consider a world without light.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Harvin questionable for SEC Championship
Nov. 30, 2008Billy Gonzales is having a case of déjà vu.
