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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005
Porn star delivers satisfaction in debate
Casey Anderson / Alligator Staff
Porn star Ron Jeremy makes his case for pornography during his opening statements for the
Great Porn Debate on Wednesday at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
* RON JEREMY DEBATED MERITS
OF HIS CRAFT ON WEDNESDAY.
By DAVID COHEN
Alligator Writer
dcohen@alligator.org
UF students, brimming with anticipa-
tion, finally got their fill Wednesday when
Ron Jeremy came to debate his racy trade
at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
The Great Porn Debate, hosted by
Accent, welcomed approximately 2,800
to witness porn superstar Jeremy and
award-winning author Susan Cole duke
out the pros and cons of pornography.
Cole opened up the debate in a som-
ber tone toward pornography that would
continue throughout the night.
"Women will experience some form
of violence in their lifetime," said Cole, a
Harvard University graduate. "If it hasn't
happened yet it probably will and por-
nography plays a role in that."
Cole believes that women who enter
pornography were probably abused at
home and have no better alternative. Cole
added, however, that she "completely
supports) masturbation."
Jeremy's position on the topic of
masturbation was similar, but he turned
Cole's argument against her.
"When she talks about the mastur-
bation thing, I totally agree with that,"
Jeremy said. "But the thing is if she thinks
masturbation is O.K., what is wrong with
the fantasies people use to masturbate?"
"Women will experience some
form of violence in their life-
time. If it hasn't happened yet
it probably will and pornogra-
phy plays a role in that."
Susan Cole
award-winning author
Jeremy added that in the "very satu-
rated porn industry" where "every taste
can be satisfied," he does not defend the
renegade companies Cole referred to that
promote violence.
He added that "We (the porn industry)
just want to be left alone."
Despite her negative attitude toward
pornography, Cole was encouraging.
"For those who want to change the
world and see women as total equals,
make women's equality, in the economic
sense, very real," she said.
Jeremy, who has starred in more than
1,800 flicks, agreed.
SEE ACCENT, PAGE 27
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Low-level faculty scarce
By STEPHANIE GARRY
Alligator Staff Writer
smgarry@alligator.org
Though UF beat most other Florida uni-
versities in a report to go before the state's
highest authority on higher education, it
ranked second to last in making professors
available to teach lower-level classes.
Faculty provided only 31 percent of UF's
lower-level instruction 10 percent less
than the State University System average,
according to a report prepared for the Board
of Governors meeting at the Reitz Union
today.
Only FSU performed worse in the cat-
egory.
"I think this stems from our use of other
types of instructors," said Joe Glover, interim
provost and UF's No. 2 administrator. Unlike
New College in Sarasota, where faculty ac-
count for 91 percent of instruction, UF uses
its large graduate program to provide much
of the instruction.
"They (New College) can rely really only
on faculty to teach," he said. "We rely on a
mix of people."
If the Board votes to
approve the report today,
it will go to the Legislature
for its annual review of
university performance
standards.
Moreover, faculty
Machen made up 61 percent of up-
per-level course instruc-
tion and 75 percent of graduate instruction.
UF may need to hire more faculty to
reduce class size, but being a research uni-
versity doesn't mean UF students' education
SEE REPORT, PAGE 26
NOW disputes rape stats
By NEIL HUGHES
Alligator Writer
nhughes@alligator.org
Many would think that lower-than-
average rape statistics at UF would be
good news, but one student organization
believes the numbers don't tell the whole
story.
Based on an assertion that UF's
rape statistics are significantly lower
than the national campus average, the
UF Campus National Organization for
Women has initiated an effort to encour-
age sexually assaulted women to come
forward anonymously.
Pam Pojomovsky, Campus NOW
member and Rape Awareness Committee
co-chair, alleged that the UF rape sta-
tistics released annually by University
Police are inaccurate.
Data from 2001 to 2003 shows 27 total
reported sexual assault cases on UF's
campus, with 24 occurring
Student in residential areas, which
Life includes residence halls and
fraternity or sorority houses,
according to UF and U.S.
Department of Education reports.
"Either they're straight-up lying or
women are not reporting their rapes on
campus," Pojomovsky said of the statis-
tics at a Campus NOW meeting Tuesday.
But national statistics from the DOE
show that the number of reported sexual
SEE NOW, PAGE 27
* Shortstop Justin
Tordi has become a
model of con-
sistency for the
Gators. In 2004, he
ranked second in
the Southeastern
Conference in
fielding percentage
while batting .302.
-See story, pg. 39.
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Parties gather signatures for online SG voting
* MORE THAN 1,000 SIGNA-
TURES WERE COLLECTED.
By BRIDGET CAREY
Alligator Writer
bcarey@alligator.org
In a last-minute effort to imple-
ment online voting in future Student
Government elections, select SG
groups likely garnered the petition
signatures needed to get the issue
on the Spring election ballot.
Representatives from Progress
and Phoenix parties collected sig-
natures from Sorority Row and
outside the doors of the Stephen C.
O'Connell Center before and after
the pornography debate Wednesday
night.
"Technically, you could watch
porn and vote at the same time,"
joked SG Presidential Advisor
Lowell Wong, referring to what
one student said when signing the
petition.
The various SG parties' members
that came out to solicit students
collected about 1,300 signatures,
according to Wong. By 5 p.m. today,
nearly 1,000 signatures are needed
to be approved for the petitioners
to get the issue on the Spring bal-
lot, giving students not senators
- the power to decide if they want
online voting.
"I think personally the more
people you have voting and the
more people that get involved, the
fairer the elections become," said
Sen. MacKenzie Moritz, Progress
Party student body presidential
candidate.
The online program, which SG
already paid $20,000 for and is
ready to go, would allow students
to vote in campus elections using
their GatorLink IDs and passwords.
Getting the idea approved has been
an ongoing battle in Senate cham-
bers since 2001, and it was last shot
down in early Fall.
"It really is too controversial an
issue to be decided on in the Senate
chambers," Moritz said. He added
party division in Senate meetings
was a major reason for the project's
stagnation, in addition to Senators
who were worried about the
possibility of the program being
S hacked.
"It's as se-
cure, if not more
S secure, than
ISIS," said Adam
i. l Roberts, the tech-
nology cabinet
director who
Ngin helped research
the program over
Summer. Roberts' research found
the program to be trustworthy and
effective.
Roberts, who also is a vice presi-
dential candidate with the Progress
Party, said the only flaw is the possi-
bility of students cheating by giving
their UFIDs and passwords to other
people.
If online voting is implemented,
it would cost about $2,000 to run
each election, compared to the
$22,000 it takes to fund Spring elec-
tion polls now, Roberts said.
The Gator Party was not in-
volved with the petitioning because
it was not an issue they'd support,
Hoffman said, who was one of 25
collecting signatures.
The Gator Party spokesman Sen.
Sundeep Rawal said the party has
yet to make any platform decisions
and, "Online voting is definitely an
issue that we're considering."
Students meet to discuss new Asian student institute
By LINDSAY TAULBEE
Alligator Writer
Itaulbee@alligator.org
Almost 40 students met in the Reitz Union
Auditorium Wednesday to discuss the prog-
ress of a proposal for an Institute of Asian and
Asian-American Cultures.
The concept is one that has been discussed
between students and UF administrators for
years. At one point the possibility of a multi-
cultural center and housing space for different
student organizations was discussed.
However, many students were dissatisfied
with the idea, leading those involved to search
for other solutions.
"The topic of the multicultural center was
killed," Student Body President Jamal Sowell
said. "There was a rumor going around that it
will be built. It will not be built, to the best of
my knowledge," he said.
Associate Dean of Students Mary Kay
Schneider affirmed Sowell's assertion.
She clarified that no "grandiose" plans had
ever been made for such a center, but rather
that student input had been sought on the
matter.
Schneider also explained at the gathering
some of the issues preventing an institute from
coming to fruition, namely timing and money:
She commented on the lack of funds for all
aspects of campus life, let alone the institute.
"It's not just a diversity issue, it's an every-
thing issue," she said.
Sowell and Student Government
Multicultural Cabinet Director Lydia
Washington explained to the group that the
funds for such an institute would come from
Capital Improvement Trust Funds, set aside
by the state and only allotted every four or
five years.
Another possibility discussed involved
hiring a director of Asian and Asian-American
Cultures before creating an institute, as a way
of bringing it closer to reality.
Asian Student Union President Mark
Villegas said he hoped the forum would serve
to keep the issues fresh in people's mind.
Many of the people who have been in-
volved in pushing the initiative in the past
few years will be graduating soon, Villegas
said.
"It's notjust a diversity issue, it's
an everything issue."
Mary Kay Schneider
Associate Dean of Students
By educating new students, he said he
hopes the project will stay in the forefront and
people will not have forgotten about the issue
when money finally is available.
Reitz Union forum
examines diversity
Whoops!
Grad student Isaac
Brown lets a fris-
bee slip through
his fingers and into
his face. Brown was
enjoying a cool af-
ternoon tossing the
frisbee with a friend
and laughed off the
accident.
Casey Anderson / Alligator Staff
80 students
attended panel
By KATE STOREY
Alligator Contributing Writer
The term "minority" was dis-
cussed and dissected at Cycles
of Success' first major event as a
reorganized group at a diversity
forum held Wednesday night.
The Forum on Diversity:
Discrimination and Success,
held in Reitz Union Room 282,
featured three "power profes-
sors" and the UF registrar, each
offering different experiences
with discrimination and suc-
cess.
Cycles of Success President
Daniel Villanueva hoped the
forum would be a chance to in-
troduce freshmen to the idea of
diversity seen through the eyes
of the successful speakers.
"I want these students -to
think more deeply about being a
student of diversity," Villanueva
said. "They will be here for four
years, so they have time to make
a difference."
Marilyn Thomas-Houston,
assistant professor of anthropol-
ogy and African American stud-
ies, Vivian Correa, associate dean
of graduate minority programs,
Shelton Davis, the assistant direc-
tor for the Equal Opportunities
Program, and Stephen J. Pritz,
UF registrar, all agreed that "mi-
nority" holds both negative and
positive connotations, depend-
ing on the situation.
The panel agreed the word
takes on a negative connotation
when it makes the individual see
themselves as "less than," and
it is positive when it provides
resources to those categorized as
minorities.
"Historically, 'minority' rep-
resented groups with little or no
power," Thomas-
On Houston said.
:'.;:.'' "Minority does not
mean less than in
any shape, fashion or form."
The forum, which drew about
80 students, was open to every-
one, but invitations were sent out
to students in Cycles of Success.
Minority freshmen are invited
to join when they are awarded
scholarships.
This is the first forum that
Cycles of Success has held, and
they hope it will become an
annual event. This year they
are reorganizing themselves
from primarily a mentoring
program to a club with greater
outreach.
"The meetings are informa-
tive," member Jessica Scott said.
"They tell you how to stay on
track to keep your scholarship
and how to get involved in other
organizations."
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 ALLIGATOR, 5
Belle unveils
new platform
By LAUREN MACDONALD
Alligator Contributing Writer
Failed mayoral candidate and UF student Mike
Belle vowed to represent both college students and
Gainesville residents as he presented his platform for
the District 3 City Commission seat race Wednesday
afternoon on the steps of Tigert Hall.
Belle's platform encourages better relations be-
tween Gainesville homeowners and student renters,
unified city development and increased access to local
government, he said to a crowd of 20 over the noise of
Southwest 13th Street traffic.
"I want every person to cherish
this city and think of it as a place
where you want to buy a home,
where you want to start a career,
where you want to start a business
and where you want to raise your
family," Belle, a business econom-
ics senior, said.
Belle serves as a Student
Government senator. He made an
unsuccessful bid for mayor of Gainesville last spring
but dropped out two weeks before the election, citing
inexperience.
Before declaring his candidacy for the Commission,
Belle authored and got passed a bill encouraging stu-
dents to vote as a bloc, a move criticized as self-serv-
ing and ethically questionable by local officials.
Belle's new platform proposes offering incen-
tives, such as class credits or scholarships, for student
involvement in the community, Belle said after his
speech.
District 3 City Conunissioner Tony Domenech
could not be reached for comment.
Jonathan McGowan, a Gainesville political con-
sultant, said he is skeptical of yet another student
running for local government, as he's seen unsuc-
cessful student candidates in nearly every election
cycle.
"He's doomed from the start," McGowan said.
Without the established background of a p'erma-
nent Gainesville resident, Belle lacks a connection
with the community and has unrealistic expectations
of changing the system, McGowan said.
Students show international interest
By IVETTE MENDEZ
Alligator Contributing Writer
Curious UF students at-
tended the Study Abroad Fair on
VWednesday in hopes of departing
from their usual summer stud-
ies to learn about some foreign
cultures.
Lift "The fair, held on the Reitz
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"Involvement in study abroad
programs continues to grow each
year," said Lucy DiLeo, events
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1,200."
UF sponsors programs to 14
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also offer study abroad opportuni-
ties in places such as Cairo, Egypt.
"I am interested in going to
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ence."
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Ann Osborne said students ex-
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A i Osborne said- the December
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impact on any UF programs, but
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of international students coming
here from that area.
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Access denied
Court case could decide
the future of file-sharing
Kazaa. Grokster. Soulseek. eDonkey.
If a file-sharing case that has just reached the
Supreme Court is decided in favor of the defendant,
the names of these peer-to-peer services likely will top the
next day's obituaries.
Though Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster may
appear to be a simple case regarding copyright violation, it
has the potential to threaten the very existence of P2P ser-
vices.
Essentially, the Supreme Court will decide whether or not
these services are legally responsible when their users trade
copyrighted files.
To opponents of file-sharing, it seems to be a straight-
forward situation: P2P services allow customers to commit
crimes, so they should face the legal repercussions.
But this is akin to saying video-rental stores should be
responsible if their customers make illegal copies of movies.
It's not even any different than saying telephone compa-
nies should be punished when people use phones to set up
drug deals.
Sure, the opportunity for illegal action is there, but the
services in no way condone it nor can they stop it.
Opponents argue there are legal services that, for a fee,
allow users to download music, and some in the works may
allow a limited form of music sharing.
This is not good enough. These services do not allow the
sharing of video and other types of files, nor .will they likely
ever be capable of sharing legal software and noncommercial
files without the-possibility of illegal use.
The fact is, a decision against Grokster would set a prece-
dent with disastrous consequences. None of the P2P services
can stop the sharing of copyrighted files through their pro-
grams, so the day will come when they realize they are one
step away from being in court.
After this realization, they will start falling one-by-one.
Obscure, underground file-sharing programs will still ex-
ist, of course, and so will paid services. The sort of popular,
free services that have caused a revolution in the way we
share information, however, will disappear like dinosaurs
and disco.
This issue hits hard at UF, where file-sharing is practically
a way of life.
We've already seen the danger of file-sharing restrictions
with the trouble that the monitoring-program ICARUS has
caused.
ICARUS itself is proof the sharing of copyrighted files
cannot be regulated at the current state of technology with-
out preventing legal activities.
In fact, you're probably within reach of someone who has
been denied access to an online computer game because of
ICARUS' overenthusiastic hunt for file sharers.
But this case has bigger implications for the sharing of
media on the Internet.
The Supreme Court in past cases has stated a desire to
keep the Internet as a place in which civil rights remain in-
tact. They have granted liberal First Amendment protection
to Web-based speech and have upheld the right for citizens
in general to communicate as they see fit.
Now, it is time for them to take the next step in protecting
the distribution of online media from needless government
interference.
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,.Rape revenue hs nsol
Rape revenge has dire social effects
exual assault, like any other type of violence, is pri-
marily an assertion of physical dominance. On this,
there can be little argument.
Nor is there much doubt about the degree of direct
harm to the victim. Let us consider, however specula-
tively, the indirect damage to society.
There is a predictable initial reaction of shock and
anger among those who know the victim. This may lead
to violent retaliation or the advocacy of violence against
rapists, as it has in the case of at least two recent Alligator
readers. Despite a longstanding practice of collective re-
venge pursued in this country via the justice and penal
systems, this is not a solution. Rather, it exacerbates the
decay of the social fabric and is a poor deterrent.
After the initial flush of rage passes, or if the perpetra-
tor is not apprehended, many victims and their associates
may sublimate the urge for vengeance to a general urge
to emasculate men. This urge is then transferred through
guilt onto young males as part of the coercive regime
of socialization that represses their healthy and normal
sexual desires, resulting in untold psychological damage
- thus forming future rapists, misogynists, wife-beaters
and other deviants. The urge also informs the passive-ag-
gressive behavior that drives many females into "butch"
roles and "feminazism," which have parallels to rape as
sexual expressions of power, albeit on a psychological
rather than a physical level. Regardless of the mode of
sublimation, it is a form of damage and must be mini-
mized in any healthy society.
A prominent instance of perpetuating the culture of
victimhood is the sexual objectification of women and,
to a lesser extent, of men a process to which men and
women seem irrationally committed on college campus-
es. Another such instance is the widespread false passiv-
Paul ity adopted by women who acquire
Wagner mates through entrapment, pursu-
Speaking Out ing sexual needs without responsi-
bility and demanding greater pay
for less work along with greater support for the repro-
ductive process. Perhaps the most egregious examples of
such behavior occur in women's advocacy groups, where
all men are seen as potential rapists unless they have been
rendered socially or psychologically submissive.
One solution to the growing menace is to apply the
same standards of conduct to men and women with
regard to displays of power and calls for vengeance,
however disguised. In a truly just and healthy society,
the sexual impulse would be revered and celebrated as
frequently as practical, free from the trammels of psy-
chosocial and physical dominance. This would require
a degree of honor and respect from men towards women
rarely practiced today, as the male is generally more
physically dominant. It also would require willingness
on the part of women to refrain from hurtful narratives
of historical wrongs, which are a kind of hate speech.
Just as we recognize that to recite a litany of past inju-
ries during mediation of conflict destroys the possibility
of establishing agreement, so we must understand that
without equal ground in the present no future equality
can be constructed.
As the typically more'psycho-socially capable gender,
womeri must accept that to label every man a rapist only
encourages negative relations with women, and they
must accept some responsibility for nurturing the well-
being of males instead of wielding the Bobbitt knife.
Until then, we can only plead with the rapists and the
emasculators: Stop the violence.
Paul Wagner is a Liberal Arts and Sciences graduate student.
The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator.
Today's question: Should file- Wednesday's question: Is Con-
sharing services be liable for doleezza Rice the best choice for
their customers' actions? secretary of state?
Vote or post a message at www.alligator.org
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62 TOTAL VOTES
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 E ALLIGATOR, 7
Rape more complicated than presented
Editor: Once again, we have seen an incen-
diary piece of sexist propaganda from Campus
NOW, written under the guise of equality for
women and political correctness.
It amazes me the argument is made that "it
is not the responsibility of women to prevent
their being raped." That is like me saying, "I
am burdened by having to lock my car, so
people should just stop stealing cars."
What they fail to point out is that a woman
can be just as at fault for rape as a man. What if
she says "yes," when she means "no"? What if
her provocative clothes or innuendo is misin-
terpreted? What if she feels guilty about sex or
wants to get revenge? What if she was under
the influence of alcohol? She can claim rape in
all of these cases, and rape convictions can be
based on the accuser's testimony alone with-
out corroboration.
Fraternities are implicated as condoning
rape and sexual assaults because 10 to 30
percent of on-campus sexual assaults occur in
fraternities. There's no mention, of course, of
how these women wound up at the fraternity
in the first place. Nor is there any mention of
who was intoxicated at the time, because, after
all, the man should be responsible for the ac-
tions of both himself and the woman, even
though they both might be drunk.
My favorite statement is that Campus
NOW "believes that rape is the result of the
unequal power balance between women and
men." Interestingly, black men are three times
more likely to be reported a rapist than white
men. Do they suddenly have more political
and economic power?
Missing from their discussion of rape is
that false accusations are far more common
than is known. Indeed, a U.S. Air Force study
discovered that around 60 percent of rape ac-
cusations that were investigated in the study
turned out to be false.
What's more, a report from the Journal of
Sex Research found that 63 percent of men
and 46 percent of women said they had ex-
perienced unwanted intercourse by the time
they were in college. Using the definition of
rape as unwanted sex, virtually everyone has
been raped.
The point is that rape isn't just a man's
problem or a woman's problem. It's a problem
of how we've all been socialized. Most impor-
tantly, the solution isn't about blaming one
sex or the other but about a sharing of equal
responsibilities in all aspects of a relationship.
For a woman to hide behind assumed inno-
cence and helplessness and an unwillingness
to be responsible for any and all of her actions
makes a man into a criminal for not taking
responsibility for her. That is not equality, and
that is truly a disservice to women.
David Tarabocchia
7BA
Guns as rape deterrent not a good idea
Editor: Paul Snow ("Gators Must Take
Arms Against Rape") has completely missed
the point of Sexual Assault Awareness
Month. His depiction of women as defense-
less and incapable of protecting themselves
without a pistol in their purse is archaic and
insulting. Rape is not the result of waning
gun sales but rather an issue of power and
abuse. Furthermore, statistics show that us-
ing a handgun in self-defense is incredibly
rare. According to 'ue Violence Policy Center,
for every time a woman used a handgun to
kill a stranger in self-defense, 302 women
were murdered with a handgun.
While I presume Wayne La Pierre ap-
plauds your public plea-encouraging Gators
to arm themselves with concealed weapons,
you are only furthering violence and risks to
women's safety.
Tiahna Larsen
UF Alumna
Board not the way to reform state policy
Editor: Oh, to be young again.
The young and idealistic Gavin Baker
would have the Board of Governors dictate
the policies of higher education to ensure the
absence of "political meddling." If this board
were objective, we would not be facing today
the problems of frivolous tuition increases
- 7.5% in-state and 12.5% out-of-state yet
again and the possibility of block tuition,
which Baker agrees would not work. When
these issues came up at the board meetings,
the only vote' against block tuition was the
chairman of the Florida Student Association.
Funny how that works out.
I have attended several board meetings
along with Student Body President Jamal
Sowell, and consistently he alone votes on
behalf of the students' interest. This happens
because 11 of the board's 14 seats are ap-
pointed by the governor and thus support his
political agenda.
In state government, nothing is free from
political meddling, and we as students have
to realize the only way to ensure our voice is
not only heard but taken into consideration
is by doing all the things the FSA works to-
ward.
We must take action, we must mobilize,
we must lobby and, if we choose not to, we
cannot complain about policies that "trap
families in a cycle of poverty" as Baker puts
it.
John Printy
Student Senator
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By JEFF SIRMONS
Alligator Writer
Jsirmons@alligator.org
UF's new geriatric research pro-
gram will be "reinvigorated" with
the addition of one leader in this
field.
Marco Pahor soon will bring his
international recognition to UF as
director of the Institute on Aging.
Pahor is world renowned for his
research at Wake Forest University
and as principal investigator at the
Claude D, Pepper Older Americans
Independence Center.
"It was a difficult decision be-
cause we have a productive and
well-established program at Wake
Forest, but the opportunities at UF
put its program at a higher level,"
he said.
UF's Brooks Center for
Rehabilitation Studies director
Pamela Duncan said the Pepper
Center is "the crown jewel of geriat-
ric research grants."
"With his leadership and the tal-
ent from the multiple colleges at UF,
we're poised to create world-class
research programs on aging and
rehabilitation," she said.
"We will primarily try to find
out what mechanisms lead
to disabilities, and then
with that information, find
ways to prevent or hinder
the process."
Marco Pahor
UF Institute on Aging director
Pahor said he plans to build a
stronger clinical research program
that will combine other departments
in the College of Medicine to work
toward preventing age-related dis-
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By MEGAN V. WINSLOW
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Gainesville Police arrested three men
Wednesday morning in connection with ap-
proximately $2,000 in damage to two GPD patrol
vehicles, reports show.
Police say the suspects, Thierry Delisle, 20,
Steven Aldo Newman, 17, and Emanuel de Jesus
Blanco, 20, were at a party when they decided to
take a field trip to a nearby GPD patrol vehicle
parking lot Tuesday at about 2 a.m. Once inside
the lot, located on the south side of GPD head-
quarters, 721 NW Sixth St., the defendants pro-
ceeded to throw beer bottles at and kick vehicle
2482, police reported. Ultimately, one of the al-
leged vandals used a bottle to smash the driver's
side window and removed a flashlight, two jour-
nals and a pair of handcuffs, reports state.
But the culprit reportedly left fingerprints.
"There's a difference between bold and stu-
pid, and they border more toward dumb," GPD
spokesman Sgt. Keith Kameg said.
The three suspects later stumbled back to
Newman and Blanco's shared residence, where a
party was underway, and began bragging about
their escapade to guests, GPD reported. Then, po-
lice say, they tried handcuffing a few guests.
"The thing is, they didn't have the handcuff
key so it would have been pretty funny, or some-
body would have been pretty annoyed," Kameg
said.
Through tips from party guests, the residence,
which Kameg said was "literally a stone's throw
from the police department," was located with
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The three suspects were taken to GPD head-
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police say.
"The sad thing, I think, for them is now they'll
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'Oh, I beat up a police car and then I stole hand-
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By CHER PHILLIPS
Avenue Writer
C) i" h-n Cheri- I Krauth bought WVild
,/ rt. B ,o 'k- last fall % ith her bu:-.i-
ne-5 s palther L\il, RodnLuez
tihev had n(l idea the .eie joiLnuimg i dwin-
dlAnlg club ot oa\ner, acito.-, the coLLntTv
faced with the daunting tak ot rederming
the concept othe teminist bookstore.
When the Ftminit Bookstore Ne-tr. orl
closed ul 1LI0', it,, lo-ter liS'ted 1211 member
bookstores in the L S Roughly 301 feminist
book- tores remain
VWhen St Petersbiurg'i Bri'itt'- Biooks
closed last vear. Flinda i. aes left with only
one tem inist and lesbian book-.tore- \%ild
In-r BooIk- on Lirun errity\ A'venue.
kiaurh and R'(driu.-iez participated in
a totum spoLnsored by the U I;',s omen s
-tudiei department last week di-scussing the
role ot a feminist bookstore in a conmminit:-
and some of theil plan. for Wild I is. Books.
rhc-e .ne _- -onic o.i eii in I, 'o alIe Ei V
conmfl table ithl tihe terLc.T olog l\ temiui t
aid then air- .onic \ .(,ni-r-n ho are not
comfortable \ ith the tcrniunoloc' ot temi-
nin,. Krauth s-aid
When the', uutiiii boLught the- -tort,
R o drig u c 7
puilliedi 3 t'onderif there
banner ., ith in today's soc
the words s a man's
mnIt llwoman
b uok- torE andr me. t the nem
from the .- maybe not sc
front ndow Cheryl Krauth, co-ov
wuhle inr-
hl1and i.ing. 13oih \i'ien:n
iwe-re ,LirpriL.d iwhe pei'pli- walked in and
a.ked then haow. lhng the ibus.in.ej had been
there.
I %.onder if there i, a need ui tnoda's
scriet, to be still a woman o bookstore and
meet tlhe needL' of ivwolln and ma\be not
scare people off, K' rauth -aid
Morgan Petroski / Alligator Starl
Lylly Rodriguez and Cheryl Krauth bought Wild Iris Books in September. The store
houses books, CDs, movies, work by local artists and an array of spiritual items
for sale.
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Tr'i -h Tra '.is, a-ciat prot-esot ot
iiomen'. -tudcld .at UF -.;id tor a lot of
people the iord "femnni-t' ha- become a
dirt:, woid. and those misnconceptlclns scare
peoipl'- awia',. She .cnid omnic are trightcnid
b'i a 'tenlii'st' bu.okstore but noit b\ a
e-. men's" bookstore
is a need Tia a. said thi-. kind
iety to be :o anti-teminist climate is
bookstore part o ,hat encouraged
the decline ui ternimst
idS f oWi'Tan bookstores acros-
are people off." the coirnhy
ner of Wild Iris Books According to
Trav'i-. the us-e-
fullie'-s ot a fte'cminist
boik-tore i slniill tb -whi at it iv. a in the
1l70s -,%hen the ,concept i':as borne from
\\omen pulcllm, tll etlher for rtesourcI-i a.nd
comlnitinl,
Tioda\', teminist bookstoeI'-, servc:. as
businesses stuppl ing bo'ioks -till considered
too sibvr-i r-ie for the chaim -tores. The s-ec-
ond ii.re ot a .oi'tlnHLLiirt hub, a gathering
place fo r \women, al-o hasn't changed
"When '.'e decided to buy the boik-.tore
tron Dortie [Faibiv], people in the com-
munity came up and said 'than yoi'u.'
Rodriguez said. "But the feedback doesn't
match the financial reality of just selling
books.
For thi- reason, Wild Iris. like other stores
across the coLuInv I ill branch out and sell
s.idclmes like fair-ttade coffee and trn to
build other sections -- uch as -.piritu-hait
"Even spilitualht, is ver, temrinine.
Kra.utih said '"\'omen ttruggile with -spiriu-
alih. and region '
Other sideline itms such as catdi jew-.
tlri and music *tron;gl feature the work
ot local authors, aatist- and musicians
Rod-rguez .wourk-. the front ol the store .nd
coordinates buying trom local artists
"Somehow. the feeling of knowing Nyou.
are providing food tor that person ..." She
trailed off. 'If we can surviveL that wa',, \we
i dl." Kodriguez aid
lMthci Kah's in Eugene region will
celebrate its li- ear anni-ersarv this spring
and could be an older -ister to Wild Iris
Books.
Employee Tiffan\ I-Iaggmark said the
business has been touchy for the last tive
years. but their sale-s ar: increasn g because
the\-''. added nei items very similar lo
Wild Iris' -idrlinth \-entures brou.lght in more
author events and incoipoiated wo'i'men ,
ipirituJdait\ into the-ir -tore
H1 agg mark said they'd been reaching
out t tlthe LUmI ersitv of Oiregon ind selling
textbo.i.k-.
\\ild h is Book-. has main tairind a cli_-L
working relationship pro'inmg tetbook-.
for women's studied. and othei related s-Lib-
jects at LUF.
Though -till in thereseatch phase Kiauth
said she wants to add a non-profit side
to Wild Iri- Se eral feminist bookstores
acos-. the country are communiti-based
collecnlties d instead o md idvidual busme-s
like Sisterspirit Bookstore in San lose, Cal.,
and Herland Si ter ReLuirces in Oklahoma
Krauth said as a non-profit the store
could qualify fo_ grants and donations fi:r
coni~unity projects.
10, ALLIGATOR U THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005
PLAYLIST
Camper Van Beethoven brings unique style to town
By NATHANIEL DEAS
Avenue Writer
Camper Van Beethoven has overcome its
fair share of adversity. Drugs. Alcohol. A de-
cade-long hiatus.
They've even had their equipment stolen
during their current tour ... twice.
After being vandalized in Montreal, the band
again was targeted in Dallas, where thieves by-
passed a security guard and cut through the
side of a trailer, helping themselves to amps,
guitars and other instruments.
"It's hard to believe that people can act so
cruelly as to steal our tools of our trade," violin-
ist Jonathan Segel said. "It also means we end
up touring to afford to buy new instruments
and not to feed ourselves. That sucks."
Despite the setbacks, 1980s underground
icons Camper Van Beethoven, along with
the Hackensaw Boys, will play the Common
Grounds tonight.
Described by Segel as "a rock band that
throws anything it finds into the mix," Camper
Van Beethoven is hard to define. Sometimes
alt-country, sometimes psychedelic, sometimes
ska, Camper Van Beethoven saw a boost in
popularity after parting ways in 1990.
As record sales reached new heights, bands
such as Phish and moe. regularly covered
Camper Van Beethoven tunes.
"Maybe people started being bored with
what they were being presented with and
looked back to find better music," Segel ex-
plained. "Also, people are always looking to be
the cool kid, so any underground thing that is
obscure becomes cooler in retrospect. Post-facto
attention is better than none at all."
During the hiatus, singer David Lowery
found success as the frontman for Cracker,
whose 1993 hit "Low" still is a radio regular.
Hackensaw Boy Jesse Siske is excited about
touring with Camper Van Beethoven.
"They're putting on a pretty terrific show ev-
ery night," he said. "They rock out pretty good,
they've got some really good melodic sensibili-
ties, and just everybody's been in the band so
long, they got it down."
Described as alt-country, bluegrass and folk,
the Hackensaw Boys, who previously toured
with Modest Mouse, put on a high-energy,
acoustic show, Siske said.
Tickets for the show are $15 and are available
at the door or at Smoke. Doors open at 9 p.m.,
and Siske encourages a large crowd to attend.
"Come out and shake your ass and have a
good time," he said. "It's pretty unpretentious
and laid back, and it's just good old-fashioned
fun."
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Barbecue
David's Real Pit BBQ
Voted #1 in Gainesville and listed
in "Where the Locals Eat" as best
place in Gainesville for Ribs &
BBQ. David's says come on in
for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Adult size portions for adult size
appetites. David's caters to the
Gators. Open 7am-9pm Mon-Sat,
8am-9pm Sun. We are located
at 5121-A NW 39th Ave. (352)
373-2002. David's BBQ delivers
the best BBQ anywhere in
Gainesville with Gatorfood.com
Bistro
Bistro 1245
Gourmet food at student prices!
Large selection of wines starting
at $9.99. Wine tasting Wed &
Fri 4-8pm. 3 tastes only $4.95.
Open llam-llpm Sun-Thurs
and til midnight Fri & Sat.
Mildred's Big City Food
"The restaurant to take Mom
and Dad." Gainesville's most
awarded. Fresh food menu
changes nitely: Seafood, steak,
duck, chicken, lamb, rabbit, crab
cakes, etc. See our chef on TV20-
ABC Fri. 5:30pm. Reservations
Bistro
recommended.
University 377-1711.
Casua
Casual
3445 W. Lunch meetings catered. Daily
Lunch & Drink Specials. -Live
Music Nightly Call 376-2233
1643 NW 1st Ave.
I .
706
Serving California Mediter-
ranean Cuisine. Live Jazz
on Thursdays starting at
7:30pm. Sunday International
Brunch Buffet with never-
ending Mimosas starts at
11:00am. Open at 5pm daily.
706. W. University Ave.
Call for takeout 378-2001.
Bennigan's
Happy Hour specials all day
everyday. Great food and
attentive service. 3208 SW Archer
Road 373-2800. Open Monday-
Saturday 11am-2am Sun 11-11.
Cafe Gardens
Caf6 Gardens has been just
across from the UF Campus
since 1976. This quaint landmark
establishment with award
winning courtyard dining is
perfect for any date or gathering.
Don't miss the Friday wine
tasting 6-8pm. Open 7 days.
Po' Boys
Discover a genuine taste of
New Orleans at Po' Boys Creole
Cafe' at 3275 SW 34th Street
by Carraba's! Choose from 25
different Po' Boys sandwiches
or from our many wraps, salads,
gumbos, jumbalaya, and dinners!
See us at poboysgainesville.com.
Ladies Night Every Tues w/ Live
Music & Free Beer for ladies! Call
372-1155 for more info!
Rafferty's
Specials: Happy Hour everyday
4pm-10pm. Dollar drafts, 2 for
1 single liquor drinks & house
wines. Lunch & dinner specials
Mon-Fri. 11 TV's, 2 Big Screen
Outside Seating. Behind Eckerd's
in Butler Plaza. 374-0675.
The Swamp
Serving wide array of appetizers,
burgers, wings, steaks, salads
and seafood, The Swamp offers
something for everyone. Come
and relax on the front lawn or on
Casual
one of our intimate decks while
enjoying our daily lunch, dinner
or drink specials. Don't miss our
famous Happy Hour, Monday
thru Friday 4pm-8pm. Located
across from University of Florida,
it's the perfect place to unwind
and experience that great Gator
flavor they call The Swamp.
Delivering lunch and dinner
Mon-Sun 1lam-lOpm. 1642 W.
Univ. Ave. 37-SWAMP (377-9267)
For catering information call 380-
9291.
Chinese
Golden Buddha
Where eating well means eating
healthfully. Gainesville's best
Chinese food, according to
many of our customers. Family
run, expert chef, now with more
vegetables. Generous portions,
fast service & super lunch/dinner
combos. FREE DELIVERY
613 NW 16th Ave. 372-4282.
Full menu and specials @
GainesvilleGoldenBuddha.com
Comfort Food
New Deal Cafe
Fresh burgers 3/. pound, pot
pie, flatbread pizza, panninis,
fresh fish, pork chops. Bargain
Martinis. 3443 W. University
Ave. 371-4418.
Ice Cream
Cold Stone Creamery
Gold -Stone Creamery shouts,
"Happy Birthday!" and "Happy
Anniversary Gainesville's most
popular ice cream shops also
create great CAKES for birthdays
and anniversaries. Stop in today
for premium ice creams and
order a Signature Cake. You can
buy a fresh-made daily cake or
a custom-order cake. Newberry
Road: 271-7437 Archer- Road:
377-7520. V/AX/MC/D. Please
visit GatorFood.com for fresh-
made deep-frozen deliveries.
Japanese
Miya Sushi
3222 SW 35th Blvd. (Butler Plaza
next to Publix). Enjoy Authentic
Japanese food in a Casual &
Comfortable environment. Our
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DiFranco ages like fine wine with newest release
K uckle Down, Ani DiFranco's
new LP released Tuesday, of-
ers an honest glimpse into a
weathered soul.
From the first play to the 20th
round on repeat, DiFranco's album
is a journey through years of pain,
lessons and life.
On the surface, "Knuckle Down"
is bittersweet.
DiFranco's voice is audibly
aged, rough in all the right places
but never off-key. Though she was
born in Buffalo, N.Y., I swear she
has some kind of Southern accent.
Most tracks have a folksy feel, with
sharp plucks of acoustic strings, a
style familiar to DiFranco fans.
Each track blends almost unno-
ticeably into the next, comparable to
the seamless sound of Radiohead's
"Hail to the Thief." As the CD
progresses, tempos slow, and
DiFranco's voice mellows, and the
majority of "Knuckle Down" flows
by before you fully can appreciate
it. It's only after more deliberate at-
tention that the album's true magic
is revealed.
DiFranco's words are perfect.
Each one fits another piece into her
life's mosaic and intensifies the
mood of the
song. Her
intended
m e a n -
ings aren't
alwa y s
Keeley McCarty perfectly
Playlist defined,
theavenue@alligator.org but the
gray area
is just hazy
enough that any listener can slip in
his or her own ideas.
She sings mostly of broken hearts
and learning to he happy. Women
might identify a .little more easily
with her messages, but men equally
could enjoy the album musically.
In "Parameters," an entirely spo-
ken piece, DiFranco tells the story of
a woman who is surprised one night
by an intruder in her bedroom. It's
not clear whether the man is real or a
personification of fear, but the articu-
lation of this is irrelevant. I fell asleep
listening to the song one night and
had pretty creepy dreams.
Almost as notable as the qual-
ity of her words is the quantity.
"Knuckle Down" is chock-full of
original lyrics, and DiFranco has 16
other full-length albums, two EPs
and two live albums under her belt.
DiFranco went solo for her last al-
bum, "Educated Guess" (2004). For
the new release, however, she in-
vited Joe Henry to co-produce with
her. The album also features guest
musicians, like Todd Sickafoose on
bass and former band member Julie
Wolf on the melodica.
Unfortunately, DiFranco won't
be touring Florida any time in the
near future, but "Knuckle Down"
definitely is worth checking out. You
can listen to it once, but you won't be
satisfied until it has run on repeat in
your stereo for a week.
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Japanese
extensive SUSHI BAR provides
the best portions in town. All
sushi made-to-order. Try our new
menu with new rolls, appetizers,
lunch specials, & unique rice
wines. Open every day 11:30am-
10pm. To Go orders available on
everything. 335-3030. Delivery
available through Gatorfood.com
Mediterranean
HooLah lounge
Farah's On the Avenue
Gainesville's Premiere Hookah
Lounge! One of Farah's best
hidden treasures are its hookah
tobacco pipes also known
as Argilleh, these flavorful,
aromatic concoctions of taste
and smell offer a relaxing
mood either before, after, or
perhaps even while dining at
Farah's. We use only the finest
brand of premium hookah
tobacco and natural charcoal,
imported directly from the
Mediterranean Gulf. For your
dining pleasure we offer meze,
traditional small plates of food,
such as hummus, kibbie, falafel,
spinach & artichoke dip, baba
ghanoush, and kifta. Famous
Mediterranean
for our wings, gyros, burgers
and steaks. Large vegetarian
selection. All service in a casual
atmosphere. Saturday nights
BELLY DANCING beginning at
8pm. 1120W. Univ. Ave. 378-5179.
Gyros Plus
1011 W. University Ave.
11-10 Mon-Sun 336-5323. We
have the best Falafel, Tabouli,
Hummus, Baba, Grape Leaves
& Gyros-beef or chicken. Fresh
smoothie bar & Baklava. Pita
Bread Bakery at 2401 SW
13th St., 372-4995. We sell
hookahs, parts, charcoals,
fine tobacco, and halal meat.
Mexican
Burrito Brothers
Serving Gainesville since 1976.
Made to order, made from scratch
Many vegetarian & vegan items
available. Open 7 days, 11am-
10pm. 16 NW 13th St. 378-5948.
www.burritobros.com
El Toro
You've had the rest, now try the
BEST Mexican food in Gainesville.
Mexican
We have great fajitas & vegetarian
cuisine. Loved by Gators past
and present since 1990. Best
homemade salsa in town. Open
7 days a week for lunch and
dinner. 1723 SW 13th St. Take out
and catering available 376-6989.
La Fiesta
Catering Gainesville for 16 years
now! Come and enjoy authentic
Mexican food at reasonable
prices. Try one of our fajita
entrees or choose from several
vegetarian selections. Also try
our special grilled pork chops
with black beans and rice. Don't
forget about our tasty margaritas
on special Mon-Thurs at $2.25 &
2-4-1 Mich Lite & Bud Lite drafts,
$1.95Mon & Tues. Locatedbehind
Red Lobster across from Oaks
Mall. *Carry out also available*
332-0878. Closed Sunday.
Pizza
Leonardo's
Pizza legend since 1973. Whole
pizzas & slices. Open 7 days a
week 9am 11pm Sun-Thurs.
Fri & Sat till 12am. Call ahead
for pickup 375-2007. For delivery
Pizza
call 379-FOOD. Located next
to Bistro 1245. Leo's Cafe open
daily 9am. Flavored coffees,
espressos & fresh baked pastries.
Mellow Mushroom
Take a trip to
mellowmushroom.com. Since
1974, we've been dishing out
high-quality ingredients in all of
our specialty pizzas, monumental
hoagies, and scrumptious salads.
And yes, we deliver. 1209 W.
University Ave. 367-0012.
Vegetarian
Book Lover's Cafe
Vegetarian and Vegan cuisine
prepared with all natural
ingredients. Organic food,
smoothies and juices. Amex/
Visa/ATM. 10am-9pm 505 NW
13th St.
Vietnamese
Saigon Legend
Delicious traditional Vietnamese
cuisine with popular Asian
favorites as well. Pho, Bahn-
Cuon, Bahn Xeo, Banh Tom Ha-
Noi. Enjoy great food at great
Vietnamese
prices. Big new room! Family
owned restaurant. Next to
Holiday Inn downtown. Dine in
or take out. Catering available.
Mon-Sat 10:30am-9:30pm, Sun
11:30-9pm, 374-0934.
