SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
The Family Business
Oct. 9, 2007Callie Rivers had it rough growing up in a household full of boys, but she's reaping the rewards now.
El Caimán
SPORTS
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COLUMNS
A few minutes with Gary Barnett
Oct. 8, 2007If there's one good thing about having to wait out a post-game traffic jam at Tiger Stadium, it's watching the who's who that must wait with you.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
Bench mob helps out UF volleyball
Oct. 8, 2007While its starters snag headlines, the UF volleyball teams' bench may actually hold the keys to the squad's success.
METRO
Residents of different religions fast then feast for peace
By HEATHER STRANGE | Oct. 8, 2007Christian, Jewish and Muslim Gainesville residents gathered at the United Church of Gainesville to end a day of fasting with a vegetarian potluck Monday.
NEWS
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CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
New senators to be sworn in at tonight's Senate meeting
By DEVIN CULCLASURE | Oct. 8, 2007Tonight's Student Senate meeting will be the first for about 30 candidates chosen to represent on- and off-campus living districts in the fall Student Government election.
MULTIMEDIA
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VIDEO
Gator Nation in the DARPA Challenge
By RYAN MOULTON | Oct. 8, 2007The engineers and research students at the UF Center for Intelligent Machines and Robotics transform a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid into a street-smart, self-controlled robotic roadster for the DARPA Urban Challenge.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Where Nature Meets Nurture.
Oct. 8, 2007(Jeremiah Stanley / Alligator) Scientific glass blower Joe Caruso works on one of his pieces for the UF Chemistry Department on Monday afternoon.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Board of Governors pushes ahead with tuition lawsuit
By KIM WILMATH | Oct. 8, 2007Despite inklings that Gov. Charlie Crist, the Florida Legislature and the Board of Governors could soon be on the same page with tuition increases, the board will not back down from its lawsuit for tuition-setting power.
METRO
Commission to allow certain felons to obtain towing permits
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Oct. 8, 2007The Gainesville City Commission passed an ordinance Monday night allowing people convicted of certain felonies to obtain towing permits.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
All cultures should be celebrated
By Lisa Hoskins | Oct. 8, 2007Rumor has it that we are in the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month. This was news to me and apparently, news to many other people as well - including some Hispanics. Maybe I've been living under a rock, but I haven't seen any posters, heard of any celebratory events or seen anyone in Hispanic Heritage Month T-Shirts.
OPINION
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COLUMNS
How to conquer five biggest stress-causers
By KYLE COX | Oct. 8, 2007"Ketchup" season has begun. You've already had your first exam, and it was probably a bad idea to go drinking the night before. Unfortunately, the rest of your fall semester will be spent catching up from the work you skipped.
SPORTS
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Former walk-ons Berry, Tyler decide not to return to champion Gators
Oct. 8, 2007While the departure of the UF men's basketball team's staple players is well documented, the loss of two other components of the championship picture has gone relatively unnoticed.
METRO
Political experts challenge Florida's constitutional system in forum
By LIA GANOSELLIS | Oct. 8, 2007Five political experts discussed the system used to change the state constitution and its effects on Florida at UF's Keene Faculty Center on Monday afternoon.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Crist: up-and-comer in Grand Old Party
By Will Foster | Oct. 8, 2007Monday's editorial showed the editorial board's remarkable ignorance when it asked if a national run was in the works for Gov. Charlie Crist.
OPINION
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EDITORIALS
Transparency committee wouldn't hurt UF's image
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 8, 2007Imagine our surprise when we heard UF President Bernie Machen finally decided to meet with members of Students for a Democratic Society who descended upon Tigert Hall more than a month ago.
NEWS
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FEATURES
Team Gator Nation gears up for final robotic car competition
By STEVEN WEINER | Oct. 8, 2007At first glance, it doesn't look like a robot.
SPORTS
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OTHER SPORTS
The Family Business
Oct. 8, 2007Callie Rivers had it rough growing up in a household full of boys, but she's reaping the rewards now.
NEWS
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CAMPUS
Gandhi's relative to open Kaleidoscope Month
By ALEX TIEGEN | Oct. 8, 2007The fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi will kick off festivities for UF's Kaleidoscope: Asian and Asian American Awareness Month on Monday night. Arun Gandhi will speak about life with his grandfather and his grandfather's legacy, said Magel Alcantar, director of Kaleidoscope Month.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Students: Consider powers of attorney
By Daintry Cleary | Oct. 8, 2007In light of violent events at Virginia Tech and on other campuses, students and their parents should be aware that if a person is 18 or older, their parents might be unable to obtain medical information about their child, even in an emergency situation. This is because federal law requires physicians and health care facilities to keep a patient's medical information confidential, pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). There are severe penalties for those who violate these provisions.
NEWS
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Protest group discusses investment transparency committee with Machen
By KIM WILMATH | Oct. 8, 2007UF's investments could be made more transparent if UF President Bernie Machen approves the proposals of the Students for a Democratic Society.
