OPINION
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COLUMNS
Andrew Meyer apologizes to UF
By ANDREW MEYER | Oct. 29, 2007To the UF community and The Gator Nation the world over,
El Caimán
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gators feel sting of piling losses
Oct. 29, 2007In the past month the UF football team has watched Auburn kicker Wes Byrum do the Gator Chomp in The Swamp, LSU running back Jacob Hester torch their defense on fourth down and Georgia fans celebrate in Jacksonville for just the third time in 18 years.
NEWS
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SFC
Santa Fe Community College students to entertain kids at 'Boo at the Zoo' event
By ANDRE SALHAB | Oct. 29, 2007While the white-handed gibbon screams to mark its territory, visitors at the zoo may give it something else to scream about Wednesday.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Estopinan out for season with ACL tear
Oct. 29, 2007The UF defensive line took a major hit Monday, as Coach Urban Meyer said starting tackle Javier Estopinan and backup Brandon Antwine are out for the season.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Looking ahead to intriguing bowl matchups
Oct. 29, 2007With the college football world standing on its ear and the Southeastern Conference more tangled than Joakim Noah's hair, there should be some pretty interesting bowl matchups this year.
SPORTS
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Thompson overcomes Hurricane Katrina, difficult past
Oct. 29, 2007The number two represents a lot for sophomore transfer Lonnika Thompson.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Meyer apologizes in letter to students
By KIM WILMATH | Oct. 29, 2007Andrew Meyer has addressed an apology letter to UF students, UF President Bernie Machen and Student Government for his "failure to act calmly" during a Sept. 17 forum with Sen. John Kerry.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Legalizing weed would lead to wealth
By KYLE COX | Oct. 29, 2007Marijuana will be decriminalized before 2015. When that day arrives, be prepared for exactly nothing horrible to happen. Your children won't be murdered at gunpoint. Your liquor store won't be robbed. There will, however, be some bitchin' parties.
METRO
Visitors brought back to Civil War era at Ghost Walk
By CLAIBOURNE SMITH | Oct. 29, 2007Cars crowded the entranceway of the Morningside Nature Center on Saturday evening, forcing some to wait in the turning lane on State Road 26.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Crist: Hero or Horrible?
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 28, 2007Surprising no one, Gov. Charlie Crist approved a 5 percent tuition increase, a 5 percent technology fee and an automatic tuition increase based on inflation Friday.
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Moth eyes inspiration for water-resistant coating
By STEVEN WEINER | Oct. 28, 2007By studying moth eyes and cicada wings, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at UF and his graduate students created an anti-reflective, water-resistant coating.
NEWS
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GREEK AFFAIRS
Greek houses face alcohol sanctions for Homecoming
By KIM WILMATH | Oct. 28, 2007Some UF fraternities and sororities will face alcohol sanctions during Homecoming week after several chapters were punished for alcohol-related incidents.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
JPMorgan Chase CFO to speak at UF on Monday night
By GABRIELLA VIGIER | Oct. 28, 2007UF students will have a chance to meet with a high-level financial executive tonight.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Moth eyes inspiration for coating created by UF scientists
By STEVEN WEINER | Oct. 28, 2007The photo Peng Jiang displayed was at once familiar and strange: a black-and-white picture of what looked like an alien landscape packed with uniform hills.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
MTV reality show a disgrace to society
By Jonathan Kennedy | Oct. 28, 2007A few nights ago I experienced MTV's "A Shot At Love With Tila Tequila," a show many of my acquaintances hold in high esteem. I am just as guilty of watching my fair share of "reality" TV, but something about this show sparked a feeling of disgust. Disgust, that is, with what our society is turning into.
SPORTS
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VOLLEYBALL
Gators make it look easy in sweeps of Mississippi, LSU
Oct. 28, 2007They are a 14-woman wrecking crew.
SPORTS
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SOCCER
Hudson's hat trick gives UF seventh straight win
Oct. 28, 2007The crowd rose in unison and gave KeLeigh Hudson a standing ovation as she walked off the field in the 70th minute of Sunday's match against LSU.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Alligator shouldn't condone violence
By G.M. Palmer | Oct. 28, 2007This is in reference to Mike McCall's glorification-of-violence column Thursday on the Florida-Georgia game: Excuse me?
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Tasers a better choice of weapon
By SAM CAIN | Oct. 28, 2007I am writing in response to Friday's article "Protest group has 'washed its hands' of Taser incident." Concerning Ben Dictor's statement regarding the use of Tasers on campus, I would feel unsafe if the only weapons a police officer had access to were a gun or a blunt object.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS GOLF
Yadloczky catches fire, leads Gators comeback
Oct. 28, 2007After a rough start to start the weekend, the UF women's golf team fired back Sunday at the Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate.