For information on
The
Guide
to
Dining
Out
Contact
Hilary Jenkins
376-4478
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room, a' I feet ,&ad kicking her owt at ns t. Hie.
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I- dov't think I can go the rest ofthoe gear with so
little sex. How can we get v ore alove ti -? L.D.
desperate, the stifled, the greedy
Dear Hard Up for a Hard On,
This one's easy: make more money, become better looking
or lower your standards (preferably all three).
Ok, no one wants to hear that. Even the above options aren't
surefire ways to get laid.
I can, however, give you a handy list of don'tt" when it
comes to luring unsuspecting females into your bed.
Don't appear desperate. This is the equivalent to a dog
humping a stranger's leg: pathetic, creepy and sometimes a
little messy.
Don't tell a girl she has a nice rack; instead compliment her
personality (unless she has implants ... she paid good money
for some praise.)
Don't talk about the weather. Ask about her interests, her,
Dear Three's Not a Crowd,
As of press time, there are no invi-
tations made for such an occasion. So
you'll have to use that other head of
yours.
Threesomes usually just happen; they
aren't really something for which you
can plan, because unfortunately, there
isn't a smooth way to propose an orgy.
After your next sack session, tell'
your friend with benefits how much
family or anything slightly personal.
This will make her feel like she's con-
necting with you, even if you would
rather be attacked by rabid dogs than
hold a conversation with her.
Don't be unrealistic. If she's a 10
Jump Your .and you're a three, don't waste your
Bones Jones time unless you have the confi-
Undercovers dence to back up your ambition.
undercovers2005@yahoo.com Don't give up. Even the greatest
players have far from perfect batting
averages.
Your time will come, and so will you. And if all else fails,
just go tor the drunkest girl in thebar.
you enjoy her eroti: etpertlie and how
much she turns you on Mlake her feel
like a sex goddess this will assure her
you think she's adventurous enough to
explore new things (such as her friend's
nakedbody). :
Don't outright tell her you want her
and her girl to tag team you. Instead,
casually ask if she'd ever experiment
with any of her friends (maybe she al-
ready has.)
Dear Desperately Seeking Dorm Sex,
It's not easy to play hide the salami while your roommate is
only five feet away (unless, of course, she's into watching).
The beauty of dorm life is it forces you to be creative. You
probably make most of your meals in the microwave, but
you're telling me you can't find a place to do the nasty?
I'll start with the obvious. Unless you're on the exact same
class schedule as your roomie, I'm sure she's not around for
part of the day.
They don't call it an afternoon delight for nothing.
Lock the door, and if you haven't gotten off by the time
she's back from physics, just say you were napping (she'll
never know you were bent over her desk.)
Tell her you fantasize about having
two girls at once. Leave it at that, but
then mention it several times in the near
future. There are small steps you can take
to introduce her to the thrills of a sexual
triumvirate. Talk her into a three-way
kiss or watch a group porn together. If
she's game for a full-fledged female en-
counter, she'll let you know. Otherwise,
don't push your luck. You might end up
with no girl, let alone two.
How about turning the dorm into your own sexual play-
ground?
-As unappealing as communal showers are, you'll hardly
notice the mildew if your boy's loofahing you in all the.right
places. You always can blame your moaning on Herbal
Essences.
Visit your dorm's study lounge and start fondling one an-
other. Watch how fast the room clears out (hey, you never said
you wanted to win a popularity contest.)
Once you experience the rush brought on by new sex spots
and the risk of getting caught, you'll never want to do it on a
twin size bed again.
Actually, you may never want to move off campus.
'Finest Hour' lacks punch, leaves gamer apathtic
irhe first time I played "Call of
SDuty: Finest Hour," it was on a
Broken TV. The brightness was
stuck all the way down, and I had no
way to fix it.
So as I bobbed into Staligrad,
I knew I was on a boat, but only
because I could hear the water. And
I knew I was part of a squadron,
because as -the bombs drew nearer,
their white-flashes revealed the
huddled silhouettes of army-men
freezing in a Russian downpour.
But that was all I knew.
I couldn't really see my allies.
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Gra edtrana
I couldn't ever see my enemies. I
couldn't tell I didn't have a gun.
And so, in my first moments in
the war zone, I ran through trenches
blindly chasing my ballsy sergeant's
glowing nametag and no-nonsense
Russian accent, head ducked and
passing ammo to enemies when I
thought I was firing at them.
Proudly, I survived. I learned to
meet any movement or noise with
a burst from my trusty Thompson
machine gun because most often it
was... (surprise!) Nazis.
I played four missions of "Finest
Brett Kelman-
Don't Hate the Play
bkelman@alligator.org
to continue.
Hour" in
this state
of blind-
ness, until
finally the
complete
darkness of
a Nazi-filled
sewers
made it
impossible
And honestly, it was a hysterical,
terrifying and paranoid party the
whole time.
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So when the TV unexpectedly got
fixed, cranked up "Finest Hour" so I
could see the levels I had stumbled
through and the ones beyond the
impossible underground.
And you know what? Eh. The
game was more exciting in the dark.
I mean, it's not a bad.game. The
graphics are pretty clean, and the
explosions, gunfire- and overhead
planes soundedgreat, but for some
reason, "Finest Hour" just isn't that
much fun. Without the added chal-
lenge of blindness, I wasn't really
compelled tokeep playing..
Really, "Finest Hour" has noth-
ing to make it stand out from other
"Call of Duty" or even "Medal
of Honor" titles except tank com-
bat, which is fun but dampened by
clunky controls.
And with competition from
superb shooters like "Halo 2" and
"Half-life 2," new releases need to
either excel in every aspect or give
its gamers something new. Finest
Hour d'oes neither And I don't par-
ticularly recommend it.
You know, unless you've got a
broken TV.
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CURTAIN CALL
Technicians on toes for tours
By BRETT KELMAN
Avenue Writer
While the Curtis M. Phillips Center's massive
stage curtain will not rise on David Copperfield un-
til 5:30 p.m. Sunday, the magic will have been going
on for two days.
Beginning at sunrise, empty audience seats will
witness an urgent construct of set and scene with
no time for intermission until something on stage
slowly takes shape into what will bewilder audience
members that night.
From the bottom of the orchestra pit to the
heights of the rigger's grid 80 feet above the stage
floor, specialists will work with a rapidity out-
weighed only by safety.
Overhead, riggers will work pulleys until every
line of lights is in perfect position. Backstage, stage-
hands must haul every prop and piece until four
jam-packed semi-trailers are bare.
And somewhere, "spot brothers" will just pray
they don't screw up.
Lights. Props. Scenery. Speakers. Stage crew.
Musicians. Costumes. Electronics. Make-up.
Instruments. Performers. Technicians.
All scripted to enter stage right, through either
the backstage door or the loading dock.
By midnight, they will vanish the same way.
This stressful scene is common to the "bus and
truck" shows that frequent the Phillips Center's
stage, but rarely stay a whole day.
Most of the Phillips Center's larger productions
are touring show on a tight schedule.
The amount of manpower, skill and organiza-
tion necessary to unpack and repack a fanfare like
Copperfield's show is a performance in itself.
This week the theater will present three.
On Friday the Soweto Gospel Choir will perform
an exotic blend of cultural music from South Africa.
The Phillips Center must hang lights and bal-
ance acoustics accordingly for the 26 singers and
five band members, Operations Manager Matt
Koropeckyj-Cox said.
"Normally traveling performances rehearse be-
fore they ever go on tour. Most can do their shows
cold," Koropeckyj-Cox said, but because Gainesville
is Soweto's first performance on their American
tour, they will spend Friday practicing in their new
venue.
And these rehearsals will allow audio supervisor
David Michael and assistant supervisor Eric Ross to
tweak the show's sound, while others wander the
center, ears perked, testing acous-
tics .in every nook or cranny that
houses a seat.
The "load-in" should require
about 20 stagehands working all
day. On Saturday, the center will
come together with the Samuel
P. Ham Museum of Art and
Copperfleld the Florida Museum of Natural
History' for a fundraiser called
the "British Invasion."
It will present "The Fab Four," a Beatles tribute
band that will require a new light hang and replica
set of the Ed Sullivan Show constructed on stage.
A technical crew will be sent to the other facilities
to help prep, while 15 stagehands will work all day
unloading the sound equipment and instruments.
But after the invasion ends, not everyone will
make it home.
A night shift of 10 workers will work hard day's
night to strip the stage in preparation for Sunday's
"huge great big" load-in of Copperfield's show.
"Well will run around the clock to make these
shows happen," Koropeckyj-Cox said, "It takes
such a large team to make this work."
The magic show will require about 40 stagehands
to set up, he said, and everyone involved must sign
a secrecy oath protecting the mysterious ingredients
to Copperfield's magic.-
Forefather of ska
to play Eddie C's
By CHAD SMITH
Avenue Writer
One of ska's most storied bands will return to Gainesville on
Tuesday. New York City's The Toasters, among the first to introduce
the modem ska mix of punk rock and reggae, at least in the U.S., have
stood the test of time and several line-up changes, boasting a 23-year
career with more than 40 members.
Robert "Bucket" Hingley, the band's lead guitarist and vocalist,
immigrated to America from London in the early 1980s and formed
The Toasters a few years after his arrival. The ska music he was so
fond of in England had not yet made such a splash across the pond,
but he was not deterred from his passion.
Little did he know that in two decades he would be one of ska's
forefathers as both the lead singer of a prominent band and owner
of the now-defunct indie label Moon Ska Records, which was a vital
source of underground ska for nearly 20 years. Hingley now runs
Megalith Records with the same general mission in mind: making
sure ska music still has a pulse.
After the brief ska explosion of the late '90s imploded, The Toasters
were at the forefront of a genre chock-full of passionate bands left with
a major label market that had shut the door.
While the intention never has been obtaining fame and fortune,
calling it a career after the ska wave crashed certainly would not have
been censurable. But The Toasters just love playing ska that much.
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Hingley said.
The Toasters will play six shows in the Sunshine State on their Ska
Brawl Tour with Orlando's The Supervillians. Hometown favorites
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Grey Goose aims to keep it alive as CD goes national
By JUNE CAPPIELLO
Avenue Writer
I'm not going to lie. I was a little confused
as I watched Kaleb Stewart light his cigarette
and drink his beer in the dimly lit bar of
Jewell's.
He's the singer of a band named Grey
Goose. So where's the tea with honey?
Where's the vodka?
Despite what one might think, the band is
named after "Grey Goose," a song by blues
artist Leadbelly, not the vodka, explained
Stewart, whose father loves the blues.
And the smoking?
"I quit a month before recording," he said
as his "therapist," Rich the bartender, refilled
his glass.
With the band's new album, "'Til the
Medicine Takes," ready to be released nation-
wide, it seems Stewart may not have to worry
about recording for a while.
The band will be holding its CD release
party Friday at the Atlantic with Odlaw and
Morivivi. The show starts at 10:30 p.m., and
the cover is $5.
It's hard to stand out in the local scene,
Stewart said. "You're always going to be
compared to your friend's band."
No one knows that better than
Europe in the summer, Grey Goose's simple,
catchy and raw sound is sure to garner its
own attention.
Grey Goose formed in 2002, when
Stewart ended his acoustic solo act and
persuaded friend Sean Atwater to quit the
guitar and pick up the bass.
Drummer Bill. Clower of Stewart and
Wollard's side project, Cro(w)s, joined
Stewart, whose best friend We I 0ve a connection. Grey Goose at about the
and former We're realy adamant abo0t it being same time.
roommate is .. .After a few guitar
Chris Wollard '. i .' .. lineup changes, John
of Gainesville's admired Kcleb Stewart "The Rookie" is the
Hot Water Music, a staple band's newest member.
in the city's music arena. Like any other band, Grey Goose has had
Wollard co-produced and mixed the al- its ups and downs, Atwater said.
bum. He even played lead guitar on one of But longevity is the band's ultimate goal.
the tracks. "We have a connection," Stewart said.
"He's our godfather," Stewart said. "We're really adamant about it being friends
With the CD release, a tour along the playing together."
East coast in the spring and another tour in Early in 2004, the band was "signed" with
Sounds of Subterrania, a German record label
which funds and promotes bands but doesn't
use traditional contracts.
"No strings attached," Stewart said with
a grin.
The new album, which already has been
released in Europe, took more than a year
to write.
"Sean and I write the most," Stewart
said.
"Kaleb writes the most," Atwater cor-
rected.
Stewart said writing the album was a
crazy, yet creative time that was marked by
"a lot of whisky drinks and writing" with
Wollard, who also was writing for his own
band.
Though the songs turned out darker
than expected, the band is happy with the
way it turned out.
"Now we.just want to tour the s*** out of
it," Stewart said.
TREOS tries Florida again
By JACQUELINE DAVISON
Avenue Writer
"We have some people that we let down
last time when we didn't make it, so I'd like
to make it up to everybody," The Receiving
End of Sirens vocalist/guitarist, Alex Bars
said of their upcoming tour.
"The first time we ran out of money, and
the last attempt was hurricane out."
TREOS, along with Triple Crown
Records label-mates As Tall As Lions and
The Militia Group's Cartel, finally will hit
Florida in their east coast "Lions, Sirens and
Bears" tour.
Since signing with Triple Crown in
November, TREOS has been busy record-
ing a slew of new songs for their debut
disc, "Between the Heart and the Synapse,"
slated to drop this spring.
"It will be about 65 minutes long with
transitions between most of the songs,"
Bars said.
"Our goal as a band has always been to
challenge ourselves, challenge the listener
and create something different."
Concert-goers can expect lots of "good
old fashioned rock," Bars said.
Atlanta's pop-rockers, Cartel, also are
looking forward to the winter tour.
"It should be a lot of fun," lead vocalist
Will Pugh said.
"As Tall As Lions are good guys and
a good band because they don't sound
anything like us, and we don't sound like
them. It should be fun for the kids."
Cartel's signing to The Militia Group
this past August actually was spawned
from a rumor circulated saying they were
signed to the label.
Though untrue at the time, TMG de-
cided to scope out Cartel and signed them.
The biggest change for Cartel since ink-
ing the deal has been upgrading to a 2003
15-passenger van from their '96 Dodge
Conversion, Pugh said.
"And seeing yourself where you
shouldn't be considering how long we've
been a band," he adds, in reference to their
recent attention in Alternative Press.
He also is fond of being able to concen-
trate on music instead of paying the bills.
As far as Cartel's style goes, Pugh pre-
fers to avoid the term "pop-punk."
"People can say it is, but it's not," he
said. "None of us listened to Fall Out Boy or
Yellowcard. We don't draw anything from
them. We all grew up on Atlanta hardcore,
then New Found Glory when we were 15.
Then we all grew up and listened to differ-
ent stuff."
The Lions, Sirens and Bears tour will
stop in Orlando at Screamer's Jan. 30 and
in Tallahassee at Big Daddy's Feb. 1.
'Corduroy' gets personal
By GORDON OWEN
Avenue Writer
While his wit supersedes his works, cel-
ebrated gay author David Sedaris draws
from his experiences with family, friends
and relationships to make his works worth
reading.
From his first major work, "Naked,"
to his most recent book of essays "Dress
Your Family in Corduroy and Denim,"
Sedaris' humor reflects the comical events
he satirizes.
"My writing is just a desperate attempt
to get laughs," Sedaris said. "If you get
anything else out of it, it's.an accident."
The essays in "Corduroy" tell of his
exploits with his family and adventures in
rural France with his partner Hugh. Many
of the 27 essays have been printed in maga-
zines such as G.Q. and the New Yorker.
The book explores the divide that often
exists among members of the same family
or same nation.
Throughout the book, Sedaris satirizes
his family's odd behavior. Sedaris tells of
his father's overbearing nature, his sister's
humor and his mother's eccentric behavior
- she locked the children out of the house
after one snowy day too many.
"Corduroy" propels his mother as one
of the foremost females in modem litera-
ture. She, more than any family member,
reflects Sedaris' life; essentially he does
what she says.
Sedaris describes the difficult birth of his
sister's child and his other sister's gripes
about his writing being too personal..
In his most intimate collection of writ-
ings yet, Sedaris indirectly reveals his own
insecurities as well as his awkward devel-
opment from child to man.
Much like the rest of his work,
"Corduroy" explores the interrelationships
of family, friends and partnerships. Sedaris
writes from his internal self and the deliv-
ery of the stories is timeless.
Comedy and humor aside, "Corduroy"
marks Sedaris' transition from humorist to
a writer of memory.
Sedaris will speak at the Phillips Center
for Performing Arts on Saturday, April 9.
In preparation for his April 9 speech at
the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts,
I recommended picking up "Corduroy."
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Writer grooved from 'upscale' to down and dirty
Did I say in my last column scantily
clad women didn't impress me? The
Library Fridays and official grand
opening definitely proved me wrong. The
Pub, Grub and Club definitely has a lot of un-
tapped potential to be a nightlife Gainesville
staple.
Making good of the promise Gator City
never kept, the librarians (is that what you'd
call the bar girls?) danced like they had just
finished watching "Coyote Ugly." Every girl
in attendance also got to tap into her inner
crazy-bar-top-dancing self, with promises of
free tank tops for those branded with an 'X'
on their hands and shots for the rest.
Bar-top dancing ain't your thing? Well
the Library has ways for your inner stripper
to come out too, with multiple poles littering
the dance floor area of the venue. I had so
much fun I lost count of how many drinks I
had, but fear not, I managed to remember the
whole night. My tab, surprisingly, only came
out to $26, and my two friends, and I drank
a lot. Get this! You don't even have to go to
the bar to get a drink. If asked politely, any
of the girls adorning a Library tank top will
take your order. Service like that deserves to
be commended.
Music-wise, there is a lot of room for im-
provement. Top 40 hits played in the main bar
area, while the DJ in the dance area
spun current and old school hip--
hop along side Kid Rock white-boy
anthems and '80s dance. For those
underage who have always won-
dered what that great place called '~
Market Street on ladies' night is like, J. Dar
the Library definitely will give you a N ig
clue. Much like its Downtown com- heaven'
petitor, it offers pool tables, a big bar
area and music.
The Library is a new club, so I set my stan-
dards low as to not disappoint myself, and
trust me. Did the bar live up to the hype? No.
Was I disappointed? No. There aren't books
covering every single inch of wall space,
which I would have like to have seen for the
sake of atmosphere. The Library still has to
find its niche. We already have a Market Street
and imitators such as Slims and Jewell's. I'd
hate to see the place stuck in conformity.
Owner Frank Morello should look to expand
the image and invite promoters to make use of
the Library's name to come up with interest-
ing club nights and make every night at the
Library different.
Still as the Library sits now, I'd definitely
return and know I'm going to enjoy it. Drinks
were good, the people were great and music
was hot for the most part.
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friends put me on "The List," and I
Duran didn't have anything else to do.)
writer The List happened to be for
ligator.org Arkadia's Upscale Saturdays. The
restaurant-by-day, club-by-night
locale finally started taking advan-
tage of the Saturday night slot and the hoards
of lazy students who don't want to trek all the
way Downtown.
Don't let "The List" fool you, it is anything
but VIP treatment. It guarantees you get in
free but takes about 30 minutes to get in be-
cause everyone else there is on the list, too.
Once inside, tables are pushed aside and
carpet is duct-taped down to the floor. The
place is enormous, both inside and in the
courtyard area. It would have been nice to
have had a DJ outside playing some lounge
music at a level where everyone still could
talk, or at least for the sake of hearing some-
thing different than the Top 40 hip-hop being
played inside. (Inside, the DJ played it safe by
playing current hits by Snoop Dogg, Ciara
and oddly enough, Linkin Park/Jay-Z.)
No complaints about the DJ not being able
to keep people on the dance floor. What does
bother me about Gainesville DJs, however is
they always play-it-safe. Playing songs that
are popular is fine, but don't play the record
straight-forward; It's your job to mix.
Before going out, I'd lad a drink at my
apartment of course, I was with a desig-
nated driver so it didn't take much money
to keep me buzzing in the club. However,
this reviewer's favorite drink, Red Bull and
vodka, happened to be unavailable thanks to
the promotion of a new energy drink called
Liquid Ice. I always like to start out the night
with a Red Bull and vodka, so I get a little
frustrated when it seems like everywhere I
go Liquid Ice is buying out a night in a cub
to promote their product. Thanks Liquid Ice,
but I'll stick to my Red Bull.
In the end it all comes down to that one
all-important question: Is Arkadia a worth-
while romp?
Yes, but don't set your standards very
high. If unique is what you seek, stay home,
because it's just like every other place in
Gainesville. Don't let the name Upscale
Saturday fool you there is nothing upscale
about this place. I'm not saying it needs to go
all South Beach on us, but if you promote it as
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AROUND TOWN
Monthly art exhibit promises a walk to remember
BY ALICIA PEREZ
Avenue Writer
A tradition that has existed for many
years recently has been reinstated for ev-
eryone to enjoy.
Gainesville's Art Walk, held on the last
Friday of every month, is an opportunity
for the people of Gainesville to enjoy the
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What had gone on for many years
seemed to had met its end when Gerald
Benceri, the owner of Still Life in G and
establisher of Art Walk, decided to move
to England, said Jacquelyne Collett, a local
glass construction artist.
"When he left, I was afraid Art Walk
would be no more," the 52-year-old said.
"So one night,. while I was in Eleanor
Blair's Studio, the idea was br'.-,ulit, up
that I should, t i' over thei c' cilt
"I spent many years traveling .ir.-u. Li
the country, and this opportunity gave me
a chance to be more connected to the local
artists."
In collaboration with Harold Martin of
Harold's Frames, Collett, a Miami native,
aspired to make Art Walk bigger and in-
corporate more n-.rn-rt spaces.
This month's art walk proves she'was
successful.
Along with galleries such as Eleanor
Blair's Studio, Harold's Frame Shop
and Gallery 15, non-art spaces such as
Gainesville Eyeworks, Wild Iris Books,
Terranova Catering Company and
Leonardo's 706 are included in the walk.
Art Walk is from 7 to 10 p.m., and in-
cludesg 13 -differint -places around down-
town to view and purchase art. Collett
said.
"It is a package evening," she said.
"You can have an early dinner then stroll
downtown, and that is what I personally
believe to be the best part of Art Walk."
The easiest place to begin is at Harold's
Frame Shop and Gallery, across the street
from Gainesville's Eyeworks on Southeast
Second Place, where parking can be vali-
dated.
From there, follow the map given at the
Frame Shop, as well as the other partici-
pating galleries, Collett said.
Art. Walk also includes refreshments
and is one of the few times that drinks
are accepted inside all the studios, Collett
said, laughing-
Performer plucks at political ironies
By COLIN MCCANDLESS
Avenue Writer
If you think Wal-Mart is the face of evil, and Clear
Channel Communications is its voice, then catch the sa-.
tiric stylings of musician/comedian Dave Lippman (aka
George Shrub, the Singing CIA Agent), Saturday night.
Lippman's incisive lyrics parody everything wrong
with America from uniform trends in consumer culture
and the government's denial of global warming to repeti-
tive pop radio and the transplanting of jobs overseas.
His words foretell the decline of individualism as mo-
nopolies contribute to the develop-
billboard" because it the interior is stocked with litera-
ture and n:'\ l' while the exterior displays messages of
peace.
Nearly 50 different speakers who have visited Palestine
or Iraq are participating in the tour, hoping to inspire au-
diences and relate first-hand experiencesof the conflict.
Lippman has visited Palestine and Israel, and his per-
formance of "Song of Goliath" is a combination music/
slide show chronicling his impressions of the visit.
Lippman says his musical influences are varied and
include jazz, western swing and a calypso sound that he
jokes is almost "Trinidadian," remind-
ment of a sprawling urban jungle "Peo p e wre u IAS llJ ppy
of conformity where humans
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no stone of hypocrisy is left unturned when Lippman's
stage persona Shrub picks up his guitar and holds mega
conglomerates and political bigshots accountable for their
actions.
His witty anti-chain number entitled "I Hate Wal-
Mart" bashes Walton's wonderland while eulogizing
Mom and Pop stores.
Lippman vents on the bland music scene and laments
the end of originality, singing, "Turn on my radio dial/
Like to hear something new once in a while/ Same old
crap in a brand new style/ It's audio rape."
Lippman rides into town via the Wheels of Justice bus
tour, which aims to teach nonviolent action against war
and occupation in Iraq and Palestine.
Lippman called the bus a "rolling 40-foot library and
ing his listeners at all times that
although his songs address some
serious issues, they are light at
heart and really a form of "info-
tainment."
Occasionally, the Wheels of
Justice tour and Lippman's act have en-
countered demonstrations or passionate .skeptics with
strong opposing perspectives on America's role- in the
Iraqi and Palestinian conflicts.
However, Lippman has this to say ...
"People are usually happy they came and most of the
experience has been positive."
Whether you agree with his strong cynical views or
not, one thing is for sure, Lippman's amusing, provocative
songs will stimulate your.funny bone and your thoughts.
Lippman and Shrub will appear together at Matheson
Museum 513 E University Ave. .at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets ire $7 in advance at Wild Iris and Goerings
Book Store or $10 at the door.
Call 378-5655 for more info or go to justicewheels.org/
or www.davelippman.com.
Art Walk an ideal date and provides
many emerging artists to have the chance
to display their work, she said.
"Most of the spaces included in Art
Walk are looking for new artists to feature,
and this is the perfect opportunity to talk
to owners and artists about your work,"
Collett said.
So if you find yourself with nothing to
do on a Friday night, find a friend or a per-
son to share that ideal night with and take
them for a walk under the stars while ad-
miring the hidden beauty of Gainesville.
String band
plays for free
Student Government Productions brings
the Yonder Mountain String Band to head-
line Gator Nights on Feb. 11. Student tickets
are free and available for pick up starting
Friday at the student box office.
The acoustic jam band's mix of man-
dolin, upright bass, banjo, acoustic guitar
and vocals will grace the Rion Ball Room
stage courtesy of SG Productions and Gator
Nights.
"We have short attention spans," guitar-
ist Adam Aijala said in an interview with
Acoustic Guitar magazine. "Keeping things
spontaneous is the solution to that. It keeps
us interested, and I think it might be the main
reason our fans come out to see us."
Though only six years old, YMSB boasts
a track record-that includes a recent ap-
pearance on CNN Headline News, shows
at The Grand Old Opry and Bonnaroo, as
well as sharing the stage with Bela Fleck, Del
McCoury and Tim O'Brien.
The band released volume three of their
Mountain Tracks in. September, a live two-disc
set.
YMSB is well-known for unusual live
covers, from the Beatles to Ozzy Osbourne,
and Willy Nelson to The Talking Heads.
Based in Nederland, Colo., YMSB will play
with The Del McCoury Band, reigning holders
of the title the International Bluegrass Music
Association Entertainer of the Year.
For more information, check
www.yondermountain.com
and www.delmccouryband.com.
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By Nadene Francis
Thousands of students will don suits
instead of sweatshirts and sneakers
February 1 and 2 to attend the new
Career Showcase, 9 a.m. 3p.m., in the
Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
Career Showcase, the two-day job
fair for internship, co-op and full-time
opportunities, has a new industry-
focused format to help students identify
employers.
The first day of Showcase will
feature employers seeking candidates
for technical positions in fields such
as computer science, construction,
information systems, engineering
scientific research and other areas of
technical expertise.
The second day will feature employers
with opportunities for candidates
in accounting, banking, consulting,
government, retail, sales and other non-
technical fields.
Students are excited about the new
format.
"I heard that the technical non-
technical day is new, and I think it's
great," said UF junior Anthony Cheney.
Cheney hopes to secure an internship
in South Florida as he prepares for his
first Showcase experience.
The new technical/non-technical
format was adopted to make it easier for
students and'employers to know when
to attend, said Tom Halasz, associate
director for employer relations at the
Career Resource Center.
Student and employer feedback from
Showcase evaluations encouraged the
change.
"Students and employers voiced
concerns that the previous format
was confusing. Students didn't know
what day to attend, which sometimes
resulted in disappointment," said Halasz.
"Students and employers have a clearer
sense of when to attend [with the new
format] and we anticipate that they will
be happier."
Employer responses have also been
positive.
There are more employers
compared to last semester and
students will see more employers
each day, said Halasz.
Students in all majors and
classifications are encouraged to attend
Career Showcase.
"All students should attend showcase
whether they are looking for an
internship, co-op or full time job," said
Halasz. "It's not just for juniors, seniors
or graduate students."
First year students and sophomores
should attend the event to reduce the
anxiety they may feel when they're
ready to look for jobs in the future.
Halasz outlined the following points
for students as they prepare for Career
Showcase:
Determine why
you are attending the fair
Are you going to Career Showcase
as a part of your job search process
or do you want to learn about the fair
and employers? If you're attending
the fair as a part of your job search
process, research employers
thoroughly. .
Read company profiles on the
showcase website, job descriptions
in Gator CareerLink and visit the
company's website.
Polish your resume
Take the time to make your resume
the best it can be. Attend pre-showcase
events like Showcase Essentials to
learn how to create a resume and have it
critiqued at Extreme Resume Makeover
or Employer Resume Critique. Talk
to employers at the Cultural Diversity
Reception and the Internship Form
for resume tips.
Have a plan
With nearly 250 employers it's
impossible to meet with all of them, so
decide who you want to see.
Students can attend pre-showcase
events or visit the website at
www.crc.ufl.edu/showcase to prepare
for the fair. Additional information about
CRC programs and services can be found
at www.crc.ufl.edu.
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The Career Resource Center would like to
Than&
the following students for making
the Spring 2005 Career Showcase
a success.
Meredith Brown
Kevin Barrett
Amalie Barrocas
Ashley Brownlee
Leah Carter
Lia Givens
Barrington Guthrie, Jr.
Lisa Martin
Danielle Rourke
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1-Minute Interviews
Extreme Resume f IAleover
What: Brief one-on-one critique sessions.
Where: Career Resource Center
When: Today Jan. 28, 10 am 3:00 pm
Emploger Resume Critique
Where: Career Resource Center
When: Jan. 31, 10:00am- 2:00pm
Students planning on attending Career Showcase will
get a chance to have attending employers critque their
resumes before Showcase.
Participants must reserve a time in Gator CareerLink
prior to the event. Walk-ins will be seen as time
permits.
Internship Porum
Where: Reitz Union Grand Ballroom
When: Feb. 1, 5:30pm 7:30pm
Get tips on finding internship, researching companies,
marketing yourself and becoming a successful intern.
Cultural Diversity Reception
Feb 1, 3:30pm 5:30pm
Network with employers and learn about diverse UF
student organizations at this informal reception.
Specidl7 Adverttiing SSection
The following Pre-Showcase Events are special events
held before Career Showcase in order to to help students
prepare.
Students can also attend general Career Resource
Center workshops throughout the semester to prepare for
future career events.
3SbovcQse Essentials
A series of workshops teaches students how to: research
and engage employers, what to expect during the event,
and how to secure on-campus interviews through the
Career Resource Center.
On Jan. 27 the workshops will be held in the Reitz
Union, Room 282. On Jan. 28, they will be held in the
Reitz Union, Room 284.
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SpeciQl Advrtuising t ct ion
Graduate students should attend Showcase too
By Lauren Pasquarella Daley,, M.S.,
NCC, IMH
Assistant Director of Graduate Services
Graduation is looming in the near
distant horizon. You might know more
than you ever wanted to about the
effects of underwater basket weaving
on the ancient Minoan culture... but will
employers outside your discipline care?
If-you're lamenting your specialized
degree/thesis/dissertation and are asking
yourself "what can I do with my master's
or Ph.D.?" ... you can do MANY things! In
fact, you might get an internship or job by
coming to Career Showcase!
Graduate students often mistakenly
believe that recruiters only want people
in specific disciplines without advanced
degrees.
I have heard students say "Oh, those
recruiters are just looking for business
and engineering undergraduates." Well,
yes, some are.
However, many recruiters are seeking
well-rounded, skilled individuals whom
they train to learn job specifics.
Graduate students are usually well-
rounded, highly-skilled, and have many
desirable abilities employers seek. Help
employers see your skills (outside your
knowledge of underwater basket weaving
and the Minoans) by placing them into
different contexts.
The key to finding employment
outside your. discipline is to focus on
your transferable skills, those skills you
developed during grad school that are
useful in a variety of settings.
What transferable skills do you have?
In graduate school, many students teach
classes, write papers, and conduct
research. What skills were involved in
those activities?
For example, some skills necessary for
teaching are: public speaking, organizing/
managing people, developing lectures/
learning activities, keeping accurate
records, and providing feedback to
people. Those skills sound similar to those
required in consulting, management,
sales, or human resources. Do this process
with your skills from grad school and
watch the possibilities of potential job
options grow.
One word of caution, though: Do not
try to make more of something than it
is, such as "sitting in boring 3-hr lecture
class" becomes 'created atmospheres of
patience in unstimulating environments."
Employers can see straight through that
kind of resume padding, and it doesn't
help chances of getting an internship or
job.
However, if you stay truthful and
focus on how your graduate education
gave you desirable skills in addition to a
specialized knowledge, you can increase
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your chances of finding and securing "overqualified" or "we're only looking for
gainful employment outside your selected undergraduates."
discipline. Hearing this kind of feedback can
At events, like Career Showcase, you be particularly frustrating for graduate
might have to specifically point out how students who have worked hard on their
you fit the employers' needs. education and might be switching career
Sometimes recruiters will see the see GRADUATE, page 4
graduate degree on your resume and think
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Special Advertising Section
Graduate students also benefit from pre-Showcase events
from page 3, GRADUATE
directions.
However, try to remember that you are
probably qualified to do many jobs outside
your academic training; it is a good idea
to explain your transferable skills to the
Showcase recruiters and explain how you
will be a good fit for an open position in
their company.
If all else fails, getting some practical
experience in the field you're hoping to
enter can be very helpful in securing your
perfect job.
Use the networking opportunities at
Career Showcase to make contacts and
look for internships.
Although an internship might not be
paid at first, they frequently Lead to full-
time work either inside the same company
or in a different organization because you
will gain valuable, relevant professional
experience from interning. Even if you
aren't ready to graduate yet, consider
perhaps getting an internship while still in
school. This will make you more marketable
when you are looking for a job.
We encourage graduate students
looking for opportunities outside academia
to attend Career Showcase on February 1
and 2 from 9am 3pm in the Stephen C.
O'Connell Center.
The first day, Feb. 1, will feature
opportunities in technical fields,
including computer science, construction,
engineering, information systems/
technology, scientific research, and other
technical or scientific areas.
The second day, Feb. 2, is for non-
technical fields such as accounting,
banking, consulting, government, human
services, management, retail, sales, and
other fields that do not include a scientific
or technical focus. More information on
how to prepare for Career Showcase is
available at www.crc.ufl.edu.
To make the most of your Career
Showcase experience, attend pre-
Showcase events like Showcase Essentials,
Extreme R6sum6 Makeover, The Cultural
Diversity Reception and the Internship
Forum. Also, open a Gator CareerLink
account at www.ufl.edu/careerlink
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to access potential interviewing
opportunities from employers in various
industries.
After Showcase, the CRC will also
present two career workshop series for
graduate students considering going into
academia and/or leaving it.
The "So You Want to Work in Academia"
workshop series consists of five workshops,
all held in the Career Resource Center
Workshop room at 5:10pm.
Individual topics include: Preparing Your
CV on Feb. 10, Cover Letters in Academia
on Feb. 17, The Academic Job Search
on Feb. 24, The Academic Interview on
March 10, and Creating Your Teaching and
Research Portfolio on March 17-
The "So You Don't Want to Work in
Academia" workshop series consists of
three workshops, also held in the Career
Resource Center workshop room at 5:
10pm.
Individual topics include: Where Can
I Work with my Grad Degree E What
Would I Enjoy Doing? on March 24, Finding
Opportunities Et Networking Outside
Academia on March 31, and How to Market
Yourself t Approach the Non-Academic
Job Search on April 7.
For additional information about any of
the services the Career Resource Center
has to offer for graduate students, feel
free to contact the Assistant Director for
Graduate Services Lauren' Pasquarella
Daley via e-mail, laurendaley@crc.ufl.e
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Company
Agilis Engineering
AIM Engineering E Surveying, Inc.
ALSTOM Turbine Technology
Amazon.com
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
Arcadis
AVID Engineering, Inc
Avionyx, Inc
Baskerville-Donovan, Inc.
Beckman Coulter Inc
*Bed Bath and Beyond
BIT Systems
Boeing Company
Bowyer Singleton E Associates
BRPH Architects Engineers. Inc.
Buxton
BWXT Y-12
C3TS
CAE
CDI
CDM
*Central Intelligence Agency
*Cerner Corporation
Chen and Associates
Chick-fil-A, Inc. Information Technology
Division
Campus Recruiting
BHR Jacksonville
Human Resources Department
Florida
Survey & Mapping
Human Resources
CAE USA
Aerospace Technologies
Human Resources
Company
Citrix Systems, Inc.
Civilian Careers with the Air Force
CPH Engineers, Inc
*Department of Veterans Affairs
Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt
Ellis a Associates, Inc
Entergy Corporation
Enviro-Logical Solutions, Inc.
*Everbank
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Florida Department of Transportation
Foresite Group, Inc.
FPL Group
*GE
Georgia Department of Tr ansportation
*Gleim Publications
Golder Associates Inc.
H.W. Lochner, Inc.
*Harris Corporation
HDR, Inc.
Heidt t Associates, Inc.
Hewitt Associates
HNTB Corporation Honeywell
Division
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Sarasota, FL
Human Resources Management Service
Engineering
Nuclear
Global Information Services (GIS)
Human Resources
District V Maintenance
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Attending Companies, continued
Day One: Tcbnical Day
Company Division
IBM HR
Info Tech, Inc.
"INROADS, Inc. SRC Recruitment Services
Intel Corporation
Intermagnetics General Corp. Invivo Diagnostic Imaging
Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce Cornerstone
Jones, Edmunds E Associates, Inc.
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Kraft Foods
Kraft Foods Manufacturing
LBFH Engineering, Inc.
Lochrane Engineering, Inc.
*Lockheed Martin
MACTEC Engineering Et Consulting, Inc. South
Microsoft Corporation
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Mosaic formerly Caigill Fertilizer
*National Geospatial-lntelligence Agency
National Instruments
Navy Recruiting Districk Jacksonville Officer Programs
*Northrop Grumman Corporation
"Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Florida
'Office Depot Corporate/Stores
Parsons Transportation Group
Patent Er Trademark Office Human Resource Dept. Outreach
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Human Resources Office
*PricewaterhouseCoopers
Prosser Hallock, Inc.
Protean Design Group
*Pulte Homes Fort Myers/South Florida
Quincy Joist Company
Company
*Raymond James Financial, Inc.
Raytheon Company
Redstone Technical Test Center
"Regeneration Technologies, Inc.
REP Associates, Inc.
*Rinker Materials
Rockwell Collins Melbourne
RWA Incorporated
Ryland Homes
SEME, Inc.
*Sandvik Inc.
Sarasota County public Works
Schlumberger Technology Corp.
SRD Engineers
St. Johns River Water Management Distrii
TH Hill Associates, Inc.
"Target Corporation
Tetra Tech. Inc.
Texas Instruments Inc.
The Crom Corporation
*The Pepsi Bottling Group
"ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation
'U.S. Department of State
United Space Alliance
United Technologies Corporation
"University of Florida
URS Corporation
US Air Force
"UTC/Otis Elevator Company
Verizon
Wantman Group, Inc.
Washington Group International
WebMD (Medical Manager R&DI
WilsonMiller, Inc.
York International Corporation
Division
Information Technology Department
Driltech Mission, LLC
OFS
Civil/Roadway
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Engineering
Distribution
High Performance Analog
New Installation
HR/REE/REC
Florida Operations
Pratth.Whitney
Office of Audit and Compliance Review
Ofhcer Accessions Recruiting
SSADP
Engineering & Landscape Architecture
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Division Company
Company
7-Eleven, Inc.
Abercrombie & Fitch
AFLAC
Aidman, Piser E Company, P.A.
Allegis Group
American Express Financial Advisors
AmeriCorps *NCCC
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
AmSouth Bank
Averett, Warmus, Durkee, Bauder E Thompson, PA.
Bankers Life and Casualty
Bealls, Inc. B
Becker Conviser Professional Review
Black E Decker / DEWALT Power Tools
Bridgestone/ Firestone
Retail Et Commercial Operations, LLC
Brown Et Brown, Inc
,_rown Shoe Human R
Buckle
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Burdines-Macy's
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Cast-Crete Cor portion
CBIZ
Cendant Mortgage
/ Center for Retailing
Chico's FAS, Inc.Human Resources
Florida
Talent Sourcing
MA Program
ealls Department Stores
esources-Employment Services
Florida
Cintas Corporation Rental Division
City Furniture
City of Gainesville
Contiki Holidays
Cox Tampa Sales
CSX Transportation
Customs and Border Protection
Deloitte Et Touche, LLP
Dietrich Industries
Dillards Southeast
EERJ Gallo Winery
Eckerd Youth Alternatives
Enterprise Rent a Car
Ernst & Young
Fairfield Resorts Inc. Sales Et Marketing
Farm Credit of Central Florida AgrlBusiness Lending Group
Fastenal
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Division of Administration
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Human Resources
Ferguson A Wolseley Company
Florida Auditor General
Franklin Templeton Investments
Gap Inc. Old Navy
Graham, Cottrill, Jackson, Batts E Hostetter. LLP
Grant Thornton LLP
Helzberg Diamonds Corporate Office
Herff Jones, Inc.
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Attending Companies, continued
Day Tvo: Non-Th)cnical Day
Company Division
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Hope Lumber
Internal Revenue Service
James Moore t Co., CPA's and Consultants
JCPenney Company. Inc.
Kohl's Department Stores
KPMG, LLP
LBA Certified Public Accountants, PA
Lehman Brothers
Linens N Things
Macy's East
Macy's-Central Department Stores
Masco Contractor Services
Maxim Healthcare Services
McGladrey Et Pullen
Merck And Co., Inc.
Merrill Lynch
Moore Wallace
Morgan Stanley
Naylor Publications, Inc.
Nestle Waters North America
Nordstrom
Office of the Chief of Transportation Ci
OMNI Financial Services
Performance Matters Associates
PETsMART
Philip Morris USA
Polk County Board of County Commissioners
PremiereTrade LLC
Prentice Hall
Prog essive Insurance
Protriiti
Rachlin Cohen Et Holtz
Randstad
Rendina Companies
Reznick Group
Ruggiero. Martinez & Co.
Ryder System, Inc
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
Save-A-Lot
Scott McRae Group
SCP Pool Cor po ation
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sherwin Williams
Smoak, Davis t Nixon LLP
St. Joe Towns E. Resorts
State Farm Insurance
Stock Building Supply A Wolseley Company
Stryker
SunTrust Bank
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Nor th America
Talbots
Target Stores
Teach for America
The. Hertz Corporation
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.
The Steak n Shake Company
The Washington Center for Internships
and Academic Seminars
The Zimmerman Agency
TransWestern Publishing
U.S. Marine Officer Programs C
United Rentals
University Directories
University of Florida
USAA Insurance Company
Vestal Et Wiler, CPA
Wal-Mart Stoies, Inc.
