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NEWS
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CAMPUS
Panel proposes changes to financial aid system
Sep. 22, 2008A panel from the College Board has proposed dramatic changes to what is now one of the biggest concerns to some college students and their parents - the government's financial aid system.
METRO
Mobile home residents remain on lots despite park closing
Sep. 22, 2008David Bell has no place to go.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Legal drinkers don't deserve harassing
By Alberto Rabionet | Sep. 21, 2008Last week I was socializing inside Grog House with my wristband on, legally drinking a beer, and I was harassed by a Gainesville Police officer.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gators silence crowd at Neyland
Sep. 21, 2008KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - One hundred thousand orange T-shirts, and they were all in the wrong hue.
METRO
Palin speech energizes Florida crowd
By DOMINICK TAO | Sep. 21, 2008The 90-degree weather on Sunday forced people to find a spot in the shade as they stood and sweated in the heat waiting to hear from one of this election season's most controversial figures, Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS TENNIS
Gators start season with Fall Classic
Sep. 21, 2008The UF women's tennis team kicked off its season with the Gator Fall Classic tournament. Three players reached the semifinals, and Anastasia Revzina reached the finals before losing to Notre Dame's Kristy Frilling 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8).
METRO
Court decision may increase local construction
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Sep. 21, 2008A reversed Florida Supreme Court decision could mean more construction projects around Gainesville.
NEWS
Revisions to honor and conduct codes almost finalized
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 21, 2008The Board of Trustee's Educational Policy and Strategy Committee unanimously passed revisions to UF's Student Honor and Conduct codes today.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY
Criscione leads UF to win in season opening meet
By ADAM BERRY | Sep. 21, 2008Jeremy Criscione makes running five miles in 24 and a half minutes look easy.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Gators dominate in opening weekend of SEC play
Sep. 21, 2008LSU was supposed to be the team that could put an end to UF's dominance of the Southeastern Conference.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Plus Side: Minus grades not the end of the world
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 21, 2008All this talk about minus grades is much ado about nothing.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Orange and Blue Party embraces code changes
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 21, 2008Members of the Orange and Blue Party, who have made controversial revisions to UF's Student Conduct Code a major part of its agenda in recent weeks, said they are happy with the final version of the changes, which were released Thursday.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Building Up
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 21, 2008If you've lived in Gainesville for the past few years, you've grown accustomed to constant construction work. We know we have.It just wouldn't be the same to sleep through an entire night without hearing a construction worker barking at one of his coworkers over the sound of a concrete-obliterating jackhammer.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Next president won’t solve economy
By Daniel Rood | Sep. 21, 2008This is a response to Friday's column "Presidential election could determine economic future of U.S."
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Victory Over Violence to host abuse awareness day
By BROOKE ARONOFF | Sep. 21, 2008Victory Over Violence, a UF student organization that hosts the production of "The Vagina Monologues" annually, is hosting RAINN Day, an annual campaign created by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network to stop sexual assault on college campuses.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
James continues to haunt Vols
Sep. 21, 2008KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - There's just something about Tennessee that makes Brandon James go.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
UF bounces back after loss to Portland
By CALLOVI< | Sep. 21, 2008UF coach Becky Burleigh might want to thank Betsy Elliott for her team's 2-1 win against No. 25 Kansas on Sunday.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Students have stake in SG election
Sep. 21, 2008They're back. Equipped with new fliers, slogans, T-shirts and platforms, Student Government parties are back en masse and yearning for our votes. Every fall and spring semester, UF students are overwhelmed by party volunteers and ads trying to swing every Gator's vote.
SPORTS
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BLOGS FOOTBALL
Some football updates for your viewing pleasure
Sep. 21, 2008First, if you want to get Urban Meyer mad, talk about the new clock rules. The new rules have significantly reduced the number of plays a team can run, as evident in UF running less than 50 -plays against Tennessee-a game the Gators dominated. The new rules cause the clock to always be reset after a play, barring a timeout. And when teams have 40 seconds, instead of 25, to get a play off, there's less plays that run. Meyer called the new rules "awful."
