NEWS
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CAMPUS
Teenage chess master competes, speaks at UF
By VICTORIA WINKLER | Aug. 6, 2008In a normal setting, 20 against one would be unfair.
El Caimán
METRO
Wal–Mart cashier arrested for stealing from store
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | Aug. 6, 2008A Wal-Mart cashier was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing more than $1,700 from the Gainesville store on Northwest 13th Street from June through July.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Reznor extends hand that feeds with new album release
By ROBERT HILSON | Aug. 6, 2008Feeling the pinch yet? Getting squeezed at the pump? Gouged at the grocery store? Not to worry. While Congress waffles over another round of stimulus checks and Sen. John McCain whets the collective petroleum appetite by dangling a gas tax holiday just out of reach of this nation's penny-pinching fingertips, Nine Inch Nails is actually offering a whiff of wallet-sparing practicality.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
New conduct code may clarify UF's stance on drinking
By KATIE SANDERS | Aug. 6, 2008UF officials proposed a rewrite of the Student Conduct Code this week in efforts to clarify UF's stance on drinking, drugs and the future of the Student Honor Court.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By Alligator Editorial Staff | Aug. 6, 2008You could best describe the current mood at the Department of Darts and Laurels as ambivalent. Summer classes have finally come to an end, and we're stuck somewhere in between nostalgia and euphoria.
NEWS
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FEATURES
UF leads the way in sustainability
By KRISTEN HUFF | Aug. 6, 2008Note: This is the third part in a three-part series on "going green".
METRO
Board of Governors asks for more than $3.7 billion
By KATIE SANDERS | Aug. 6, 2008Florida's Board of Governors, the State University System's highest governing body, will ask lawmakers to dole out $65.4 million in pay raises for faculty and staff as well as provide $30.3 million for rising utility costs next year.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Juicy Campus Web site faces opposition from UF officials
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 6, 2008In recent months, the college gossip Web site JuicyCampus.com has attracted the ire of students and administrators across the country.
NEWS
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FEATURES
Washington, D.C., offers students internships for summer
By ZACH SEYMOUR | Aug. 6, 2008The city is chock-full of historic locales, pillars of the government and beautiful, towering monuments to the nation's heroes.
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LIFESTYLE
Kind of a big deal: Local agent creates two–day music festival
By BAILEY PARKE | Aug. 6, 2008Pat Lavery has done it all. He has played a prominent role in Gainesville's music scene since the late '90s, working his way up from going to shows and meeting bands to working at a local radio station to starting his own booking agency called Glory Days Booking.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Cornelius Ingram done for season with torn ACL
Aug. 6, 2008This isn't what Cornelius Ingram had in his mind when he decided to return for his senior year.
THE AVENUE
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MUSIC
Lollapalooza ‘08: Music and mayhem in the windy city
By JACK BENGE . Avenue Contributing Writer | Aug. 6, 2008"We're from Oakland, Calif., but we love Chicago," was the sentiment echoed by Zach Rogue after his band, Rogue Wave, ended their first song for Lollapalooza 2008. As tens of thousands descended upon Grant Park, it was hard to imagine anyone disagreeing with the statement. Lines were long and seat-saving situations grew tense, even downright nasty as the Chicago sun began to set. But these moments couldn't ruin the eventful and eclectic weekend of music.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Moe's and Chili's Too to open soon
By THOMAS STEWART | Aug. 6, 2008Despite being almost $300,000 over their estimated budgets, Moe's Southwest Grill and Chili's Too are set for their UF debut on Aug. 17.
NEWS
Correction: New Gainesville Resort to Pamper Pets
Aug. 6, 2008Pet Paradise does not offer veterinary services. The Alligator reported otherwise on July 31.
THE AVENUE
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MOVIES AND TV
‘Swing Vote’ fails to win over audience with hazy plot
By Allison Griner | Aug. 6, 2008Just in time for our own election season, "Swing Vote" enters theaters and, like most politicians, tries hard to reflect the thoughts and feelings of the average American.
METRO
Gainesville T–shirt company battles Polo Ralph Lauren on trademark dispute
By APRIL DUDASH | Aug. 6, 2008Nick Moskowitz is fighting to make his mark in the T-shirt industry.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
UF law professor reflects on days as Obama's student
By KRISTEN HUFF | Aug. 6, 2008In 2001, UF law professor Daniel Sokol was just a student at the University of Chicago Law School, and the now-presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, was just his professor.
NEWS
What losing CI could mean
Aug. 6, 20081. We've heard in the offseason that UF was going to utilize a two-tight end set with Cornelius Ingram and Aaron Hernandez this season, but with that no longer a possibility with Ingram out that might not be such an attractive option.