Walgreens
Wells Fargo Financial
Sales
Operations
Gainesville Store
Federated Department Stores
Home Office
US Human Health
Southeast- Sales
Zephyrhills Natural Spring Water
vilian Personnel Proponency Office
Worksite Marketing
Personnel
Southeast
WaterColoi Resort
Florida Zone
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Forum prepares students for a range of internships
Nadene Francis
If you're thinking about getting an
internship but feet like you might not
have have time for one because you are
taking summer classes or you're not sure
how or when to get one because of your
major, go to the Internship Forum!
More than 200 students are expected
to attend the event on Feb. 1 in the J.
Wayne Reitz Union Grand Ballroom from
5:30 pm 7:30 pm.
Students are realizing that
internships are the key to success,
said Heather White assistant director
for experiential education, Career
Resource Center.
"Internships give you a chance to
apply your academic knowledge in
the workplace, gain career-related
experience, increase your marketability
upon graduation and create a professional
network," said White.
Students usually have a number
of questions about internships so this
informal panel format is a comfortable
way for them to meet employers and
learn how to start their search, said
White.
Representatives from a variety of
industries will be on hand to answer
students' questions and share pointers
about securing internships.
"We invited different types of
employers to represent the variety of
internship opportunities students can
have," said Amelie Romelus, graduate
assistant for experiential education and
coordinator of the forum.
'We hope students will leave the
forum with a better understanding of
what it takes to be a successful intern,"
said Romelus.
The forum will feature employers in
management, public service, journalism
and broadcast, retail and engineering.
Forum attendees are encouraged
to formulate questions they wish to
ask employers in preparation for the
event.
The Career Resource Center offers
internship search assistance throughout
the year through a number of programs.
Students can visit the Center to speak
to an advisor, research opportunities
through the CRC web site, or sign up
for Gator CareerLink to search national
listings.
For more information on internships
opportunities contact the Career
Resource Center at 392-1601 or visit
www.crc.ufl.edu.
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A call to action
John Hayman de-
livers a discourse
on the causes of
abuse between the
sexes to students
in Turlington Plaza.
Hayman also pro- : -
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ON CAMPUS
Law school gets $2M to
focus on children's law.
By JEFF SIRMONS
Alligator Writer
Jsirmons@alligator.org
Future UF law school graduates
may have a distinct advantage over
graduates from all but two other law
programs representing children in
family law.
UF's Levin College of Law is
one of three prestigious law schools
selected by First Star, a Washington,
D.C.-based foundation dedicated to
improving the lives of children, to
receive a multidisciplinary center of
excellence.
"When First Star checked us
out, they developed ideas for how
children's advocacy should be, and
they saw that we already upheld
those standards," Levin College of
Law Dean Robert Jerry said. "They
were looking for the best places, and
they chose us."
UF's Center on Children and
Families focuses on making sure the
interest of the child does not get lost
in the workings of the legal system,
and the new center would facilitate
that goal, said director Barbara
Bennett Woodhouse.
"When children become involved
in the courts, they come in contact
with a number of different agen-
cies, each with a different goal,"
Woodhouse said. "It's not uncom-
mon for a single child to be caught
up in a divorce case, a domesticIio-
lence case and a child abuse case. Our
goal is to make sure each case is built
around the needs of the child."
"When First Star checked us
out, they developed ideas
for how children's advocacy
should be, and they saw that
we already upheld those
standards. They were looking
for the best places, and they
chose us."
Robert Jerry
Levin College of Law Dean
First Star will raise $2 million for
each facility The other centers will be
located at Columbia University and
the University of San Diego.
When the program will be estab-
lished has yet to be determined.
County offers vaccine at brunt of yearly flu season
By MEDHA RAVAL
Alligator Contributing Writer
There is now hope for getting a flu shot for
those denied one earlier this flu season.
Flu shots are available on a first-come-first-
served basis at the Alachua County Health
Department Main Clinic, 224 SE 24th St.
The shots became available Monday
morning and have been going fast, said
Sherry Windham, Alachua County Health
Department immunization manager.
"We really don't have much left," Windham
said of their 388 doses as of Wednesday.
The health department received 1,000
doses last week in a statewide allocation of the
vaccine. The number of doses was based on
county population and need, Windham said.
The vaccine is available Monday through
Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pjabpt Shots are $15. The only insur-
ance taken is Medicare Part B,
Windham said.
"They can try to bill their insurance them-
selves and collect later," Windham said about
those not covered by Medicare Part B.
Shands at UF offers the vaccine for$20,
while North Florida Regional Medical Center
does not offer flu shots to patients.
Sheri Martin, program assistant for the
nursing director, said the Student Health Care
Center does.not have a supply of the flu shot.
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HIGHER EDUCATION
Board of Governors converges upon Reitz Union
Funds don't mirror UF quality
L* BY EMILY YEHLE Ballroom from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the
Alligator Writer issue of funding will be discussed from
eyehle@alligator.org several angles.
The board took its first step
UF students and the Florida Wednesday, when it pledged, along
Legislature aren't doling out enough with the State University Presidents
cash for the university's quality and Association, that it' will petition the
size, according to UF officials. .- -"' Legislature for full
1!th a low undergraduate tuition funding for new
and a recent budget proposal by Gov. students, money to
Jeb Bush that cuts higher education match private dona-
funding by almost 8 percent, UF is tions -and the means
floundering for funds. for increased faculty
"We are dead last in the Association and staff salaries, ac-
of American Universities in terms of our cording to a release.
tuition and fees," said Joe Glover, UF's Poppell "Our faculty and
interim provost and No. 2 administra- staff compensation
tor. packages are lower than any com-
When the Board of Governors, the prisons you want to make," said Ed
body that oversees the State University .Poppell, vice president for finance and
System, meets today in the Reitz Unioni administration.
But today the board will lead a dis-
cussion on the amount and control of
tuition and fees, based on its report,
which addresses how other states han-
dle the process of setting tuition.
Previously, the Legislature set a limit
to how much tuition could be raised for
all undergraduates and graduates. In
Bush's proposed budget for the 2005-
2006 fiscal year, however, a limit, only
is set for in-state undergraduates, while
the-tuition for out-of-state undergradu-
ate and graduate students is left to each
university's Board of Trustees, a univer-
sity's highest governing power.
UF receives $100 million to $200 mil-
lion less in tuition than other universi-
ties of the same caliber, Glover said.-
But the governors haven't made up
their mind on this issue, he said.
"I think that the Board of Governors
is interested in exploring the issue and
developing a philosophy," he said.
Member exits post
By JAMES VANLANDINGHAM
Alligator Staff Writer
vanl@alligator.org
When the Board of Governors meets this morning in
the Reitz Union, it will be one man short.
Board member Miguel De Grandy, a Miami lawyer
and lobbyist, resigned Wednesday citing a proposed pol-
icy change by state Senate President Tom Lee that would
ban lobbyists from serving on the Board of Governors or
on individual universities' boards of trustees.
"The proposal currently under consideration by the
Senate would restrict my ability to effectively represent
my clients, contrary to the oath I took 23 years ago when
I became a member of the Florida Bar," De Grandy wrote
in a letter to Gov. Jeb Bush.
De Grandy, who attended UF both as anundergradu-
ate and as a law student, represents clients before state
agencies.
He is the first lobbyist to resign from such a position
since Sen. Lee floated his proposal Jan. 11.
FSU school to be debated
* THE UNIVERSITY SOON MAY END
UP WITH A CHIROPRACTIC SCHOOL
ITS TRUSTEES DID NOT ASK FOR.
By JAMES VANLANDINGHAM
Alligator Staff Writer
jvanl@alligator.org
The yearlong saga of the embattled
proposal to build a chiropractic school
at Florida State University could finally
come to an end today.
Or not.
The Board of Governors, which over-
see~iFlorida's public universities, will
take up the matter today at UF.
The meeting comes two weeks after
the FSU Board of Trustees ducked the is-
sue and sent a proposal to "investigate"
the chiropractic program straight to the
governors without making a recommen-
dation.
Calls to the Ocala office of Board
of Governors Chairwoman Carolyn K.
Roberts were not returned Tuesday or
Wednesday, but Roberts told The Palm
Beach Post on Monday that she is still
unsure whether to vote the chiropractic
school up or down, or simply to send the
proposal back to FSU for its trustees to
make a decision.
"The Board of Trustees is to take re-
sponsibility for programs at FSU and
the board did not do that," she told the
paper.
FSU President T.K. Wetherell sent a let-
ter to Roberts Thursday saying that, "It is
clear the Board of Governors should act
on the proposal before meaningful explo-
ration and implementation planning can
begin."
The letter closely echoed a similar mes-
sage that Roberts sent FSU Trustees chair-
man John Thrasher
UF in the days before
Administration the FSU meeting.
Roberts had
said it would be "inappropriate" for FSU
to forward the proposal to the Board of
Governors without first making a ruling
themselves.
The trustees did it anyway.
In sidestepping the issue, the FSU
trustees were irresponsible, said E.T. York,
a former UF interim president and plain-
tiff in a lawsuit seeking more autonomy
for the Board of Governors.
Nevertheless, Roberts shouldn't follow
that bad example, he said.
"I'll be very disappointed if the Board
of Governors doesn't vote the issue up
or down," York said. "There's little to be
gained by sending it back to FSU for fur-
ther consideration. That would just keep
the issue alive and keep the pot boiling for
months or even years to come."
UF leads in master's degrees
REPORT, from page 1
suffers, Glover said.
"We believe that the best quality edu-
cation is provided by a faculty that is en-
gaged in cutting-edge research," he said.
The report supports UF's research
prowess in several areas. UF leads the
state system in master's degrees, pro-
ducing almost 1,000 more than second-
ranked USF and dominates its coun-
terparts in awarding professional and
doctoral degrees. It also surpasses other
state institutions in faculty publishing;.
UF students trail their peers at other
state universities, where a higher per-
centage graduate within 115 percent of
their degree requirements, but Glover
said the comparison attests to the
stature, not the sloth, of UF students.
UF students come in with many dual
enrollment, Advanced Placement and
International Baccalaureate credits and
often graduate with two majors or de-
grees, he said. More importantly, UF
stands above other institutions in four-
year graduation rate.
"Students move through University
of Florida in a very efficient and produc-
tive manner," he said. "It think that's the
important matter."
100 Professors a rarity in low-level classes
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Students use poetry to dismiss racial stereotypes
* THE EVENT WAS PART OF
UF BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
By LINDSAY TAULBEE
Alligator Writer
Itaulbee@alligator.org
Students gathered at the
Institute of Black Culture
Wednesday evening with the
goal of dispelling stereotypes,
while expressing themselves cre-
atively through poetry.
The forum, called "Black on
Black Prejudice: You Don't Know
Me!" was part of Black History
Month, and was designed to
coincide with the IBC's semi-
weekly poetry nights.
"It was awesome, just the
fire everybody left with," said
Stephen Roberts, director of the
institute. "Everyone left here
tonight feeling motivated," he
said.
The forum focused on expos-
ing prejudices that exist among
the black community and ways of
recognizing and rect& ,ring them.
"There's a culture that existed
during slavery that we still act off
of today," Roberts told the stand-
ing-room-only crowd of more
than 60 people.
The conversation's tone
swayed between light-hearted
and serious as students dis-
cussed issues including relations
between the genders, the image
people put forth, prejudices be-
tween light- and dark-skinned
people and the importance of
reaching out to younger genera-
tions.
One student talked about be-
ing teased as a child for being
smart and for having "black" fa-
cial features. The teasing, he said,
came not from white people but
from people within his own race.
He later read a poem entitled
"All Eyes On Me."
He prefaced the poem by
saying, "No matter what contri-
bution I make, there's still little
things about me that make me a
minority within a minority."
Students also talked about
prejudices associated with the
idea of "good hair" and its con-
notations.
UF student Erin Claridy told
the group the term bothered her
because it implied there was such
a thing as "bad
hair."
Multicultural She said this
Affairs displayed an in-
ternalization of
Western standards of beauty.
"There is notlning wrong with my
hair," she said.
Claridy later drew loud applause
from the audience with a poem ex-
pressing frustration at black people
who look down on other blacks for
coming from a different place.
Students also spent time discuss-
ing relations between black men
and women, and the responsibilities
each sex has to each other and tc
themselves.
Later, Roberts encouraged stu-
dents to be mindful of the images
they project.
How people spend their money
shows what they are vested in, he
said, comparing a house full of.
books to one with a nice stereo.:
The evening ended with a read-
ing of a collaborative poem, written
on a pad that was passed around the
room.
"Let's take what we talked about
here tonight into tomorrow," said
Roberts, in closing.
UPD says sexual assault case numbers are accurate
Winner of porn
debate unclear
PORN, from page 1
"Very few women in porn have gone to
college." But he added that women such
as Jenna Jameson own multimillion-dollar
corporations.
UF professor Diana K. Nagy attended
the debate.
"I don't think anyone really won," she
said. "Both of them are com-
On ing from the same direction.
-, i.,,;; They both agree that S&M
and child pornography are
unacceptable."
Ben Plank, a UF industrial engineering
senior echoed Professor Nagy's view, but
leaned more toward Jeremy's angle.
"I think they both stated good points, but
I think Ron Jeremy had a stronger argument.
I think Susan Cole overstated a lot of things,
but I think it was pretty fair," he said.
At the debate's end, Cole reiterated her
point that porn "perpetuates violence"
against women.
As attendees left the center, one student
said, "Let's go watch some porn."
NOW from page 1
assaults at UF are not significantly lower
than the average.
A comparison of UF and seven other
public colleges, each with more than
40,000 students, shows their annual av-
erage of reported rape cases from 2001
to 2003 is approximately 9.8. During the
same time frame, UF had an average of 9
cases per year.
UPD spokesman Joe Sharkey said
UF's statistics show every sexual assault
case reported to the department, as well
as anonymously reported cases from
university officials or other law enforce-
ment agencies. Law requires UF officials
to anonymously report when a student
who's been sexually assaulted approaches
them.
Sharkey said this system makes UF's
sexual assault statistics more accurate.
"Many victims of sexual battery do not
choose to report," Sharkey said. "We wish
they would; it would give us an opportu-
nity to investigate the crime."
Campus NOW's focus, according to
membership director Camille West, is to
pressure UF to do more at Preview by
telling incoming male students the conse-
quences of rape.
"These things are still happening and
the university doesn't want to talk about
them, but we want to force them," West
said.
.West referenced a 1999 Delta Chi fra-
ternity initiation party that resulted in a
female stripper's rape claim.
She cited the night's videotaped
evidence as an example of a mishandled
campus rape case.
But ultimately the stripper was
charged with filing a false report based on
the videotape. The rape charges later were
dropped after she pleaded guilty to oper-
ating an escort service without a license.
"[Sexual assault] is some-
thing that Campus NOW and
the National Organization for
Women have been fighting for
40 years, and we will continue
to fight."
Camille West
Campus NOW membership director
Delta Chi was put on disciplinary pro-
bation for their actions, but Wesf said more
action should have been taken against the
fraternity and that the stripper was treated
unfairly in the case.
"[Sexual assault] is something
that Campus NOW and the National
Organization for Women have been fight-
ing for 40 years, and we will continue to
fight," she said.
Sharkey noted this is not the first time
the university or its police have been ac-
cused of recording false statistics.
Security on Campus Inc., a nonprofit
campus crime-reporting watchdog orga-
nization, was contacted in the late '90s by
an individual who disputed the statistics,
Sharkey said, adding that UF proved its
numbers were accurate.
"It was stated by them in a letter that
we are actually a national model for others
to emulate," Sharkey said. *
In attendance at the Tuesday meet-
ing was former Interfratemity Council
President Jared Hernandez. His appear-
ance came on the heels of a guest column
by Campus NOW members in Tuesday's
Alligator.
IFC Administrative Vice President
Jeremy Martin, who could not attend the
meeting, disputed statistics in the column
which stated an estimated "10 to 30 per-
cent of on-campus sexual assaults occ~yin
fraternities."
"It was good that editorial was writ-
ten to raise awareness on the number of
sexual assault cases that have occurred or
campus," Martin said, "but I just wish that
the part specifically about fraternities was
researched a little bit more accurately."
But Hemandez would not dispute the.
column, instead acknowledging ."more
could be done" to stop rape on campus.
UPD statistics do not differentiate be-
tween sexual assault cases at fraternities
and other residences on campus.
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Progress of Library West renovation moving quickly
I THE COMPLEX IS SCHED-
)LED TO REOPEN ABOUT
)%E YEAR FROM NOW.
By JUSTIN RICHARDS
Alligator Writer
If all goes as smoothly as it has so
ar, UF students should have a new
library West by Feb. 1, 2006.
J'm Hendon, general superinten-
lent of construction on the library,
,aid about 100 men are on the site
ive days a week, 12 hours a day, oc-
:asionally working Saturdays.
"Progress is really going fast,"
;aid Steve Shorb, director of sup-
Sport services for UF's
On libraries.
CaimpuS He said that by
October the library
will reach "substantial
completion, which means it will
)e ready for bookshelves and other
interior furnishings.
At this point the fire sprinkler
system air conditioning infrastruc-
ure and interior framing are done,
and the drywall is about 50 percent
complete .
To save space the new library
will feature shelves that slide to-
gether along rails in the floor.
Workers will begin installing the
rails Feb. 22 and should be done be-
fore April 22.
Window installation is set to be-
gin in about two weeks and will take
i couple of months, Shorb said.
Mike Bowen, president of the
Graduate Student Council, said the
library's closing hinders students'
spontaneous research.
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Construction workers weld strips of galvanized steel on the new roof of Library West as part of its renova-
tion. Contractors expect the project will be finished by January 2006.
"Today, as I was preparing for
my class on urbanization, I thought
of a book I'd read that would've
helped, but I couldn't get it in time,"
said Bowen, who also teaches. "It
was nothing career-threatening, just
a matter of inconvenience."
He also said the inability to
browse shelves has been a huge fac-
tor, and graduate students, particu-
larly in the humanities, have been
hit especially hard.
UF education junior Kim Altman
agreed the renovation is inconve-
nient, but also saw the necessity of
the process.
"It sucks," Altman said, "but they
have to update it at some point."
Altman said she would use the
library's planned 24-hour study
room, adding that there's currently
nothing like it on campus, "which is
kind of annoying."
LeiLani Freund, chairwoman
of the Public Services Information
Technology Coordinators Group,
conducted a focus group with 10
undergraduates Monday to get in-
put on the technology they would
like to see in Library West. The area
the group centered on was the third
floor, which will be the library's me-
dia and technology center.
"The students care a lot about
what goes into the library," Freund
said.
The focus group, tired of what it
considered sterile on-campus study
environments, requested a relaxed,
comfortable place.
One student said a Starbucks-like
environment would be nice.
Current plans include 1,600 seats
for patrons and study lounges with
picture windows.
Other features students re-
quested were universal access to
CD-ROM burners, Microsoft Office,
e-mail, easy printing and the ability
to save files onto a server, an oppor-
tunity most faculty have, but most
students don't.
Freund couldn't promise results
for any of the recommendations but
said her group would pass them on
to the implementation team, who
will try to make them a reality.
Many members of Freund's com-
mittee are also on the implementa-
tion team good news for the
students' requests.
Freund will hold a graduate fo-
cus group Jan. 28. She said she plans
to follow up on the sessions and
"keep the dialogue open."
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4-20-71-2
BIG CITY LIVING DOWNTOWN
Stylish Studios, 1/1's, 2/2's, 3/3's
Pool*Alarm*Pets Welcome.
Avail. Now/Fall: 338-0002
4-20-71-2
*SUN BAY APTS@
*Grad students $99 Deposit*
**Walk or Bike to Campus 00
1-1 $460/moO*2-1 $520/mo
www.sunisland.info 0**376-6720
4-20-71-2
1 & 2BR apts. convenient to shopping, bus
line, and just a few miles from UF. Located
off SW 20th Ave. $410 $515, incl water,
sewer, pest control &.garbage. Sorry no pets
allowed. Call 335-7066 335-7066. 4-20-71-2
Quiet! Convenience Location!
* 1BR $460 2BR $530
* Beautiful pools/courtyards!
* Walk to UF! Pets Welcome!
* Now or August! 372-7555
4-20-71-2
SEPARATE FROM THE COMMON PLACE
Luxury 2BR/2BA & 3BR/3BA
W/D incl. *FREE Cable*Alarm*
24hr. Gym* FREE Tan* Close to UF
Museum Walk 379-9255
4-20-71-2
Deluxe, Large 3 or 4BR apt/house, 60
second walk to;-UF. Remodeled, Oul House
charm. Central AC, washer/dryer included.
Wood floors. With Parking. By Private
Owner. 538-2181 Iv message 4-20-71-2
Free for -II
Huge 3jER'2?B-. 685
Alarm cool pool tennis b-ball
Free UF parking Perfect for pets
Amazing specials -.376-4002
4-20-71-2
Deluxe, large one or two bedroom, 60
second walk to UF. Wood firs, washer dryer
included, fireplace, patio deck. Can furnish.
Short term available. Private Owner. $495-
up. 352-538-2181. Lv mssg 4-20-71-2
__- - I
Perfect for 1 BEg enough lot 2'
7501 Sq Ft, Paltoi We love pels'
*larm'F'o.jl"uF Parng'CI'V.rGvy
ove-..,, now 1 mn.rih free' 332-7401
4-2 .1-71.2
LIVE EVERY DAY A VACATION!!!
EIBR 1E-.*2BP'2B L*3BFP3P TH
FREE cable wvHBO SHOWCVTIME',larri
G.alecd24rrr iyrni'Tra FREE'CIo- e Io JF
SPRING SPECIALS377772777
4-20-71-2
1,2 & 3BR with GATED ENTRY!
HUGE apts w/screened porches
FREE Alarm FREE.Tanning
24-hour Gym Quiet NWArea
Move-in Specials 372-0400
4-20-71-2
-Beautiful and New***
2BR/2BA & 3BR/3BA LUXURY
FREE High-Speed Internet
FREE Monitored Alarm
FREE Cable w/HBO/Showtime
FREE Tanning & 24 hr Gym
W/D plus TVs in every kitchen
Now & Fall 374-FUNN (3866)
4-20-71-2
** ELLIE'S HOUSES **
Quality single family homes. Walk or bike to
UF. www.ellieshouses.com 352-215-4991 or
352-215-4990 4-20-71-2
SUN ISLAND
1.1 from $460.00 2.1 $520.00
$99 deposit for Grad students
999 SW 16th Ave phone # 376-6720
www.sunisland.info
4-20-71-2
Make Them Green With Envy!
.Luxury 2&3 Bedrooms from $850
Cable*W/D*Newly Remodeled
Pool*Hot Tub*Tennis*Gym*PC Lab
Reserve now for fall 372-8100
24-20-71-2
HOUSES and CONDOS
All locations and price ranges
If you are tired of apt life
Go to www.maximumre.com or call 374
6905. 8-24-170-2
Leasing Now & Fall
Large 2BR/1BA $629, 3BR/2BA $855
Alarms, pets welcome, free UF parking
Call 373-1111 or visit www.spanishtrace.org
4-20-71-2
1 BLOCK FROM UF
Luxury 2BR/2BA townhomes.
W/D, private balconies.
Open until 8pm and WEEKENDS
Leasing for Fall 371-7777
4-20-71-2
S4BR/4BA at UF
Luxury twonhomes 3 blks
W/D, Alarm, Pets ok.
C.W\. Avail.Fall. 371-7777
www.ufhome.com
4-20-71-2
Rooftop Luxury Overlooking UF
Private 3/2 with HUGE'deck
W/D*Free Parir,Jg*Ele.salo'r "c.:e s
One ofa r.nd lu..ury' 3-.2-7 111
4-20-71-2
Summer rates
plus'July FREE
on a 15 month.lease
Sun Island Properties
376-6720 www.sunisland.info
4. 20.71-2
*LIVE A RESORT LIFESTYLE*
1,1 & 2'2 flai.s 3;' lowr.r. rrmes.
Free Tanrnig -eOt,':. 24 hr .,'m
PC lab Gatld Trahn Svc AI amnlltie
Leasing Now & Fall. 335-4455
4.20. 1.2
Want more? Freeeven!
4BR 2.5 $1020 Only 1 left
Sp acious fi.,oi plan alar, ltennis-
'wvvi' plnelr-eegaraens c.:oni
Free LIF parking 3'76-402
4-20-71-2
BIG VALUE, SMALL PRICE
2BR TH $639 inc W/D, alarm, park free@UF
Pets welcome, Daily Specials!
Avail NOW or Fall 373-1111
4-20-71-2
Pine Rush Apartments
1&2 BR apt homes
starting @ $429/mo
$150 deposit. Aug & Sept Free!
375-1519
4-20-71-2
"HOUSE Walk to UF!
Spacious 3BR house avail now!
Wood floors, huge screen porch
MUST SEE! "
Great Value! Open wkends 372-7111
4-20-71-2
More for less, FREE even!
2BR/2BA- Only $680
Pool bus route alarm tennis
Pet perfect- Free
Stop by and see us 376-4002
4-20-71-2
1BR/1BA $420, 2BR/1BA $495, 2BR/2BA
$525, 3BR/2BA $695. New carpet, Italian
tile, cent AC/H, covered patio, DW, verticals,
W/D hkups, pool. Some utils, walk to UF.
332-7700. 4-20-71-2
1BR & 2BR/1BA with W/D, central re itiair.
dishwasher,ceramic tile, private patio, pets
arranged. Off SW 34th St. Near bus rt. From
$499 377-1633 2-25-38-2
ALREADY SICK OF YOUR ROOMMATE?
SPECIAL DEALS AT
SUN KEY
376-6720 4-20-71-2
***LIVE IN LUXURY***
HUGE TVj/JHr.tlS 2'2 & :'?
Free .:.able, w'HBi Srhooln-.re
W/D*alarm*free tanning*comp lab
Pets welcome*Private dog park
Leasing NOW & FALL 377-2801
4-20-71-2
Free. Extended Basic Cable! Pets Welcome!
1000 sq ft Split Floor Plan, W/D Hook-ups
& DW, 1BR/1BA & 2BR/2BA Available, Call
Now 372-9913 4-20-71-2
Amazingly Affordable! HUGE 650sq ft
1BR 1000,sq ft 2BR Townhouses & Flats!
Discounted Rates Starting @ $380 & $480.
Close to Santa Fe, UF & 1-75, 332-5070.
4-20-71-2
HOUSES Close to UF, schools, shopping,
630 NW 35th St. 3/2, family room, carport,
Ig screened porch, fenced backyard $1200
331-0095 OTHER HOUSES AVAILABLE.
4-20-71-2
Total Elec, 2 & 3 Bedroom, $395-$550, cent
A/C, pool; tennis, B-ball!, waste, pest, lawn
mowing. 251b pet $15/mo. M-F 10-6.or by
appt: Alamar Gardens 4400 SW 20th Ave.
373-4244 UF bus line #20 4-20-71-2
Need space for a 2,3 or 4-some? One BR apt for rent. 1 person, 1 car,'no
TH; W/D & DW We love ALL pets! smoking, no pets, no fleas. It is small, but
Pool*Park @ UF *Free Gym*Alarm has it all. All util. pa. $360/mo, unfurnished.
Move-in now, 1 month fee! 332-7401 Call Charlie "Whitey" Webb. 375-4373. Stop
4-20-71-2 "by 1215 NE 20th Ave: 1-29-25-2,' ,
SUPER CUTEI 2BP 2 5BA TH firepla.:e
omring room, w*arh'erlrver
iJ.70.rnl 2"2"i SVV "7Trd Terrace
Carl Turlinglon Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525
wvww.TurlingtonRealEstate.com 1-2S 1 9.2
1 MONTH FREE RENT!
20 steps to class! 1&2 BR apts avail Aug
on special from $310/person. Lofts, ig
closets & TONS of amenities! Call 376-6223
TrimarkProperties.com 4-21-71-2
Apartments Available Now .
All Florida Areas; All Major US Cities
Browse our listing FREE
WWW.SUBLET.COM
1-(877)-For-Rent (367-7368) 4-21-71-2
*8 BLOCKS TO UF*
Large 2BR/1BA apt. Carpet, cent H/AC,
$500/mo 375-8256.
4-20-70-2
Have Roommates?
3BR/2BA House $950
Only You?
1 BR/1BA House $450
Mitchell Realty 374-8579 x 1 4-20-70-2
So Close to Campus
Avail now, 2BR/1 & 2 BA apts.
$400, $450, $695 Mitchell Realty
374-8579 x 1 4-20-70-2
1/2 PRICE APTS! Close to UF/Downtown.
2BR & 3BR starting @ $525/mo Call 373-
4423 or online at www.maximumre.com
8-15-95-2
PET'S PARADISE, no app/pet fee.
twnhm.2BR/1.5BA privacy fence, modem
appliances/fans, WD hkups, 1000 SW 59th
Terr. Pvt owner, please leave detailed mes-
sage. Other units avail. $425/mo 331-1%9
2-3-20-2
SHORT LEASE NEGOTIABLE on some
units SEE PET'S PARADISE AD 352-331-
2099 2-3-20-2
LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT?
The Leasing Connection
1608 NW 1st Ave
Located right behind Florida Bookstore
Plenty of FREE PARKING!
FREE Apartment & Housing
Locator Service
Call 352-376-4493 or visit
wwvw.theleasingconnection.com
3-31-56-2.
2BR/1BA Duckpond area house. Cent H/A,
W/D, DW, large yard, prefer grad students.
Pets OK $780/mo 850-529-7069 2-3-20-2 -
***CASABLANCAEAST***
BR/2.5BATownhouse, close to UF, Student's
dream. $750/mo, low dep, W/D incl. Call Phil
at 352-235-0600 1-31-17-2
DOWNTOWN Avail immediately., month-
to-month ok. 2BR/1BA apt. Newly remod-
eled, quiet neighborhood, pets OK, close
to Shands, UF & library. $6E50--'15''m Call
262-1351 1-31-17-2
3BR across from-UF
Avail Fall, From $385 per BR.
Vaulted ceilings, laundry,
Breakfast bar, pets ok.
Open WEEKENDS 371-7777
4-20-69-2
WOOD FLOORS at UF
1&2 BRs avail Fall -
Pets ok, some w/ W/D
OPEN WEEKENDS 371-7777
www.ufhome.com
4-20-69-2
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30, ALLIGATOR 0 THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005
1 For Rent
0 1| unfurnished
115 STEPS FROM CAMPUS!!!
Luxury Opposite Library West!
Beautiful 2BR/2BA...all amenities
LOOKING GLASS APTS
Call 376-1111 or Come by
111 NW 16th St. #1
4-20-69-2
Immaculate 3BR brick home easy walk north
from UF library with large fenced yard in
quiet, safe, NW neighborhood. Cent H&A,
fireplace, Ig Fla rm, wood floors, W&D, ADT
secur, nice kitchen, dishwasher. 1617 NW
7 gl. $1450/mo. Call Tom @ 215-4990 or
Bill @ 561-307-3690 1-31-16-2
2BR/1.5BA 5-10 min bike ride to med or UF.
All new carpet, W/D, DW, stove. No smk,
pets, 239-898-9317 1038 B off SW 6 St on
10th Ln. $600/mo 3-7-38-2
6 MONTH LEASE! 2BR/1.5BA
Duplex, walk to UF, CH/AC,
$495/rent, 805 NW 3rd Avenue
Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525
www.TurlingtonRealEstate.com 1-28-14-2
DOWNTOWN LOCATION! 3BR/2BA
Wood floors, fireplace, living & dining rooms,
Den, $625/rent, 223 SW 4th Avenue
Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525
www.TurlingtonRealEstate.com 1-28-14-2
CHEAP RENT! 2BR/1.5BA
W/d hookups, CH/AC, dishwasher, $475/mo
5320 NW 20th Court
Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525
www.TurlngtonRealEstate.com 1-28-14-2
WALK TO UF
Studio $335/mo
1BR $400/mo
2BR $695/mo
Gore-Rabell Real Estate, Inc. 378-1387
www.gore-rabell.com
4-20-68-2
*AVAILABLE NOW*
2BR/1BA HAILE HOUSE
3BR/2BA HAILE HOUSE
2BR/1BA BRANDYWINE
6654106 CHARLENE
1-26-10-2'
**1BR & 2BR BEAUTIFUL**
NEW kitchen, tile, carpet, pain
2BR- over 1100 sq ft 00 $650/ mo
1 BR-over 800 sq ft 0* $550/mo
Close to UF, beautiful, quiet
High-speed wireless internet
$30 off deposit 376-2507
4-20-63-2
** 3BR/4BR LIKE A HOUSE **
Huge townhouse, fireplace,
SW/D hook-ups, patio,
New carpet & tile, fitness & basketball
high speed wireless internet
3BR/2.5BA only $850
4BR/3BA only $1099
Close to UF in SW
Beautiful/quiet 0 376-2507
4-20-63-2
3BR/2BA HOUSE. Close to UF & Santa Fe.
Tile floors, Berber carpet, all appliances incl.
Privacy fenced-in yard. $1050/mo. Call 215-
9987 2-14-21-2
SEROIUS STUDENTS ONLY. New 3BR/2BA
house, 2 car garage in brand new subdivi-
sion close to UF & SFCC. All appliances
$1300/mo Negotiable based on length of
lease. Call 215-9987 2-14-21-2
WOODLAND VILLAS
1 MONTH FREE on 2BR Units
Starting at $760/mo Gated community.
n thru Fri 1 to 5pm, Sat 10am to 2pm
5950 SW 20th Ave 332-3022
1-24-5-2
1BR w/pvt gated courtyard. Small quiet com-
plex located at 3320 SW 23rd St. Starting
@ $380/mo. Pets arranged. Call 377-2150.
Please leave a message. 2-2-11-2
Threesomes Welcome!
All the space you need only $1050
""Pool*Hot Tub* Tennis*Gym*PC Lab
W/D*Cable with HBO*Extra Storage
The perfect three-bedroom! 372-8100
4-20-60-2
1 w For Rent
a l unfurnished
2 people to sublet a 2BR/2BA 1st floor apt in
Hidden Lakes. $860/mo incl cable & internet.
No lease transfer fee! Avail Immed July 30.
Sign by Feb 1st to get 1BR of furn free! 954-
234-7678 1-28-7-2
Studio Apt. Walk to campus. Refrigerator,
W/D provided. Avail Immed. $540/mo. Water
included. Call Nancy 904-824-8192 1-27-5-2
Female roommate to move in ASAP 2BR/
1BA apt. at Picadilly. $325/mo + 1/2 utilities.
$0 sec dep. Move in now, Jan freely! 352-377-
2706 Denisse. 1-31-7-2
Haile Plantation Laurel Park. 3BR/2BA
Beautiful home. Quiet neighborhood. Great
running trails. $1200/mo Avail 3/1. Bruce
246-3690 2-25-26-2
**Great 2BR/1 BA Condo**
1000 sq ft, 2 story, open floor plan. Fenced
backyard for pets. W/D, DW. Short & sep
leases avail! $600/mo 352-258-8481 1-27-
5-2
DUCK POND! Cute 1BR/1BA, wood floors,
eat-in kitchen, ceiling fans, $475/rent
305-C NE 6th Street
Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525
www.TurlingtonRealEstate.com 1-28-5-2
SOUTHFORK OAKS! 2BR/1.5BA
Townhouse, living/dining combo,
Breakfast bar, pool, W/D hookups, $595/rent
2300 SW 43rd Street #1-3
Carl Turlington Real Estate.com
www.TurlingtonRealEstate.com 1-28-5-2
STUDIO APT BIKE TO SHANDS &
VET SCHOOL! Spacious studio,washer/
dryer, fenced yard, lawn svc, $450/rent
3811 SW 20th Street
Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525
www.TurlintonRealEstate.com 1-28-5-2
GREAT LOCATION! 2BR/1BA,
Ceramic tile, screen porch, w/d hookups,
$750/rent, 4234 NW 26th Srive
Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525
www.TurlingtonRealEstate.com 1-28-5-2
ROCKWOOD VILLAS
3BR/3 full baths. End unit. W/D. Recently
renovated. $795/mo. Call 407-578-2721
1-28-5-2
*NOW PRE-LEASING*
1BR $699 2BR $839 3BR $999
$99 dep. Full size W/D,
Direct Campus Access,
Pool, Fitness Center!
Open M-F 8:30 5:30, Sat 11-4
Pebble Creek Apts 376-9607
4-20-59-2
2BR/1BA Apts. $500-525/mo
5 BIks to UF! 840 sq ft
829 SW 5th Avenue, St. Croix Apts.
Cent H &Air, Inclds Wtr, Swg, Pst Ctrl,
Garbage. Merrill Management Inc. 372-1494
1-28-4-2
1BR/1BA 1 Blkto UF!
Carpet, Central H & Air, Laundry
On site. $515/mo includes utilities
Call Merrill Management Inc. 372-1494
1-28-4-2
2BR/2BA in WOODSIDE VILLAS
7200 SW 8th Avenue $620/mo
Pool, Clubhouse, etc.
Call Merrill Management Inc. 372-1494
1-28-4-2
2BR/1BAApt, 1 Block to UF.
Central H & Air. Tile Floors
1236 SW 1st AVe. $575/mo
Call Merrill Management Inc. 372-1494
1-28-4-2
2BR/1BAApts 1 Block to UF
New Carpet, Window A/C, Nat Gas Ht
1216 SW 3rd Avenue, $540/mo
Call Merrill Management Inc. 372-1494
1-28-4-2
2BR/1BA Apts. Terazzo Floors
Window A/C, Nat Gas Ht
2 Blks to UF. $510/mo
1508 NW 4th Ave.
Call Merrill Management Inc. 372-1494
1-28-4-2
11 For Rent
Sunfurnished
* NW 39 Ave 2/2, patio, loft, new w/d ptn fir,
Ig open, good area $580-610 2/2, pation,
gate $510-515 0 SW fancy 2BR near UF, Ig
kit, sc pch, fenced, trees $545-560 0 Share
2BR $300-450 373-8310 1-31-5-2
****ANTIQUE APT****
2BR/1BA in old house downtown. Hardwood
floors, high ceilings, pets arranged, avail Jan
15th $475/mo lst/last/dep. Call Greg 214-
3291 1-31-5-2
Historic Apartments. Ceiling fans, hardwood
floors, high ceilings, some w/fireplaces. 1BR
$470 w/water & sewer. First, last, security.
SE historic district. No dogs please. 378-
3704 2-8-10-2
WALK TO SFCC
New 1700 sq ft 3BR/2BA home
Rent $1250/mo or by indiv BR
Avail 2/1 Call 283-6279 2-8-10-2
DON'T MISS OUT ON
THIS GREAT DEAL!
NAPIER GRANT
Spacious 2BR, 1Ba apts
Close to UF
Starting @ $599/mo
+ Discount Sec Dep
377-5221
Contemporary Mgmt. Concepts, Inc.
Licensed R.E. Broker
4-20-53-2
A cozy stone cottage. Bike to UF. 2BR/1BA
w/office & large yard $695/mo. Drive by
1st, 303 SE 8th St. then call 352-638-1310
2-4-2-2
AVAILAUG 1 4bed/2bath house, wood floors,
dishwasher, fireplace, wash/dry, fenced yard,
all beds large. 1375/m 830 NW 16 Ave. Call
339-2342 Other houses avail. 2-2-5-1
AVAIL AUG 1. 3bed/1bath very nice house
wood floors, garage, very private backyard,
wash/dry 924 NW 9th Ave. Call 339-2342
for directions 1075/m. Other houses avail.
2-2-5-2
AVAIL AUG 1. 5bed house 3 bath 7 blocks
from campus, fireplace, dishwash, wash/dry,
screen porch, large & nice 1700/m 1605
NW 7 Ave Other houses available 339-2342
2-2-5-2
1 BR/1 BA HUGE single apt. 2 blocks from
UF $525/mo. avail ASAP, Feb free. Sam
870-6698 2-2-5-2
0 1 Subleases
2BR avail in 4BR/4BA condo in Countryside
@ University. Includes cable, utilities, W/D.
Living rm furn. Call Irvin (352)379-2926
email- icheng@bellsouth.net $450/month
1-27-20-3
Apartments Sublets & Roommates
All areas. Stu, 1 & 2 Bdrm; $400-1500
Short-Long & Furn-Unfurn
1-(877) FOR-RENT (367-7368)
WWW.SUBLETCOM 4-20-71-3
BEST DEAL IN GAINESVILLE
$350 for 1BR in a 2BR/2BA apt. Call 352-
318-5438 2-22-30-3
Cheap & 2 min to UF
Avail May. $350/mo inc utils. Call 514-5733.
1-28-10-3
Awesome apt 1BR/1BA in 3BR/3BA @
Hidden Lake. enjoy your own, private room
w/your own private bath & huge walk-in clos-
et. Only min to UF. LET'S DEAL! Call Angie
352-213-8572 or 352-331-44013 1-28-10-3
Take over lease by 2/1 & I'll give you $100!'
1BR/1BA in 2BR/2BA Hidden Lake w/male
roommate. 1-story villa w/small fenced yard.
fully furn except BR. $449/mo. Avail imme-
diately. Lease ends Aug. Call 352-685-3332
1-31-10-3
CLOSEST TO UF & CHEAPEST
Studio apt, 2 blks N of stadium $335/
mo. Incl water & trash, perfect location!
Avail 2/1. 352-335-0694, 772-332-3526
ufmystic@yahoo.com 1-28-9-3
1BR DOWNTOWN! Wysteria Downs. Full
amenities, quiet, overlooks creek, will pay
sec. dep. $770/mo. Call 514-9262 1-31-15-3
a Subleases
Sublease 1BR/1BA in 2BR/2BA apt.
Furnished. Females only. 4 blks to UF. Utils,
cable & internet included. $450/mo OBO.
941-320-9385, 941-378-1977 1-27-7-3
$650/1BR/Rent reduction on spacious
downtown Apt. Perfect location. Vaulted
ceilings, fireplace, balcony overlooking park,
W/D. 2 min to campus. Pets welcome 514-
9262 2-1-10-3
1BR apt for $350/mo OBO. Was $450/mo but
need to move out of Florida to take job up
north. Call Ty 514-2981 2-3-12-3
WINDMEADOWS sublease $500/mo neg.
1BR/1BA behind Butler Plaza. JAN FREE!
Feb 1-July 30, 2005. Work-out room, laundry.
Call 352-375-6381 2-1-10-3
1BR/1BA. Large BR w/walk-in closet. Free
parking across from UF. Rent incl water,
sewer, garbage, pest control. $450/mo.
Lease until 7/05. Please call 352-598-5481
2-16-20-3
2 people to sublet 2B2BA 1st floor apt in
Hidden Lakes. $860/mo inci cable & internet.
No lease transfer fee! Avail immed July 30.
Sign by Feb 1st get 1BR of furn free! 954-
234-7678 1-28-7-3
**ROOMMATE NEEDED***
1BR/1BA in 3BR/3BA close to campus and
restaurants. $343/mo + 1/3 util. Call Leah at
352-514-4428 anytime! 1-31-7-3
1 or both rooms in 2BR Downtown Apt.
Quiet neighborhood. Close to Shands, UF
& Library. $350/mo. Pets ok. Call 262-1351
1-31-7-3
Large 2BR/1BAAvail now until May. Keep
sec dep. $560/mo. Right next to University.
