El Caimán
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OTHER SPORTS
No. 15 Gators open SEC season with clean slate
Sep. 27, 2007For the UF soccer team, the arrival of Southeastern Conference play means one thing: It's time to move on.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Godspeed and good riddance
By Gabriel Lopez-Bernal | Sep. 27, 2007Campus preacher leaving for South Korea?
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
RTS works hard to improve services
By Raymond Cho | Sep. 27, 2007I'm sure everyone can recall instances when riding an RTS bus was less than pleasant and would certainly want for the buses to arrive promptly, according to schedule, in addition to also having room to comfortably fit on the bus. Now imagine that multiplied by almost 8 million.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Without a preacher, students are condemned
By Ryan Heuser | Sep. 27, 2007I write Joey Johnsen this letter as Paul wrote the Romans, with "great heaviness and . . . sorrow in my heart." I know I speak for the entire UF community when I write that we will daily feel Johnsen's absence. What will we do without him? I am certain we shall go to hell.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Gator Party is human, too
By Patrick Duffey | Sep. 27, 2007I'm responding to Thursday's letter "No progress with Gator." Ben Cavataro is right: The Gator Party isn't perfect. Like many other organizations around campus it has made a fatal blunder: It let in human beings. People try their best and fail. They exert themselves and come up short. They do the best they can and it still isn't enough. But that's life.
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CAMPUS
Ring tone, remix made of Taser incident
By ILEANA MORALES | Sep. 27, 2007Before the YouTube videos, the protests and the Wikipedia entry, Toby Turner already knew the quote "Don't Tase me, bro" was going to catch on.
METRO
UF student dies after being found unconscious in pool
By ANDREW TAN | Sep. 27, 2007A UF student died Thursday after his friends found him unconscious in a swimming pool.
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CAMPUS UF ADMINISTRATION
Board of Governors votes to raise tuition 5 percent
By KIM WILMATH | Sep. 27, 2007TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Board of Governors voted at a meeting Thursday to increase tuition at the state's 11 public universities by 5 percent this spring.
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FOOTBALL
Man in the Middle
Sep. 27, 2007Every time Brandon Spikes makes a play on Saturday against Auburn, his family will move one step closer to becoming whole again.
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CAMPUS
Turlington elevator motor overheats, interrupts evening exam
By APRIL DUDASH | Sep. 27, 2007About 200 students ambled around Turlington Plaza, red and blue flashing across their faces from parked squad cars and fire engines.
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COLUMNS
Everything causes cancer - we get it
By COLLEEN SHEA | Sep. 27, 2007Being a columnist, I feel it is my duty to provide you - the handful of people other than my parents who actually read this - with the most important news stories of the day. Hold on to your seats because today's topic is: Deadly Air Fresheners.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Show some compassion for bus drivers
By JohnRussel Bove | Sep. 27, 2007I am writing in response to Thursday's column "RTS drivers should be more punctual." Perhaps Stephanie Rosenberg should sit on a bus for 12 hours straight and see how she feels when, while trying to eat lunch, she has students like herself start whining because the driver is doing something during "their time." Some Regional Transit System drivers spend more than 12 hours on a bus every day, and the least we students can do is have an ounce of compassion. They need to use the bathrooms, they need to stretch and, Heaven forbid, they need to eat.
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CAMPUS
UF student arrested during oceanography class
By EVA MAE SMITH | Sep. 27, 2007A UF student was arrested Wednesday during a class in Williamson Hall 100.
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By the Editorial Board | Sep. 27, 2007Now that Tasergate is winding down, we've been turning up the tunes and dancing around the newsroom. The clubs downtown ain't got nothin' on the movers and shakers in the Department of Darts & Laurels. Actually, the only reason we had time to write this is because our Spice Girls' CD is skipping, so we're giving the old boom box a break. While we listen to nothing but commercials on the radio, we'll bring you this week's toe-tappin' edition of…
NEWS
Dance Marathon event decreases time to 26.2 hours
Sep. 27, 2007Due to a reporting error, an article in Thursday's Alligator incorrectly stated Dance Marathon at UF raised more than ,2.3 million last year. The event raised more than ,370,000. The article also stated Dance Marathon will be April 5. The event is April 5 and April 6.
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OTHER SPORTS
Cross Country teams head to Auburn
Sep. 27, 2007While UF and Auburn face off in The Swamp this weekend, the Gators cross country teams will be heading into Tigers territory for their first road trip of the season.
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FOOTBALL
Gators still feel sting of '06 Auburn loss
Sep. 27, 2007For the Gators, even a national championship can?t erase the memories of last year?s loss to Auburn.
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OTHER SPORTS
Hampton leads UF despite target on her back
Sep. 27, 2007Volleyball teams around the Southeastern Conference are beginning to gear their defenses around senior outside hitter Marcie Hampton.
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CAMPUS
UF study predicts a decrease in consumer confidence
By ILEANA MORALES | Sep. 27, 2007With an unexpected rise in gas prices this fall and a declining housing market, Florida's consumer confidence is expected to continue to dip despite a one-point increase to 79 out of 100 this month, according to a UF report.
