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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Global warming needs political priority

By Anthony Piferrer | Oct. 7, 2007

As the Arctic ice cap melts at an alarming rate and the biggest recent headlines are about global warming, it's easy to think that the issue would be moving its way rapidly up the policy priority ladder for governments (notably ours) to slam the brakes on a catastrophe. Just read this week's Time Magazine, and you'll see that what's turning governments' heads toward the North isn't the glaring nightmare of a global climate shift but rather, the almighty dollar.

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NEWS  |  FEATURES

Loss of arm does not keep garden's owner from maintaining water lilies

By APRIL DUDASH | Oct. 7, 2007

As shoots of blue bamboo wave outside his office window, Don Goodman sits at his desk and pets his daughter's pug puppy with his left arm.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Joiner plays in loss against No. 1 Tigers

Oct. 7, 2007

BATON ROUGE, La. - A long, eventful week for UF safety Tony Joiner ended like almost nothing had changed at all.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS

Ouellette, women fall in tennis matches

Oct. 7, 2007

UF men's tennis senior Greg Ouellette advanced to the semifinals before falling Saturday at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Last week's news was laughable

By VINCENT MASSARO | Oct. 7, 2007

If all news is bad and no news is fake, then wouldn't that make all fake news good? I don't see why not.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Gators crumble in second half in loss to Tigers

Oct. 6, 2007

BATON ROUGE, LA - The Gators entered Death Valley listening to the screams of 92,910 fans.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Offense improves with spreading the ball around

Oct. 6, 2007

BATON ROUGE, La. - For the first time in two weeks, the Gators actually received production from someone who wasn't named Tim Tebow or Percy Harvin.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Joiner plays in loss against No. 1 Tigers

Oct. 6, 2007

BATON ROUGE, La. - A long, eventful week for UF safety Tony Joiner ended like almost nothing had changed at all.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Moore takes running load off Tebow

Oct. 6, 2007

BATON ROUGE, LA - In its biggest game of the season, No. 9 UF may have found a new playmaker.

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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Mike VI makes debut in Death Valley

Oct. 6, 2007

BATON ROUGE, LA -The game's biggest star wasn't any of the players, but rather a tiger.

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NEWS

UPDATE: Joiner does not start

Oct. 5, 2007

Safety Tony Joiner has not started. It's Dorian Munroe that has started in his place. If and when Joiner takes the field we'll let you know.

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METRO

Friends, family reminisce about teaching assistant

By ILEANA MORALES | Oct. 5, 2007

Wayne Bomstad had the kind of laugh that could be heard down the hallway of the physics department.

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NEWS

Upset Special?

Oct. 5, 2007

The Gators have started to spread the ball around, and the scoreboard shows it. UF leads LSU 17-7 at the half. So far quarterback Tim Tebow has thrown to five different Gators receivers and four of them have caught passes.

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NEWS

Joiner travels to LSU

Oct. 5, 2007

Baton Rouge, LA - After having burglary charges dropped, UF safety Tony Joiner has traveled with the Gators to LSU. While Coach Urban Meyer has not come out and said if he will play, Joiner is eligible and most will be shocked if he doesn't play. Keep watch at alligatorsports.org, and we'll give you updates on Joiner as they come.

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NEWS

Joiner in game on second series

Oct. 5, 2007

It's official, Gator Nation. Tony Joiner is in the game. He replaced Dorian Munroe at the start of the second series. The Gators lead 3-0 off a Joey Ijjas 32-yard field goal.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Procrastination shows lack of discipline

By Christopher O'Leary | Oct. 4, 2007

I'd like to respond to Wednesday's U-Wire column, "More useful classes, please."

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF offers free mental health screenings Thursday

By LAUREN COLLINS | Oct. 4, 2007

UF observed National Depression Screening Day early this year, as students received free screenings Thursday in recognition of Mental Illness Awareness Week.

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METRO

Veterinary college to host largest adopt-a-thon since 2002

By JENNIFER BINGAMAN | Oct. 4, 2007

The UF College of Veterinary Medicine will host an adopt-a-thon Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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SPORTS  |  OTHER SPORTS

Women advance to second round in All-American Championships

Oct. 4, 2007

Three UF women's tennis players advanced to the second round at the All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Thursday.

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METRO

UNF student pleads guilty in Dahlem's death, awaits sentence

By ANDREW TAN | Oct. 4, 2007

A University of North Florida student pleaded guilty Thursday to the killing of a Gainesville Police officer.