Call Amanda or Chris 352-246-4708 or 352-
454-0839 1-27-5-3
SPACIOUS 1BR/1BA apt with study. Avail
3/1-7/31. Only $499/mo. Option to renew
lease. Located SW 35th PI. Call 352-256-
0501 1-27-5-3
Sublease Now-July 31, 2005
Sunday Apts 2Br/1 BA
$550/month $200 deposit included
Close to UF/On bus route 16
352-256-7831 or 305-467-5255 2-3-10-3
Sublease needed for 1Br in 3BR/2.5Ba town-
house at Stoneridge. $305/mo + utils. Call
352-271-1124 1-28-5-3
HUGE 1BR in amazing 5BR house. Has
BBQ, pooltable, pool and beautiful view. See
it to-believe it! $360 a month. Call Ryan @
352-219-8677 1-28-5-3
ACROSS FROM NORMAN HALL'
Huge 2/1, wd firs, cent, A/C sublet til end of
Apr. $900 dep can work deal, $695 month
352-264-3523 or 352-378-1387 2-7-11-3
COLLEGE STUDIOS Across from UF!
Spring/Summer $459/mo. Util incl.. Call 561-
329-5695 or kribi529@gmail.com 2-4-10-3
WALK TO CLASS! $250/mo
Now til Aug. Courtyards 352-328-6967 all
included! 2-27-3-3
MAGNOLIA PLACE APTS on NW 39th St.
1BR/2Ba, garage, luxury twonhome. Brand
new. $768/mo ($950 original price) Call
Linda 866-730-6152 or evenings 377-0289
1-31-5-3
Female sublease at Courtyards.
1 bedroom in 4/2 townhouse
furniture & util included; $399/mo
NO sec dep, 1st mo rent free
514-6408 or murraymd@ufl.edu 2-7-10-3
Two bedroom/two full bath
Sublease available immediately
Seven month sublease
Homestead Apartments.
Call 338-1588/283-3885 add'l info 2-1-5-3
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 1BR/1BA apt for
sublease. $414/mo w/or w/o furn. Call Brian
@ 352-283-1629 1-31-4-3
U3 Subleases
SUMMER sublease @ Campus Club!
Everything incl: maid svc, all utils, cable,
ethernet & more. NO FEES! $400/mo. May
1-Aug 5. Female only. Please call 352-262-
5995 2-8-10-3
3 blocks from UF 2BR/1 BAw/screened proch
& ample parking. $575/mo, no dep & 1st mo
1/2 off. Call 352-373-3203 2-2-5-3
Sublease til July 31. 1BR in 3BR/2BA apt at
Pebble Creek. On campus, $330/mo, call
Micah at 772-215-0145 2-2-5-3
SUBLEASE Available NOW! 1BR/1BA in
4BR/4BA, Lexington Crossing. Furnished,
all utils incl, cable incl. 5 HBOs, personal.
phone line. $450/mo neg. Call 813-391-0528
2-2-5-3
1 BR/1 BA HUGE single apt. 2 blocks from
UF $525/mo. avail ASAP, Feb free. Sam
870-6698 2-2-5-3
* Roommates I
Roommate Matching HERE
Oxford Manor 377-2777
The Landings 336-3838
The Laurels 335-4455
Cobblestone 377-2801
Hidden Lake 374-3866
4-20-71-4
Female roommate for one/two female UF
students. Quiet. Resposible. 60 second walk
to UF. Old house charm with all amenities.
Avail Now. $400 up. 352-538-2181.Lv mes-
sage. Private Owner 4-20-71-4
Female roommates wanted brand new 2100
sq ft home. Huge pool, pvt fence, minutes to
UF Internet, HBO cable, sec alarm & utils
incl $525/mo.Aval Fall. Call Jacqueline 352-
395-7462 or 941-780-3526 4-20-71-4
2BR avail to NS, F. Quiet 1600 sq ft home.
Gated Plantation Oaks Country Club. W/D,
furn living area, garage avail, wireless inet &
cable. $400/BR + 1/3 utils. No pets. 954-649-
2690 1-31-22-4
GIRLS ONLY 2 rooms each w/prvt baths.
cent AC, W/D, cable incl. Interenet ready.
$375/mo each. 1 mo FREE. Call 352-472-
9778 2-2-20-4
WALK to UF
2 grad students seek NS roommate in luxury
home. $400/mo Avail 1/5. Call 283-6279
2-2-20-4
Sublets and Rooms Available
All Florida Areas; All Major Cities
Browse available Rooms FREE!
www.METROROOMMATES.com
1-(877)-For-Rent (367-7368) 4-20-71-4
ROOMMATE WANTED IN BIG HOUSE
CLOSE TO CAMPUS. $350-$450/mo. Call
Jerry 352-745-1877 1-31-17-4
Walk to UF 1939 NW 5th Ave. Private BA,
W/D, CHA, Dig, cable, wireless internet, flex-
ible lease, 352-682-9342 1-27-20-4
Roommate Clean. 3/2 house Near UF/SFCC.
Pool, big yard, W/D, cable ethernet, garage,
NS. $380/mo share utils. Call Jake 352-376-
8099 or 239-564-0069 2-7-20-4
M/F NS Grad student/professional wanted to
rent furn room in gorgeous new house 1.5 mi
to Shands. Kitchen, LR, laundry $425+ utils
336-5450 or 954-646-1341 2-1-10-4
Avail NOW Great location 1BR/1BA in 3BR/
3BA, washer and dryer, high speed internet,
$308/mo + util. Females only, please call
Lauren @ 352-799-3726 Lv message. 2-
11-22-4
1BR in charming 2BR apt. Wood floors, walk
to UF, female. $350/mo incl utils. ASAP 305-
781-0244 1-27-10-4
M or F roommate wanted to share 2BR/2BA
Colonial Village apt. Must like pets, very nice,
serious student $450/mo Mike 213-3340 1-
27-10-4
Looking for quiet clean person. 3Br/3BA
furnished townhouse. Wood floors, washer/
dryer. $400/mo utils incl. $200 deposit. Call
352-745-1552 1-31-11-4
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005M ALLIGATOR, 31
il Roommates
M/F responsible student to share 3BR/2BA
home in quiet NW area. $300/mo + 1/3
utils. Call 352-303-6128 or 727-458-2737
2-7-15-4
Roommate needed to share beautiful 3/2
house in NW Gainesville. Fully furn, pets
welcome, huge fenced yard, W/D, DW.
Available immediately. Vicky at 386-734-
3080 1-31-10-4
1BR in 2BR/1 BA apt. Pine Rush on SW 20th
Ave. $250/mo + 1/2 utils. Common area furn
w/TV, DVD player & cable. Room avail ASAP.
Call 352-871-6456 2-1-10-4
STUDENT ROOMMATE NEEDED in 3BR/
2BA condo. Pvt patio w/room. $350/mo. Call
Tina @ 352-331-1151 2-2-10-4
2 ROOMMATES NEEDED in spacious 4/2
HOUSE by law school. Master BR $450 or
other BR $350 + utils. AD, W/D. Call 850-
510-4063 or 352-328-4633 2-2-10-4
***FREE Jan rent***
ROOM in HOUSE on 2nd Ave by LAW
SCHOOL! Waher/dryer, wireless internet
fireplace, etc. Call 352-598-8118 1-31-7-4
Share 2BR Downtown apt. Newly remod-
eled. Close to Shands, UF & Library. $350/
mo. Month to month or longer lease okay.
Pets okay. Call 262-1351 1-31-7-4
Female roommate needed. 2BR/2BA condo
in Sparrow., Tower Rd. Private bath & bal-
cony. Flat rate, month to month $375 incl util.
352-359-2382 1-31-7-4
F roommate needed for 3BR/2BA town-
house available now. Close to UF and bus.
Newly painted & renovated. $300/mo +
1/3 utils. Great deal! Call 561-762-6117
J ll Roommates
Female roommate needed for 2 female
students in 3/2 apt near law school.
$315/mo (neg), pvt bath 1/3 utils/free in-
ternet, no dep, furn avail. Call 372-3531
gux99@hotmail.com 2-1-5-4
1BR available now in 3BR/1BA house in NW
area. $296/mo + 1/3 utils. W/D, cent A/C,
hi-spd internet. 1st & last to move in No
sec dep. Pets ok. Call Jason 352-745-6464
2-1-5-4
ROOM FOR RENT 2BR/1BA DOWNTOWN
Available now! $412.50/mo. Call 321-228-
7468 2-2-5-4
1 Male roommate wanted to share 4BR
house w/3guys. Only .7 mi from-campus @
2 NW 29th St. Pets ok. $275/mo + utils. No
lease or dep. 745-6017 2-9-10-4
WANTED: SLEEPING ROOM 2 nights per
week only, for "retired" male student com-
muter. (352) 750-2683 eves/wknds 1-28-2-4
S Real Estate
Sell your house, condo, acreage, mobile
home and much more in the ALLIGATOR
CLASSIFIEDS! Reach over 24,000 possible
buyers! Mastercard and Visa accepted over
the phone. Please Call 373-Find
Quad-, Tri-, or Duplex w/pvt parking, extra
land, 60 sec walk to UF. Exc cond. House
3/4BR, 2BA, wd firs, covered prch, concrete
patio, garage/work-shop. Pvt Owner. 352-
538-2181 Iv mssg 4-20-71-5
NEW COMPANY IN GAINESVILLE
looking to buy or lease houses in this area.
Any size, price or condition. Call Ed & Diane
352-373-2728 4-20-71-5
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The Flavor of New Orleans comes to cam-
pus. Luxurious St. Charles Condominiums.
1 block to UF. Choose from 2BR/2BA flats,
or view the University from your 3BR/3BA
townhouse. Prices starting in the $180's 375-
8256 4-20-71-5
ATTENTION INVESTORS/STUDENTS
Almost new 2BR/2.5BA townhome for sale.
$134,900. www.gatorhometours.com/40903
or call 352-219-9551 1-31-61-5
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Townhome 2BR 1.5 BA fenced. Side-by-side
refrigerator/smooth-top range/washer/dryer/
newer bus and UF/Shands. $94,900. Call
Randy. 352-543-9598 or 543-6758 1-31-
19-5
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PURCHASING
A-HOUSE OR CONDO NEAR UF?
Plenty of properties are available.
Call Marc J. Nakleh at Campus Realty
352-235-1576 2-25-25-5
WANT ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS TO BE
JEALOUS OF YOU NEXT YEAR? Own +
live in a new luxury campus-area condo.
Over 10 new projects to choose from.
Visit www.mattpricerealtor.com or call
today 352-281-3551 Matt Price, Campus
Realty Group 1-28-5-5
0 1 Furnishings
BED-Queen, orthopedic, firm, extra thick,
pillow-top, mattress & box. Name brand,
new, still in plastic. Sacrifice $150. Call 352-
372-7490 will deliver. 4-20-71-6
S Furnishings
BED FULL SIZE ORTHOPEDIC Pillow-top
mattress & box. New, unused, still in plastic
w/warranty. Can deliver. Sacrifice $140. Call
352-377-9846 4-20-71-6
SOFA & LOVESEAT
Brand new still packaged w/warranty. Must
sell. Can deliver. Retail $1400. Sacrifice
$399 352-372-7490 4-20-71-6
BED King Pillowtop mattress & box springs.
Orthopedic rated. Name brand, new, never
been used, in plastic with warranty. Sell
$230. Call 352-372-8588 Can deliver. 4-
20-71-6
CHERRY SLEIGH BED solid with Pillowtop
Mattress & Box. All new still boxed. Cost
$1500, sacrifice $550 352-271-5119 4-20-
71-6
BEDROOM SET. 7pc Cherry, Queen/ king
bed, dresser w/mirror, 2 nightstands, chests
avail. Dovetail const. New, in boxes. Can del
liver. Retail $6500, must sell, sacrifice $1400
(352) 372-7490 4-20-71-6
SOFA, LOVESEAT, & CHAIR 100% Italian
leather. Still new in boxes w/warranty. Cost
$5000. Sacrifice $1,500. Call 352-372-8588
4-20-71-6
DINING ROOM Beautiful cherry set w/table,
6 Chippendale chairs, hutch & buffet. New,
still in boxes. Retail $5200, sacrifice $1100.
Must sell. Can deliver. 352-372-8588 4-20-
71-6
FUTON Solid oak mission-style frame w/
mattress. Brand new, all unused in box. Sell
$199 can deliver. 352-377-9846 4-20-71-6
Beds*Full mattress & boxspring sets
$490Qn sets $89OSingle sets $39OKing
sets $990From estate sale: Safe pine
bunk bed $109. 376-0939/378-0497. Call a
Mattress 4370 SW 20th Ave 4-20-71-6
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0 1 Furnishings
Bedding close-outsOAII wrapped in
plasticOtwin sets $790full sets $119nQn
sets $139OKing sets $189Ostudent dis-
counts applyO4370 SW 20th Ave. 376-0953.
We deliver. 4-20-71-6
REMODELING SALE!
Double beds, kigng beds, computer desk,
chairs & lamps! Call 332-2346 1-27-5-6
DINING SET FOR SALE
For more info & pics see:
http://plaza.ufl.edulsanchezc/diningset.html
2-2-6-6 ,;
POOLTABLE
Best offer Call 745-6017
2-2-5-6
Full size bed $60; like new sofa $85; col
TV 19" $35; large dorm fridge $40; ent.
center, large real wood $140; portable
sewing machine $45; small desk $35. C
335-5326 1-28-2-6
88 Whirlpool Elec. dryer,
90 Maytag Gas dryer,
70's Maytag Washer
All work great, $50 each.
Evenings 352-331-7239 2-4-7-6
97 Maytag Refridge,
Almond glass shelves, ice maker,
Approx. 26 cu. ft. Excel cond.
$300
Evenings 352-331-7239 2-4-7-6
Friends don't let friends be driven home
drunk drivers
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1 mil Help Wanted
)8 Kenmore Coldspot Refridge
Nhite, glass shelves, side by side,
n door ice, water. Approx. 25 cu. ft.
xcel cond. $300
Evenings: 352-331-7239 2-4-7-6
UW Computers
S. W& A4k& keHous, Ca !
3-23-170-7
computer HELP fast! A+ Computer Geek
-louse/dorm 59 min response. No waiting/
inplugging/hassels. $10 Gator Discount.
vlIF Cert MCSE technicians. 333-8404.
Nww.AComputerGeek.com 8-23-170-7
kG'ville Computer Repair Inc*
Service on all PC MAC and Networks 1204
'W 13th St Ste #10 352-337-2500. 4-20-
71-7
COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, INC.
Complete residential & commercial support,
networking & website development. $45/hr
Nww.gainesvillecsi.com 371-2230 4-20-71-7
LAPTOP REPAIR
3uy & sell. Looking for quantity for parts.
Nww.pcrecycle.biz 336-0075 4-20-71-7.
COMPUTER & LAPTOP REPAIRS"
network specialists
,Ve buy computers and laptops
Working and Non-working
378-4009, 607 NW 13th Street
1-20-71-7
Computer/Internet 352.219.2980
1-20-66-7
3ATORNERD.COM
Scomputer/laptop repair
Networks, wireless, virus
we BEAT all prices!
hote/dorm 352-219-2980 4-20-66-7
HP 5555 PDA
I-owner, excellent condition. Bluetooth en-
abled: Call 352-494-1817 1-28-5-7
El Electronics
DISCOUNT HI-FI
722 S. Main I The Red Bldg
WE ARE CHEAPER
1-20-71-8
Bicycles
n the market for a new set of wheels or just
cooking to add a second to that collection?
Nant personalized handlebars or a fitted
seat? Check in the Alligator Classifieds.
\EW & USED BIKES FOR SALE
vlany to choose from
Best Prices in Townl
SPIN CYCLE 373-3355
124 W University Ave 4-20-69-9
0 1 For Sale
PARKING:
Drhi te, Secure, Guaranteed. 60 sec to UF.
Reserve now! Reasonable rates. 352-538-
?181. Can leave mssg. 4-20-71-10
:ARTY SUPPLIES; Complete line of bar
supplies, glassware, beer taps, draft beer
equipment. Professional cooking utensils.
R.W.Beaty Co. 4322 NW 13th St, Gville
RWBEATY.COM 376-5939.4-20-71-10
GET CHEAP TEXTBOOKS
Search 24 bookstores in 1 click S&H
and taxes automatically calculated. Try it
today http://www.bookhq.com 2-15-35-10
STRESS? OVERLOAD? NEED TO RELAX?
OR LOOKING FOR LOVE? Try Aphrodisia
Beverage. 0 calories, 0 sugar w/relaxing
aphrodiciac herbs. Students using it nation-
wide. Buy/sell it. www.aphrodisiabeverage.c
om or dary333@yahoo.com 2-25-20-10
OHONEYWELL HEPA air purifier- exc cond.
medium to large room. $400 negotiable.
ODELL PRINTER N-0N5819 used for test-
ing only. Like new $65 negotiable
Call 376-4061
DISCOUNT Inkjet, Toner, Fax, Copier
Cartridges. Guaranteed Lowest Prices!
Email ink4less_ocala@yahoo.com include
printer make, model, or cartridge numbers.
2-2-5-10
12l Motorcycles, Mopeds)
** SCOOTERS **
RPM MOTORCYCLES INC
SALES, SERVICE, PARTS
Many Brands Available 518 SE 2nd St.
www.RPMmotorcycles.com 377-6974
4-20-71-11
Swamp Cycles -
Electric Bikes, Scooters, and more!
Pricesfrom $450 with lyr warranty
534 SW 4th Ave. 373-8823
www.swampcycles.com 4-20-70-11
Avoid parking problems. 1996 black Yamaha
Virago 250cc, 5400 mi, good condition,
$1600 OBO. Tony 352-219-4401 2-1-6-11
*f|| Autos
FAST CASH PAID FOR ANY CAROL
ORunning or not!O
*NEED HONDA, TOYOTA, PICKUPS
*Over 10 yr svc to UF students
OCall Don @ 215-7987 4-20-71-12
CARS -CARS Buy@SellTrade
Clean BMW, Volvo, Mercedes
Toyota, Honda, Nissan cars
3432 N Main St. www.carrsmith.com
CARRSMITH AUTO SALES 373-1150
4-20-71-12
**FAST CASH PAID**
For: CARS, TRUCKS, MOTORCYCLES
Running or Not 1990 & up only
.Call Ray 352-284-8619
4-20-71-12
OVER 50 IMPORTS UNDER $10,000
SELECT MOTOR CAR
STHE YELLOW BUILDING
2715 N MAIN 377-1616
www.selectmotorcar.us
4-20-71-12
Best Cars Lowest Prices
www.39thaveimports.com
4-20-71-1212
94 Del Sol Civic 5sp $3995
96 Accord LX 4dr $4495
97 Civic 2dr AT $4995
99 Civic 4dr AT $5995
GATORIDES 318-0813
4-20-71-12
*HEADLINERS SAGGING?*
**Power windows don't work?**
On site available
Call Steve 338-5142.
4-20-71-12
$500! Police Impounds!
Hondas, Chevys, Toyotas, etc.
For listings 800-749-8116 ext 4622 1-31-
19-12
SUN CITY AUTO SALES
Bring your W2 & drive home today. Cash
cars as low as $1000. No credit check. Call
now 338-1999 4-20-63-12
SUN CITY AUTO SALES
We finance anyone! $2000 discount off fi-
nance price. More than 150 vehicles in stock.
Call 338-1999 Drive today! 4-20-63-12
SUN CITY AUTO SALES
All vehicles $0 down & up! Plus +++ 30 day
warranty eng & trans. No credit check. Call
338-1999 4-20-63-12
SUZUKI GRAN VITARA '01
67k miles, 6 cyl, silver, runs great $6950. Call
352-335-6337 1-28-10-12
Acura Integra LS, 1995, 2dr, blk, good cond,
120k, 5 spd-man, no AC, w/pwr everything,
moon roof, CD. Asking $3580 Call 332-7158
or email moretexture@cox.net 1-27-6-12
1996 Honda Accord EX sedan V-6 automat-
ic, leather, A/C, power everything, 86k, very
clean, white, $6600 or best offer, #352-335-
3852 frankiev@bellsouth.net 2-4-9-12
GATORMAX USED CARS
Buy, Sell, Trade.
We Finance. 495-9500
gatormax.net
2-18-20-12
CAN'T AFFORD
TO FIX YOUR CAR?
Call me, I can help. Chris 271-4339 2-1-5-12
1987 4-Runner Deluxe 4WD standard.
Needs "tiny" bit of work. Great car you can't
find anymore! $1000 OBO 219-1644 Iv. msg.
2-1-5-12
1992 HONDA ACCORD
White, 4 door, automatic, 135k miles, good
condition, $2500 neg. Call 352-371-4506
after 5pm. 2-1-5-12
FORD FOCUS ZX3 2001
Auto, air, CD, cruise, keyless entry, sports
pkg, new tires & brakes, 55kmi, dark blue.
$7800 352-275-1029 2-1-5-12
Ford Thunderbird 1996 V8
107K mi blue/gree
well kept, drives well
all power. REDUCED $3600 215-2039
2-2-5-12
1987 HONDA ACCORD Lxi, 150k miles, 5-
speed manual shift, runs great, excellent gas
mileage. $900 OBO. Call 352-392-4653 or
692-5653 (Jurgen) 1-28-2-12
5 Wanted
LOCAL ARTIST NEEDS: GOLD,
DIAMONDS, GEMS, CLASS RINGS, ETC
TOP CASH $ OR TRADE. OZZIE'S FINE
JEWELRY. 373-9243 4-20-71-13
On-going VOLUNTEER needed: Blind lady
needs trans on Sundays only to Mass @
Queen of Peace Catholic Church or St.
Augustine Catholic. Church. For more info
call 219-6948. J live in the Tower Rd area.
2-8-60-13
WANTED: LOCAL ARTISTS TO DONATE
ARTWORK FOR CHARITY AUCTION.
Theme should celebrate women. Email Erin:
ufmcdonough@msn.com 1-28-10-13
Help Wanted
This newspaper assumes no responsibil-
ity for injury or loss arising from contacts
made through advertising. We suggest that
any reader who responds to advertising use
caution and -investigate the sincerity of the
advertiser before giving out personal infor-
mation or arranging meetings
LIKE TO WORK WITH LUXURY CARS?
Bright? Enthusiastic? Like people? Must be
over 22, stable work history, clean driving re-
cord, drug-free, pers ref. www.carrsmith.com
for details. 4-20-71-14
Animal Care Tech looking for hard working
person to work w/ reptiles & rodents. Will
train, PT to start with more hrs possible. Start
at $5.50/hr. Flex hrs. Please call 495-9024
between 9-4 M-F. 4-20-71-4
Certified Nursing Assistant class. Home
schooling, learn @ your own pace, time, &
convenience, fast or slow. $200. 19 yr. exp
RN Lic #2523562 Call free 4 more info 1-
800-566-4913 4-20-71-14
Phone survey interviewers wanted. Start
work today! No sales, opinion research
only! Flexible Schedule! Perceptive Market
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AUDITORS for local growing inventory
service. FT/PT, DFWP. Paid training. Call
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seeking professional work exp. No exp re-
quired, flexible hours. Apply in person btwn
5-9pm Mon-Fri at 1900 SW 34th St Suite 206
(2nd floor above credit union)
American
FINANCIAL
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Help Wanted
GREAT PAY FOR PEOPLE WHO STAY! Park
Place Car Wash is looking for hard workers
for all positions. Cashiers (must have full day
avail) & lineworkers. (AM 8:30-1 & PM 12-6
shifts avail) 15-40 hrs your choice. Great
work environment. Apply in person 7404
NW 4th Blvd. Across from Home Depot. No
phone calls please. 1-31-19-14
Swim Instructor/Office Staff
Seal Swim School now hiring energetic, fun,
responsible individuals. PT/FT positions
available. Competitive pay. WSI certifica-
tion Feb. Lutz 813-948-7134; Tampa 813-
932-5455; North Pinellas 727-943-8782.
www.sealswimschool.com 2-10-20-14
DOMINO'S PIZZA
World's largest pizza delivery company now
hiring
* Delivery Drivers
* Pizza makers
* Phone order takers
$9- $14/hr
All you need is a reliable car & a very positive
attitude. Apply @ any of the 5 Domino's loca-
tions in Gainesville. 4-20-70-14
Summer/Fall 2005 graduate opportunities
for Graduate Hall Directors, Staff Resource
Assistants and Judicial Assistant in the
Department of Housing and Residence
Education. Graduate Hall Directors reside in
his/her area of responsibility, and supervise,
develop, and direct the staff under his/her
responsibility. The number of staff varies by
area, as well as the number of residents liv-
ing in the hall. The Staff Resource Assistants
develop and facilitates programming and
resources for residence life staff. The
Judicial Assistant works with various aspects
of the judicial program. Applicants must be
admitted to graduate school., enrolled for
9-12 hours, and have some organized group
living experience. The beginning salary is
$3,420 each semester based on 9.5 months'
of work. An on-campus apartment, fully fur-
nished with all utilities, local telephone, and
basic cable service is provided. Application
deadline (for priority consideration): Friday,
February 18, 2005. Contact Kathy Smith
at the Housing Office, 392-2171 ext 10139
Wil Help Wanted
Attention Smokers!
Earn about $6/hr. Smokers are needed to
participate in a study on decision making &
smoking. If interested come to the psychol-
ogy bldg room 397 or call 392-0601 ext 297
4-20-63-14
NEW YEAR, NEW WORK
EXCELLENT PAY
Flex schedules, sales/svc, great for students,
all ages 18+, conditions apply. 335-1422 1-
28-16-14
WANTED
Energetic, serious, hard-working individuals
to assist customers with high quality sporting
goods merchandise. We're looking for the
best. Full and part time opportunities. No
phone calls. Min 1 yr commitment. Lloyd
Clarke Sports 1504 NW 13th St. 1-28-15-14
COLLEGE STUDENTS
HS, SENIORS/GRADS
Good pay, flexible schedules, customer
sales/svc, all ages 18+, conditions apply.
Call 335-1577 1-28-16-14
FREELANCE ONLINE TUTORS
Instruct 3rd thru 12th grade students from
any location; internet connection required;
send resume jobs@brainfuse.com 2-2-15-
14
DANCERS WANTED Are you pretty?
Dancers needed for private company. Great
pay, flexible hours. Open 24 hrs. 352-376-
2800 1-28-12-14
EDUCATION RETAIL STORE
Needs part time help. Flexible weekday
hours plus 2-3 Saturdays a month. Please
bring in a resume to 2020 NW 6th St. 1-
29-12-14
GREEN SPARROW Chinese Restaurant
(Haile Plantation Village Center) now
hiring FT/PT cooks, (Chinese special-
ity), kitchen helpers, cashiers, servers,
delivery drivers. Call 871-5771 for appt.
1-27-11-14
Bright, enthusiastic, industrious workers
wanted for toy/gift store. FT/PT. Must be
able to work weekends, breaks and holidays.
Stop by for an application @ 1510 NW 13th
St. 2-2-15-14
DRIVERS NEEDED
gatorfood.com. Can earn anywhere between
$8-$20/hr. Set your own schedule.
Call Dave for info: 379-9600 1-28-10-14
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR needed.
Gatorfood.com is looking for responsible,
enthusiastic people. City geography knowl-
edge, customer svc. exp helpful. For more
.info call David 379-3663 1-28-10-14
Full time or part time sales agent needed.
Flexible schedule, great job for student and
recent grads! Earn an average $300 per day.
First Horizon Merchant Services a Fortune
500 Company is looking or 3 sales agents in
Gainesville area. Call 866-882-9600 or email
gtrenfioe@fhms.com 1-28-10-14
CUSTOMER SERVICE rep wanted
MS OFfice Experience required.
Contact: Jackson Industries,
4001 Newberry Rd., E4, GVL or
info@jacksonllc.com 1-28-10-14
5 STAR Pizza is now hiring pizza makers,
phone personnel & delivery drivers. Great
pay, flexible hours. Closing drivers average
over $100 per shift. Apply in person at 600
NW 75th St. 352-333-7979 1-28-10-14
SALES CLERK
$6/hr part-time. Call Sandy's Consignment
Boutique. 372-1226 1-31-10-14
02B Kids searching for energetic and en-
thusiastic pre-school teachers for all 02B
locations. Experience preferred, will train.
FT/PT positions. Avail. Apply at any location.
2-8-15-14
Office Manager Trainee for small medi-
cal office. Bachelor or Master's Degree in
business/accounting or health care manage-
ment to learn all aspects of medical office
management including accounts payable/
receivable, insurance and personnel.
Experience desirable. Full time w/.excellent
salary and benefits. Will consider part time
until 5/05. Fax resume to 352-332-2966,
Attn: Julia. 2-2-10-14
CASH
Tired of sitting around w/out it? Sit here &
make it! UF FLORIDA REPDIALS seeks UF
students to raise funds. Earn up to $8.00/hr
with a FLEXIBLE schedule. Apply at 105
NW 16th St. 4th Floor. Academic Classroom
Building 105, or call 392-7754 for more info.
4-20-63-14
MARY POPPINS: Where are you?
FT NANNY NEEDED 30-45 hrs/wk
4 jobs avail TODAY: Great $$$ for exp.
Noah's Ark Nanny: 352-376-5008 2-25-37-
14
PT/FT NANNIES NEEDED
Good $ for exp: grad stud. welcomed bkgd
ck: 12 REAL $$ jobs avail NOW
Noah's Ark Nanny 352-376-5008 2-25-27-14
NANNIES MORNING SHIFT
Several positions availabel for
Part Time, good $$$$$ MNOW
Noah's Ark Nanny 352-376-5008 2-25-27-14
PT warehouse & event supervisors. Nights
& weekends. Great for students. Apply
in person football stadium, concession
office next to Sportship, South Endzone.
WANTED: Energetic student likes to help
others. High school or college track & field
exp. to help coach little league track & field.
Excellent opportunity for community service
hours + you get to help children. Please con-
tact me 332-5626 1-27-5-14
WANTED: INTERNET PROGRAMMER
- Any or all of the following ASP/database/
web/Winsock API for short-term project in
G'ville. Call Jun Consulting Group. 336-9607
2-3-10-14
$1380 weekly stuffing envelopes FT/PT No
experience necessary. For more info call
386-462-9301 2-3-10-14
Looking to make easy $$? Sell book that
sells itself. Flexible schedule. Unlimited $$
potential. Contact: fpollack2@comcast.net
1-27-5-14
CRUISE LINE
Entry level on-board positions available.
Great benefits. Seasonal or year-round. 941-
329-6434 2-17-20-14
Art, Art Ed, Graphics, Arch
Hand-lettering, PT a few hrs/wk. Close to
UF. Short resume. Reply P 0 Box 286,
Gainesville, 32602 1-28-6-14
Finance company needing office assistant
& collections associate. Young, progressive
company w/advancement & bonuses. 25
hrs/wk. Start immediately. Fax resume to
352-378-4156 2-17-20-14
BODY PIERCER NEEDED @ WAVES
TATTOO & BODY PIERCING. Must have
your own equipment 374-2966 or 375-2252.
Ask for Mike. 1-28-5-14
All Levels Tutor Wanted
Use your time wisely
Good Pay, Flexible Hours
Sell your knowledge!
www.GainesvilleTutor.com 1-28-5-14
Officials&
Scorekeepers
for UF Intramural Sports.
No experience necessary
$6.75 $7.25/hr for officials
$5.50/hr for scorekeepers
Evenings and weekends only
For more info, stop by room 120
Southwest Rec or 846-1.081 x278
UF Students only.
1-28-5-14
Leasing Consultant
PT Position with local
Apt. Community Energetic
Attitude & Cust. Service Exp.
Apply Paradigm Properties
220 N Main St. 375-2152 1-28-5-14
B Help Wanted
Earn between $2500 & $3000 before end
of semester. On-campus promotions. Work
your.own hrs assisting fellow students. No
sales. Call Al or Bobbi for phone interview
between 2 & 9pm 800-449-8680 x11D Or
122 1-28-5-14
Join us at Camp Laurel South a" emier
coed summer camp in the beautiful state of
Maine. Our Winter Office is in Gainesville.
We're looking for spirited GATORS to be
Counselors/Instructors in land/water sports,
adventure, theater, riding, the arts and much
more. Top instruction/facilities in a family at-
mosphere. Excellent salaries/amenities. We
support internships! Call 331-4600 or visit
www.camplaurelsouth.com 1-28-5-14
SUMMER JOBS
* $2100
* Co-Ed Camp
* Seven Weeks
* Room and Board Included
GET PAID TO PLAY!
The Florida Elks Youth Camp (FEYC) needs
male and female Summer Camp Counselors
ages 18 and up. FEYC is an overnight camp
located off of Highway 450 in Umatilla, FL
The camp runs June 6 July 23. Please
contact Krys Ragland at 1-800-523-1673 ext.
250 or 352-669-9443 ext 250. 4-20-58-14
SECRETARY needed. Gatorfood.com is
looking for responsible, enthusiastic people.
City geography knowledge, customer service
exp helpful. For more info call David 379-
36631-28-4-14
TECH SUPPORT HELP DESK local soft-
ward company with national product seeks
technical staff with excellent communica-
tion skills to assist customers. Knowledge
of Windows 9x/2000/NT/XP, TCP/IP and
Networking required. Team atmosphere.
Smoke-free environment. Email resume to
jobs@elitesoftwarde.com 2-4-9-14
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Earn $15-$125 and more per survey!
www.moneyforsurveys.com 2-7-10-14
Looking for part time/full time hire to fill
an accounting/sales mgmt position. Good
starting pay, flexible hours, modem work
environment. Must be motivated, have good
communication skills, knowledge of comput-
ers be familiar with-business accounting.
Call Abram Huber 386-867-1463 or email
resume to abh@endureed.com 2-1-5-14
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\NNY after-school Tues/Thurs. Psych/OT,
experience w/autism desired. Must be
id & fun. englishfamily@bellsouth.net
28-3-14
ilAZING SUMMER at PA coed children's
ernight camp. Men & Women wanted
- all activities and counselor positions.
Jrsing positions available too. Good salary.
:ernships available. We provide campers
th safe quality experience that will stay with
em forever. Let us do the same for you.
sit website, www.campnockamixon.com to
:hedule on-campus interview for February
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(CITING INTERNSHIPS NOW!
)ost your resume and job skills!
iven students wanting to achieve
id succeed. All majors and years.
idyless@cox.net email now. 2-4-8-14
anny/Personal Assistant
children 1-7 years at our home
-30 hours per week, ref req'd
,reers@bytheplanet.com or 352-367-8600
1-5-14
ood Service Worker
itor Dining Services is looking for food
rvice workers with experience in food
ep and hot line serving. Day or night shift.
competitive pay, flex hours. Apply at Gator
ning Services business office. 2-1-5-14
-ISURE COURSE INSTRUCTORS. Got
i idea for a noncredit, interesting and fun
,urse? Want to teach one? We are looking
r teachers and ideas. www.union.ufl.edu/
sure for course offerings and instructor
Implication. 352-392-2378, Bree or Faith,
mm 1-5pm. 1-28-2-14
LEISURE COURSE INSTRUCTORS. We
e looking for instructors for the following
nurses: GRE Verbal, Guitar and Tai Chi.
ease visit www.union.ufl.edu/leisure for
;tructor application or call Bree or Faith at
,2-392-2378 from 1-5 for more information.
28-2-14
JMMER JOBS starting at $200 per week
th room and board included. Work at one
the University of Florida's four recreational
r- nc3atcd in Lake Placid, Ocala National
,- .l,:on or Niceville. Staff have no
'bin responsibilities and most weekends
. University of Florida 4-H Summer Staff
e involved in teaching canoeing, team
>orts, arts/crafts, swimming and outdoor
location. We're looking for ENERGETIC,
REATIVE and MATURE persons to help
ad youth at these facilities EOE/AA. Visit
ir website at: http://4-H.ifas.ufl.edu. Then
ck on 4-H Centers to apply online. For
are information call 352-846-0996 and ask
r the Camping Office. 1-27-1-14
\RT TIME INVENTORY CLERK. Every af-
moon. Some lifting required. Fax resume
377-9577 2-2-5-14
4NNY to care for 4 year old in my home
days a week. 6:30-9:00 am and 3:00-8:00
n. Ref required, background check. Call
1-0840 Iv msg. 2-2-10-14
weekend work for student. Yard work, chain-
'w, carpentry, electrical, plumbing + some
Savvy lifting. From S6-8/hr depends on skill
id experience. Call 376-6183 1-31-3-14
MARKETING ASSISTANT needed at Ben &
'rry's to sell catering events. Email resume
gwilson@352media.com 1-31-3-14
DURMET SANDWICH & COFFEE SHOP
sed PT Cashier & Sandwich maker
)cated 16 miles east of UF
all between 3PM to 7PM only
sk for Mike 352-475-9577 2-2-5-14
'EB DESIGNER
ourly pay. Experience with eBay & PayPal
HTML. Call 352-284-0690 1-31-3-14
8* Services
AAA STORAGE
Close To UF, Convenient
S4x4x4 $20/mo
4x8x8 $35/mo
533 SW 2nd Ave. 377-1771
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IMPORT AUTO REPAIR.BMW, Mercedes,
Porsche, Volvo, VW, Honda, Toyota, Nissan,
Mazda. Quality craftsmanship, reasonable
prices, near UF, AAA approved 378-7830
www.carrsmith.com 4-20-71-15
HYPNOTIST-Stop smoking. Improve mem-
ory & concentration. Eliminate bad habits.
Past life regression. Learn self-hypnosis.
Low Student Rates. Leonard Umans AAPH,
NGH certified 379-1079. 4-20-67-15
** GATOR MOVING & STORAGE **
Local and long distance moving.
Free Estimates
One item or a housefull. FL Reg # IM19
Call Now! (352)374-4791 800-797-6766.
4-20-71-15
PERSONAL TRAINING 300
Personal and Group Training
Flexible Scheduling Exclusive Facility
Call for a free workout
339-2199
4-20-71-15
** BELLY DANCE **
Ethnic Dance Expressions Studio
For Fun & Fitness 384-9200
www.ethnicdanceexpressions.com
4-20-71-15
HORSE BOARDING peaceful spacious
30 acres ring-arena round pens experi-
enced help 12x12 stalls 1-352-472-2627.
Owner on premises 35+ yrs exp. Lessons
avail. 4-20-71-15
MOSSWOOD FARM
Come ride with us! Great Farm
Awesome Horses &Top Notch Instruction.
Hunters & Natural Horsemanship.
466-0465 mwfarm@attglobal.net
4-20-67-15
TRAFFIC SCHOOL ONLINE
Take Points Off Your Driver's License
And Dismiss Traffic Tickets
With Online Driver Improvement Courses
onlinedrivingschool.idrivesafely.com
4-20-71-15
Whipoorwill Farm: Stall and/or pasture board.
10 min W of UF off Archer Rd. CBS Barn
12x12 stalls on 27 shaded acres. Lighted
arena, round pen, trails, tackroom. Owner on
premises. 376-8792 4-20-71-15
SLEEPY HOLLOW HORSE FARM
Quality Boarding 0 Lessons/English *
Parties Alachua County's oldest & finest
horse farm 466-4060 4-20-71-15
***YOGA***
Classes & Workshops .,
at Sanctuary
www.yogagainesville.com
352-336-5656
4-20-71-15
PAPER-WRITING ASSISTANCE
I can help you to complete your paper.
Learn to write. Outline, research, grammar,
coherent thought application, typing... Sliding
scale. 24-hr svc. 374-7038 2-2-21-15
Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle Lessons.
Popular, Blues, Bluegrass, Weddings,
Receptions, Parties. Call Alan Stowell @
352-372-9248 2-1-19-15
TERM PAPER HELP: Frustrated? Need
Assistance? Help with research and
writing? TOLL FREE 1-888-345-8295
www.customessay.com 4-8-60-15
FINANCE TUTOR
Individuals or small groups.
Experienced, excellent.
375-6641 Harold Nobles
1-31-15-15
STEVE'S QUALITY HOUSE CLEANING
House &Apt. Delivery Service
I Will Clean Your House & Apt.
Room Size S. $25 M. $30 L. $35
Call 1-866-405-7275 Ext 912170 1-31-15-15
MUSIC STUDIES
Guitar, Bass, Piano. All ages all styles
taught. At University Music. 30 yrs exp. $65
per month. Call Andy 256-2168 2-2-11-15
WlI Services
**First Responder*
Learn emergency medical care.
Prerequisite for EMT/Paramedic
Includes healthcare provider CPR
392-1161x4283 www.shcc.ufl.edu 3-24-
42-15
**Lifeguard Training**
Red Cross certification includes
CPR professional rescuer/first aid
Classes start now 392-1161x4283
www.shcc.ufl.edu/cpr 4-4-49-15.
EVERGLADE EQUESTRIAN CENTER
The countryclub for horses & owners
Customer lounge w/full kitchen & bath.
12x12 airy, bright & matted stalls. 250'x160'
riding ring, round pen & jump paddock.
Lessons available 30 manicured acres, 40
stalls, 19 separate paddocks. 24-hr security.
everglade-equestrian.com 352-591-3175
1-28-5-15
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30 Day Trial Membership Free
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40-20-59-15
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FOR LAW SCHOOL SUCCESS?
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WAVES TATTOO & BODY PIERCING
Wed night 1/2 price on all tattoos w/ student
ID. With exception of minimum. 1-28-5-15
Do you want to speak German?
Need a tutor or just want to learn German?
Real German native speaker available
Ca11384-0708 1-31-5-15
**AUTO MALL SERVICE DEPT**
Complete Auto Service
Imports & Domestics Cars & Trucks
Discount for students. Call 352-380-0033
www.automallgainesville.com
4-20-56-15
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All Women's Health Center
ABORTION
Free Pregnancy Test
RU-486 Available
378-9191
www.abortiongainesville.com
4-20-71-16
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Lose 8-15 pounds in 4 weeks
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Groups forming now. 339-2199.
4-20-71-16
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URGENT CARE/WALK-IN MEDICAL
Students No Appointment Needed!
FIRST CARE OF GAINESVILLE
4881 NW 8th Ave #2, 373-2340
Most Ins Accepted, Hours M-F 8a-6p 4-20-
71-16
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR ACNE with
Blue Light Treatments for moderate acne.
Call Dermatology Associates 352-332-4051
4-20-67-16
ABORTION/ABORTION by PILL (RU-486)
IV sedation, Student Discount.
Well Woman Care & Birth Control
Bread & Roses Women's Health Ctr
352-372-1664.
4-20-71-16
NOW AVAILABLE: Well-child & illness
medical care for children of registered UF
students, aged 2 months to 18 years located
at Student Health @ Corry Village. Clinic
hours limited to Friday a.m. 8:30 12:30.
Fee for service. Call 392-1161 Ext 4444 for
an appointment. Visit www.shcc.ufl.edu for
more information. 1-28-10-16
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SAME. DAY SERVICE: transcription, typing,
apps. Desktop pub: brochures, newsletters,
flyers, ads, logos. Resume service 17 yrs
exp. 24 hr turnaround. New phone #Connie
271-2677 2-8-15-17
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Alachua County Health Dept. Call
334-7960 for app't (optional $20 fee)
SAVE ON RAYBAN/SUNGLASSES
University Opticians
300 SW 4th Ave. 378-4480.
4-20-71-18
GUNS! GUNS! GUNS!
1800 Gun Inventory
Over 500-handguns in stock
Buy, Sell, Trade or Repair.
