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Opinion
Gonzales' actions do not warrant speech at UF
By Laurel Hammond | Nov. 14, 2007In my fourth year as a UF student, I am insulted and ashamed my Activity & Service Fee is helping pay for Alberto Gonzales' legal bills as he faces impending criminal prosecution.
News
UF, FSU receive ,5 million for science and math education programs
By KIM WILMATH | Nov. 14, 2007UF and Florida State University announced Wednesday that they will each receive ,5 million in grant money and state matching funds to revamp their math and science education programs.
News
Healthy Gators holds event to help smokers quit
By SARA RUBIN | Nov. 14, 2007Although the word "smokeout" may carry certain conotations, the UF group Healthy Gators 2010 has decided to take the word literally.
News
Matchup: UF vs. Nebraska
Nov. 14, 2007Who/When/Where: UF (2-0) vs Nebraska (2-0), 6:05 p.m. EST, Bob Devaney Sports Center - Lincoln, Neb.
The Avenue
Tribute acts have bands covered
By ALYSSA LaRENZIE | Nov. 14, 2007Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Metro
FSU police to bike 150 miles to promote safety at UF-FSU game
By DEVIN CULCLASURE | Nov. 14, 2007Although UF will clash with Florida State University on the football field Nov. 24, police officers from both universities are working on a new campaign to discourage drunken driving and alcohol abuse during the game.
The Avenue
Compilation gets the Led out
By ROBERT HILSON | Nov. 14, 2007Holiday shopping season is rapidly nearing, and you know what that means: prime time for fossilized rock stars to release self-prostituting "best-of" compilations that collect and reorganize all the songs you already have.
Sports
Picks Column: UF vs. Florida Atlantic
Nov. 14, 2007Florida Atlantic, isn?t that the school that fought Miami in the Orange Brawl?
The Avenue
Art Bash brings art up-close and personal
Nov. 14, 2007Drawing a perfect circle will be the goal for some UF artists Friday night.
News
Sketchy Characters
Nov. 14, 2007(Casey Brooke Lawson / Alligator) UF students Erik Voss, left, and Mac Thompson perform "Double Standards," a sketch comedy scene, at the Theatre Strike Force Show on Wednesday in the Reitz Union. Casey Brooke Lawson
News
O'Connell Center fire causes evacuations
By ALEX TIEGEN | Nov. 13, 2007Jarrod Brinker massaged his bare feet as he sat in the chilly morning air outside Tolbert Hall.
Opinion
Donation Nation
By the Editorial Board | Nov. 13, 2007Kudos to the student volunteers who care enough about their community to try to make a difference in it. Specifically, we're talking about the nearly 1,000 student volunteers who showed up to Gainesville's "Homeless Night Out and Service Fair" last week.
News
Student's cage art on campus stirs curiosity
By LINDSAY SMITH | Nov. 13, 2007Outside of a UF fine arts building, a human trap has been set.
Sports
New faces mean intriguing team for UF fans
Nov. 13, 2007I have only one thing to say about Saturday's football game against the Florida Atlantic Owls: Thank goodness there's basketball this week.
Opinion
Use fewer - or no - grocery bags
By Joe Uong | Nov. 13, 2007I am writing in response to Tuesday's guest column, "Cloth bags a more environmental, more practical choice." I am an employee at a local Publix. When customers buy fewer than three items, I ask if they need a bag.
News
Death in a different light
By KELLY SEREIKAS | Nov. 13, 2007UF psychology senior Tarah Wood doesn't have a specific career plan, but she has nailed down a few details about her future.
News
'Simpsons' writer discusses favorite character during speech at UF
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Nov. 13, 2007Mike Reiss, a writer for "The Simpsons," had his audience laughing within two minutes of taking the stage Tuesday night.
