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Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 22, 2009

It's been a busy week at the Alligator (go figure). Just when we thought exams were over and all was quiet on the West University Avenue front, another parade took us by surprise. This time, it was a festival of suck that hit us like a dump truck loaded with your neighbor's rotten Wu-Tang pumpkin that he carved way too early and allowed to marinate in the sun...

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In Denial: Insurers shouldn’t restrict victims’ coverage

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 21, 2009

Let's just come out and say it - the health care system in America has really seen better days. From insurers booting sick people to the curb to the elderly having to choose between food and much-needed prescription drugs, the States definitely lag behind the rest of the developed world in providing health care regardless of age or socioeconomic status.

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City should serve liquor during pivotal matchup

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 20, 2009

Guzzling Gators and boozing Bulldogs will have to find new ways to get wasted at this year's UF-Georgia football game.

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Regardless of outcome, UF should have sent alert

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 19, 2009

We've got a few bones to pick with university administrators after Monday's "bomb scare" in the Reitz Union.

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Missing Machen: President should have appeared at parade

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 18, 2009

Something was missing from Friday's Homecoming Parade.

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Let the Greeks Growl

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 18, 2009

UF's Greek community raised the bar on its self-importance at Gator Growl Friday night.

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Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 15, 2009

Once upon a time, we had time to sleep. But unfortunately, school has taken precedence over the rest we would prefer to have. We haven't seen our pillows since Wednesday, and our mothers think we're dead. Still, we trudge through this cesspool of a semester to deliver you a we-didn't-think-it-was-possible-to-function-on-five-hours-of-sleep-every-two-days-until-we-tried edition of...

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Jailed Gymnast: Lack of logic put Sinclair behind bars

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 15, 2009

After UF gymnast Melanie Sinclair's arrest Tuesday, a lot of questions remain unanswered.

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Breast cancer marketing overwhelming other diseases

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2009

Americans have become obsessed with promoting breast cancer awareness, and corporations have noticed.

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Baby Bonus: UF could afford more for graduate assistants

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2009

In the next academic year, graduate students may receive a $500 stipend increase, thanks to a vote by the Graduate Assistants Student Union.

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On The Map

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 12, 2009

Although the use of public transportation in Florida is relatively unimpressive overall, Alachua County manages to stay ahead of the curve.

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Altered photo glorifies unrealistic body image

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 12, 2009

In a recent advertisement for its Blue Label line of jeans, Ralph Lauren created an advertisement that featured model Filippa Hamilton in a pair of the brand's $500 Tartan Patchwork jeans.

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And Justice For All

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 11, 2009

The day before tens of thousands of gay rights supporters marched on Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama spoke at the annual Human Rights Campaign black-tie dinner, vowing to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

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Alligator seeks editor for opinions section

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 11, 2009

We are desperate for your opinion.

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Darts & Darts

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 8, 2009

It's been a pretty stressful week at the Alligator. Not only do we all have exams coming up, we've also been doing the jobs of several people. It's been so rough that we might even take our three-day weekend early. On that note, we present to you a doing-homework-at-home-has-never-sounded-so-appealing edition of…

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Cross Critics: Desert religious symbol doesn't cross the line

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 7, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court is debating the constitutionality of a cross erected in the Mojave National Preserve as a memorial honoring fallen soldiers.

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Nasty Nurse

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 7, 2009

A Fort Lauderdale nurse resigned after she was caught reusing IV tubing and saline bags while giving cardiac stress tests to patients over the past five years.

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Burger King's makeover too fancy for fast food

Oct. 6, 2009

In an attempt to reign as fast food's king of the grill, Burger King Corp. officials have announced plans to overhaul its 12,000 restaurant locations.

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No Tiene Taco Bell

Oct. 6, 2009

A Miami man apparently wanted his Taco Bell "fourthmeal" so badly that he thought it was worth a few bullets.

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New character in Winne-the Pooh sequel will not trample classic series

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2009

Deep in the forest of the Hundred Acre Wood, things are about to get a little sweeter. It seems as though Pooh has a new honey.