Reloading Supplies 466-3340
Harry Beckwith, Gun Dealer
8mi. South of G'ville on 441
4-20-71-18
*Family Chiropractic*
Since 1977. Two blocks from U.F.
373-7070
4-20-71-18
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Donovan stresses balance is best for Roberson
MEN, from page 40
the game, perhaps now the Gators just
migh be capable of that. And keeping
in mind. the youth of his squad, the win
made Donovan proud.
"You know what? We're not too far
off from where [Georgia is] at," Donovan
said. "The only difference is that we have
three older guys."
PREMIUM BLEND: Following UF's loss to
Tennessee, Donovan had a primary mes-
sage for point guard Anthony Roberson:
balance.
The Gators came into that game rid-
ing Roberson's monster performances to
a 3-0 SEC record.
Roberson proved that his shooting
could only carry UF so far, as he convert-
ed five of a school-record 18 three-point
attempts in the loss.
While Roberson's difficult three-
pointer over two Volunteer defenders
sent the game into overtime, other at-
tempts by him in the extra period may
have allowed Tennessee to escape with
a win. Against Georgia, Roberson went
4 for 7 from three-point territory while
attempting more drives toward the bas-
ket.
And while Roberson finished with 18
points, Donovan said his field-goal per-
centage is what matters most.
"I don't care if Roberson takes 30
shots," Donovan said. "If he's 25 for 30,
that's great."
Upcoming road games greet Gators with challenges
WOMEN, from page 40
games. The Bulldogs are anchored by freshman sensation
Tasha Humphrey. The 6-foot-3 forward is hitting 58 percent
of her shots from the field and recording 18.6 points and 8.8
rebounds per game.
Humphrey is not playing like a freshman, Peck said.
"I don't think she has the mentality of a freshman," Peck
said. "She can do a number of different things, from scoring
on the block to facing up. She has a strong body [which helps]
with rebounding."
Following Sunday's loss, UF dropped into a three-way
tie for fourth place in the East. With another loss, the Gators
would fall to .500 and enter a precarious position as the SEC
season nears the halfway point.
"I think coming off of a loss, of course you have the mind-
set that you need a big win," senior Tamia Williams said. "I
think we know we have a long road ahead of us, so we're just
working on getting better."
Thursday begins a week-long stretch in which UF plays
three ranked teams: Georgia, No. 23 Vanderbilt on the road
Sunday, and No. 5 Tennessee at home.
"We've got Georgia, and the biggest thing I want our team
to be concerned with is that every other team in our confer-
ence has to be worried about us," Peck said. .
GIRV BALLS, from page 40
it.
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cruit and say "come to UF," with said
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with parents and looonnnggg hours.
But if you're a recruit even mildly
interested in UF, doesn't the name
Urban Meyer pique your interest?
Isn't UF worth a look?
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 E ALLIGATOR 37
Saints suffer loss
I, .
* NO. 4 SANTA FE LOSES
FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR.
By RYAN MOSS
Alligator Contributing Writer
It was supposed to be the
game that Santa Fe made his-
tory. With a win against Daytona
Beach Community College, the
Saints basketball team would
have earned its place in the re-
cord books by tying the SFCC
record of 21 consecutive wins.
Things weren't meant to be, how-
ever, as the Saints suffered their
first loss of the season, 75-71.
"I never thought we would
Santa Fe
, .- ..
go undefeated," Coach Chris
Mowry said. "Normally, every-.
one gets beat at some point and
getting beat is just something
that happens."
The Saints entered the
game ranked No. 4 in the
National Junior College Athletic
Association poll, but struggled
in front of a record home crowd.
Santa Fe shot just 39 percent from
the field nearly 10 percent
below its season average, which
Mowry attributed to the intense
defensive pressure Daytona
Beach applied.
Some argued that there was
extra pressure on the Saints
because of the record-book fac-
tor, but freshman guard Devin
Harden didn't buy into that
theory.
"It's not something we
thought about," Harden said.
"We have just been trying to go
game by game."
Santa-Fe trailed DBCC by 4 at
halftime, putting doubts in the
minds of Saints fans. However,
the Saints opened the second half
with a 13-3 run, and regained the
momentum.
"We started making a run and
I thought the game was over,"
sophomore guard Brandon
Kelley said. "But they played
well and kept their composure
and came back."
The game became a seesaw
battle, as it seemed whenever one
team would make a run, the other
would quickly counter. Neither
team was able to take a double-
digit lead.
For most of the game, Daytona
Beach had little trouble beating
the Saints' full-court pressure.
Santa Fe, who used easy buckets
off of turnovers early, didn't cre-
ate nearly as many as they had
grown accustomed to in previous
games.
Five Saints scored in double
figures, with Kelley's 15 points
leading the way.
On tap for the Saints is a game
at St. Johns River Community
College on Saturday. It will prove
interesting to see how the Saints
respond after suffering their first
loss of the season.
"We weren't even looking
to go undefeated, so the loss
brought us back to reality,"
Kelley said.
Although the Saints went 18-
0- in nonconference play, they do
not have an automatic bid to the
conference tournament.
"Winning those first 18 didn't
mean anything, if we don't win
conference games," Mowry said.
In the first game of the dou-
bleheader, the Santa Fe women's
team overcame a double-digit
second-half deficit to force
overtime. The extra period went
down to the wire, as Daytona
Beach guard Marchele Campbell
hit a game-winning three-pointer
with 5.6 seconds remaining, giv-
ing her team the 69-66 victory.
The Santa Fe women's team fell
to 5-13. -
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All-American junior Jennifer Magley looks to lead the Gators in singles play against Central
Florida today. Matches are slated to start at 5 p.m.
No. 2 Gators host Knights
STAFF REPORT
The No. 2 UF women's tennis team enters
its second match of the season against Central
Florida today.
The Gators were unable to finish their
opening match against Baylor on Saturday
due to inclement weather.
The game will not count in the Gators'
record even though they recorded a doubles
victory, leading the match 1-0 before it had to
be canceled.
In UCF, UF faces an opponent that finished
2004 with a 12-9 record and was the runner
up to Troy at the Atlantic Sun Conference
championships.
In their only dual meet this season, the
Golden Knights won an exhibition match
against Flagler 7-0. The match against the
Gators marks their season opener.
UF junior Jennifer Magley, a singles and
doubles All-American, leads the Gators.
UCF seniors Kristina Lohmos and Ola
Luczak, who both finished with 3-3 records
after the fall season, will lead the Knights.
Both teams have young blood this year, as
the Gators carry three freshmen on their ros-
ter while the Knights boast four.
The first serve is slated for 5 p.m. at the
Ring Tennis Complex.
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38, ALLIGATOR E THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005
SITTING TALL
Paralysis can't stop former Gators great
By BRIAN SHAFFER
Alligator Staff Writer
bshaffer@alligator.org
He is the answer to one of pro--
fessional basketball's greatest trivia
questions, and his story is one of
the ,host stunning examples of irony
imaginable.
From towering over opponents
in the Southeastern Conference and
in the NBA to spend-
ing the last 17 years "You ha
paralyzed, the
life of Neal Walk Suck it up
has been both n ma
memorable and and make
motivational.
Many basketball As yoU
fans remember that Lew
Alcindor later Kareem Abdul-
Jabbar was the first pick in the
1969 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee
Bucks.
The widely forgotten second pick
was UF's Walk, selected by Phoenix
after the Suns lost a coin toss to the
Bucks.
"While I might be the only one,
I'm pretty freaking happy the coin
flip was what it was," Walk said.
There have been a lot of people who
have called me the booby prize ...
But I was pretty damn happy just to
be drafted in the NBA, let alone the
second pick in the first round."
The Great Debate
Widely regarded as one of the
greatest players to ever play at UF,
Walk averaged 20.8 points and 15.3
rebtfnds per game, in a three-year
career that spanned from 1967-69
(freshmen did not play varsity at
'.h time). Both rank first on the
all-time UF lists. Despite having
just three years' worth of statistics
to his resume, Walk's 1,181 career
rebounds also rank first in school
history. He was also the team's first
All-American.
And while others might be quick
to hail him as the greatest Gators
player ever, Walk calmly shrugs it
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"It is a terrific compliment,
sure.," Walk said. "I guess that you
could make the argument for some
other guys, though. I don't know if
the term 'greatest' is the most appli-
cable, but 'most productive' brings
up a good point."
Walk might prefer most produc-
tive, one of Walk's college room-
mates, former Gators Hall-of-Fame
swimmer and diver Glenn Hoffman,
would be tested to the extreme by
what life had in store for Walk a
decade after retirement.
In 1987, Walk was diagnosed
with a small growth inside of his
spinal cord. Doctors recommended
immediate surgery. Without the sur-
gery, choosing to leave the growth
where it was separating the
spinal cord could have resulted
in death.
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well-known.
"When I was inducted into the
Hall of Fame in 1999, [Walk] came
in from Phoenix," Hoffman recalled.
"And when I gave my acceptance
presentation, I said, 'Next, I'd like
to thank my roommate, the best
basketball player ever to play at the
University of Florida, Neal Walk.'
And I can assure you that nobody in
the audience objected."
A Little Too Ironic
After eight seasons in the NBA
with the Suns, Jazz and Knicks and
after battling against opponents such
as Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain,
Walk retired following the 1976-77
season.
While he may be forever remem-
bered as being the guy taken behind
Kareem, Walk's NBA career was far
from ordinary. Suns owner Jerry
Colangelo remembers a player often
overlooked.
"Neal never really got his due as
a player, but I've never seen another
person with the work ethic that
Neal had coming into the league,"
Colangelo said.
The same work ethic that made
him the player he was on the court
The worst case sce-
nario became reality and Walk
was almost fully paralyzed from the
waist down.
"Suck it up and play the hand
you're dealt and make the most out
of it, or, give up, dry up and blow
away," Walk said. "As you can see, it
ain't no choice. It was a no-brainer."
Suddenly, this once world-class
athlete was confined to a wheel-
chair, unable to use the powerful
strength that helped make him a
star. Walking again would prove
too difficult, due in large part to his
6-foot-10 frame.
"Given my size, it reduced my
ability to regain function enough,"
Walk said. "If I was like a foot short-
er, I might be able to walk with as-
sistance. I walked with braces at this
height, but that feels like another
lifetime ago."
The Voice in the Chair
Today Walk works for the Suns
as a motivational speaker his fa-
vorite audience is prisoners.
His message was not one of over-
coming life's obstacles and picking
yourself up by your bootstraps. In
fact, he did not even like to incorpo-
rate his disability in his message, if
at all possible.
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rebounding, (15.3) and is the all-time leader in rebounds (1,181).
"He talks about what it's like
to be a great basketball player and
have interests in baseball and swim-
ming," Hoffman said. "He was even
a pretty dam good surfer."
Despite putting public speaking
behind him, Walk continues to work
for the Suns as a historian and archi-
vist. It is a job he thoroughly enjoys,
because it allows him to dabble in
his lifelong passion of photography.
Walk has ridden life's most ex-
treme emotional rollercoaster ride,
but through it all, he has maintained
a simple philosophy.
"There are low points for ev-
erybody all of the time," he said.
"Through adversity, you have to
find out about yourself. It is kind
of like sports. You can't hide. When
you meet adversity, you can deal
with it with a good face or you can
bitch, complain ard whine."
And after hearing the story of
Neal Walk, is there really anything
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Roles reverse as recruits hoping UF picks them
By BLAKE BONSA'CK
Alligator Contributing Writer
Recruiting is not just about
five-star blue-chippers, glamorous
campus visits and commitment an-
nouncements on ESPN.
For some prospects, the recruit-
ing process is about hope. Hope for
the opportunity to play football be-
yond their high school years. Hope
to go to a fine academic institution.
Hope to be a part of the team that
they've rooted for all their life.
Such is the case for Monsignor
Pace High's Quinton Andrews,
ranked the No. 41 safety in the coun-
try by Scout.com.
Andrews at 5-foot-11, 191
pounds with a 4.65-second 40-yard
dash is considered a marginal
athlete in comparison to top-ranked
defensive backs, but has earned a
reputation for his instincts and play-
making savvy.
"I wondered if he had the physi-
cal tools to make it on the next level,
but our guys in Florida just rave
about his ability on the field,"
Southeastern Conference recruiting
analyst Scott Kennedy said.
During his senior year for the
Spartans, Andrews compiled 60
tackles, six sacks and -two intercep-
tions while collecting 40 catches for
460 yards and five touchdowns.
He also led his team to a 3A state
championship during his junior
year.
"I'm not the fastest, but I have
enough speed to run to the football
and put me in the position to make
plays," Andrews said. "I think I
bring a lot of toughness and positive
attitude to the team. I'm fun to be
around, on and : tt t i h ld."
Andrews I-aiz b.- ,n ..ffered a
scholarship from West Virginia, but
is holding out on the possibility of
an offer from UF before he makes
his decision.
"Florida's close to home,"
Andrews said. "The coaching staff
is really cool and I like the respect
that they have for
the game. I have
an idea of where
I want to go, but
I'm going to wait
until signing
day."
S Andrews has
Andrews high aspirations,
but is just look-
ing for an opportunity to show what
he's capable of.
"I want to start at safety and be
able to play a little receiver every
now and then," he said. "It really
just depends on whatever will get
me on the field the quickest."
Several other prospects are look-
ing to be offered scholarships.
Three Daytona Beach Mainland
High prospects Matt Lewis, a
6-foot-i, 235-pound linebacker,
Brent Davis, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound
linebacker, and Brian Ellis, a 6-foot-
3, 235-pound tight end hope to
join teammate Avery Atkins at UF.
Atkins, ranked a five-star defensive
back by Scout.com, has orally com-
mitted to the Gators.
In UF's sights is Pompan6
Beach native Walter McFadden, a
6-foot, 175-pound defensive back.
McFadden would join current
Gators commitment and Blanche
Ely High teammate Ronnie Wilson,
a 6-foot-3, 335-pound offensive line-
man.
Meanwhile, coaches appear
to have soured on prospect Tyller
Roberts, a 6-foot, 190-pound defen-
sive back from Orlando Edgewater
High.
Scholarship offers to someof
these players will be determined by
how many commitments the Gators
receive from higher-ranked recruits
and by how many scholarships UF
wishes to save for next year.
ANOTHER COMMITMENT ARRIVES:
Add running back Kestahn Moore
of Arlington, Texas to a grow-
ing list of UF oral commitments.
Moore, ranked No. 29 at his posi-
tion by Scout.com, chose UF over
Oklahoma State.
The 5-foot-l0, 199-pound Moore,
who runs a 4.45 40-yard dash, was
hosted by freshman running back
Markus Manson.
Oral commitments are non-bind-
ing until a national letter-of-intent is
signed on National Signing Day on
Feb. 2.
Pros befriend
shortstop Tordi
By TIM CASEY
Alligator Writer
tcasey@alligator.org
While many baseball fans collect player
autographs, UF shortstop Justin Toidi collects
phone numbers. If someone ever stole his cell
phone, they could be chatting with some of
the best in baseball. But the junior defensive
standout has more than an impressive share
of contacts.
Sure, he played in. the prestigious Cape
Cod league the past two summers, and rep-
resented the United States on junior national
teams that took bronze in 2002 and silver in
2001.
Tordi's style of play is reminiscent of one
of the UF baseball program's most famous
alumni, St. Louis Cardinals shortstop David
Eckstein.
Tordi posted a stellar .963 fielding percent-'
age last season, second in the Southeastern
Conference to Vanderbilt's Ryan Klosterman.
Tordi was second on the Gators with nine
sacrifice bunts and for reaching base on a hit-
by-pitch nine times.
He's not going to lead the team in home
runs or runs batted in. But he will reach base
38.5 percent of the time.
The similarities between Tordi and
Eckstein are obvious, and Tordi intends to
continue that imitation all the way to the
major leagues.
Eckstein returned to campus for the alum-
ni game on Nov. 12. Tordi is already a friend
of his, and can contact the 2002 World Series
Champion any time for advice.
"I have a good relationship with him,"
Tordi said. "David is actually dating a girl,
one of my friends from high school. If I
needed to get in touch with him, I have many
different options."
Another World Series Champion on his
speed dial is Red Sox center fielder Johnny
Damon, who Tordi was able to watch play
while in Massachusetts during the summer.
"I'm good friends with Johnny Damon,"
Tordi said. "When I was up there and had a
day off, he'd leave me tickets and I'd drive to
Boston and go to the games.
"He went to my high school. I know him
really well. Actually, he invited me to his wed-
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Shortstop Justin Tordi has become a model.of consistency for the Gators. In 2004, he
ranked second in the Southeastern Conference in fielding percentage while batting
.302.
ding, but over the Christmas break I was out
of town so I couldn't make-it."
While missing his friend's wedding, Tordi
made another contact.
"I missed Johnny's wedding because my
family went to Hawaii," he said. "Roger
Clemens was on the same flight out there. I
met him, talked to him about pro baseball. He
said what to-expect in the minor leagues and
everything, [and I even] took a picture with
him."
The list of names might sound like he's
bragging. It gets better.
"When I was back in high school, I had
a personal trainer, and I was in a lifting"
group with Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Larkin, and.
Danny Graves from the Reds," Tordi said. "I
know my fair share of big leaguers, because
Orlando is kind of a hot spot for athletes. So.
you always run into them."
In reality, Tordi is very humble about
these relationships. He isn't very forthcoming
about them, and coach Pat McMahon wasn't
even aware his player was so well connected.
"That's Justin Tordi. He's a tremendous
personality and gets along with everyone so
well," McMahon said. "You know, Johnny
Damon was a Florida signee years ago. Of
course, he opted to play professionally in-
stead of coming to Florida, and I'm happy for
his successes too."
"It feels not like a fantasy any-
more; it's in reach. It's right there,
so close that I can almost taste it.
It makes you feel good and have a
lot of confidence."
Justin Tordi
UF shortstop
McMahon stresses character as much as
on-field performance to all of his players.
"Humility is a great qualitL, and he has
that. He's very hard on himself," McMahon
said. "He's a very intense player, and he's got
to be able to battle to work through that. He's
very hard on himself offensively at times, so
he's got to continue to grow and work in that
area. And he will."
Tordi says that meeting professional play-
ers has helped his playing ability in college,
and that he doesn't dream of someday play-
ing in the major leagues the way every Little
Leaguer does.
"It feels not like a fantasy anymore; it's in
reach," Tordi said. "It's right there, so close
that I can almost taste it. It makes you fee.
good and have a lot of confidence."
To get there, Tordi will only have to contin-
ue to perform as he has the past two seasons.
Despite his defensive prowess and on-illece
efficiency, he was left off of every preseasor.
watch list published thus far.
He was drafted out of high school by the
Toronto Blue Jays, but had already made up
his mind to play college ball before the draft
began. McMahon got to him first the first
in-home visit of his tenure as skipper for the
Gators.
"He was our first commitment in the re-
cruiting process, and was a highly touted and
highly recruited young man. For him to come
aboard was nice," McMahon said. "He's done
exactly everything asked of him."
Sometimes, that means getting hit by a 90-
mile-per-hour fastball. Tordi says McMahon
emphasizes that big innings come from er-
rors, walks, hit by pitches.
"It's not always the home runs and base
hits that can win baseball games," Tordi said.
"Getting hit by a pitch is the easiest thing tc
do in baseball. You just stand there and let it
hit you."
"It doesn't hurt," he said. "A lot of people,
say it hurts if it hits the right spot, but for the
most part, if you get hit, you just shake it off. If
gets you on base, helps your on-base percent-
age and gives your team another baserunner
that can lead to a run."
Entering his third season, Tordi under-
stands it might be his last in Gainesville. One
peculiar thing about college baseball is tl 'ii
isn't necessarily a bad thing to not have many
seniors on roster, since players are not drafted
until after their third season.
"We just have to go out there and play
have fun, and it will take care of itself," Tordi
said. "But definitely, we have a chance at tak-
ing the SEC."
"I've grown a dislike for Miami over the
years. Just looking at our roster and atl
we've got, the talent we have, we're going tc
get.them this year and send them home pack-
ing. We're going to take it to Omaha."
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Ugly win gets Gators on track
By BRYAN APP .:
Alligator Staff Writer
bapp@alligator.org
Perhaps ESPN scheduled the game back in
1996 when Tubby Smith led the Bulldogs to the
Sweet 16. Or maybe the network just forgot the
date of the real Cocktail Party.
Whatever the reason, plenty of hoops fans
throughout the Southeast found themselves
clicking over to the Kentucky-Tennessee tilt
before halftime of UF's drubbing of Georgia on
Tuesday.
Despite the not-so-Super Tuesday 23-point
win against one-time rival Georgia, Coach Billy
Donovan insisted the differential was mislead-
ing.
"I don't look at it like we beat them badly,"
Donovan said. "I think we earned it."
Dressing 10 freshmen and just six scholarship
players compared to UF's nine and start-
ing a freshman walk-on from Australia, Georgia
came into the game with an obvious talent defi-
cit.
Georgia coach Demnis Felton's solution: limit
the number of possessions, by taking each one
deep into the shot clock. Hack, foul and hack
some more to limit easy baskets. Avoid UF's run-
ning style by not pressing on defense and utiliz-
ing a half-court offense.
The strategy held the Gators to nine fewer
field-goal attempts than their season average and
left ESPN with little more than TV-timeout foot-
age of the dancing referee for the highlight reel.
The ultimate result, as freshman forward
Corey Brewer said: "It was kind of ugly. But we
won, sb that's all that matters."
And for Donovan, the win mattered, but per- -.
haps the way his team won meant more.
At the beginning of the season, Donovan said
UF wasn't able to "grind out" wins. Judging by
the numerous utterances of the cliche following Matt Marriott/ Alligator Staff
David Lee and the Gators dismantled Georgia, but Coach Billy
SEE MEN, PAGE 36 Donovan said the only difference was UF's upperclassmen.
Competing for
SEC control
* THE UF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
WILL PLAY GEORGIA TONIGHT.
By MICHAEL MAURINO
Allig1at.:, Writer
mmaurino@alligator.org
They can tell you it is just another game, that
all conference games are big. But when rivals
collide and early season control is up for grabs,
the game means much more. That's the situation
tonight when the UF women's basketball team
travels to Athens to meet No. 19 Georgia.
The Gators (12-6, 3-2 Southeastern Conference)
lost their last game, 80-72, to Mississippi on
Sunday. The Gators quickly fell behind in the
loss, only to rally and still lose. UF's weakness
was exposed late, as the Rebels recorded 30 of
their 58 rebounds in the second half.
"I think we know we have a long road
ahead of us, so we're just working on
getting better."
Tamia Williams
UF senior
Coach Carolyn Peck said the rebounding edge
had to do with UF's inside positioning.
"Our problem in the Mississippi game was
that we didn't focus on boxing out," Peck said.
'We need to make sure that. on every shot taken
everyone is finding someone to check out. Or to
make sure that [we are] keeping them from hav-
ing a second chance opportunity."
For UF, the statistics don't lie. The Gators are
7-1 when they win the rebounding battle, 4-6
when they do not. The Gators are also one of two
SEC teams with a negative rebounding margin.
The other, Arkansas, is 2-5 in league play.
Georgia (15-5, 4-2 SEC) has won its last two
games, and has lost only one of its 11 home
SEE WOMEN, PAGE 36
Meyer's recruiting success could lure more prospects to join Gators
Who needs the master re-
cruiter when you have
a reputation like the
late Johnny Carson?
In other words, who needs
Ron Zook when your name is
Urban Meyer? For that matter,
who needs a steady recruiting
coordinator like Mike Locksley?
We have seen in the last week
what happens when you answer
tha. questions. Whatever Meyer
is doing (and let's hope it doesn't
involve strippers and all-night
booze fests with lobster dinners
on the side), he is convincing
some highly touted players to
come his way.
While we .won't know with
certainty how good this recruiting
class is for a couple of years, one
thing is crystal-clear: the opinion
of Zook so pales in comparison to
Meyer that it shouldn't come as
a surprise that quality commit-
ments are flowing to the Gators
like gang-
busters.
T- his
weekend,
the rest
Gregg Girvan of the big
Throwing Girv Balls dogs come
ggirvan@alligator.org into town
to see what
Gainesville
and UF are all about. Meyer has
already proved that he doesn't
need recruiting advice, but
there's one statement he should
use this weekend to woo a few
more prospects and vault his
2005 class to the top of the rank-
ings: -
You see these guys I got com-
mitments from last week? Yeah,
those other schools thought they had
them in their pocket, but I snatched
them away. Because I am that good.
Now won't you come play for the
Gators?
I'm sure Meyer will use a more
subtle approach, but if the Gators
secure a few more recruits and
pull out a surprise or two, he's
got a lock on a top-10 class.
That's better than what Zook
did in his first year. The reason is
clear Zook was not an upgrade
to Steve Spurrier. Meyer, at least
by name if not reputation and
results, is an upgrade to Zook.
There is no other way to measure
SEE GIRV BALLS, PAGE 36
N 1968: UF's Neal Walk tied a
Gators men's basketball record
when he grabbed 31 rebounds
against Alabama. Walk finished
the season with 494 reboundS,
most in school history.
E One of UF men's basketball all-time great
players, Neal Walk, enjoyed success at both
the college and NBA levels. However, Walk's
life took a shocking turn and today he is
paralyzed. Check out his story on page 38.
UiNBA: Detroit vs. Indiana
TNT, 7 p.m.
ENBA: Sacramento vs. San Antonio
TNT, 9:30 p.m.
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the independent florida versity of Florida Published by CaMpLs counumLcations, Inc. of Gainesvlle, Flonda We Inform. You Decide. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 _________~'1~ .~ ~,,. --. Porn star delivers satisfaction I E RON JEREMY DEBATED MERITS OF HIS CRAFT ON WEDNESDAY. By DAVID COHEN Alligator Writer dcohen@alligator.org UF students, brimming with anticipation, finally got their fill Wednesday when Ron Jeremy carne to debate Iis racy trade at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The Great Porn Debate, hosted by Accent, welcomed approximately 2,800 to witness porn superstar Jeremy and award-winning author Susan Cole duke out the pros and cons of pornography. Cole opened up the debate in a somber tone toward pornography that would continue throughout the night. "Women will experience some form of violence in their lifetime," said Cole, a Harvard University graduate. "If it hasn't happened yet it probably will and pornography plays a role in that." Cole believes that women who enter pornography were probably abused at home and have no better alternative. Cole added, however, that she "completely Casey A nderson /Alligator Staff support(s) masturbation." CaseyAnderon / lgJeremy'fs position on the topic of Porn star Ron Jeremy makes his case for pornography during his opening statements for the masturbation was similar, but he turned Great Porn Debate on Wednesday at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Cole's argument against her. BOARD OF GOVERNORS LuoW -I e veIV f acu Ity s c ar(, &, By STEPHANIE GARRY Alligator Staff Writer smgarry@alligator.org Though UF beat most other Florida uriversities in a report to go before the state's highest authority on higher education, it ranked second to last in making professors available to teach lower-level classes. Faculty provided only 31 percent of UF's lower-level instruction -10 percent less than the State University System average, according to a report prepared for the Board of Governors meeting at the Reitz Union today. Only FSU performed worse in the category. "I think this stems from our use of other types of instructors," said Joe Glover, interim provost and UF's No. 2 administrator. Unlike New College in Sarasota, where faculty account for 91 percent of instruction, UF uses its large graduate program to provide much of the instruction. "They (New College) can rely really only on faculty to teach," he said. "We rely on a mix of people." If the Board votes to approve the report today, it will go to tie Legislature for its annual review of university performance standards. Moreover, faculty Machen made up 61 percent of upper-level course instruction and 75 percent of graduate instruction. UF may need to hire more faculty to reduce class size, but being a research university doesn't mean UF students' education SEE REPORT, PAGE 26 n debate "When she talks about the masturbation thing, I totally agree with that," Jeremy said. "But the thing is if she thinks masturbation is O.K., what is wrong with the fantasies people use to mrsturbate?" "Women will experience some form of violence in their lifetime. If it hasn't happened yet it probably will and pornography plays a role in that." Susan Cole award-winning author Jeremy added that in the "very saturated porn industry" where "every taste can be satisfied," he does not defend the renegade companies Cole referred to that promote violence. He added that "We (the porn industry) just want to be left alone." Despite her negative attitude toward pornography, Cole was encouraging. "For those who want to change the world and see women as total equals, make women's equality in the economic sense, very real," she said. Jeremy, who has starred in more than 1,800 flicks, agreed. SEE ACCENT, PAGE 27 NOW disputes rape stats By NEIL HUGHES Alligator Writer nhughes@alligator.org Many would think that lower-thanaverage rape statistics at UF would be good news, but one student organization believes the numbers don't tell the whole story. Based on an assertion that UF's rape statistics are significantly lower than the national campus average, the UF Campus National Organization for Women has initiated an effort to encourage sexually assaulted women to come forward anonymously. Pam Pojomovsky, Campus NOW member and Rape Awareness Committee co-chair, alleged that the UF rape statistics released annually by University Police are inaccurate. Data from 2001 to 2003 shows 27 total reported sexual assault cases on UF's campus, with 24 occurring Student in residential areas, which Life includes residence halls and fraternity or sorority houses, according to UF and U.S. Department of Education reports. "Either they're straight-up lying or women are not reporting their rapes on campus," Pojomovsky said of the statistics at a Campus NOW meeting Tuesday. But national statistics from the DOE show that the number of reported sexual SEE NOW, PAGE 27 "Copyrighted Material Syndicated Content Available from Commercial News Providers" E The Board of Governors, the body that oversees Florida's university system, meets today in the Reitz Union Ballroom from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. See complete coverage, pg. 26. FORECAST 2 OPINIONS 6 the AVENUE 9 CLASSIFIEDS 29 Partly CROSSWORD 39 .cloudy 69/48 SPORTS 40 visit www.alligator.org VOLUME 98 ISSUE 87 N Shortstop Justin Tordi has become a model of consistency for the Gators. In 2004, he ranked second in the Southeastern conference in fielding percentage while batting .302. -See story, pg. 39.
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4, ALLIGATOR E THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 Parties sogAther sgnatures for online oG voting N MORE THAN 1,000 SIGNATURES WERE COLLECTED. By BRIDGET CAREY Alligator Writer bcarey@alligator.org In a last-minute effort to implement online voting in future Student Government elections, select SG groups likely garnered the petition signatures needed to get the issue on the Spring election ballot. Representatives from Progress and Phoenix parties collected signatures from Sorority Row and outside the doors of the Stephen C. O'Connell Center before and after the pornography debate Wednesday night. "Technically, you could watch porn and vote at the same time," joked SG Presidential Advisor Lowell Wong, referring to what one student said when signing the petition. The various SG parties'members that came out to solicit students collected about 1,300 signatures, according to Wong. By 5 p.m. today, nearly 1,000 signatures are needed to be approved for the petitioners to get the issue on the Spring ballot, giving students -not senators -the power to decide if they want online voting. "I think personally the more people you have voting and the more people that get involved, the fairer the elections become," said Sen. MacKenzie Moritz, Progress Party student body presidential candidate. The online program, which SG already paid $20,000 for and is ready to go, would allow students to vote in campus elections using their GatorLink IDs and passwords. Getting the idea approved has been an ongoing battle in Senate chambers since 2001, and it was last shot down in early Fall. "It really is too controversial an issue to be decided on in the Senate chambers," Moritz said. He added party division in Senate meetings was a major reason for the project's stagnation, in addition to Senators who were worried about the possibility of the program being Shacked. "It's as secure, if not more secure, than ISIS," said Adam Roberts, the technology cabinet director who Ngin helped research the program over Summer. Roberts' research found the program to be trustworthy and effective. Roberts, who also is a vice presidential candidate with the Progress Party, said the only flaw is the possibility of students cheating by giving their UFIDs and passwords to other people. If online voting is implemented, it would cost about $2,000 to run each election, compared to the $22,000 it takes to fund Spring election polls now, Roberts said. The Gator Party was not involved with the petitioning because it was not an issue they'd support, Hoffman said, who was one of 25 collecting signatures. The Gator Party spokesman Sen. Sundeep Rawal said the party has yet to make any platform decisions and, "Online voting is definitely an issue that we're considering." "tudentsmeet o disuss new Asian student institute By LINDSAY TAULBEE Alligator Writer Itaulbee@alligator.org Almost 40 students met in the Reitz Union Auditorium Wednesday to discuss the progress of a proposal for an Institute of Asian and Asian-American Cultures. The concept is one that has been discussed between students and UF administrators for years. At one point the possibility of a multicultural center and housing space for different student organizations was discussed. However, many students were dissatisfied with the idea, leading those involved to search for other solutions. "The topic of the multicultural center was killed," Student Body President Jamal Sowell said. "There was a rinor going around that it will be built. It will not be built, to the best of my knowledge," he said. Associate Dean of Students Mary Kay Schneider affirmed Sowell's assertion. She clarified that no "grandiose" plans had ever been made for such a center, but rather that student input had been sought on the matter. Schneider also explained at the gathering some of the issues preventing an institute from coming to fruition, namely timing and money: She commented on the lack of funds for all aspects of campus life, let alone the institute. "It's not just a diversity issue, it's an everything issue," she said. Sowell and Student Government Multicultural Cabinet Director Lydia Washl-i-igton explained to the group that the funds for such an institute would come from Capital Improvement Trust Funds, set aside by the state and only allotted every four or five years. Another possibility discussed involved hiring a director of Asian and Asian-American Cultures before creating an institute, as a way of bringing it closer to reality. Asian Student Union President Mark Villegas said he hoped the forum would serve to keep the issues fresh in people's mind. Many of the people who have been involved in pushing the initiative in the past few years will be graduating soon, Villegas said. It's not just a diversity issue, it's an everything issue." Mary Kay Schneider Associate Dean of Students By educating new students, he said he hopes the project will stay in the forefront and people will not have forgotten about the issue when money finally is available. Reitz Union forum examines diversity 80 students attended panel By KATE STOREY Alligator Contributing Writer The term "minority" was discussed and dissected at Cycles of Success' first major event as a reorganized group at a diversity forum held Wednesday night. The Forum on Diversity: Discrimination and Success, held in Reitz Union Room 282, featured three "power professors" and the UF registrar, each offering different experiences with discrimination and success. Cycles of Success President Daniel Villarnueva hoped the forum would be a chance to introduce freshen to the idea of diversity seen through the eyes of the successful speakers. "I want these students to think more deeply about being a student of diversity," Villanueva said. "They will be here for four years, so they have time to make a difference." Marilyn Thomas-Houston, assistant professor of arithropolugy arid African An-erican studies, Vivian Correa, associate dean of graduate minority programs, Shelton Davis, the assistant director for the Equal Opportunities Program, and Stephen J. Fritz, UF registrar, all agreed that "minority" holds both negative and positive connotations, depending on the situation. The panel agreed the word takes on a negative connotation when it makes the individual see themselves as "less than," and it is positive 'when it provides resources to those categorized as minorities. "Historically, 'minority' represented groups with little or no power," ThomasOn Houston said. U_7R S "Minority does not mssenx less tian in any shape, fashion or form." The forun, which drew about 80 students, was open to everyone, but invitati ons; were sent nut to etude-ts ins Cycles of Success. Minority freshmren are invited to joi when they are awarded scholarships. This is the first forum that Cycles of Success has held, and they hope it will become an annual event. This year they are reorganizing themselves from primarily a mentoring program to a club with greater outreach. "The meetings are inforative," member Jessica Scott said. "They tell you h~ow to stay on track to keep your scholarship and how to get involved in other organizations." Whoops! Grad student Isaac Brown lets a frisbee slip through his fingers and into his face. Brown was enjoying a cool afternoon tossing the f risbee with a friend and laughed off the accident.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 M ALLIGATOR, 5 Be k%% unveils By LAUREN MACDONALD Alligator Contributing Writer Failed mayoral candidate and UF student Mike Belle vowed to represent both college students and Gainesville residents as he presented his platform for the District 3 City Comnission seat race Wednesday afternoon on the steps of Tigert Hall. Belle's platform encourages better relations between Gainesville homeowners and student renters, unified city development and increased access to local government, he said to a crowd of 20 over the noise of Southwest 13th Street traffic. "I want every person to cherish this city and think of it as a place where you want to buy a home, where you want to start a career, where you want to start a business and where you want to raise your family," Belle, a business economics senior, said. Belle Belle serves as a Student Government senator. He made an unsuccessful bid for mayor of Gainesville last spring but dropped out two weeks before the election, citing inexperience. Before declaring his candidacy for the Commission, Belle authored and got passed a bill encouraging students to vote as a bloc, a move criticized as self-serving and ethically questionable by local officials. Belle's new platform proposes offering incentives, such as class credits or scholarships, for student involvement in the community, Belle said after his speech. District 3 City Commissioner Tony Domenech could not be reached for comment. Jonathan McGowan, a Gainesville political consultant, said he is skeptical of yet another student running for local government, as he's seen unsuccessful student candidates in nearly every election cycle. "He's doomed from the start," McGowan said. Without the established background of a permanent Gainesville resident, Belle lacks a connection with the community and has unrealistic expectations of changing the system, McGowan said. resents T 11OFC MOWN4IAr4 i th special guest -PCL M~CORYBD For persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations. please contact (352) 392-1665 x302 or 392-2567 (TDD). Email iiccommodate@(sa.l.edu orcontact the Florida Relay System at 1-800-955-8771 at least 72 hours prior to the event. $100 OFF!T SV/ FULLY LIGHTED FOR NIGHTTIME USE IAny Buckt I G -Best Gross Tees in Areo Ia''e -Chipping & Putting Green _4_fly Time -Club Repair I ONECOUPON PERVISIFT -Golf Lessons by PGA Pros Of *"l*h";No a with We~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~o Cthey copn Expire 1-21-G05qupet rmTh o Mnfctrr P $200 OFF! 6007 SW 3 Large Bucket if0 S Archer Road 35-3223 1 12 Miles Wst of -75 1 Mile East of Tower Rd. I Mon-Fri until 3pm OPEN TUE-SUN: 10AM-11PM MON NOON11PM I ONE COPONPER VISIT Students show international interest By IVETTE MENDEZ Alligator Contributing Writer Curious UF students attended the Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday in hopes of departing from their usual summer studies to learn about some foreign cultures. The fair, held on the Reitz Union Colonnade, was filled with more than 60 tables representing key regions of the world. "Involvement in study abroad programs continues to grow each year," said Lucy DiLeo, events coordinator of the UF International Center. "We expect involvement to expand beyond last year's 1,000 students and to reach about 1,200." UF sponsors programs to 14 countries. Independent programs also offer study abroad opportunities in places such as Cairo, Egypt. "I am interested in going to either Italy or Spain," UF sophomore Nicolette Dostenbrink said. "I think it'd be a great life experience." Study abroad adviser Leigh Ann Osborne said students express the most interest for studying mn England, Italy and Spain. Osborne said the December tsunami disaster will not have an impact on any UF programs, but there probably will be a reduction of international students coming here from that area. Osborne, who studied in France for a six-week summer program, Casey Anderson / Alligator Staff said her experience of living with Andrea Walgreen of Boston University discusses international study oppora host family and studying French tunities with Adam Engel near the Reitz Union Colonnade. The Study Aboard culture .improved her language Fair featured more than 60 tables highlighting key world areas. skills substantially. visi ou we sits a: a c~ol~ho~co iOffer only valid with coupon. Not valid with ~~-cIpOVE LINES 4
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6, ALLIGATORMTHU DAY, JANUARY; 2005 Court case could decide the future of file-sharing K azaa. Grokster. Soulseek. eDonkey. If a file-sharing case that has just reached the Supreme Court is decided in favor of the defendant, the names of these peer-to-peer services likely will top the next day's obituaries. Though Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster may appear to be a simple case regarding copyright violation, it has the potential to threaten the very existence of P2P services. Essentially, the Supreme Court will decide whether or not these services are legally responsible when their users trade copyrighted files. To opponents of file-sharing, it seems to be a straightforward situation: P2P services allow customers to commit crimes, so they should face the legal repercussions. But this is akin to saying video-rental stores should be responsible if their customers make illegal copies of movies. It's not even any different than saying telephone companies should be punished when people use phones to set up drug deals. Sure, the opportunity for illegal action is there, but the services in no way condone it -nor can they stop it. Opponents argue there are legal services that, for a fee, allow users to download music, and some in the works may allow a limited form of music sharing. This is not good enough. These services do not allow the sharing of video and other types of files, nor will they likely ever be capable of sharing legal software and noncommercial files without the possibility of illegal use. The fact is, a decision against Grokster would set a precedent with disastrous consequences. None of the P2P services can stop the sharing of copyrighted files through their programs, so the day will come when they realize they are one step away from being in court. After this realization, they will start falling one-by-one. Obscure, underground file-sharing programs will still exist, of course, and so will paid services. The sort of popular, free services that have caused a revolution in the way we share information, however, will disappear like dinosaurs and disco. This issue hits hard at UF, where file-sharing is practically a way of life. We've already seen the danger of file-sharing restrictions with the trouble that the monitoring-program ICARUS has caused. ICARUS itself is proof the sharing of copyrighted files cannot be regulated at the current state of technology without preventing legal activities. In fact, you're probably within reach of someone who has been denied access to an online computer game because of ICARUS' overenthusiastic hunt for file sharers. But this case has bigger implications for the sharing of media on the Internet. The Supreme Court in past cases has stated a desire to keep the Internet as a place in which civil rights remain intact. They have granted liberal First Amendment protection to Web-based speech and have upheld the right for citizens in general to communicate as they see fit. Now, it is time for them to take the next step in protecting the distribution of online media from needless government interference. 11-m indc-e. ent loria" Dwayne Robinson Matt Sanchez EDITOR OPINIONS EDITOR Mike Girnignani Lauren Flanagan MANAGING EDITOR Diana Middleton Craig Singleton EDITORIAL BOARD The Allgator encouwages comments fromo readers. Letters to the editor should not exceed 150 wmcls (ahQL ~ ~ ~ Na oielte-ie ae.Te os etpd obespaced and must nlecru the L ,,csal gatorrog. o m to 1105 W. Unierity v5, r senld tien to P.O. Box 14257, Gamno"'lo, FL 32604 2257. Columns of about 450 woids about original topics and editorial caoons ate also elm. 0 e os? call 376-445. 0 n vS Guest colmn Rape revenge has exual assault, like any other type of violence, is primarily an assertion of physical dominance. On this, there can be little argument. Nor is there much doubt about the degree of direct harm to the victim. Let us consider, however speculatively, the indirect damage to society. There is a predictable initial reaction of shock and anger among those who know the victim. This may lead to violent retaliation or the advocacy of violence against rapists, as it has in the case of at least two recent Alligator readers. Despite a longstanding practice of collective revenge pursued in this country via the justice and penal systems, this is not a solution. Rather, it exacerbates the decay of the social fabric and is a poor deterrent. After the initial flush of rage passes, or if the perpetrator is not apprehended, many victims and their associates may sublimate the urge for vengeance to a general urge to emasculate men. This urge is then transferred through guilt onto young males as part of the coercive regime of socialization that represses their healthy and normal sexual desires, resulting in untold psychological damage -thus forming future rapists, misogynists, wife-beaters and other deviants. The urge also informs the passive-aggressive behavior that drives many females into "butch" roles and "feminazism," which have parallels to rape as sexual expressions of power, albeit on a psychological rather than a physical level. Regardless of the mode of sublimation, it is a form of damage and must be minimized in any healthy society. A prominent instance of perpetuating the culture of victimhood is the sexual objectification of women -and, to a lesser extent, of men -a process to which men and women seem irrationally committed on college campuses. Another such instance is the widespread false passivALLIGATOR www.alligator.org/opinions dire social effects Paul ity adopted by women who acquire Wagner mates through entrapment, pursuSpeaking Out ing sexual needs without responsibility and demanding greater pay for less work along with greater support for the reproductive process. Perhaps the most egregious examples of such behavior occur in women's advocacy groups, where all men are seen as potential rapists unless they have been rendered socially or psychologically submissive. Ome solution to the growing menace is to apply the same standards of conduct to men and women with regard to displays of power and calls for vengeance, however disguised. In a truly just and healthy society, the sexual impulse would be revsrep and celebrated as frequently as practical, free from the trammels of psychosocial and physical dominance. This would require a degree of honor and respect from men towards women rarely practiced today, as the male is generally more physically dominant. It also would require willingness on the part of women to refrain from hurtful narratives of historical wrongs, which are a kind of hate speech. just as we recognize that to recite a litany of past injuries during mediation of conflict destroys the possibility of establishing agreement, so we must understand that without equal ground in the present no future equality can be constructed. As the typically repsycho-socially capable gender, womei must accept that to label every man a rapist only encourages negative relations with women, and they must accept some responsibility for nurturing the wellbeing of males instead of wielding the Bobbitt knife. Until then, we can only plead with the rapists and the emasculators: Stop the violence. h Pai Wagnei is a Libeml Arts awd Sciences gradat student. The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator. Today's question: Should filesharing services be liable for their customers' actions? Wednesday's question: Is Condoleezza Rice the best choice for secretary of state? Vote or post a mesage at www.alligator.org 55% YES 45% NO 62 TOTAL VOTES
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Rape more complicated than presented Editor: Once again, we have seen an icendiary piece of sexist propaganda from Campus NOW, written under the guise of equality for women and political correctness. It amazes me the argument is made that "it is not the responsibility of women to prevent their being raped." That is like me saying, "I am burdened by having to lock my car, so people should just stop stealing cars." What they fail to point out is that a woman can be just as at fault for rape as a man. What if she says "yes," when she mearis "no"? What if her provocative clothes or innuendo is misinterpreted? What if she feels guilty about sex or wants to get revenge? What if she was under the influence of alcohol? She can claim rape in all of these cases, and rape convictions can be based on the accuser's testimony alone without corroboration. Fraternities are implicated as condoning rape and sexual assaults because 10 to 30 percent of on-campus sexual assaults occur in fraternities. There's no mention, of course, of how these women wound up at the fraternity in the first place. Nor is there any mention of who was intoxicated at the time, because, after all, the man should be responsible for the actions of both himself and the woman, even though they both might be drunk. ly favorite statement is that Campus NOW "believes that rape is the result of the unequal power balance between women and men." Interestingly, black men are three times more likely to be reported a rapist than white men. Do they suddenly have more political and economic power? Missing from their discussion of rape is that false accusations are far more common than is known. Indeed, a U.S. Air Force study discovered that around 60 percent of rape accusations that were investigated in the study turned out to be false. What's more, a report from the Journal of Sex Research found that 63 percent of men and 46 percent of women said they had experienced unwanted intercourse by the time they were in college. Using the definition of rape as unwanted sex, virtually everyone has been raped. The point is that rape isn't just a man's problem or a woman's problem. It's a problem of how we've all been socialized. Most importantly, the solution isn't about blaming one sex or the other but about a sharing of equal responsibilities in all aspects of a relationship. For a woman to hide behind assumed innocence and helplessness and an unwillingness to be responsible for any and all of her actions makes a man into a criminal for not taking responsibility for her. That is not equality, and that is truly a disservice to women. David Tarabocchia 7BA Guns as rape deterrent not Editor: Paul Snow ("Gato Arms Against Rape") has com the point of Sexual Assau Month. His depiction of womi less and incapable of protect without a pistol in their purse insulting. Rape is not the res gun sales but rather an issue abuse. Furthermore, statistics ing a handgun in self-defense rare. According to ie Violence for every time a woman used kill a stranger in self-defense were murdered with a handgu While I presume Wayne plauds your public plea-encou to arm themselves with conce you are only furthering violen women's safety. U U Board not the way to reform Editor: Oh, to be young aga The young and idealistic would have the Board of Gov the policies of higher education THU RSDAY, JAN UARY 27, 2005 E ALLIGATOR, 7 a good idea absence of "political meddling." If this board rs Mv ust Take were objective, we would not be facing today plotely missed the problems of frivolous tuition increases It Awareness -7.5% in-state and 12.5"%/ out-of-state -vet en as defenseagain and the possibility of block tuition, ng themselves which Baker agrees would not work. When is archaic and these issues came up at the board meetings, ult of waning the only vote against block tuition was the of power and chairman of the Florida Student Association. show that usFunny how that works out. is incredibly I have attended several board meetings Policy Center, along with Student Body President Jamal a handgun to Sowell, and consistently he alone votes on 302 women behalf of the students' interest. This happens n. because 11 of the board's 14 seats are apLa Pierre appointed by the governor and thus support his raging Gators political agenda. aled weapons, In state government, nothing is free from ce and risks to political meddling, and we as students have to realize the only way to ensure our voice is Tiahna Larsen not only heard but taken into consideration UFAlumna is by doing all the things the FSA works toward. We must take action, we must mobilize, we must lobby and, if we choose not to, we state policy cannot complain about policies that "trap in. families in a cycle of poverty" as Baker puts Ga i 11 Bak ernors dictate n to ensure the John Printy Student Senator Oors open at l1pm 1 aup to party ladies 21 + in free Before 12 No Dress Code For Info Call: 352.377.7333 1728 W. University Avenue ". an acting and performing tour de force, funny. hugely entertaining." -The Birmingham Post presents SIC ira-cie-R Saturday, January 9, 2005 5K MiracLe Run Turlington Plaza Pre-registration: $12 Day-of registration: $15 Jamaly 2-9 2005 Registration includes T-shirt! OM FRALL THE RIGHT REASONS THIRSTY THURSDAY
