SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Gators seek redemption in Death Valley
Oct. 4, 2007The Gators will take on an unfamiliar role Saturday - underdog.
El Caimán
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 4, 2007It's a wild, wild world. This week has proven that to us. Student Government elections always seem a little animalistic - shark-like senate candidates preying on unsuspecting students, poll workers who seemed as slow as snails, plenty of revelers at the Orange & Brew who had a whale of a time. After all, we're animals, too. So hear us roar in this week's menagerie of…
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
Picks Column: UF vs. LSU
Oct. 4, 2007This week, we at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column are headed down to the Bayou where there are lions, and tigers and bea - well, actually just tigers.
SPORTS
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FOOTBALL
LSU's giant Dorsey an intimidating force to deal with
Oct. 4, 2007The possible No. 1 pick in the 2008 NFL Draft hides down on the bayou, listening to Phil Collins and building on a foundation set in high school.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Election campaigning needs tweaking
By Kayla Muller | Oct. 4, 2007Hooray! SG elections are finally over. I no longer have to dodge perky Gator Party representatives as they try to attack me on Turlington Plaza. In high school, I was heavily involved with student government, but I never attacked unwilling participants as they walked to class.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Campus hospital will be powered by natural gas
By ILEANA MORALES | Oct. 4, 2007Underneath two white tents, Gainesville Regional Utilities and Shands at UF representatives stood on the gravel of the GRU South Energy Center's construction site Thursday.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
Technology hinders new revolutions
By COLLEEN SHEA | Oct. 4, 2007Bubbling beneath the everyday lives of a growing number of college students is the urge to reignite the tie-dye colored flames of another hippie revolution.
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
Eight simple rules for taming top-ranked Tigers
Oct. 4, 2007If you go by point spreads, the Gators don?t have much of a chance.
METRO
Event held to raise awareness about Hurricane Katrina
By SARA RUBIN | Oct. 4, 2007Jon Bennett witnessed the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina firsthand and has not forgotten it.
METRO
Big dogs can mean low prices
By JENNIFER BINGAMAN | Oct. 4, 2007While owning a dog can be expensive for students, as the dogs get bigger, the price gets smaller in Gainesville.
METRO
GPD and towing company debate dropping Joiner charges
By KORI FREDERICK | Oct. 4, 2007As UF's football team prepares to play against Louisiana State University on Saturday, many worry that Tony Joiner may not play in the game.
METRO
UF alumna blogs about fashion bargains
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Oct. 4, 2007When Meg Taylor graduated from UF last December with degrees in classical studies and Spanish, she never expected to get into fashion.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Steam sets off fire alarms in UF theater
By ILEANA MORALES | Oct. 4, 2007Steam leaking from hot water in the boiler room set off smoke alarms at the Constans Theatre at about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, said Bob Estling, coordinator for UF's Physical Plant Division.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Task force not representative of students
By Mark McShera | Oct. 4, 2007Well folks, it looks like Student Body President Ryan Moseley's Student Government administration is on track to let us down again. I am writing about the task force which will review UF's event management and the University Police Department's practices.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Gator Party slapped with ,10 fine
By DEVIN CULCLASURE | Oct. 4, 2007Though the Gator Party nearly swept the fall Student Government election, it's still facing the consequences of several complaints filed by the Progress Party.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Fall election turnout one of the highest
By Frank Bracco | Oct. 4, 2007The Alligator really downplayed this fall's SG election turnout. Considering the horrible weather, lack of real competition and limited campaigning, it was impressive to see this election garner one of the highest turnouts in fall campaign history. In fact, this year's turnout set a record for normal fall election turnout.
METRO
State Attorney's Office Drops Burglary Charges
By KORI FREDERICK | Oct. 4, 2007Charges against UF senior football player Earl A. "Tony" Joiner were dropped late this morning.
NEWS
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SFC
SFCC holds open house for aspiring student respiratory therapists
By LAUREN HIGGINBOTHAM | Oct. 4, 2007Richard Smith placed his two front fingers over the wrist and found the low, inconsistent pulse. With a shaking hand, he slid the syringe into the rubbery skin, punctured the artery, and watched as the blood pulsed into the tube, shaking the vial with each throb.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
Gators to host Kentucky in SEC East showdown
Oct. 4, 2007After four straight road games, there's no rest for the weary.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Block seating available for Gator Growl
By DEVIN CULCLASURE | Oct. 4, 2007Gator Growl is teaming up with the University Athletic Association, and the results might make it easier for students to sit with their friends.
