METRO
Textbook rentals offer students relief from high prices
By JENNIFER TORMO | Sep. 16, 2008Students frustrated by high textbook prices may not be aware that they have another option.
El Caimán
METRO
MADD official protests review of national drinking age
Sep. 16, 2008An official from Florida's Mothers Against Drunk Driving spoke out Monday against the coalition of university presidents that are calling for public review of the national drinking age.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Freshman make an impact for UF
Sep. 16, 2008With 16 freshmen of 30 players on the UF soccer team, some of the newcomers were bound to have to play early in the season.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Senate adds three seats, approves $13.6 million budget
Sep. 16, 2008When spring Student Government elections arrive next year, three more seats will be added to Student Senate than are available in next month's upcoming election.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Hillel holds grand opening for restaurant and art gallery
By LAUREN PETERSON | Sep. 16, 2008UF Hillel celebrated a day of new beginnings Tuesday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student organization urges support of Gator Party
By LAUREN BAKER | Sep. 16, 2008The last day of interviews for Student Senate positions brought a rush of last-minute applicants who hope to be on the ballot in next month's Student Government election.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Government shouldn’t interfere with women’s access to care
By Natalie Muniz | Sep. 16, 2008On Aug. 21, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it is moving forward with a proposed regulation that, if enacted, would jeopardize women's health care by allowing providers to withhold services and critical information women need to make fully informed decisions about their health care. It also treads on democratically enacted state policies aimed at ensuring access to health care for the state's citizens.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Gator Party not just for Greeks
By Jim Martz | Sep. 16, 2008The allegations that the Gator Party is actually the "Greek Party" are ridiculous. As a Gator Party senator, I can say with absolute sincerity that this is not true. The Gator Party prides itself on enlisting qualified and outstanding leaders from different organizations at UF, many of whom have no Greek-based involvement.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Versatile Bledsoe plays big role for Gators
Sep. 16, 2008Call it confidence, swagger or whatever you like.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF making changes one year after Taser incident
Sep. 16, 2008One year ago today, then-UF telecommunication senior and former Alligator columnist Andrew Meyer was shot with a Taser gun after questioning former presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry at an on-campus town hall forum.
NEWS
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SFC
SFC kicks off three–day Constitution Week
Sep. 16, 2008Santa Fe College kicked off Constitution Week on Tuesday with the first of three discussions about the more than 200-year-old document's influence in today's political climate.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Safeties Black,Wright hand out punishment in secondary
Sep. 16, 2008It's still up for debate whether UF's secondary has improved to become a reliable unit, but one thing is certain: Wandering near the Gators' safeties poses an imminent health risk.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
McCain represents Conservative value
By Andrew Fells | Sep. 16, 2008Every morning when I get to campus, I find an Alligator newspaper and thumb through it. I am never surprised to find this liberally biased newspaper having some type of derogatory editorial referencing Sen. John McCain, Gov. Sarah Palin or the Republican Party.
METRO
Gas prices expected to return to normal soon
Sep. 16, 2008After a buying panic caused by Hurricane Ike, gas prices are expected to start dropping back to normal.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Global warming is real
By Lindsay Feinberg | Sep. 16, 2008When will people realize global climate change is not just a ploy made up by crazy liberals to gain power and freak out the world just for kicks? Yesterday in class I was shocked to hear a classmate refer to global climate change as "that stupid global warming thing." Seriously?
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Gators need to watch out for an upset
Sep. 16, 2008You shouldn't really like UCLA.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Party launches petition against Conduct Code changes
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 16, 2008The Orange and Blue Party has launched a petition to persuade the Board of Trustees, UF's highest governing body, to vote against controversial changes to the Student Conduct Code.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Middle class needs more than just money
By Sterling Davenport | Sep. 16, 2008While Nick Fitzpatrick's Tuesday article makes some interesting points, he seems to have missed a few fundamental ones. Obama's tax plan calls for lower taxes on the middle class than does McCain's plan.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Proposed referendum aims to put hand scanners on ballot
By THOMAS STEWART | Sep. 16, 2008Students might soon be able to vote on whether they want to be required to scan their hands to enter recreational facilities on campus.