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8, ALLIGATOR 1UTI-IURSDAY, JANUARY 27,2005 Aging Vxpert hired *0 NEW DIRECTOR PLANNING FOR ENHANCED RESEARCH. By JEFF SIRMONS Alligator Writer Jsirmons@alligator.org UF's new geriatric research program will be "reinvigorated" with the addition of one leader in this field. Marco Pahor soon will bring his international recognition to UF as director of the Institute on Aging. Pahor is world renowned for his research at Wake Forest University and as principal investigator at the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. "It was a difficult decision because we have a productive and well-established program at Wake Forest, but the opportunities at UF put its program at a higher level," he said. UF's Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies director Pamela Duncan said the Pepper Center is "the crown jewel of geriatric research grants." "With his leadership and the talent from the multiple colleges at UF, we're poised to create world-class research programs on aging and rehabilitation," she said. "We will pri marily try to find out what mechanisms lead to disabilities, and then with that information, find ways to prevent or hinder the process." Marco Pahor UF Institute on Aging director Pahor said he plans to build a stronger clinical research program that will combine other departments in the College of Medicine to work toward preventing age-related disabilities. "We will primarily try to find out what mechanisms lead to disabilities, and then with that information, find ways to prevent or hinder the process," he said. P1A Y By MEGAN V. WINSLOW Alligator Writer nwinslow@alligator.org Gainesville Police arrested three men Wednesday morning in connection with approximately $2,000 in damage to two GPD patrol vehicles, reports show. Police say the suspects, Thierry Delisle, 20, Steven Aldo Newman, 17, and Emanuel de Jesus Blanco, 20, were at a party when they decided to take a field trip to a nearby GPD patrol vehicle parking lot Tuesday at about 2 a.m. Once inside the lot, located on the south side of GPD headquarters, 721 NW Sixth St., the defendants proceeded to throw beer bottles at and kick vehicle 2482, police reported. Ultimately, one of the alleged vandals used a bottle to smash the driver's side window and removed a flashlight, two journals and a pair of handcuffs, reports state. But the culprit reportedly left fingerprints. "There's a difference between bold and stupid, and they border more toward dumb," GPD spokesman Sgt. Keith Kameg said. The three suspects later stumbled back to Newman and Blanco's shared residence, where a party was underway, and began bragging about their escapade to guests, GPD reported. Then, police say, they tried handcuffing a few guests. "The thing is, they didn't have the handcuff key so it would have been pretty funny, or somebody would have been pretty annoyed," Kameg said. Through tips from party guests, the residence, which Kameg said was "literally a stone's throw from the police department," was located with ease by investigators. The three suspects were taken to GPD headquarters, where they later implicated themselves, police say. "The sad thing, I think, for them is now they'll have a felony record trailing them their entire life," Kameg said. "Nobody thinks about when they have to go get a job and employers want to know about your maturity and you tell them, 'Oh, I beat up a police car and then I stole handcuffs because I thought it would be funny.'" w e11ic Da e ClAsses www-ethnicdlanceexpressions.Com J%-920 0 An educational and informative advertising supplement Featuring health related articles and advertisements. A ereat way to inform over 50,000 readers of your services and goods. Don't miss ou. CALL TODAY! Deadline: Tuesday, February 15 Run Date: Tuesday, February 22 Gyms Health Care Products Health Clinics Health Related Careers Diet Centers Hospitals Emergency Care Centers Karate Centers Fitness Apparel Fitness Centers Grocery Stores Pharmacies Physical Therapy Physicians Racquetball Recreational Sports Skin Care Massage Centers Sports Equipment Nutrition Vitamins Orthopedic Furniture Waterbeds I. I I T Comedian 'egan14ny /
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 ALLIGATOR www.alligator.org/avenue The librarians danced like they had just finished watching "Coyote Ugly." Every girl in attendance also got to tap into her inner crazy-bar-top-dancing self, with promises of free tank tops for those branded with an X' on their hands and shots for the rest. Check out Jose's review, pg. 15. I played four missions of "Finest Hour" in this state of blindness, until finally the complete darkness of Nazi-filled sewers made it impossible to continue. And honestly, it was a hysterical, terrifying party the whole time. See Brett's critique, pg. 12. Today Common Grotndts Camper Van Beethoven, Hackensaw Boos E ddie C's -Tke Better G imp The SsIde Bar -Brothers past Friday EdcUe C's -Monroe Brown, HoLlow Daygs JubhberwockU Faces BuildUno the State, In Passng, EL, My Favorite Dancer Saturday Co mmon Grorunds The Know How, A g gnst All ARuthorbtU, Led Astray Faces -Unrcer the inftlence, 17 dSais Tke Side Bar Terraplane Tuesday Common Grorunds Nervorts System, Hearrisovi Fjord Eddie Cs -The To asters, The Usals, Supervllans deC By CH Ave ER PHILLIPS "There are s nue Writer comfortable wi ard there are hen Cheryl Krauth bought Wild Iris Books last fall with her business partner Lylly Rodriguez, they had no idea they were joining a dwindling club of owners across the country faced with the daunting task of redefining the concept of the feminist bookstore. When the Feminist Bookstore Network closed in 1999, its roster listed 120 member bookstores in the U.S. Roughly 30 feminist bookstores remain. When St. Petersburg's Brigit's Books closed Iast year, Florida was f ft with. only one femiist and lesbian bookstoreWild Iris Books on University Avenue. Krauth and Rodrigu"z participated in a forum sponsored by the UF's womin's studies department last week discussing the role of a feminist bookstore in a community arid some of their plaris for Wild Iris Books comortable wi nisim," Krauth When they Ro d r i g u e pulled a banner .with the words fe i in is t b o o ks to roe "' fromh the front window while smerchandising. were surprised asked them ho there. "I wonder i society to be sti meet the needs scare people oif houses t for sale. one women who are very Tryih Travis associate professor of :h the terminology feminist, women's studies at UF, said for a lot of some women who are not people the word "feminist" has become a th the terminology of femidirty word, and those misconceptions scare said, people away. She said some are frightened initially bought the store, by a "feminist" bookstore but not by a n "women's" bookstore. theTravis said t kind In today's oc y of anti-feminist climate is parlt ofwhat encouraged WOM the decline in feminist and me t the need sof wma b ookstores cross -maybe not scare people off. the country. -Cheryl Krauth, co-owner of Wild Iris Books According to Travis, the useBoth 'women -fuless Of a feminist when people walked in and bookstore is smillar to what it was in the v long the business had beens 1970s when the concept was borne from women pulling together for resources and f there is a need in today's community. 11 woman's bookstore and Today's feminist bookstores serve as of woman and maybe not businesses supplying books still considered [1Krauth sad. too subversive for the chain stores. The second role of a community hub, a gathering place for woen' also hasn't changed. "When we decided to buy the bookstore front Dottie [Faibisy], people in the community came up and said 'thank you,"' Rodriguez said. "But the feedback doesn't match the financial realty of just selling books." For this reason, Wild Iris, like other stores across the country will branch out and sell sidelines like fair-trade coffee and try to build other sections -sulch as spirituality "Even spiritual is very fe e Krauth said. "Women struggle with spirituality and religion." Other sideline items such as cards, jewelry and music strongly feature the work of local authors, artists and musicians. Rodriguez works the front of the store and coordinates buig from inlcal artists. "Somehow, the feeling of knowig you are providing food for that person." She trailed (A. "if we can survive that way, we will," Rodriguez said. Mother Kali's in Eugene Oregon will celebrate its 30-year anniversary this spring and cold be an older sister to Wild Iris Books. Employee Tiffany Haggmark said the business has been touchy for the last five years, but their sales are increasing because they've added new items very similar to Wild Iris' sideline ventures, brought in more author events and incorporated women's spirituality into heir store. Hagomark said they'd been reaching out to the University of Oregon and selling textbooks. Wild Iris Books has maintained a close working relationship providing textbooks for women's studies and other related subects atiUD. Though still in the research phase, Krauth said she wants to add a non-profit side to Wild Iris. Several feminist bookstores across the country are community-based colleilives instead of individual business ogn Pesk / 1le Sisterspirit Bookstore in San Jose, Cal., and Herland Sister Resources in Oklahoma. n September. The store Krath said Las a nrI-profit ie store array of spiritual items could qualify for grants and donations for community projects. Rev d
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10, ALLIGATOR N THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 PLAYLIST Camper Van Beethoven brings unique style to town By NATHANIEL DEAS cruelly as to steal our tools of our trade," violinsuch as Phish and moe. regularly covered ery night," he said. "They rock out pretty good Avenue Writer ist Jonathan Segel said. "It also means we end Camper Van Beethoven tunes. they've got some really good melodic sensibili Camper Van Beethoven has overcome its fair share of adversity. Drugs. Alcohol. A decade-long hiatus. They've even had their equipment stolen during their current tour .twice. After being vandalized in Moritreal, the band again was targeted in Dallas, where thieves bypassed a security guard and cut through the side of a trailer, helping themselves to amps, guitars and other instruments. "It's hard to believe that people -i act so THU up touring to afford to buy new instruments and not to feed ourselves. That sucks." Despite the setbacks, 1980s underground icons Camper Van Beethoven, along with the Hackensaw Boys, will play the Common Grounds tonight. Described by Segel as "a rock band that throws anything it finds into the mix," Camper Van Beethoven is hard to define. Sometimes alt-country, sometimes psychedelic, sometimes ska, Camper Van Beethoven saw a boost in popularity after parting ways in 1990. As record sales reached new heights, bands "Maybe people started being bored with what they were being presented with and looked back to find better music," Segel explained. "Also, people are always looking to be the cool kid, so any underground thing that is obscure becomes cooler in r-etrospect. Post-facto attention is better than none at all." During the hiatus, singer David Lowery found success as the frontinan for Cracker, whose 1993 hit "Low" still is a radio regular. Hackensaw Boy Jesse Siske is excited about touring with Camper Van Beethoven. "They're putting on a pretty terrific show evU.ID-E ties, and just everybody's been in the band so long, they got it down." Described as alt-country, bluegrass and folk, the Hackensaw Boys, who previously toured with Modest Mouse, put on a high-energy, acoustic show, Siske said. Tickets for the show are $15 and are available at the door or at Smoke. Doors open at 9 p.m., and Siske encourages a large crowd to attend. "Come out and shake your ass and have a good time," he said. "It's pretty unpretentious and laid back, and it's just good old-fashioned fun." IC Barbecue David's Real Pit BBQ Voted #1 in Gainesville and listed in "Where the Locals Eat" as best place in Gainesville for Ribs & BBQ. David's says come on in for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Adult size portions for adult size appetites. David's caters to the Gators. Open 7am-9pm Mon-Sat, 8am-9pm Sun. We are located at 5121-A NW 39th Ave. (352) 373-2002. 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THURSDAY, JANUARY !/, ZOUn M AILLktA I ine wine with newest release D U iranco' dcke Down, Ani DiFranco's wP released Tuesday, ofers an honest glimpse into a weathered soul. From the first play to the 20th round on repeat, DiFranco's album is a journey through years of pain, lessons and life. On the surface, "Knuckle Down" is bittersweet. DiFranco's voice is audibly aged, rough in all the right places but never off-key. Though she was born in Buffalo, N.Y., I swear she has some kind of Southern accent. Most tracks have a folksy feel, with ages like I sharp plucks of acoustic strings, a style familiar to DiFranco fans. Each track blends almost unnoticeably into the next, comparable to the seamless sound of Radiohead's "Hail to the Thief." As the CD progresses, tempos slow, and DiFranco's voice mellows, and the majority of "Knuckle Down" flows by before you fully can appreciate it. It's only after more deliberate attention that the album's true magic is revealed. DiFranco's words are perfect. Each one fits another piece into her life's mosaic and intensifies the mood of the song. Her i n t e n d e d m e a n ings aren't a I w a y s Keeley McCarty perfectly Playlist d e f i n e d theavenue@agator.org but the gray area is just hazy enough that any listener can slip in his or her own ideas. She sings mostly of broken hearts and learning to he happy. Women might identify a little more easily with her messages, but men equally could enjoy the album musically. In "Parameters," an entirely spoken piece, DiFranco tells the story of a woman who is surprised one night by an intruder in her bedroom. It's not clear whether the man is real or a personification of fear, but the articulation of this is irrelevant. I fell asleep listening to the song one night and had pretty creepy dreams. Almost as notable as the quality of her words is the quantity. "Knuckle Down" is chock-full of original lyrics, and DiFranco has 16 other full-length albums, two EPs and two live albums under her belt. DiFranco went solo for her last album, "Educated Guess" (2004). For the new release, however, she invited Joe Henry to co-produce with her. The album also features guest musicians, like Todd Sickafoose on bass and former band member Julie Wolf on the melodica. Unfortunately, DiFranco won't be touring Florida any time in the near future, but "Knuckle Down" definitely is worth checking out. You can listen to it once, but you won't be satisfied until it has run on repeat in your stereo for a week. N1NOUT lapaneseextensive SUSHI BAR provides the best portions in town. All sushi made-to-order. Try our new menu with new rolls, appetizers, lunch specials, & unique rice wines. Open every day 11:30am10pm. To Go orders available on everything. 335-3030. 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Fresh smoothie bar & Baklava. Pita Bread Bakery at 2401 SW 13th St., 372-4995. We sell hookabs, parts, charcoals, fine tobacco, and halal meat. Mexican Burrito Brothers Serving Gainesville since 1976. Made to order, made from scratch Many vegetarian & vegan items available. Open 7 days, 11am10pm. 16 NW 13th St. 378-5948. www.burritobros.com El Toro You've had the rest, now try the BEST Mexicanfoodin Gainesville. Mexican We have great fajitas & vegetarian cuisine. Loved by Gators past and present since 1990. Best homemade salsa in town. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. 1723 SW 13th St. Take out and catering available 376-6989. La Fiesta Catering Gainesville for 16 years now! Come and enjoy authentic Mexican food at reasonable prices. Try one of our fajita entrees or choose from several vegetarian selection. Also try our special grilled pork chops with black beans and rice. Don't forget about our tasty margaritas on special Mon-Thurs at $2.25 & 2-4-1 Mich Lite & Bud Lite drafts, $1.95Mon&Tues. Locatedbehind Red Lobster across from Oaks Mall. *Carry out also available* 332-0878. Closed Sunday. Pizza Leonardo's Pizza legend since 1973. Whole pizzas & slices. Open 7 days a week 9am -11pm Sun-Thurs. Fri & Sat till 12am. Call ahead for pickup 375-2007. For delivery Pizza call 379-FOOD. Located next to Bistro 1245. Leo's Cafe open daily 9am. Flavored coffees, espressos & fresh baked pastries. Mellow Mushroom Take a trip to mellowmushroom.com. Since 1974, we've been dishing out high-quality ingredients in all of our specialty pizzas, monumental hoagies, and scrumptious salads. And yes, we deliver. 1209 W. University Ave. 367-0012. Vegetarian Book Lover's Cafe Vegetarian and Vegan cuisine prepared with all natural ingredients. Organic food, smoothies and juices. Amex/ Visa/ATM. 10am-9pm 505 NW 13th St. Vietnamese Saigon Legend Delicious tra ditional Vietnamese cuisine with popular Asian favorites as well. Pho, BahnCuon, Bahn Xeo, Banh Tom HaNoi. Enjoy great food at great Vietnamese prices. Big new room! Family owned restaurant. Next to Holiday Inn downtown. Dine in or take out. Catering available. Mon-Sat 10:30am-9:30pm, Sun 11:30-9pm, 374-0934. For information on The Guide to Dining Out Contact Hilary Jenkins 376-4478
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12, ALLIGATOR U THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,2005 Gettin' lucky: the desperate, the stifled, the greedy uave h u hurs tuse f u s t i kt e ro u S s e x s t u t bo s o .e s c r ib e ftinc g tteS toght the stories of people $ sn otr artcLes. I tIroofl ere onig ruvYors. oung t the let i 0. r or because 'm too MARObe L~t's because I'mn R 014, O r thc'"n mst I sN hut i fsttht ft's nack heratr n Vno 'eople thk to kook up VLere at UF, or vtaobe I'a peo pe tkn oO IS U o kave gnU i stofug sovnethig Wrong. h Let rue knovw. -J.B R tkreesoMP ve wtk mnU Vook HOW can I set up te o n't Want to F up busts ana her jrfert? stou to stop fena her to the pofut Wh~sere shLe Waso st hookino p, but herrfre1d' fs reaffg hot, think te0 both be Lute ft. -M.D. MU~~~ ~ ~ boeen RV olL orvns. MUB' M ovnn te gvaos Rrotna, ctnc we never get roommte t alw~s go efti'er. W ken ke slele ps mc4 P rovacu Ln kts ro0 m e because s ke's n the Over, we tsatalLo 0,6't I"'e sP l'er Out t t .H s rom gsa se aro kclw0en we're at 4Ls P Lace _frencds are aMwl can f ret -ke Uear w t4 so ut thfuk I cvu'v, the rest alone time? fitesex. HoWcauWeet rea -L Dear Hard Up for a Hard On, family or anything slightly personal. This one's easy: make more money, become better looking This will make her feel like she's conor lower your standards (preferably all three). necting with you, even if you would Ok, no one wants to hear that. Even the above options aren't rather be attacked by rabid dogs than surefire ways to get laid. hold a conversation with her. I can, however, give you a handy list of "don'ts" when it Don't be unrealistic. If she's a 10 comes to luring unsuspecting females into your bed. Jump Your and you're a three, don't waste your Don't appear desperate. This is the equivalent to a dog Bones Jones time -unless you have the confihumping a stranger's leg: pathetic, creepy and sometimes a Undercovers dence to back up your ambition. little messy. undercovers2005@yahoo.com Don't give up. Even the greatest Don't tell a girl she has a nice rack; instead compliment her players have far from perfect batting personality (unless she has implants .she paid good money Y averages. for some praise.) Your time will come, and so will you. And if all else fails, Don't talk about the weather. Ask about her interests, her just go for the drunkest girl in the bar. Dear Three's Not a Crowd, As of press time, there are no invitations made for such an occasion. So you'll have to use that other head of yours. Threesomes usually just happen; they aren't really something for which you can plan, because unfortunately, there isn't a smooth way to propose an orgy. After your next sack session, tellyour friend with benefits how much you enjoy her erotic expertise and how much she turns you. on. Make her feel like a sex goddess -this will assure her you think she's adventurous enough to explore new things (such-as her friend's naked body). Don't outright tell her you want her and her girl to tag team you. Instead, casually ask if she'd ever experiment with any of her friends (maybe she 'already has.) Dear Desperately Seeking Dorm Sex, It's not easy to play hide the salami while your roommate is only five feet away (unless, of course, she's into watching). The beauty of dorm life is it forces you to be creative. You probably make most of your meals in the microwave, but you're telling me you can't find a place to do the nasty? I'll start with the obvious. Unless you're on the exact same class schedule as your roomie, I'm sure she's not around for part of the day. They don't call it an afternoon delight for nothing. Lock the door, and if you haven't gotten off by the time she's back from physics, just say you were napping (she'll never know you were bent over her desk.) Tell her you fantasize about having two girls at once. Leave it at that, but then mention it several times in the near future. There are small steps you can take to introduce her to the thrills of a sexual triumvirate. Talk her into a three-way kiss or watch a group porn together. If she's game for a full-fledged female encounter, she'll let you know. Otherwise, don't push your luck. You might end up with no girl, let alone two. How about turning the dorm into your own sexual playground? As unappealing as communal showers are, you'll hardly notice the mildew if your boy's loofahing you in all the right places. You always can blame your moaning on Herbal Essences. Visit your donna's study lounge and start fondling one another. Watch how fast the room clears out (hey, you never said you wanted to win a popularity contest.) Once you experience the rush brought on by new sex spots and the risk of getting caught, you'll never want to do it on a twin size bed again. Actually, you may never want to move off campus. Finest Hour' lacks punch, leaves gamer apathtic O e first time I played "Call of Duty: Finest Hour," it was on a broken TV. The brightness was stuck all the way down, and I had no way to fix it. So as I bobbed into Staligrad, I knew I was on a boat, but only because I could hear the water. And I knew I was part of a squadron, because as the bombs drew nearer, their white flashes revealed the huddled silhouettes of army men freezing in a Russian downpour. But that was all I knew. I couldn't really see my allies. I couldn't ever see my enernies. I couldn't tell I didn't have a gun. And so, in my first moments in the war zone, I ran through trenches blindly chasing my ballsy sergeant's glowing nametag and no-nonsense Russian accent, head ducked and passing ammo to enemies when I thought I was firing at them. Proudly, I survived. I learned to meet any movement Or noise with a burst from my trusty Thompson machine gun because most often it was .(surprise!) Nazis. I played four missions of "Finest Brett Kelman Don't Hate the Playa bkelman@aligator.org to continu. Hour" in this state of blindness, until finally the complete darkness of Nazi-filled s e w e r s made -it impossible And honestly, it was a hysterical, terrifying and paranoid party the whole time. So when the TV unexpectedly got fixed, cranked up "Finest Hour" so I could see the levels I had stumbled through and the ones beyond the impossible underground. And you know what? Eh. The game was more exciting in the dark. I mean, it's not a bad-game. The graphics are pretty clean, and the explosions, gunfire and overhead planes sounded great, but for some reason, "Finest Hour"just isn't that much fun. Without the added challenge of blindness, I wasn't really compelled to keep playing. Really, "Finest Hour" has nothing to make -it stand out from other "Call of' Duty" --or even "Medal of Honor" titles -except tank combat, which is fun but dampened by clunky controls. And with competition from superb shooters like "Halo 2" and "Half-life 2," new releases need to either excel in every aspect or give its gamers something new. Finest Hour does neither. And I don't particularly recommend it. You know, unless you've got a broken TV. Daily flights from Gainesville Regional Airport flygainesville.com GAINESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT Continental Connection Operated by Gulfstreamn Interational Airlines Wellness is the highest quality of life possible. 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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 U ALLIGATOR, 13 CURTAIN CALL Technicians on toes for tours By BRETT KELMAN Avenue Writer While the Curtis M. Phillips Center's massive stage curtain will not rise on David Copperfield until 5:30 p.m. Sunday, the magic will have been going on for two days. Beginning at sunrise, empty audience seats will witness an urgent construct of set and scene -with no time for intermission -until something on stage slowly takes shape into what will bewilder audience members that night. From the bottom of the orchestra pit to the heights of the rigger's grid 80 feet above the stage floor, specialists will work with a rapidity outweighed only by safety. Overhead, riggers will work pulleys until every line of lights is in perfect position. Backstage, stagehands must haul every prop and piece until four jam-packed semi-trailers are bare. And somewhere, "spot boothers" will just pray they don't screw up. Lights. Props. Scenery. Speakers. Stage crew. Musicians. Costtunes. Electronics. Make-up. Instrtunents. Performers. Technicians. All scripted to enter stage right, through either the backstage door or the loading dock. By midnight, they will vanish the same way. This stressful scene is common to the "bus and truck" shows that frequent the Phillips Center's stage, but rarely stay a whole day. Most of the Phillips Center's larger productions are touring show on a tight schedule. The amount of manpower, skill and organization necessary to unpack and repack a fanfare like Copperfield's show is a performance in itself. This week the theater will present three. On Friday the Soweto Gospel Choir will perform an exotic blend of cultural music from South Africa. The Phillips Center must hang lights and balance acoustics accordingly for the 26 singers and five band members, Operations Manager Matt Koropeckyj-Cox said. "Normally traveling performances rehearse before they ever go on tour. Most can do their shows cold," Koropeckyj-Cox said, but because Gainesville is Soweto's first performance on their American tour, they will spend Friday practicing in their new venue. And these rehearsals will allow audio supervisor David Michael and assistant supervisor Eric Ross to tweak the show's sound, while others wander the Copperfield center, ears perked, testing acoustics in every nook or cranny that houses a seat. The "load-in" should require about 20 stagehands working all day On Saturday, the center will come together with the Samuel P. Ham Museum of Art and the Florida Museum of Natural History' for a fundraiser called the "British Invasion." It will present "The Fab Four," a Beatles tribute band that will require a new light hang and replica set of the Ed Sullivan Show constructed on stage. A technical crew will be sent to the other facilities to help prep, while 15 stagehands will work all day unloading the sound equipment and instruments. But after the invasion ends, not everyone will make it home. A night shift of 10 workers will worka hard day's night to strip the stage in preparation for Sunday's "huge great big" load-in of Copperfield's show. "Well will run around the clock to make these shows happen," Koropeckyj-Cox said. "It takes such a large team to make this work." The magic show will require about 40 stagehands to set up, he said, and everyone involved must sign a secrecy oath protecting the mysterious ingredients to Copperfield's magic. At Crispers, gourmet soups are a specialty. Since you're taking so many credits and going so many classes, we want you to try it for FR Just show us your valid UF student ID card. F o d! T ---e Jrio -t --n-se, w campus croze? F R E S H S A L A D S A N D S U C H Eating is okay, but eating gourmet is great. 00-1 PmwThat's why Crispers has been a sensation for over 16 years. Today, we're expanding throughout Florida as the quick, delicious alternative to fast food. 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GAINESVILLE CRISPERS CENTER 3 102 SW 34th Street phone: (352) 335-6150 fax: (352) 335-6128 I R E I H I A I A D1 1 A N1 D 1 U1 CH RISPERS To see all our menu selections, click on www.crispers.com. Forefather of ska to play Eddie C's By CHAD SMITH Avenue Writer One of ska's most storied bands will return to Gainesville on Tuesday. New York City's The Toasters, among the first to introduce the modern ska mix of punk rock and reggae, at least in the U.S., have stood the test of time and several line-up changes, boasting a 23-year career with more than 40 members. Robert "Bucket" Hingley, the band's lead guitarist and vocalist, immigrated to America from London in the early 1980s and formed The Toasters a few years after his arrival. The ska music he was so fond of in England had not yet made such a splash across the pond, but he was not deterred from his passion. Little did he know that in two decades he would be one of ska's forefathers as both the lead singer of a prominent band and owner of the now-defunct indie label Moon Ska Records, which was a vital source of underground ska for nearly 20 years. Hingley now runs Megalith Records with the same general mission in mind: making sure ska music still has a pulse. After the brief ska explosion of the late '90s imploded, The Toasters were at the forefront of a genre chock-full of passionate bands left with a major label market that had shut the door. While the intention never has been obtaining fame and fortune, calling it a career after the ska wave crashed certainly would not have been censurable. But The Toasters just love playing ska that much. The Toasters are fond of Florida, too. "There's a pretty good scene down ,there. It's a little like California but even more laid back," Hingley said. The Toasters will play six shows in the Sunshine State on their Ska Brawl Tour with Orlando's The Supervillians. Hometown favorites The Usuals also will be on the bill for the Gainesville date at Eddie C's on South Main Street. \X a T
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14, ALLIGATORS THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,2005 Grey Goose aims to keep it alive as CD goes national By JUNE CAPPIELLO Avenue Writer I'm not going to lie. I was a little confused as I watched Kaleb Stewart light his cigarette and drink his beer in the dimly lit bar of Jewell's. He's the singer of a band named Grey Goose. So where's the tea with honey? Where's the vodka? Despite what one might think, the band is named after "Grey Goose," a song by blues artist Leadbelly, not the vodka, explained Stewart, whose father loves the blues. And the smoking? "I quit a month before recording," he said as his "therapist," Rich the bartender, refilled his glass. With the band's new album, "'Til the Medicine Takes," ready to be released nationwide, it seems Stewart may not have to worry about recording for a while. Europe in the summer, Grey Goose's simple, The band will be holding its CD release catchy and raw sound is sure to garner its party Friday at the Atlantic with Odlaw and own attention. Morivivi. The show starts at 10:30 p.m., and Grey Goose formed in 2002, when the cover is $5. Stewart ended his acoustic solo act and It's hard to stand out in the local scene, persuaded friend Sean Atwater to quit the Stewart said. "You're always going to be guitar and pick up the bass. compared to your friend's band." Drummer Bill Clower of Stewart and No one knows that better than Wollard's side project, Cro(w)s, joined Stewart, whose best friend VVe tffve R conneCtion. Grey Goose at about the and -former we're really actamant abottt t beno same time. roommate is After a few guitar Chris Wollard -fiAS ki / '-.-W lineup changes, John of Gainesville's admired -Knleb Stewtrt "The Rookie" is the Hot Water Music, a staple .band's newest member. in the city's music arena. Like any other band, Grey Goose has had Wollard co-produced and mixed the alits ups and downs, Atwater said. bum. He even played lead guitar on one of But longevity is the band's ultimate goal. the tracks. "We have a connection," Stewart said. "He's our godfather," Stewart said. "We're really adamant about it being friends With the CD release, a tour along the playing together." East coast in the spring and another tour in Early in 2004, the band was "signed" with Sounds of Subterraoia, a German record label which funds and promotes bands but doesn't use traditional contracts. "No strings attached," Stewart said with a grin. The new album, which already has been released in Europe, took more than a year to write. "Sean and I write the most," Stewart said. "Kaleb writes the most," Atwater corrected. Stewart said writing the album was a crazy, yet creative time that was marked by "a lot of whisky drinks and writing" with Wollard, who also was writing for his own band. Though the songs turned out darker than expected, the band is happy with the way it turned out. "Now we just want to tour the s** out of it," Stewart said. TREOS tries Florida again By JACQUELINE DAVISON Avenue Writer "We have some people that we let down last time when we didn't make it, so I'd like to make it up to everybody," The Receiving End of Sirens vocalist/guitarist, Alex Bars said of their upcoming tour. "The first time we ran out of money, and the last attempt was hurricaned out." TREOS, along with Triple Crown Records label-mates As Tall As Lions and The Militia Group's Cartel, finally will hit Florida in their east coast "Lions, Sirens and Bears" tour. Since signing with Triple Crown in November, TREOS has been busy recording a slew of new songs for their debut disc, "Between the Heart and the Synapse," slated to drop this spring. "It will be about 65 minutes long with transitions between most of the songs," Bars said. "Our goal as a band has always been to challenge ourselves, challenge the listener and create something different." Concert-goers can expect lots of "good old fashioned rock," Bars said. Atlanta's pop-rockers, Cartel, also are looking forward to the winter tour. "It should be a lot of fun," lead vocalist Will Pugh said. "As Tall As Lions are good guys and a good band because they don't sound anything like us, and we don't sound like them. It should be fun for the kids." Cartel's signing to The Militia Group this past August actually was spawned from a rumor circulated saying they were signed to the label. Though untrue at the time, TMG decided to scope out Cartel and signed them. The biggest change for Cartel since inking the deal has been upgrading to a 2003 15-passenger van from their '96 Dodge Conversion, Pugh said. "And seeing yourself where you shouldn't be considering how long we've been a band," he adds, in reference to their recent attention in Alternative Press. He also is fond of being able to concentrate on music instead of paying the bills. As far as Cartel's style goes, Pugh prefers to avoid the term "pop-punk." "People can say it is, but it's not," he said. "None of us listened to Fall Out Boy or Yellowcard. We don't draw anything from them. We all grew up on Atlanta hardcore, then New Found Glory when we were 15. Then we all grew up and listened to different stuff." The Lions, Sirens and Bears tour will stop in Orlando at Screamer's Jan. 30 and in Tallahassee at Big Daddy's Feb. 1. 'Corduroy' gets personal By GORDON OWEN Avenue Writer While his wit supersedes his works, celebrated gay author David Sedaris draws from his experiences with family, friends and relationships to make his works worth reading. From his first major work, "Naked to his most recent book of essays "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim," Sedaris' humor reflects the comical events he satirizes. "My writing is just a desperate attempt to get laughs," Sedaris said. "If you get anything else out of it, it's an accident." The essays in "Corduroy" tell of his exploits with his family and adventures in rural France with his partner Hugh. Many of the 27 essays have been printed in magazines such as G.Q. and the New Yorker. The book explores the divide that often exists among members of the same family or same nation. Throughout the book, Sedaris satirizes his family's odd behavior. Sedaris tells of his father's overbearing nature, his sister's humor and his mother's eccentric behavior -she locked the children out of the house after one snowy day too many. "Corduroy" propels his mother as one of the foremost females in modem literature. She, more than any family member, reflects Sedaris' life; essentially he does what she says. Sedaris describes the difficultbirth of his sister's child and his other sister's gripes about his writing being too personal. In his most intimate collection of writings yet, Sedaris indirectly reveals his own insecurities as well as his awkward developrment from child to man. Much like the rest of his work, "Corduroy" explores the interrelationships of family, friends and partnerships. Sedaris writes from his internal self and the delivery of the stories is timeless. Comedy and humor aside, "Corduroy" marks Sedaris' transition from humorist to a writer of memory. Sedaris will speak at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, April 9. In preparation for his April 9 speech at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, I recommended picking up "Corduroy." ~~4~~ 77/~7O1777 ALLIGATOR ADVERTISING F Please bring completed application along with $30 cash DM .or check made payable to Children's Miracle Network. F T Applications are available at www.floridadm.org
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*THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 N ALLIGATOR, 15 Writer grooved from 'upscale' to down and dirty D id I say in my last column scantily clad women didn't impress me? The Library Fridays and official grand opening definitely proved me wrong. The Pub, Grub and Club definitely has a lot of untapped potential to be a nightlife Gainesville staple. Making good of the promise Gator City never kept, the librarians (is that what you'd call the bar girls?) danced like they had just finished watching "Coyote Ugly." Every girl in attendance also got to tap into her inner crazy-bar-top-dancing self, with promises of free tank tops for those branded with an X on their hands and shots for the rest. Bar-top dancing ain't your thing? Well the Library has ways for your inner stripper to come out too, with multiple poles littering the dance floor area of the venue. I had so much fun I lost count of how many drinks I had, but fear not, I managed to remember the whole night. My tab, surprisingly, only came out to $26, and my two friends, and I drank a lot. Get this! You don't even have to go to the bar to get a drink. If asked politely, any of the girls adorning a Library tank top will take your order. Service like that deserves to be commended. Music-wise, there is a lot of room for improvement. Top 40 hits played in the main bar area, while the DJ in the dance area spun current and old school hiphop along side Kid Rock white-boy anthems and '80s dance. For those underage who have always wondered what that great place called Market Street on ladies' night is like, J. Dar the Library definitely will give you a Nig clue. Much like its Downtown comthese petitor, it offers pool tables, a big bar area and music. The Library is a new club, so I set my standards low as to not disappoint myself, and trust me. Did the bar live up to the hype? No. Was I disappointed? No. There aren't books covering every single inch of wall space, which I would have like to have seen for the sake of atmosphere. The Library still has to find its niche. We already have a Market Street and imitators such as Slims and Jewell's. I'd hate to see the place stuck in conformity Owner Frank Morello should look to expand the image and invite promoters to make use of the Library's name to come up with interesting club nights and make every night at the Library different. Still as the Library sits now, I'd definitely return and know I'm going to enjoy it. Drinks were good, the people were great and music was hot -for the most part. niel ht W ue@al e clubbing didn't stop on Friday. Nope, I'm so dedicated to you, my readers, I felt I owed it you to go clubbing two nights in a row. (The truth is my friends put me on "The List," and I Duran didn't have anything else to do.) riter The List happened to be for ligatororg Arkadia's Upscale Saturdays. The restaurant-by-day, club-by-night locale finally started faking advantage of the Saturday night slot and the hoards of lazy students who don't want to trek all the way Downtown. Don't let "The List" fool you, it is anything but VIP treatment. It guarantees you get in free but takes about 30 minutes to get in because everyone else there is on the list, too. Once inside, tables are pushed aside and carpet is duct-taped down to the floor. The place is enormous, both inside and in the courtyard area. It would have been nice to have had a DJ outside playing some lounge music at a level where everyone still could talk, or at least for the sake of hearing something different than the Top 40 hip-hop being played inside. (Inside, the DJ played it safe by playing current hits by Snoop Dogg, Ciara and oddly enough, Linkin Park/Jay-Z.) No complaints about the DJ not being able to keep people on the dance floor. What does bother me about Gainesville DJs, however is they always play-it-safe. Playing songs that are popular is fine, but don't play the record straight-forward; It's your job to mix. Before going out, I'd had a drink at my apartment -of course, I was with a designated driver -so it didn't take much money to keep me buzzing in the club. However, this reviewer's favorite drink, Red Bull and vodka, happened to be unavailable thanks to the promotion of a new energy drink called Liquid Ice. I always like to start out the night with a Red Bull and vodka, so I get a little frustrated when it seems like everywhere I go Liquid Ice is buying out a night in a club to promote their product. Thanks Liquid Ice, but I'll stick to my Red Bull. In the end it all comes down to that one all-important question: Is Arkadia a worthwhile romp? Yes, but don't set your standards very high. If unique is what you seek, stay home, because it's just like every other place in Gainesville. Don't let the name Upscale Saturdays fool you -there is nothing upscale about this place. I'm not saying it needs to go all South Beach on us, but if you promote it as upscale, pushing the tables aside and taping carpet to the floor just doesn't cut it. Get to the V of our Readership Because of the ever-popular Love-Lines, the Valentine's Edition is one of the most highly read editions of the year. The display advertisements within this section must be Valentine related. Cormin'g: February 14, 2005 Acd Deadline: Monday, February 7,2005 67 ___ __0 We're Begging for people who have been vaccinated against hepatitis B. Only you can be paid to help save fives. Earn up to $975* in 3 months! NABI l.2 North Main Street Ganesville, F1 32601 3-2-378-9431 Bring this ad in for a $5 bonus on your first donation. Want to BE part of SOMETHING Right now, SIGMA NU representatives are on campus looking for select men to become the Founding Fathers of our chapter's return. How many people -can say they helped start their own fraternity? 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16, ALLIGATOR U THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 AROUND TOWN Monthly art exhibit promises a walk to remember BY ALICIA PEREZ Avenue Writer A tradition that has existed for many years recently has been reinstated for everyone to enjoy. Gainesville's Art Walk, held on the last Friday of every month, is an opportunity for the people of Gainesville to enjoy the By COLIN MCCANDLESS Avenue Writer If you think Wal-Mart is the face of evil, and Clear Channel Communications is its voice, then catch the satiric stylings of musician/comedian Dave Lippman (aka George Shrub, the Singing CIA Agent), Saturday night. Lippman's incisive lyrics parody everything wrong with America from uniform trends in consumer culture and the government's denial of global warming to repetitive pop radio and the transplanting of jobs overseas. His words foretell the decline of individualism as monopolies contribute to the developU3 6th street 1211 rnan first stiet steet io.[] Friday January 28, 2005 7-10 pm w* k 13th siseet artwork of many local artists free of charge. What had gone on for many years seemed to had met its end when Gerald Bencen, the owner of Still Life in G and establisher of Art Walk, decided to move to England, said Jacquelyne Collett, a local glass construction artist. "When he left, I was afraid Art' Walk would be no more," the 52-year-old said. "So one night, while. I was in Eleanor Blair's Studio, the idea was brought up that I should take over the event. "I spent many years traveling around the country, and this opportunity gave me a chance to be more connected to the local artists." In collaboration with Harold Martin of Harold's Frames, Collett, a Miami native, aspired to make Art Walk bigger and incorporate more non-art spaces. This month's art walk prove' she was successful. Along with galleries such as Eleanor Blair's Studio, Harold's Frame Shop and Gallery 15, non-art spaces such as Gainesville Eyeworks, Wild Iris Books, Terranova Catering Company and Leonardo's 706 are included in the walk. Art Walk is from 7 to 10 p.m., and includes 137 different places around downtown to view and purchase qvt, Collett said. "It is a package evening," she said. "You can have an early dinner then stroll downtown, and that is what I personally university avenue souftheast finst avenue avenue southeast second place qurismabstartwalk? call 975-0260 believe to be the best part of Art Walk." The easiest place to begin is at Harold's Frame Shop and Gallery, across the street from Gainesville's Eyeworks on Southeast Second Place, where parking can be validated. From there, follow the map given at the Frame -Shop, as well as fhe other participating galleries, Collett said. Art Walk also includes refreshments and is one of the few times that drinks are accepted inside all the studios, Collett said, laughing. billboard" because it the interior is stocked with literature and movies while the exterior displays messages of peace. Nearly 50 different speakers who have visited Palestine or Iraq are participating in the tour, hoping to inspire audiences and relate first-hand experiences-of the conflict. Lippman has visited Palestine and Israel, and his performance of "Song of Goliath" is a combination music/ slide show chronicling his impressions of the visit. Lippman says his musical influences are varied and include jazz, western swing and a calypso sound that he jokes is almost "Trinidadian," remindment of a sprawling urban jungle "Peo p [e re its mfflU k pfJ ing his listeners at all times that of conformity where humans although his songs address some heed the ring of Taco Bell's mestklejj cauvme anct m1105ost of te serious issues, they are light at merizing call like the Pavlonian eXo7e'.enc ciCS bee P p OSLiVe." heart and really a form of "infoChihuahua dogs advertisers have tainment." bred us to become. Li Occasionally, the Wheels of The close-minded need not apply, because no stone of hypocrisy is left unturned when Lippman's stage persona Shrub picks up his guitar and holds mega conglomerates and political bigshots accountable for their actions. His witty anti-chain number entitled "I Hate WalMart" bashes Walton's wonderland while eulogizing Mom and Pop stores. Lippman vents on the bland music scene and laments the end of originality, singing, "Turn on my radio dial/ Like to hear something new once in a while/ Same old crap in a brand new style/ It's audio rape." Lippman rides into town via the Wheels of Justice bus tour, which aims to teach nonviolent action against war and occupation in Iraq and Palestine. Lippman called the bus a "rolling 40-foot library and Justice tour and Lippman's act have encountered demonstrations or passionate .skeptics with strong opposing perspectives on America's rolein the Iraqi and Palestinian conflicts. However, Lippman has this to say. "People are usually happy they came and most of the experience has been positive." Whether you agree with his strong cynical views or not, one thing is for sure, Lippman's amusing, provocative songs will stimulate your funny bone and your thoughts. Lippman and Shrub will appear together at Matheson Museum 513 E University Ave.at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets ire $7 in advance at Wild Iris and Goerings Book Store or $10 at the door. Call 378-5655 for more info or go to justicewheels.org/ or www.davelippman.com. 5 4 Art Walk an ideal date and. provides many emerging artists to have the chance to display their work, she said. "Most of the spaces included in Art Walk are looking for new artists to feature, and this is the perfect opportunity to talk to owners and artists about your work," Collett said. So if you find yourself with nothing to do on a Friday night, find a friend or a person to share that ideal night with and take them for a walk under the stars while admiring the hidden beauty of Gainesville. String band plays for free Student Government Productions brings the Yonder Mountain String Band to headline Gator Nights on Feb. 11. Student tickets are free and available for pick up starting Friday at the student box office. The acoustic jam band's mix of mandolin, upright bass, banjo, acoustic guitar and vocals will grace the Rion Ball Room stage courtesy of SG Productions and Gator Nights. "We have short attention spans," guitarist Adam Aijala said in an interview with Acoustic Guitar magazine. "Keeping things spontaneous is the solution to that. It keeps us interested, and I think it might be the main reason our fans come out to see us." Though only six years old, YMSB boasts a track record -that includes a recent appearance on CNN Headline News, shows at The Grand Old Opry and Bornaroo, as well as sharing the stage with Bela Fleck, Del McCoury and Tim O'Brien. The band released volume three of their Mountain Tracks in. September, a live two-disc set. YMSB is well-known for unusual live covers, from the Beatles to Ozzy Osbourne, and Willy Nelson to The Talking Heads. Based in Nederland, Colo., YMSB will play with The Del McCoury Band, reigning holders of the title the International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainer of the Year. For more information, check www.yondermountain.com and www.delmccouryband.com. -JACQUELINE DAVISON 6 3 2 U Performer plucks at political ironies
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)5prinQTZ005 New format makes career search easier By Nadene Francis Thousands of students will don suits instead of sweatshirts and sneakers February 1 and 2 to attend the new Career Showcase, 9 a.m. -3p.m., in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Career Showcase, the two-day job fair for internship, co-op and full-time opportunities, has a new industryfocused format to help students identify employers. The first day of Showcase will feature employers seeking candidates for technical positions in fields such as computer science, construction, information systems, engineering scientific research and other areas of technical expertise. The second day will feature employers with _opportunities for candidates in accounting, banking, consulting, government, retail, sales and other nontechnical fields. Students are excited about the new format. "I heard that the technical nontechnical day is new, and I think it's great," said UF junior Anthony Cheney. Cheney hopes to secure an internship in South Florida as he prepares for his first Showcase experience. The new technical/non-technical format was adopted to make it easier for students and'employers to know when to attend, said Tom Halasz, associate director for employer relations at the Career Resource Center. Student and employer feedback from Showcase evaluations encouraged the change. "Students and employers voiced concerns that the previous format was confusing. Students didn't know what day to attend, which sometimes resulted in disappointment," said Halasz. "Students and employers have a clearer sense of when to attend [with the new format] and we anticipate that they will be happier." Employer responses have also been positive. There are more employers compared to last semester and students will see more employers each day, said Halasz. Students in all majors and classifications are encouraged to attend Career Showcase. "All students should attend showcase whether they are looking for an internship, co-op or full time job," said Halasz. "It's not just for juniors, seniors or graduate students." First year students and sophomores should attend the event to reduce the anxiety they may feeL when they're ready to look for jobs in the future. Halasz outlined the following points for students as they prepare for Career Showcase: Determine why you are attending the fair Are you going to Career Showcase as a part of your job search process or do you want to learn about the fair and employers? If you're attending the fair as a part of your job search process, research employers thoroughly. Read company profiles on the showcase website, job descriptions in Gator CareerLink and visit the company's website. Polish your resume Take the time to make your resume the best it can be. Attend pre-showcase events like Showcase Essentials -to learn how to create a resume and have it critiqued at Extreme Resume Makeover or Employer Resume Critique. Talk to employers at the Cultural Diversity Reception and the Internship Form for resume tips. Have a plan With nearly 250 employers it's impossible to meet with all of them, so decide who you want to see. Students can attend pre-showcase events or visit the website at www.crc.ufl.edulshowcase to prepare for the fair. Additional information about CRC programs and services can be found at www.crc.ufl.edu. V Published by allijg "gjij"iimr Not officially associated with the University of Florida L L /Ak.
