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Darts & Laurels

By the Editorial Board | Oct. 11, 2007

Blah. That's how this week has been. We're all hitting that mid-semester slump. Midterms have turned us into hermits. Papers have us gnawing our pencils. Starbucks has probably sold more cups of coffee this week than all the previous weeks of this semester combined. And sleep? What's sleep? Maybe we'll finally find out this weekend. Hopefully your exams are coming to a close and you can clear those textbooks off your bed so you can, you know, sleep on it. But for now, take a five-minute study break for this week's high-stress edition of…

News

Chomp the Vote to hold off-campus registration this weekend

By DEVIN CULCLASURE | Oct. 11, 2007

UF students will have the chance to enjoy free food and drinks, catch some rays and register to vote this weekend.

Sports

Cunningham lets his tackles do the talking

Oct. 11, 2007

It's one of those stat lines that make early-morning risers spit out their coffee when scanning newspaper box scores.

Sports

Swimming teams start out seasons with wins

Oct. 11, 2007

The No. 8 UF men's swimming and diving team defeated Virginia 162-133 in its season opener Thrsday night.

Sports

Gators ready for round two of up-tempo season

Oct. 11, 2007

UF is trying to turn a women's basketball game into a full-court race.

Sports

UF football player, student killed in early-morning car accident

Oct. 11, 2007

A UF football player and one other UF student were killed in an accident at Old Archer Road and SW 23rd Terrace early Friday morning, Gainesville Police Department spokesman Keith Kameg said.

News

More than 500 butterflies to be released this weekend

By LINDSEY ROBINSON | Oct. 11, 2007

A swarm of monarch butterflies, their familiar orange-and-black markings shining under soft museum lights, clung to wires in the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, waiting to be free.

Sports

Hoops, football teams share youthful images

Oct. 11, 2007

Traditionally, basketball season has offered a change of pace from football season at UF.

Metro

Some local stores see downturn in Gators merchandise sales

By APRIL DUDASH | Oct. 11, 2007

With the combination of two football losses, a month of away games and an off-week, some local Gators merchandise stores are feeling the strain from a lack of interest.

Metro

Friends of the Library book sale to begin Saturday

By KATIE GALLAGHER | Oct. 11, 2007

About 350,000 books fill the Friends of the Library building as members prepare for the semiannual book sale.

Sports

UF offense leads Gators in undefeated season

Oct. 11, 2007

Defense may win championships, but a deadly offense certainly helps.

Opinion

LSU fan apologizes for fans' misconduct

By Caitlin O'Sullivan | Oct. 11, 2007

I would like to apologize to UF fans, your football team and staff and Tim Tebow on behalf of the city of Baton Rouge. The classless things done (the cell phone incident) and said (I'm sure there are too many to say) are not a representation of Louisiana State University or its fans.

News

Skatin' Late

Oct. 11, 2007

(Jeremiah Stanley / Alligator) Joe Bender, a horticultural science junior, completes a front-side Ollie Thursday evening at the skate park at Broward Outdoor Recreation Complex.

News

Women's basketball first practice

Oct. 11, 2007

Coach Amanda Butler is running her first official team practice as we speak.

News

UF engineering professor wins prestigious award

By STEVEN WEINER | Oct. 11, 2007

A UF engineering professor has been honored with one of the most important awards in the field of electronics, according to a UF press release.

Metro

Farmer's market moves to new location

By KATIE GALLAGHER | Oct. 11, 2007

The Union Street Farmers' Market will open Wednesday at its new location in the Downtown Community Plaza.

News

Medicines in water may harm sharks

By STEVEN WEINER | Oct. 11, 2007

UF toxicologists are worried that pharmaceutical chemicals in the water system may be harming Florida's environment, according to a UF press release.

News

Hodge, Speights take on increased leadership roles

Oct. 11, 2007

Over the past two years, questions about leadership on the UF men's basketball team were hardly worth asking.

Opinion

College virgins out of place in hookup culture

By COLLEEN SHEA | Oct. 11, 2007

When people think of college, they probably think of a smorgasbord of sex. Education comes to mind too, but we college students live in an environment where sex is constantly on the brain.

News

The One That Got Away

Oct. 11, 2007

(Jeremiah Stanley / Alligator) Lauren Crowfoot runs as Leslie Smith chases during an intramural football game between the ACOM Allstars and the Honey Bunches of Oatz on Thursday evening.