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2, ALLIGATOR E CAREER SHOWCASE GUIDE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 The Career Resource Center would like to Thantk the following students for making the Spring 2005 Career Showcase a success. Meredith Brown Kevin Barrett Amalie Barrocas Ashley Brownlee Leah Carter Lia Givens Barrington Guthrie, Jr. Lisa Martin Danielle Rourke www.crc.ufl.edu 392-1601 first floor J. Wayne Reitz Union TIME 10:40 -am 11:45 am 12:50 pm 1:55 pm 3:00 pm 4:05 pm 5:10 pm WORKSHOP Resume Preparation Preparing for Showcase 1-Minute Interview Getting ON-Campus Interviews Resume Preparation Preparing for Showcase 1-Minute Interviews Extreme Resiame Xa1eover What: Brief one-on-one critique sessions. Where: Career Resource Center When: Today -Jan. 28, 10 am -3:00 pm Emptoaer Resume Critique Where: Career Resource Center When: Jan. 31, 10:00am -2:00pm Students planning on attending Career Showcase will get a chance to have attending employers critque their resumes before Showcase. Participants must reserve a time in Gator CareerLink prior to the event. Walk-ins will be seen as time permits. Internsbip Foram Where: Reitz Union Grand Ballroom When: Feb. 1, 5:30pm -7:30pm Get tips on finding internship, researching companies, marketing yourself and becoming a successful intern. Caltura Diverit Reception Feb 1, 3:30pm -5:30pm Network with employers and learn about diverse UF student organizations at this informal reception. SpeciatAdvertising0ection The following Pre-Showcase Events are special events held before Career Showcase in order to to help students prepare. Students can also attend general Career Resource Center workshops throughout the semester to prepare for future career events. ,bovcnne EAsentiats A series of workshops teaches students how to: research and engage employers, what to expect during the event, and how to secure on-campus interviews through the Career Resource Center. On Jan. 27 the workshops will be held in the Reitz Union, Room 282. On Jan. 28, they will be held in the Reitz Union, Room 284. 1A
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,2005, CAREER SHOWCASE GUIDE H ALLIGATOR, 3 ,3pecilt Advertiine actionn G du Jun& sh d2 adwa, ura 2%uate students, should attend Showcase too By Lauren Pasquarella Daley,, M.S., NCC, IMH Assistant Director of Graduate Services Graduation is looming in the near distant horizon. You might know more than you ever wanted to about the effects of underwater basket weaving on the ancient Minoan culture. but will employers outside your discipline care? Ifyou're lamenting your specialized degree/thesis/dissertation and are asking yourself "what can I do with my master's or Ph.D.?" .you can do MANY things! In fact, you might get an internship or job by coming to Career Showcase! Graduate students often mistakenly believe that recruiters only want people in specific disciplines without advanced degrees. I have heard students say "Oh, those recruiters are just looking for business and engineering undergraduates." Well, yes, some are. However, many recruiters are seeking well-rounded, skilled individuals whom they train to learn job specifics. Graduate students are usually wellrounded, highly-skilled, and have many desirable abilities employers seek. Help employers see your skills (outside your knowledge of underwater basket weaving and the Minoans) by placing them into different contexts. The key to finding employment outside -your. discipline is to focus on your transferable skills, those skills you developed during grad school that are useful in a variety of settings. What transferable skills do you have? In graduate school, many students teach classes, write papers, and conduct research. What skills were involved in those activities? For example, some skills necessary for teaching are: public speaking, organizing/ managing people, developing lectures/ learning activities, keeping accurate records, and providing feedback to people. Those skills sound similar to those required in consulting, management, sales, or human resources. Do this process with your skills from grad school and watch the possibilities of potential job options grow. One word of caution, though: Do not try to make more of something than it is, such as "sitting in boring 3-hr lecture class" becomes ",created atmospheres of patience in unstimulating environments." Employers can see straight through that kind of resume padding, and it doesn't help chances of getting an internship or job. However, if you stay truthful and focus on how your graduate education gave you desirable skills in addition to a specialized knowledge, you can increase your chances of finding and securing gainful employment outside your selected discipline. At events like Career Showcase, you might have to specifically point out how you fit the employers' needs. Sometimes recruiters will see the graduate degree on your r6sum6 and think "overqualified" or "we're only looking for undergraduates." Hearing this kind of feedback can be particularly frustrating for graduate students who have worked hard on their education and might be switching career see GRADUATE, page 4 Explore Our Futures Program Looking at the world in entirely new ways. And earning some of the best rewards on the planet. It's what we do everyday at Franklin Templeton Investments. As a leading global investment management organization, our focus knows no borders. And our ideas don't believe in boundaries. With mentors available to support, guide, and introduce you to exciting opportunities, the Franklin Templeton Investments Futures Program is all about discovery. Come find where you can excel in a cross-functional learning program and uncover your future career pathway. Visit us at the Spring Career Showcase February 2, 2005 from 9am-3pm Stephen C. O'Connell Center From generous benefits that include stock investment options to an array of employee incentive programs, Franklin Templeton Investments believes in recognizing and rewarding superior performance. To learn more about our world-class opportunities and the unique rewards of our Futures Program, apply online at: FranklinTempleton.com FRANKLIN.TEMPLETON. INVESTMENTS
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4, ALLIGATOR E CAREER SHOWCASE GUIDE THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 _3pecdil Advertiring action Graduate students also benefit from pre-Showcase events from page 3, GRADUATE directions. However, try to remember that you are probably qualified to do many jobs outside your academic training; it is a good idea to explain your transferable skills to the Showcase recruiters and explain how you will be a good fit for an open position in their company. If all else fails, getting some practical experience in the field you're hoping to enter can be very helpful in securing ypur perfect job. Use the networking opportunities at Career Showcase to make contacts and look for internships. Although an internship might not be paid at first, they frequently lead to fulltime work either inside the same company or in a different organization because you will gain valuable, relevant professional experience from interning. Even if you aren't ready to graduate yet, consider perhaps getting an internship while still in school. This will make you more marketable when you are looking for a job. We encourage graduate students looking for opportunities outside academia to attend Career Showcase on February 1 and 2 from 9am -3pm in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. The first day, Feb. 1, will feature opportunities in technical fields, including computer science, construction, engineering, information systems/ technology, scientific research, and other technical or scientific areas. The second day, Feb. 2, is for nontechnical fields such as accounting, banking, consulting, government, human services, management, retail, sales, and other fields that do not include a scientific or technical focus. More information on how to prepare for Career Showcase is available at www.crc.ufl.edu. To make the most of your Career Showcase experience, attend preShowcase events like Showcase Essentials, Extreme R6sume Makeover, The Cultural Diversity Reception and the Internship Forum. Also, open a Gator CareerLink account at www.ufl.edu/careerlink to access potential interviewing opportunities from employers in various industries.After Showcase, the CRC will also present two career workshop series for graduate students considering going into academia and/or leaving it. The "So You Want to Work in Academia" workshop series consists of five workshops, all held in the Career Resource Center Workshop room at 5:10pm. Individual topics include: Preparing Your CV on Feb. 10, Cover Letters in Academia on Feb. 17, The Academic Job Search on Feb. 24, The Academic Interview on March 10, and Creating Your Teaching and Research Portfolio on March 17 The "So You Don't Want to Work in Academia" workshop series consists of three workshops, also held in the Career Resource Center workshop room at 5: 10pm. Individual topics include: Where Can I Work with my Grad Degree & What Would I Enjoy Doing? on March 24, Finding Opportunities & Networking Outside Academia on March 31, and How to Market Yourself & Approach the Non-Academic Job Search on April 7. For additional information about any of the services the Career Resource Center has to offer for graduate students, feel free to contact the Assistant Director for Graduate Services Lauren Pasquarella Daley via e-mail, laurendaley@crc.ufl.e du. A company that has as many opportunities as I have ambition! A $6 billion company with 600,000 vehicles in our rental and leasing fleet and more than 50,000 employees across the globe, Enterprise Rent-A-Car offers an outstanding career track for bright, motivated individuals. Here, you'll learn everything you need to know about managing one of our busy branches, and the speed of your success is entirely up to you. Make your future count when you join us as a: MANAGEMENT TRAINEE Positions available nationwide You'd be perfect for this position if you have a 4-year degree, an outgoing personality, a clean driving record, and a head for business. You'll learn problem-solving and conflict management and how to make the most productive use of your time, manage and deploy a fleet of vehicles, and generate profits. You'll receive an awesome benefits package that includes medical/dental/ vision programs, 401 (k), profit sharing, flexible spending, an Employee Assistance Program, employee discounts, and the chance to double and triple your salary within just a few short years. For consideration, please apply online at www.enterprise.com. Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. Enterprise rert-a-car r ate Weri w wweht0rprs To Reach the Largest College Market in the Southeast 0 the independent florida alligator *Daily readership of over 50,000
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THURSDAY, JAN L, u 7, A-0, cA REorP 0s1tVCASE GiLDEALLIGATOR-5 __ pecint Advertising 0etion Day One: Techbnicil Dy Company Agilis Engineering AIM Engineering a Surveying, Inc. ALSTOM Turbine Technology Amazon. com Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Arcadis AVID Engineering, Inc Avionyx, Inc Baskerville-Donovan, Inc. Beckman Coulter Inc *Bed Bath and Beyond BIT Systems Boeing Company Bowyer Singleton a Associates BRPH Architects -Engineers, Inc. Buxton BWXT Y12 C3TS CAE CDI CDM *Central Intelligence Agency *Cerner Corporation Chen and Associates Chick-fil-A, Inc. Information Technology Division Campus Recruiting BHR Jacksonville Human Resources Department Florida Survey a Mapping Human Resources CAE USA Aerospace Technologies Human Resources Company Citrix Systems, Inc. Civilian Careers with the Air Force CPH Engineers, Inc *Department of Veterans Affairs Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt Ellis a Associates, Inc Entergy Corporation Enviro-Logical Solutions, Inc. *Everbank Exxon Mobil Corporation Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Florida Department of Transportation Foresite Group, Inc. FPL Group *GE Georgia Department of Transportation *Gleim Publications Golder Associates Inc. H.W. Lochner, Inc. *Harris Corporation HDR, Inc. Heidt a Associates, Inc. Hewitt Associates HNTB Corporation Honeywell Division HQAFPC/DPKR Sarasota, FL Human Resources Management Service Engineering Nuclear Global Information Services (GIS) Human Resources District V Maintenance Corporate Ft. Myers *denotes a company attending both days PRG Real Estate Management, Inc. is a dynamic real estate investmentcomapany wicln acquires, substantially renovates and aggressively manages apartment communities in dhe Mid-Atlantic arid Southeast regions. We rely upon a very precise, calculated formula for success: acquire assets in excellent locations wicli under-perform due to either physical or managerial deficiencies, substantially improve the product, and hire the best and brightest personnel available to manage liem to peak performance. To.dat, PRG owns and manages over 5,500 units at 24 assets from Pennsylvania to Florida. Over die past five years, fie value of our equity ias increased by 550AI Wlat do you see yourself doing within the nexttwo years? MaSt Of tune in lie fields of marketing, management and finance may be confronted wit paper-pushing for several years following graduation. However, at PRG you will ave fhe opportunity to run your own business within two years is is a position, wici is heavily based upon your skills in sales and marketing, but also enables you to become heavily involved in budgeting, personnel and capital renovations under ie direction of a iigily skilled regional director. A "Write your own icket opportunity. In wlat olter business do you save fie chance to run a multi-million dollar business, and nerefore ave lie opportunity to demonstrate superior financial performance, otier lian at PRG? How far do you want to go? How nuc do you want to earn? Tiis is a company wils an entire corporate culture, wnici is based upon sigh achievers saving fie opportunity to make fie most of tieir abilities! If you save the knowledge, skills and fie desire to become a part of our teats of superstars and are graduating noii a degree in Marketing, Management, Housing or Finance, we want to ear from youl Post your resume and secure your on catnpus interview today! For more information, please refer to www.prgrealestate.com. We suggest tit you-reviewo our newsletter section to learn more about our style of nianagemnent IT f iv A. :0-f -'
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6, ALLIGATOR N CAREER SHOWCASE CL IDETHL'RSDA -I JAN11 [AVA 03peciotAdvedisin' 0dion Attending Compwnies, continued Day One: 'Tecbnikal Day Company Division IBM HR Info Tech, Inc. INROADS, Inc. SRC -Recruitment Services Intel Corporation Intermagnetics General Corp. Invivo Diagnostic Imaging Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce Cornerstone Jones, Edmunds a Associates, Inc. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Manufacturing LBFH Engineering, Inc. Lochrane Engineering, Inc. *Lockheed Martin MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, Inc. South Microsoft Corporation MIT Lincoln Laboratory Mosaic formerly Cargill Fertilizer *National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Instruments Navy Recruiting Districk Jacksonville Officer Programs *Northrop Grumman Corporation *Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Florida *Office Depot Corporate/Stores Parsons Transportation Group Patent a Trademark Office Human Resource Dept. -Outreach Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Human Resources Office *PricewaterhouseCoopers Prosser Hallock, Inc. Protean Design Group *Pulte Homes Fort Myers/South Florida Quincy Joist Company Company *Raymond James Financial, Inc. Raytheon Company Redstone Technical Test Center *Regeneration Technologies, Inc. REP Associates, Inc. *Rinker Materials Rockwell Collins Melbourne RWA Incorporated Ryland Homes S&ME, Inc. *Sandvik Inc. Sarasota County public Works Schlumberger Technology Corp. SRD Engineers St. Johns River Water Management Distri T H Hill Associates, Inc. *Target Corporation Tetra Tech, Inc. Texas Instruments Inc. The Crom Corporation *The Pepsi Bottling Group *ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation *U.S. Department of State United Space Alliance United Technologies Corporation *University of Florida URS Corporation US Air Force *UTC/Otis Elevator Company Verizon Wantman Group, Inc. Washington Group International WebMD (Medical Manager RED) WilsonMiller, Inc. York International Corporation Division Information Technology Department Driltech Mission, LLC OFS Civil/Roadway ct Engineering Distribution High Performance Analog New Installation HR/REE/REC Florida Operations PrattaWhitney Office of Audit and Compliance Review Officer Accessions Recruiting SSADP Engineering a Landscape Architecture *denotes a company attending both days Day Tvo: Non-'Thnica Day Division Company Company 7-Eleven, Inc. Abercrombie a Fitch AFLAC Aidman, Piser a Company, P.A. Allegis Group American Express Financial Advisors AmeriCorps 'NCCC Ameriquest Mortgage Company AmSouth Bank Averett, Warmus, Durkee, Bauder a Thompson, P.A. Bankers Life and Casualty Bealls, Inc. B Becker Conviser Professional Review Black a Decker / DEWALT Power Tools Bridgestone/Firestone Retail a Commercial Operations, LLC Brown a Brown, Inc Brown Shoe Human R Buckle Build-A-Bear Workshop Burdines-Macy's C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Cast-Crete Corporation CBIZ Cendant Mortgage Center for Retailing Chico's FAS, Inc.Human Resources Florida Talent Sourcing MA Program ealls Department Stores esources-Employment Services Florida Cintas Corporation Rental Division City Furniture City of Gainesville Contiki Holidays Cox Tampa Sales CSX Transportation Customs and Border Protection Deloitte a Touche, LLP Dietrich Industries Dillards Southeast E&J Gallo Winery Eckerd Youth Alternatives Enterprise Rent a Car Ernst a Young Fairfield Resorts Inc. Sales a Marketing Farm Credit of Central Florida AgriBusiness Lending Group Fastenal' Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Division of Administration Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Human Resources Ferguson -A Wolseley Company Florida Auditor General Franklin Templeton Investments Gap Inc. Old Navy Graham, Cottrill, Jackson, Batts a Hostetter, LLP Grant Thornton LLP Helzberg Diamonds Corporate Office Herff Jones, Inc. Division
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5, ALLIGATOR E CA EER /AUCA SE CL/IDE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 F-orurn prepares; studto-nts for a r ANg u ofne nhis Nadene Francis If you're thinking about getting an int-rnship but feet like you might not have have time for one because you are taking summer classes 6r you're not sure how or when to get one because of your major, go to the Internship Forum! More than 200 students are expected to attend the event on Feb. 1 in the J. Wayne Reitz Union Grand Ballroom from 5:30 pm -7:30 pm. students are realizing that internships are the key to success, said Heather White assistant director for experiential education, Career Resource Center. "Internships give you a chance to apply your academic knowledge in the workplace, gain career-related experience, increase your marketability upon graduation and create a professional network," said White. Students usually have a number of questions about internships so this informal panel format is a comfortable way for them to meet employers and learn how to start their search, said White. Representatives from a variety of industries will be on hand to answer students' questions and share pointers about securing internships. "We invited different types of employers to represent the variety of internship opportunities students can have," said Amelie Romelus, graduate assistant for experiential education and coordinator of the forum. "We hope students will leave the forum with a better understanding of what it takes to be a successful intern," said Romelus. The forum will feature employers in management, public service, journalism and broadcast, retail and engineering. Forum attendees are encouraged to formulate questions they wish to ask employers in preparation for the event. The Career Resource Center offers internship search assistance throughout the year through a number of programs. Students can visit the Center to speak to an advise, research opportunities through the CRC web site, or sign up for Gator CareerLink to search national listings. For more information on internships opportunities contact the Career Resource Center at 392-1601 or visit www.crc.ufl.edu. S HE <'A, '' "'A 4 ~ AA, A jK"A,~~"'~ 9~/' ", / fl ~1 'A t('f~ ,~ r 4' 7-P IT. I I I .-I -I I ; : I -, -4 t A V A_, *1,, i -TH
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THURSDAY, JANUARY27,2005111ALLIGATOR, 25 ON CAMPUS Law school gets $2M to fOCUS on children's law, By JEFF SIRMONS Alligator Writer Jsirrnons@alligator.org Future UF law school graduates may have a distinct advantage over graduates from all but two other law programs representing children in fAmily law. UF's Levin College of Law is one of three prestigious law schools selected by First Star, a Washington, D.C.-based foundation dedicated to improving the lives of children, to receive a multidisciplinary center of excellence. "When First Star checked us out, they developed ideas for how children's advocacy should be, and they saw that we already upheld those standards," Levin College of Law Dean Robert Jerry said. "They were looking for the best places, and they chose us." UF's Center on Children and Families focuses on making sure the interest of the child does not get lost in the workings of the legal system, and the new center would facilitate that goal, said director Barbara Bennett Woodhouse. "When children become involved in the courts, they come in contact with a number Of different agencies, each with a different goal," Woodhouse said. "It's not uncommon for a single child to be caught up in a divorce case, a domestic iolence case and a child abuse case. Our goal is to make sure each case is built around the needs of the child." "When First Star checked us out, they developed ideas for how childen's advocacy should be, and they saw that we already upheld those standards. They were looking for the best places, and they chose us." Robert Jerry Levin College of Law Dean First Star will raise $2 million for each facility. The other centers will be located at Columbia University and the University of San Diego. When the program will be established has yet to be determined. Coun ty ffs nale aNt Inr t of yer y f u season By MEDHA RAVAL The shots became available Monday vaccine. The number of doses was based on selves and collect later," Windham said abo Alligator Contributing Writer morning and have been going fast, said county population and need, Windham said. those not covered by Medicare Part B. Sherry Windham, Alachua County Health The vaccine is available Monday through Shands at UF offers the vaccine for 12 There is now hope for getting a flu shot for Department immtmization manager. Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. while North Florida Regional Medical Cent those denied one earlier this flu season. "We really don'thave much left," Windham Pabjic Shots are $15. The only insurdoes not offer flu shots to patients. Flu shots are available on a first-come-firstsaid of their 388 doses as of Wednesday. ance taken is Medicare Part B, Sheri Martin, program assistant for tI served basis at the Alachua County Health The health department received -1,000 Windham said. nursing director, said the Student Health Ca Department Main Clinic, 224 SE 24th St. doses last week in a statewide allocation of the "They can try to bill their insurance themCenter does not have a supply of the flu sho ut 0, er he re t. **hU se academicc Performance This table below describes the relationship between the average number of drinks consumed per week and grade point average. Average number of drinks per week listed by grade average(Natl Alc/drug study, N=41,845) J Q Qwww'csia.edu START AT THE NATION'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT COLLEGE NEWSPAPER. Wherever you go after college, experience is the edge you'll need to find a job. Start your career now by getting the experience. -F A call to action John Hayman delivers a discourse on the causes of abuse between the sexes to students in Turlington Plaza. Hayman also promotes environmental conservation through means such as organic farming and education through travel, as well as participating in activist bike trips around the world. Casey Anderson/ Alligator Staff
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26, ALLIGATOR U THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 HIGHER EDUCATION Board of Governors converges upon Reitz Union Funds don't mi -0 BY EMILY YEHLE Alligator Writer eyehle@aliigator.org UF students and the Florida Legislature aren't doling out enough cash for the university's quality and size, according to UF officials. IIth a low undergraduate tuition and a recent budget proposal by Gov. feb Bush that cuts higher education funding by almost 8 percent, UP is floundering for funds. "We are dead last in the Association of American Universities in terms of our tuition and fees," said Joe Glover, UF's interim provost and No. 2 administrator. When the Board of Governors, the body that oversees the State University System, meets today in the Reitz Unioi rror UF quality Ballroom from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the issue of funding will be discussed from several angles. The board took its first step Wednesday, when it pledged, along with the State University Presidents Association that it will petition the Legislature for full finding for new students, money to match private donations -and the means for increased faculty and staff salaries, according to a release. Poppell "Our faculty and staff compensation packages are lower than any comparisons you want to make," said Ed Poppell, vice president for finance and administration. But today the board will lead a discussion on the amount and control of tuition and fees, based on its report, which addresses how other states handle the process of setting tuition. Previously, the Legislature set a limit to how much tuition could be raised for all undergraduates and graduates. In Bush's proposed budget for the 20052006 fiscal year, however, a limit only is set for in-state undergraduates, while the tuition for out-of-state undergraduate and graduate students is left to each university's Board of Trustees, a university's highest governing power. UF receives $100 million to $200 million less in tuition than other universities of the same caliber, Glover said: But the governors haven't made up their mind on this issue, he said. "I think that the Board of Governors is interested in exploring the issue and developing a philosophy," he said. Member exits post By JAMES VANLANDINGHAM Alligator Staff Writer jvani@aligator.org When the Board of Governors meets this morning in the Reitz Union, it will be one man short. Board member Miguel De Grandy, a Miami lawyer and lobbyist, resigned Wednesday citing a proposed policy change by state Senate President Tom Lee that would ban lobbyists from serving on the Board of Governors or on individual universities' boards of trustees. "The proposal currently under consideration by the Senate would restrict my ability to effectively represent my clients, contrary to the oath I took 23 years ago when I became a member of the Florida Bar," De Grandy wrote in a letter to Gov. Jeb Bush. De Grandy, who attended UF both as an undergraduate and as a law student, represents clients before state agencies. He is the first lobbyist to resign from such a position since Sen. Lee floated his proposal Jan. 11. FSU school to be debated U THE UNIVERSITY SOON MAY END UP WITH A CHIROPRACTIC SCHOOL ITS TRUSTEES DID NOT ASK FOR. By JAMES VANLANDINGHAM Alligator Staff Writer jvanl@alligator.org The yearlong saga of the embattled proposal to build a chiropractic school at Florida State University could finally come to an end today:. Or not. The Board of Governors, which oversees4Florida's public universities, will take up the matter today at UF. The meeting comes two weeks after the FSU Board of Trustees ducked the is sue and sent a proposal to "investigate" the chiropractic program straight to the governors without making a recommendation. Calls to the Ocala office of Board of Governors Chairwoman Carolyn K. Roberts were not returned Tuesday or Wednesday, but Roberts told The Palm Beach Post on Monday that she is still unsure whether to vote the chiropractic school up or down, or simply, to send the proposal back to FSU for its trustees to make a decision. "The Board of Trustees is to take responsibility for programs at FSU and the board did not do that," she told the paper. FSU President T.K. Wetherell sent a letter to Roberts. Thursday saying that, "It is clear the Board of Governors should act on the proposal before meaningful exploration and implementation planning can begin." The letter closely echoed a similar message that Roberts sent FSU Trustees chairman John Thrasher UF in the days before Adininstration the FSU meeting. Roberts had said it would be "inappropriate" for FSU to forward the proposal to the Board of Governors without first making a ruling themselves. The trustees did it anyway. In sidestepping the issue, the FSU trustees were irresponsible, said E.T. York, a former UF interim president and plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking more autonomy for the Board of Governors. Nevertheless, Roberts shouldn't follow that bad example, he said. "I'll be very disappointed if the Board of Governors doesn't vote the issue up or down," York said. "There's little to be gained by sending it back to FSU for further consideration. That would just keep the issue alive and keep the pot boiling for months or even years to come." UF leads in ma REPORT, from page 1 suffers, Glover said. "We believe that the best quality education is provided by a faculty that is engaged in cutting-edge research," he said. The report supports UP's research prowess in several areas. UP leads the state system in master's degrees, producing almost 1,000 more than secondranked USE and dominates its counterparts in awarding professional and doctoral degrees. It also surpasses other state institutions in faculty publishing., UP students trail their peers at other ster's degrees state universities, where a higher percentage -graduate within 115 percent of their degree requirements, but Glover said the comparison attests to the stature, not the sloth, of UF students. UF students come in with many dual enrollment, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credits and often graduate with two majors or degrees, he said. More importantly, UF stands above other institutions in fouryear graduation rate. "Students move through University of Florida in avery efficient and productive maner," he said. "It think that's the important matter." -00 -Professors a rarity in low-level classes 92.3% -Fewer than one-third of introductory courses at UF are .'taught by actual professors, paling compared to most 74.3% 9.5 other state schools. The gaps narrow at higher levels. 70.4% ~ 66.9% :3 / 59.1%62% >,~. 56.0% Key 3233,4% E] upper-level classes 61.2%ElZ lower-level classes 0 7 UF FSU UCF USF -FAMU -New College Mike Gimignani / Alligator Staff SPRAYGLO ROUND $EfFECTSA -COLLISION REPAIR % OFF ON DEITi REPAIR I OR & COLLISION IRUST REPAIR REPAIRS FOR STUDRNTs, FUNANCU I FACULTY AND STAFF. ,VAILABLE 16 -------------384-0700 Out" 4333 14 6TH ST. per person plus tax for up to five additional family members. 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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 N ALLIGATOR 22 Students use poetry to dismiss racial stereotypes THE EVENT WAS PART OF UF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. By LINDSAY TAULBEE Alligator Writer taulbee@alligator.org Students gathered at the Institute of Black Culture Wednesday evening with the goal of dispelling stereotypes, while expressing themselves creatively through poetry. The forum, called "Black on Black Prejudice: You Don't Know Me!" was part of Black History Month, and was designed to coincide with the IBC's semiweekly poetry nights. "It was awesome, just the fire everybody left with," said Stephen Roberts, director of the institute. "Everyone left here tonight feeling motivated," he said. .The forum focused on exposing prejudices that exist among the black community and ways of recognizing and re-""'ing them. "There's a culture that existed during slavery that we still act off of today," Roberts told the standing-room-only crowd of more than 60 people. The conversation's tone swayed between light-hearted and serious as students discussed issues including relations between the genders, the image people put forth, prejudices between lightand dark-skinned people and the importance of reaching out to younger generations. One student talked about being teased as a child for being smart and for having "black" facial features. The teasing, he said, came not from white people but from people within his own race. He later read a poem entitled "All Eyes On Me." He prefaced the poem by saying, "No matter what contribution I make, there's s till little things about me that make me a minority within a minority." Students also talked about prejudices associated with the idea of "good hair" and its connotations. UF student Erin Claridy told the group the term bothered her because it implied there was such a thing as "bad hair." Multicuitral She said this displayed an internalization of Western standards of beauty. "There is notliing wrong with my hair," she said. Claridy later drew loud applause from the audience with a poem expressing frustration at black people who look down on other blacks for coming from a different place. Students also spent time discussing relations between black men and women, and the responsibilities each sex has to each other and tc themselves. Later, Roberts encouraged stidents to be mindful of the images they project. How people spend their money shows what they are vested in, he said, comparing a house full of. books to one with a nice stereo. The evening ended with a reading of a collaborative poem, written on a pad that was passed around the room. "Let's take what we talked about here tonight into tomorrow," said Roberts, in closing. UPD says sexual assault case numbers are accurate Winner of porn NOW, from page 1 West I p ternity in female st assaults at UF are not signifigantly lower She debate unclear than the average. evidence A comparison of UF and seven other campus r POR from page public colleges, each with more than But 40,000 students, shows their annual avcharged in porn have gone to erage of reported rape cases from 2001 the video "Very few women rha on sc to 2003 is approximately 9.8. During the dropped college But he added that women such same time frame, UF had an average of 9 ating ant as Jenna Jameson own multimillion-dolar cases per year. corporationsUPD spokesman Joe Sharkey said [Se UP professor Diana K. Nagy attended UF's statistics show every sexual assault thing the debate. case reported to the department, as well "I don't think anyone really won," she as anonymously reported cases from the N said. "both of them are comuniversity officials or other law enforceWome On ing from the same direction. ment agencies. Law requires UF officials camps They both agree that S&M to anonymously report when a student 40 ye and child pornography are who's been sexually assaulted approaches unacceptable." them. Ben Plank, a UF industrial engineering tSharkey said this system makes UP's Ca senior echoed Professor Nagy's view, but sexual assault statistics more accurate. leaned more toward Jeremy's angle. "Many victims of sexual battery do not "I think they both stated good points, but coose to report," Sharkey said. "We wish Delta I think Ron Jeremy had a stronger argument. they would; it would give us an opportubaton fo I think Susan Cole overstated a lot of things, nity to investigate the crime." action sh but I think it was pretty fair," he said. Campus NOW's focus, according to fratemit At the debate's end, Cole reiterated her membership director Camille West, is to unfairly point that pomn "perpetuates violence" pressure UF to do more at Preview by "[Sex against women. telling incoming male students the consethat Ca As attendees lefr the center, one student quences of rape. Organiz said, "Let's go watch some pom." "These things are still happening and ing for 4 the university doesn't want to talk about fight," si them, but we want to -force them," West Shark said. Shands at Vista What: Mental Health Tech Job Fair When: Tuesday, February 1st Where: Vista Atrium 4100 NW 89th Blvd (off 39th Ave) (Located in the Health Park) Time: 3:00pm -6:00 pm-No experience required if student in an Allied Health or Pyschology Track or previous CNA or Psych Tech experience. There will be interviews, tours, and refreshments. Please apply on-line at www.shands.org Call to confirm Interested or unable to attend? Please contact Human Resources at (352) 265-0441 ext. 8-5402 eferenced a 1999 itiation party tha ripper's rape claim cited the night' as an example of ape case. ultimately the vith filing a false r tape. The rape cha after she pleaded escort service with xual assault] that Campus national Organ n have been 3rs, and we wi to fight." pus NOW memb Chi was put on d r their actions, but ould have been ta and that the strip in the case. ual assault] i mpus NOW and tion for Women h 0 years, and we he said. ey noted this is n Delta Chi frathe university or its police have been act resulted in a cused of recording false statistics. s. Security on Campus Inc., a nonprofit s videotaped campus crime-reporting watchdog orgaa mishandled nization, was contacted in the late '90s by an individual who disputed the statistics, stripper was Sharkey said, adding that UF proved its eport based on numbers were accurate. rges later were "It was stated by them in a letter that guilty to operwe are actually a national model for others out a license. to emulate," Sharkey said. In attendance at the Tuesday meetis someing was former Interfraternitv Council NOW and President Jared Hernandez. His appearance came on the heels of a guest column ization for by Campus NOW members in Tuesday's fighting for Alligator IFC Administrative Vice President ll continue Jeremy Martin, who could not attend the meeting, disputed statistics in the column Camille West which stated an estimated "10 to 30 perership director cent of on-campus sexual assaults occ4rin fraternities." "It was good that editorial was writisciplinary proten to raise awareness on the number of West said more sexual assault cases that have occurred or ken against the campus," Martin said, "but I just wish that per was treated the part specifically about fraternities was researched a little bit more accurately" s something But Hemandez would not dispute thE. the National column, instead acknowledging -"more ave been fightcould be done" to stop rape on campus. vill continue to UPD statistics do not differentiate between sexual assault cases at fraternities at the first time and other residences on campus. 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8, ALLIGATOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,2005 Progress Of Lfbrary Wes renovation roving quickly I THE COMPLEX IS SCH ED)LED TO REOPEN ABOUT )Ki YEAR FROM NOW. By JUSTIN RICHARDS Alligator Writer If all goes as smoothly as it has so ar, UF students should have a new .ibrary West by Feb. 1, 2006. pin Hendon, general superintenlent of construction on the library, aid about 100 men are on the site ive days a week, 12 hours a day, ocasionally working Saturdays. "Progress is really going fast," aid Steve Shorb, director of support services for UF's On libraries. He said that by October the library will reach "substantial :ompletion," which means it will )e ready for bookshelves and other nterior furnishings. At this point the fire sprinkler ;ystem, air conditioning infrastrucire and interior franing are done, ind the drywall is about 50 percent :omplete. To save space the new library vill feature shelves that slide together along rails in the floor. Workers wifi begin installing the rails Feb. 22 and should be done beore April 22. Window installation is set to be-in in about two weeks and will take couple of months, Shorb said. Mike Bowen, president of the Graduate Student Council, said the ibrary's closing hinders students' pontaneous research. -a5tsa-a"5$ Casey Anderson / Alligator Staff Construction workers weld strips of galvanized steel on the new roof of Library West as part of its renovation. Contractors expect the project will be finished by January 2006. "Today, as I was preparing for my class on urbanization, I thought of a book I'd read that would've helped, but I couldn't get it in time," said Bowen, who also teaches. "It was nothing career-threatening, just a matter of inconvenience." He also said the inability to browse shelves has been a huge factor, and graduate students, particularly in the humanities, have been hit especially hard. UF education junior Kim Altman agreed the renovation is inconvenient, but also saw the necessity of the process. "It sucks," Altman said, "but they have to update it at some point." Altman said she would use the library's planned 24-hour study room, adding that there's currently nothing like it on campus, "which is kind of annoying." LeiLani Freund, chairwoman of the Public Services Information Technology Coordinators Group, conducted a focus group with 10 undergraduates Monday to get input on the technology they would like to see in Library West. The area the group centered on was the third floor, which will be the library's media and technology center. "The students care a lot about what goes into the library," Freund said. The focus group, tired of what it considered sterile on-campus study environments, requested a relaxed, comfortable place. One student said a Starbucks-like environment would be nice. Current plans include 1,600 seats for patrons and study lounges with picture windows. Other features students requested were universal access to CD-ROM burners, Microsoft Office, e-mail, easy printing and the ability to save files onto a server, an opportunity most faculty have, but most students don't. Freund couldn't promise results for any of the recommendations but said her group would pass them on to the implementation team, whe will try to make them a reality. Many members of Freund's committee are also on the implementation team -good news for the students' requests. Freund will hold a graduate focus group Jan. 28. She said she plans to follow up on the sessions and "keep the dialogue open. .-Nlncao'Arnrric0 A Prr at Phil-Nicks SPECIALTY SANDWiCHES" "BBQ-SDUPS'SALADS" BLACR BEANS WiTH CUBAN SANDWICHES "HOMEMADE DESSERTS "CATERINGP I1LLY STEARV CHEESE We even offer breakfast! Iradition is in tke S5aste. Located Downtown Gainesville 37 North Main Street Gainesville, FL 32601 352-376-8269 ~Tired of Rooming with 6 ~ Chimpanzees -, Solve your rooinlilte problems with Alligator Classified! F *aihC-R TZ UNION s~ Ii 1s 0, f'n 'U-a l _Ufl~ Tor UF uledelU wiilvlld4 ompUN '.4,r -I 0 Al -~,AoAI oz15 http://recsports.hhp.ufledu Protect yO i' E ep 6> 0 0 44 o 94 ----I urself against AIDS.
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BUY IT. SELL IT. FIND IT. 373-FIND Classif ieds THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,2005 ALLIGATOR www.aIIigator.org/cla For Rent For Rent ForrRent nFor Rent furnished q unfurnished unfurnished unfunishednfunished if LIVE OUT YOUR DREAMSIII Roommate matching 3/3 from only $435 FREE Cable w/ HBO & SHOWTIME*Alarm Gated*24hr gym* Tan FREE*Close to UF SPRING SPECIALS*377-2777 4-20-71-1 Super Clean Studio Walk to ShandsLong & short term lease Now as low as $355 monthly inc all utilities ph 336-9836 4-20-71-1 Live in Peace! Luxury 3BR & 4BR, includes: utilities, furniture, individual lease, W/D, extended cable. Starting at $480/mo. Call The Landings at 336-3838. 4-20-71-2 *** SORORITY ROW AREA *** Experience the luxury at Windsor Hall. Located 2 blocks to UF. Beautiful single & double suites available. Starting at $375/mo includes everything -gym, pool, DSL, electric, etc. 337-9255 or www.windsorhall.com 4-20-71-1 BETTER THAN THE DORMSI Private Rooms $299-$380 Cable*Utilities*W/D*Fully Furnished No Hassle Living at UF! 372-7111 4-20-71-1 1BR & 2BR Huge floor plan. Private patio, park at your door. Oasis 377-3149 Furn Avail 3436 SW 42nd Ave & 34th St. $500 & $600/ mo 4-20-71-1 WALK TO UP! Clean, comfortable efficiency/studio, private entrance, parking lease. NS, no pets $325/ mo incl utils Call 352-376-8026 2-3-25-1 PROF/GRAD STUDENT Safe, quiet furn or unfurn. All amenities $300/mo Leave mssg. 333-8300 12-5-5-1 *Incredible Deal 1/1 in 4/4* with: internet & cable & elec & water walkin closets, full bath, wash/dry pool view, gym, FULL furnish Call for more info 352-258-3542 2-4-12-1 Just Bring Your Clothes! Furnished 2 & 3 bedrooms from $875 Luxury living with all the perks! Includes cable, utility packages avail All we need is you! 372-8100 4-20-60-1 1 Room in downtown apt. Newly remodeled. Quiet neighborhood. Close to Shands, UF & Library. $350/mo. Month to month or longer lease okay. Pets okay. Call 262-1351 1-31-7-1 $800/mo 2BR/2 pvt BA townhouse. Haile Plantation. Spacious. Vaulted ceiling, sky -light. Call Katie 332-4404 2-8-10-1 1/1 in a 4/4 @ Exchange Apts Fully furnished W/D, 2 females as roommates. No deposit. Poolside. All inclusive. RTS rt 20 to campus. Avail immediately 494-3067 2-1-5-1 Very nice I BR/i BA in 2BR/2BA 4 blocks from UF. Fully furn $350/mo'incl all utils. Call 941-378-1977 2-2-5-1 1 BR avail in a 3 BR/1 BA Duckpond house. Grad/prof preferred. Must love dogs! $275/ mo + 1/3 utils. Lease length negotiable. Call 352-284-1686 2-2-5-1 For Rlet unfur n iShed GATOR PLACE APTS 3600 SW 23 St. 2BR/ 1BA W/D is optional. Park in front.of your apt. Pet play park. 2 mi to VA/Shands. $525/mo 372-0507. 4-20-71-2 QUIET, CLEAN, LOTS OF GREEN SPACE. Rustic 1BR apt. $325/mo. 01 BR cottage $375/mo. Call 378-9220 or mobile 213-3901. 4-20-71-2 AVAILABLE NOW Walk to UF, Studios and 1 BR's From $505. Free parking Open WEEKENDS 371-7777 www.ufhome.com 4-20-71-2 LYONS SPECIAL $89 1st month's rent 377-8797 4-20-71-2 Need a Rental Home or Condo? Need A Tenant? CALL THEBEST! Watson Realty Coip. 6RALTORSv www.watsonrent.com Property Mgmt/Rentals 352-335-0440 Full Service Sales 352-377-8899 gvillepm@watsonrealtycorp.com 4-20-71-2 CAN'T FIND PARKING? BUS FULL? Studios & 1/Is from $459 at UF Pool *We Pay Most Utilities Pets OK Residents get FREE parking.guaranteed You can't live any closer! 372-7111 4-20-71-2 QUALITY YOU CAN AFFORD! Avail NOW or AUGUST! 1BR $530/2BR $580/3BR $735 HUGE floor plans! 2 Pools! Pets Welcome! ** 335-7275 4-20-71-2 BIG CITY LIVING DOWNTOWN Stylish Studios, 1/1's, 2/2's, 3/3's Pool*Alarm*Pets Welcome Avail. Now/Fall: 338-0002 4-20-71-2 OSUN BAY APTSO OGrad students $99 DepositO *OWalk or Bike to Campus 00 1-1 $460/moOO2-1 $520/mo www.sunisland.info @00376-6720 4-20-71-2 1 & 2BR apts. convenient to shopping, bus line, and just a few miles from UF. Located off SW 20th Ave. $410 -$515, incl water, sewer, pest control &.garbage. Sorry no pets allowed. Call 335-7066 335-7066. 4-20-71-2 Quiet Convenience! Location! S1 BR $460 2BR $530 Beautiful pools/courtyards! Walk to UF! Pets Welcome! 9 Now or August! 372-7555 4-20-71-2 SEPARATE FROM THE COMMON PLACE Luxury 2BR/2BA & 3BR/3BA W/D incl. *FREE Cable*Alarm* 24hr. Gym* FREE Tan* Close to UF Museum Walk 379-9255 4-20-71-2 Deluxe, Large 3 or 4BR apt/house, 60 second walk to-UF. Remodeled, Oul House charm. Central AC, washer/dryer included. Wood floors. With Parking. By Private Owner. 538-2181 lv message 4-20-71-2 "Free for All" Huge 3BR/2BA $850 Alarm -cool pool -tennis -b-ball Free UF parking -Perfect for pets Amazing specials -376-4002 4-20-71-2 Deluxe, large one or two bedroom, 60 second walk to UF. Wood firs, washer dryer included, fireplace, patio deck. Can furnish. Short term available. Private Owner. $495up. 352-538-2181. Lv mssg 4-20-71-2 Perfect.fbr 1, Big enough for 21 750 Sq Ft, Patio, We love pets! Alarm*Pool*UF Parking*DW*Gym Move-in now,. I month free! 332-7401 4-20-71-2 LIVE EVERY DAYA VACATION!!! 1BR/1BA*2BR/2BA*3BR/3BA TH FREE cable w/HBO & SHOWTIME*Alarm Gated*24hr gym*Tan FREE*Close to UF SPRING SPECIALS*377-2777 4-20-71-2 1,2 & 3BR with GATED ENTRY! HUGE apts w/screened porches FREE Alarm FREE.Tanning 24-hour Gym Quiet NW Area Move-in Specials 372-0400 4-20-71-2 **Beautiful and New** 2BR/2BA & 3BR/3BA LUXURY FREE High-Speed Internet FREE Monitored Alarm FREE Cable w/HBO/Showtime FREE Tanning & 24 hr Gym W/D plus TVs in every kitchen Now & Fall 374-FUNN (3866) 4-20-71-2 ** ELLIE'S HOUSES ** Quality single family homes. Walk or bike to UF. www.ellieshouses.com 352-215-4991 or 352-215-4990 4-20-71-2 SUN ISLAND 1.1 from $460.00 2.1 $520.00 $99 deposit for Grad students 999 SW 16th Ave phone # 376-6720 www.sunisland.info 4-20-71-2 Make Them Green With Envyl Luxury 2&3 Bedrooms from $850 Cable*W/D*Newly Remodeled Pool*Hot Tub*Tennis*Gym*PC Lab Reserve now for fall! 372-8100 24-20-71-2 HOUSES and CONDOS All locations and price ranges 'If you are tired of apt life Go to www.maximumre.com or call 374 6905. 8-24-170-2 Leasing Now & Fall Large 2BR/1 BA $629, 3BR/2BA $855 Alarms, pets welcome, free UF parking Call 373-1111 or visit www.spanishtrace.org 4-20-71-2 1 BLOCK FROM UF Luxury 2BR/2BA townhomes. W/D, private balconies. Open until 8pm and WEEKENDS Leasing for Fall 371-7777 4-20-71-2 4BR/4BA at UF Luxury twonhomes 3 blks W/D, Alarm, Pets ok. D/W, Avail Fall. 371-7777 www.ufhome.com 4-20-71-2 Rooftop Luxury OvE Private 3/2 with H W/D*Free Parking*E One of a kind luxury 4-20-71-2 Summer ra plus July FE on a 15 month Sun Island Pro 376-6720 www.su 4-20-71-2 Need space for a 2, TH, W/D & DW. We I Pool*Park @ UF *Fre Move-in now, 1 month 4-20-71-2 *LIVE A RESORT LIFESTYLE* 1/1 & 2/2 flats, 3/3 townhomes Free Tanning, Aerobics, 24 hr gym PC lab, Gated, Trash Svc, All amenities. Leasing Now & Fall, 335-4455 4-20-71-2 Want more? Free even! 4BR 2.5 $1020 -Only 1 left Spacious floor plan -alarm -tennis www.pinetreegardens.com Free UF parking -376-4002 4-20-71-2 BIG VALUE, SMALL PRICE 2BR TH $639 inc W/D, alarm, park free@UF Pets welcome, Daily Specials! Avail NOW or Fall 373-1111 4-20-71-2 Pine Rush Apartments 1&2 BR apt homes starting @ $429/mo $160 deposit. Aug & Sept Free! 375-1519 4-20-71-2 -HOUSE -Walk to UP! Spacious 3BR house avail now! Wood floors, huge screen porch MUST SEE! Great Value! Open wkends 372-7111 4-20-71-2 -More for less, FREE even! 2BR/2BA -Only $680 Pool-bus route -alarm -tennis .Pet perfectFree Stop by and see us -376-4002 4-20-71-2 1BR/1BA $420, 2BR/1BA $495, 2BR/2BA $525, 3BR/2BA $695. New carpet, Italian tile, cent AC/H, covered patio, DW, verticals, W/D hkups, pool. Some utils, walk to UF. 332-7700. 4-20-71-2 1BR & 2BR/1BA with W/D, central heat/air, dishwasherceramic tile, private patio, pets arranged. Off SW 34th St. Near bus rt. From $499 377-1633 2-25-38-2 ALREADY SICK OF YOUR ROOMMATE? SPECIAL DEALS AT SUN KEY 376-6720 4-20-71-2 ***LIVE IN LUXURY"' HUGE TWNHMS:2/2 & 3/3 Free cable, w/HBO & Showtime W/D*alarm*free tanning*comp lab Pets welcome*Private dog park Leasing NOW & FALL 377-2801 4-20-71-2 Free Extended Basic Cable! Pets Welcome! 1000 sq ft Split Floor Plan, W/D Hook-ups & DW, 1BR/1BA & 2BR/2BA Available. Call Now 372-9913 4-20-71-2 Amazingly Affordable! HUGE 650sq ft 1BR 100n sq ft 2BR Tmwnhouses, & FIats! Discounted Rates Starting @ $380 & $480. Close to Santa Fe, UF & 1-75, 332-5070. erldoking UF 4-20-71-2 UGE deck levatorAccess HOUSES Close to UF, schools, shopping, y! 372-7111 630 NW 35th St. 3/2, family room, carport, Ig screened porch, fenced backyard $1200 331-0095 OTHER HOUSES AVAILABLE. ten 4-20-71-2 tEE lease Total Elec, 2 & 3 Bedroom, $395-$550, cent perties A/C, pool, tennis, B-ball', waste, pest, lawn nisland.info mowing. 251b pet $15/mo. M-F 10-6. or by appt: Alamar Gardens 4400 SW 20th Ave. 373-4244 UF bus line #20 4-20-71-2 3 or 4-some? One BR apt for rent. 1 person, 1 car, no ove ALL pets! smoking, no pets, no fleas. It is small, but e Gym*Alarm has it all. All util. pd. $360/mo, unfurnished. fwe! 332-7401 Call Charlie "Whitey" Webb. 375-4373. Stop -by 1215 NE 20th Ave. 1-29-25-2 SUPER.CUTE! 2BR 2.5BA TH, fireplace, dining room, washer/dryer, $700/rent, 2327 SW 73rd Terrace Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525 www.TurlingtonRealEstate.conm 1-28-19-2 1 MONTH FREE RENT! 20 steps to class! 1&2 BR apts avail Aug on special from $310/person. Lofts, Ig closets & TONS of amenities! Call 376-6223 TrimarkProperties.com 4-21-71-2 Apartments Available Now All Florida Areas; All Major US Cities Browse our listing FREE WWWSUBLET.COM 1-(877)-For-Rent (367-7368) 4-21-71-2 *8 BLOCKS TO UF* Large 2BR/1BA apt. Carpet, cent H/AC, $500/mo 375-8256 4-20-70-2 Have Roommates? 3BR/2BA House $950 Only You? 1 BR/1 BA House $450 Mitchell Realty 374-8579 x 1 4-20-70-2 So Close to Campus Avail now, 2BR/1 & 2 BA apts. $400, $450, $695 Mitchell Realty 374-8579 x 1 4-20-70-2 1/2 PRICE APTS! Close to UF/Downtown. 2BR & 3BR starting @ $525/mo Call 3734423 or online at www.maximumre.com 8-15-95-2 PET'S PARADISE, no app/pet fee. twnhm.2BR/1.5BA privacy fence, modern appliances/fans, WD hkups, 1000 SW 59th Terr. Pvt owner, 'please leave detailed message. Other units avail. $425/mo 331-27IV9 2-3-20-2 SHORT LEASE NEGOTIABLE on some units SEE PET'S PARADISE AD 352-3312099 2-3-20-2 LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT? The Leasing Connection 1608 NW Ist Ave Located right behind Florida Bookstore Plenty of FREE PARKING! FREE Apartment & Housing Locator Service Call 352-376-4493 or visit 3w1-.theleasingconnection.comn 3-31-56-2 2BR/1BA Duckpond area house. Cent H/A, W/D, DW, large yard, prefer grad students. Pets OK $780/mo 850-529-7069 2-3-20-2 ***CASABLANCA EAST*** BR/2.5BA Townhouse, close to UF, Student's dream. $750/mo, low dep, W/D incl. Call Phil at 352-235-0600 1-31-17-2 DOWNTOWN Avail immediately. monthto-month ok. 2BR/1BA apt. Newly remodeled, quiet neighborhood, pets OK, close to Shands, UF & library. $650-715/mo. Call 262-1351 1-31-17-2 3BR across from UF Avail Fall, From $385 per BR. Vaulted ceilings, laundry, Breakfast bar, pets ok. Open WEEKENDS 371-7777 4-20-69-2 WOOD FLOORS at UF 1&2 BRs avail Fall Pets ok, some w/ W/D OPEN WEEKENDS 371-7777 www.ufhome.com 4-20-69-2 Classifieds. Qfltin!Jup~n,riext page-
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30, ALLIGATOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 For Rent For Rent' For Renta unfurnished unfurnished ) l unfurnished b b 115 STEPS FROM CAMPUS!! Luxury -Opposite Library West! Beautiful 2BR/2BA.all amenities LOOKING GLASS APTS Call 376-1111 or Come by 111 NW 16th St. #1 4-20-69-2 Immaculate 3BR brick home easy walk north from UF library with large fenced yard in quiet, safe, NW neighborhood. Cent H&A, fireplace, Ig Fla rm, wood floors, W&D, ADT secur, nice kitchen, dishwasher. 1617 NW 7i1al $1450/mo. Call Tom @ 215-4990 or Bill @ 561-307-3690 1-31-16-2 2BR/1.5BA 5-10 min bike ride to med or UF. All new carpet, W/D, DW, stove. No smk, pets, 239-898-9317 1038 B off SW 6 St on 10th Ln. $600/mo 3-7-38-2 6 MONTH LEASE! 2BR/1.5BA Duplex, walk to UF, CH/AC, $495/rent, 805 NW 3rd Avenue Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525 www.TurlingtonRealEstate.com 1-28-14-2 DOWNTOWN LOCATION! 3BR/2BA Wood floors, fireplace, living & dining rooms, Den, $625/rent, 223 SW 4th Avenue Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525 www.TurlingtonRealEstate.com 1-28-14-2 CHEAP RENT! 2BR/1.5BA W/d hookups, CH/AC, dishwasher, $475/mo 5320 NW 20th Court Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525 www.TuringtonRealEstate.com 1-28-14-2 WALK TO UF Studio $335/mo 1BR $400/mo 2BR $695/mo Gore-Rabell Real Estate, Inc. 378-1387 www.gore-rabell.com 4-20-68-2 *AVAILABLE NOW* 2BR/1BA HAILE HOUSE 3BR/2BA HAILE HOUSE 2BR/1BA BRANDYWINE 6654106 CHARLENE 1-26-10-2' **1BR & 2BR BEAUTIFUL** NEW kitchen, tile, carpet, pain 2BRover 1100 sq BlO $650/ mo 1 BR-over 800 sq fB: 0 $550/mo Close to UF, beautiful, quiet High-speed wireless internet $30 off deposit S 376-2507 4-20-63-2 3BR/4BR -LIKE A HOUSE Huge townhouse, fireplace, W/D hook-ups, patio, New carpet & tile, fitness & basketball high speed wireless internet 3BR/2.5BA only $850 4BR/3BA only $1099 Close to UF in SW Beautiful/quiet O 376-2507 4-20-63-2 3BR/2BA HOUSE. Close to UF & Santa Fe. Tile floors, Berber carpet, all appliances incl. Privacy fenced-in yard. $1050/mo. Call 2159987 2-14-21-2 SERIOUS STUDENTS ONLY. New 3BR/2BA house, 2 car garage in brand new subdivision close to UF & SFCC. All appliances $1300/mo Negotiable based on length of lease. Call 215-9987 2-14-21-2 WOODLAND VILLAS I MONTH FREE on 2BR Units Starting at $760/mo Gated community. %n thru Fri I to 5pm, Sat 10am to 2pm 5950 SW 20th Ave 332-3022 1-24-5-2 1 BR w/pvt gated courtyard. Small quiet complex located at 3320 SW 23rd St. Starting @ $380/mo. Pets arranged. Call 377-2150. Please leave a message. 2-2-11-2 Threesomes Welcome! All the space you need only $1050 iPool*Hot Tub* Tennis*Gym*PC Lab W/D*Cable with HBO*Extra Storage The perfect three-bedroom! 372-8100 4-20-60-2 2 people to sublet a 2BR/2BA 1st floor apt in Hidden Lakes. $860/mo incl cable & internet. No lease transfer feel Avail Immed -July 30. Sign by Feb 1st to get 1BR of furn free! 954234-7678 1-28-7-2 Studio Apt. Walk to campus. Refrigerator, W/D provided. Avail immed. $540/mo. Water included. Call Nancy 904-824-8192 1-27-5-2 Female roommate to move in ASAP 2BR/ 1BA apt at Picadilly. $325/mo + 1/2 utilities. $0 sec dep. Move in now, Jan freely! 352-3772706 Denisse. 1-31-7-2 Haile Plantation -Laurel Park. 3BR/2BA Beautiful home. Quiet neighborhood. Great running trails. $1200/mo Avail 3/1. Bruce 246-3690 2-25-26-2 **Great 2BR/1 BA Condo** 1000 sq ft, 2 story, open floor plan. Fenced backyard for pets. W/D, DW. Short & sep leases avail! $600/mo 352-258-8481 1-275-2 DUCK POND! Cute 1BR/1BA, wood floors, eat-in kitchen, ceiling fans, $475/rent 305-C NE 6th Street Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525 www.TurlingtonRealEstate.com 1-28-5-2 SOUTHFORK OAKS! 2BR/1.5BA Townhouse, living/dining combo, Breakfast bar, pool, W/D hookups, $595/rent 2300 SW 43rd Street #1-3 Carl Turlington Real Estate.com www.TurlingtonRealEstate.com 1-28-5-2 STUDIO APT -BIKE TO SHANDS & VET SCHOOL! Spacious studio,washer/ dryer, fenced yard, lawn svc, $450/rent 3811 SW 20th Street Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525 www.TurlintonRealEstate.com 1-28-5-2 GREAT LOCATION! 2BR/1 BA, Ceramic tile, screen porch, w/d hookups, $750/rent, 4234 NW 26th Erive Carl Turlington Real Estate, Inc. 372-9525 www. TurlingtonRealEstate.com 1-28-5-2 ROCKWOOD VILLAS 3BR/3 full baths. End unit. W/D. Recently renovated. $795/mo. Call 407-578-2721 1-28-5-2 *NOW PRE-LEASING* 1BR $699 -2BR $839 -3BR $999 $99 dep. Full size W/D, Direct Campus Access, Pool, Fitness Center! Open M-F 8:30 -5:30, Sat 11-4 Pebble Creek Apts 376-9607 4-20-59-2 2BR/1 BA Apts. $500-525/mo 5 Blks to UFI 840 sq ft 829 SW 5th Avenue, St. Croix Apts. Cent H & Air, incids Wtr, Swg, Pst Ctri, Garbage. Merrill Management inc. 372-1494 1-28-4-2 1BR/1BA 1 Blk to UF! Carpet, Central H & Air, Laundry On site. $515/mo includes utilities Call Merrill Management Inc. 372-1494 1-28-4-2 2BR/2BA in WOODSIDE VILLAS 7200 SW 8th Avenue $620/mo Pool, Clubhouse, etc Call Merrill Management Inc. 372-1494 1-28-4-2 2BR/1BA Apt, 1 Block to UF. Central H & Air. Tile Floors 1236 SW 1st AVe. $575/mo Call Merrill Management Inc. 372-1494 1-28-4-2 2BR/1BA Apts 1 Block to UF New Carpet, Window A/C, Nat Gas Ht 1216 SW 3rd Avenue, $540/mo Call Merrill Management Inc. 372-1494 1-28-4-2 2BR/1BA Apts. Terazzo Floors Window A/C, Nat Gas Ht 2 Blks to UF. $510/mo 1508 NW 4th Ave. Call Merrill Management Inc. 372-1494 1-28-4-2 NW 39 Ave 2/2, patio, loft, new w/d ptn fir, Ig open, good area $580-610 0 2/2, patio, gate $510-515 0 SW fancy 2BR near UF, Ig kit, sc pch, fenced, trees $545-560 0 Share 2BR $300-450 @ 373-8310 1-31-5-2 ****ANTIQUE APT**** 2BR/1 BA in old house downtown. Hardwood floors, high ceilings, pets arranged, avail Jan 15th $475/mo ist/last/dep. Call Greg 2143291 1-31-5-2 Historic Apartments. Ceiling fans, hardwood floors, high ceilings, some w/fireplaces. 1 BR $470 w/water & sewer. First, last, security. SE historic district. No dogs please. 3783704 2-8-10-2 WALK TO SFCC New 1700 sq ft 3BR/2BA home Rent $1250/mo or by indiv BR Avail 2/1 Call 283-6279 2-8-10-2 DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS GREAT DEALI NAPIER GRANT Spacious 2BR, 1Ba apts Close to UF Starting @ $599/mo + Discount Sec Dep 377-5221 Contemporary Mgmt. Concepts, Inc. Licensed R.E. Broker 4-20-53-2 A cozy stone cottage. Bike to UF. 2BR/1 BA w/office & large yard $695/mo. Drive by 1st, 303 SE 8th St. then call 352-638-1310 2-4-2-2 AVAILAUG 1 4bed/2bath house, wood floors, dishwasher, fireplace, wash/dry, fenced yard, all beds large. 1375/m 830 NW 16 Ave. Call 339-2342 Other houses avail. 2-2-5-1 AVAIL AUG 1. 3bed/1 bath very nice house mood floors, garage, very private backyard, mash/dry 924 NW 9th Ave. Call 339-2342 for directions 1075/m. Other houses avail. 2-2-5-2 AVAIL AUG 1. 5bed house 3 bath 7 blocks from campus, fireplace, dishwash, wash/dry, screen porch, large & nice 1700/m 1605 NW 7 Ave Other houses available 339-2342 2-2-5-2 1 BR/1 BA HUGE single apt. 2 blocks from UF $525/mo. avail ASAP, Feb free. Sam 870-6698 2-2-5-2 subleases 2BR avail in 4BR/4BA condo in Countryside @ University. Includes cable, utilities, W/D. Living rm furn. Call Irvin (352)379-2926 emailicheng@bellsouth.net $450/month 1-27-20-3 Apartments Sublets & Roommates All areas. Stu, 1 & 2 Bdrm; $400-1500 Short-Long & Furn-Unfurn 1-(877) FOR-RENT (367-7368) WWW.SUBLET.COM 4-20-71-3 BEST DEAL IN GAINESVILLE $350 for 1BR in a 2BR/2BA apt. Call 352318-5438 2-22-30-3 Cheap & 2 min to UF Avail May. $350/mo incl utils. Call 514-5733. 1-28-10-3 Awesome apt 1BR/1BA in 3BR/3BA @ Hidden Lake. enjoy your own, private room w/your own private bath & huge walk-in closet. Only min to UF. LET'S DEAL! Call Angie 352-213-8572 or 352-331-4400 1-28-10-3 Take over lease by 2/1 & I'll give you $100* 1BR/1BA in 2BR/2BA Hidden Lake w/male roommate. 1-story villa w/small fenced yard. fully furn except BR. $449/mo. Avail immediately. Lease ends Aug. Call 352-685-3332 1-31-10-3 CLOSEST TO UF & CHEAPEST Studio apt, 2 blks N of stadium $335/ mo. Incl water & trash, perfect location! Avail 2/1. 352-335-0694, 772-332-3526 ufmystic@yahoo.com 1-28-9-3 1 BR DOWNTOWN! Wysteria Downs. Full amenities, quiet, overlooks creek, will pay sec. dep. $770/mo. Call 514-9262 1-31-15-3 Sublease 1BR/1BA in 2BR/2BA apt. Furnished. Females only 4 blks to UF. Utils, cable & internet included. $450/mo OBO. 941-320-9385, 941-378-1977 1-27-7-3 $650/IBR/Rent reduction on spacious downtown Apt. Perfect location. Vaulted ceilings, fireplace, balcony overlooking park W/D. 2 min to campus. Pets welcome 5149262 2-1-10-3 1 BR apt for $350/mo OBO. Was $450/mo but need to move out of Florida to take job up north. Call Ty 514-2981 2-3-12-3 WINDMEADOWS sublease $500/mo neg. 1BR/1BA behind Butler Plaza. JAN FREE' Feb 1-July 30, 2005. Work-out room, laundry. Call 352-375-6381 2-1-10-3 1BR/1BA. Large BR w/walk-in closet. Free parking across from UF. Rent incl water, sewer, garbage, pest control. $450/mo. Lease until 7/05. Please call 352-598-5481 2-16-20-3 2 people to sublet 2BR/2BA 1st floor apt in Hidden Lakes. $860/mo incl cable & internet. No lease transfer fee! Avail immed -July 30. Sign by Feb 1st get 1 BR of furn free 954234-7678 1-28-7-3 **ROOMMATE NEEDED*** 1 BR/1 BA in 3BR/3BA close to campus and restaurants. $343/mo + 1/3 util. Call Leah at 352-514-4428 anytime! 1-31-7-3 1 or both rooms in 2BR Downtown Apt. Quiet neighborhood. Close to Shands, UF & Library. $350/mo. Pets ok. Call 262-1351 1-31-7-3 Large 2BR/1BA Avail now until May. Keep sec dep. $560/mo. Right next to University. Call Amanda or Chris 352-246-4708 or 352454-0839 1-27-5-3 SPACIOUS 1BR/1BA apt with study. Avail 3/1-7/31. Only $499/mo. Option to renew lease. Located SW 35th Pl. Call 352-2560501 1-27-5-3 Sublease Now-July 31, 2005 Sunday Apts -2Br/1 BA $550/month -$200 deposit included Close to UF/On bus route 16 352-256-7831 or 305-467-5255 2-3-10-3 Sublease needed for 1Br in 3BR/2.5Ba townhouse at Stoneridge. $305/mo + utils. Call 352-271-1124 1-28-5-3 HUGE 1BR in amazing 5BR house. Has BBQ, pooltable, pool and beautiful view. See it to believe it! $360 a month. Call Ryan @ 352-219-8677 1-28-5-3 ACROSS FROM NORMAN HALL Huge 2/1, wd firs, cent, A/C sublet til end of Apr. $900 dep -can work deal, $695 month 352-264-3523 or 352-378-1387 2-7-11-3 COLLEGE STUDIOS Across from UFI Spring/Summer $459/mo. Util incl. Call 561329-5695 or kribi529@gmai.com 2-4-10-3 WALK TO CLASS! $250/mo Now til Aug. Courtyards 352-328-6967 all included! 2-27-3-3 MAGNOLIA PLACE APTS on NW 39th St. 1BR/2Ba, garage, luxury twonhome. Brand new. $768/mo ($950 original price) Call Linda 866-730-6152 or evenings 377-0289 1-31-5-3 Female sublease at Courtyards. 1 bedroom in-4/2 townhouse furniture & util included; $399/mo NO sec dep, 1st mo rent free 514-6408 or murraymd@ufl.edu 2-7-10-3 Two bedroom/two full bath Sublease available immediately Seven month sublease Homestead Apartments. Call 338-1588/283-3885 add'I info 2-1-5-3 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 1 BR/1 BA apt for sublease. $414/mo w/or w/o furn. Call Brian @ 352-283-1629 1-31-4-3 SUMMER sublease @ Campus Club! Everything incl: maid svc, all utils, cable, ethernet & more. NO FEES! $400/mo May 1-Aug 5. Female only Please call 352-2625995 2-8-10-3 3 blocks from UF 2BR/1 BAw/screened proch & ample parking. $575/mo, no dep & 1st mo 1/2 off. Call 352-373-3203 2-2-5-3 Sublease til July 31. 1BR in 3BR/2BA apt at Pebble Creek. On campus, $330/mo, call Micah at 772-215-0145 2-2-5-3 SUBLEASE Available NOWl 1BR/1BA in 4BR/4BA, Lexington Crossing. Furnished, all utils incl, cable incl. 5 HBOs, personal phone line. $450/mo neg. Call 813-391-0528 2-2-5-3 1 BR/1 BA HUGE single apt. 2 blocks from UF $525/mo. avail ASAP, Feb free. Sam 870-6698 2-2-5-3 5Roommates Roommate Matching HERE Oxford Manor 377-2777 The Landings 336-3838 The Laurels 335-4455 Cobblestone 377-2801 Hidden Lake 374-3866 4-20-71-4 Female roommate for one/two female UF students. Quiet. Resposible. 60 second walk to UF. Old house charm with all amenities. Avail Now. $400 -up. 352-538-2181.Lv message. Private Owner 4-20-71-4 Female roommates wanted brand new 2100 sq ft home. Huge pool, pvt fence, minutes to UF. Internet, HBO cable, sec alarm & utils incl $525/mo.Aval Fall. Call Jacqueline 352395-7462 or 941-780-3526 4-20-71-4 2BR avail to NS, F. Quiet 1600 sq ft home. Gated Plantation Oaks Country Club. W/D, furn living area, garage avail, wireless inet & cable. $400/BR + 1/3 utils. No pets. 954-6492690 1-31-22-4 GIRLS ONLY 2 rooms each w/prvt baths. cent AC, W/D, cable incl. interenet ready. $375/mo each. 1 mo FREE. Call 352-4729778 2-2-20-4 WALK to UF 2 grad students seek NS roommate in luxury home. $400/mo Avail 1/5. Call 283-6279 2-2-20-4 Sublets and Rooms Available All Florida Areas; All Major Cities Browse available Rooms FREE! www.METROROOMMATES.com 1-(877)-For-Rent (367-7368) 4-20-71-4 ROOMMATE WANTED IN BIG HOUSE CLOSE TO CAMPUS. $350-$450/mo. Call Jerry 352-745-1877 1-31-17-4 Walk to UF 1939 NW 5th Ave. Private BA, W/D, CHA, Dig, cable, wireless internet, flexible lease, 352-682-9342 1-27-20-4 Roommate Clean. 3/2 house Near UF/SFCC. Pool, big yard, W/D, cable ethernet, garage, NS. $380/mo share utils. Call Jake 352-3768099 or 239-564-0069 2-7-20-4 M/F NS Grad student/professional wanted to rent furn room in gorgeous new house 1.5 mi to Shands. Kitchen, LR, laundry $425+ utils 336-5450 or 954-646-1341 2-1-10-4 Avail NOW Great location IBR/1BA in 3BR/ 3BA, washer and dryer, high speed internet, $308/mo + util. Females only, please call Lauren @ 352-799-3726 Lv message. 211-22-4 1BR in charming 2BR apt. Wood floors, walk -to UF, female. $350/mo incl utils. ASAP 305781-0244 1-27-10-4 M or F roommate wanted to share 2BR/2BA Colonial Village apt. Must like pets, very nice, serious student $450/mo Mike 213-3340 127-10-4 Looking for quiet clean person. 3Br/3BA furnished townhouse. Wood floors, washer/ dryer. $400/mo utils incl. $200 deposit. Call 352-745-1552 1-31-11-4
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THU RSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005M ALLIGATOR, 31 Roommates roommates J Real Estate Furnishings Furnishings M/F responsible student to share 3BR/2BA home in quiet NW area $300/mo + 1/3 utils. Call 352-303-6128 or 727-458-2737 2-7-15-4 Roommate needed to share beautiful 3/2 house in NW Gainesville. Fully furn, pets welcome, huge fenced yard, W/D, DW. Available immediately. Vicky at 386-7343080 1-31-10-4 1BR in 2BR/1BA apt. Pine Rush on SW 20th Ave. $250/mo + 1/2 utils Common area furn w/TV, DVD player & cable. Room avail ASAP. Call 352-871-6456 2-1-10-4 STUDENT ROOMMATE NEEDED in 3BR/ 2BA condo Pvt patio w/room $350/mo. Call Tina @ 352-331-1151 2-2-10-4 2 ROOMMATES NEEDED in spacious 4/2 HOUSE by law school. Master BR $450 or other BR $350 + utils. AD, W/D. Call 850510-4063 or 352-328-4633 2-2-10-4 ***FREE Jan rent*** ROOM in HOUSE on 2nd Ave by LAW SCHOOL! Waher/dryer, wireless internet Female roommate needed for 2 female students in 3/2 apt near law school. $315/mo (neg), pvt bath 1/3 utils/free internet, no dep, furn avail. Call 372-3531 gux99@hotmail.com 2-1-5-4 1 BR available now in 3BR/1 BA house in NW area. $296/mo + 1/3 utils. W/D, cent A/C, hi-spd internet lst & last to move in .No sec dep. Pets ok. Call Jason 352-745-6464 2-1-5-4 ROOM FOR RENT 2BR/1BA DOWNTOWN Available now! $412.50/mo. Call 321-2287468 2-2-5-4 1 Male roommate wanted to share 4BR house w/3guys. Only .7 mi from-campus @ 2 NW 29th St. Pets ok. $275/mo + utils. No lease or dep. 745-6017 2-9-10-4 WANTED: SLEEPING ROOM -2 nights per week only, for "retired" male student commuter. (352) 750-2683 eves/wknds 1-28-2-4 The Flavor of New Orleans comes to campus. Luxurious St. Charles Condominiums. 1 block to UF. Choose from 2BR/2BA flats, or view the University from your 3BR/3BA townhouse Prices starting in the $180's 3758256 4-20-71-5 ATTENTION INVESTORS/STUDENTS Almost new 2BR/2.5BA townhome for sale. $134,900. www.gatorhometours.com/40903 or call 352-219-9551 1-31-61-5 *0@$$$ FAST CASH 4 HOUSE $$$0 .00 Holiday-broke blues? Sell me 0e ****quickly any house or refer 0000 0000 motivated sellers for fee! 000 0000 Call Buyers pm 219-0859 0000 1-31-19-5 Townhome 2BR 1.5 BA fenced. Side-by-side refrigerator/smooth-top range/washer/dryer/ newer bus and UF/Shands. $94,900. Call Randy. 352-543-9598 or 543-6758 t-3119-5 ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PURCHASING A-HOUSE OR CONDO NEAR UF? Plenty of properties are available. Call Marc J. Nakleh at Campus Realty 352-235-1576 2-25-25-5 Sell your house, condo, acreage, mobile WANT ALL OF YOUR Share 2BR Downtown apt. Newly remodhome and much more in the ALLIGATOR JEALOUS OF YOU NEXT YEAR? Omn + eled. Close to Shands, UF & Library. $350/ CLASStFIESc Reach over 24,000 possible live in a new luxury campus-area condo. mo. Month to month or longer lease okay. buyers Mastercard and Visa accepted over Over 10 new projects to choose from. Pets okay. Call 262-1351 1-31-7-4 the phone. Please Call 373-Find Visit www.mattpricerealtor.com or call Quad-, Tri-, or Duplex w/pvt parking, extra today 352-281-3551 Matt Price, Campus Female roommate needed. 2BR/2BA condo land, 60 sec walk to UF Exc cond. House Realty Group 1-28-5-5 in Sparrow., Tower Rd. Private bath & bal3/4BR, 2BA, wd firs, covered prch, concrete cony. Flat rate, month to month $375 incl util. patio, garage/work-shop. Pvt Owner 352352-359-2382 1-31-7-4 538-2181 lv mssg 4-20-71-5 Furnishings F roommate needed for 3BR/2BA townNEW COMPANY IN GAINESVILLE BED-Queen, orthopedic, firm, extra thick, house available now. Close to UF and bus. looking to buy or lease houses in this area. pillow-top, mattress & box. Name brand, Newly painted & renovated. $300/mo + Any size, price or condition. Call Ed & Diane new, still in plastic. Sacrifice $150. Call 3521/3 utils. Great deal! Call 561-762-6117 352-373-2728 4-20-71-5 372-7490 will deliver. 4-20-71-6 BED -FULL SIZE ORTHOPEDIC Pillow-top mattress & box. New, unused, still in plastic w/warranty. Can deliver. Sacrifice $140. Call 352-377-9846 4-20-71-6 SOFA& LOVESEAT Brand new still packaged w/warranty. Must sell. Can deliver. Retail $1400. Sacrifice $399 352-372-7490 4-20-71-6 BED -King Pillowtop mattress & box springs. Orthopedic rated. Name brand, new, never been used, in plastic with warranty. Sell $230. Call 352-372-8588 Can deliver. 420-71-6 CHERRY SLEIGH BED solid with Pillowtop Mattress & Box. All new still boxed. Cost $1500, sacrifice $550 352-271-5119 4-2071-6 BEDROOM SET. 7pc Cherry, Queen/ king bed, dresser w/mirror, 2 nightstands chests avail Dovetail const. New, in boxes. Can del liver. Retail $6500, must sell, sacrifice $1400 (352) 372-7490 4-20-71-6 SOFA, LOVESEAT, & CHAIR 100% Italian leather. Still new in boxes w/warranty. Cost $5000. Sacrifice $1,500 Call 352-372-8588 4-20-71-6 DINING ROOM Beautiful cherry set w/table, 6 Chippendale chairs, hutch & buffet. New, still in boxes. Retail $5200, sacrifice $1100. Must sell. Can deliver. 352-372-8588 4-2071-6 FUTON Solid oak mission-style frame w/ mattress. Brand new, all unused in box. Sell $199 can deliver. 352-377-9846 4-20-71-6 BedsFull mattress & boxspring sets $490Qn sets $89OSingle sets $39OKing sets $99From estate sale: Safe pine bunk bed $109. 376-0939/378-0497 Call a Mattress 4370 SW 20th Ave 4-20-71-6 Bedding close-outsAll wrapped in plasticetwin sets $790full sets $1190Qn sets $139OKing sets $1890student discounts applyO4370 SW 20th Ave. 376-0953 We deliver. 4-20-71-6 REMODELING SALE! Double beds, kigng beds, computer desk, chairs & lamps! Call 332-2346 1-27-5-6 DINING SET FOR SALE For more info & pics seehttp://plaza ufl.edu/sanchezc/diningset.html 2-2-6-1J POOLTABLE Best offer Call 745-6017 2-2-5-6 Full size bed $60; like new sofa $85; color TV 19" $35; large dorm fridge $40; ent. center, large real wood $140; portable sewing machine $45; small desk $35. Call 335-5326 1-28-2-6 88 Whirlpool Elec. dryer, 90 Maytag Gas dryer, 70's Maytag Washer All work great, $50 each. Evenings 352-331-7239 2-4-7-6 97 Maytag Refridge, Almond glass shelves, ice maker, Approx. 26 cu. ft. Excel cond. $300 Evenings 352-331-7239 2-4-7-6 Friends don't let friends be driven home by drunk drivers CIassifieds. Continued on next page. Opportunities are available in the following areas: Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Math Physics Systems Engineering Aeronautical Engineering Optics Check out our website at rayjobs.com/campus for further information, including our Campus Recruiting Events. 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32, ALLIGATOR l THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 Furnishings For Sale Autos Help Wantei Help Wanted /8 Kenmore Coldspot Refridge Nhite, glass shelves, side by side, n door ice, water. Approx. 25 cu. ft. xcel cond. $300 Evenings: 352-331-7239 2-4-7-6 3-23-170-7 computer HELP fast! A+ Computer Geek ouse/dorm 59 min response. No waiting/ inplugging/hassels. $10 Gator Discount. v/F Cert MCSE technicians. 333-8404. nww.AComputerGeek.com 8-23-170-7 kG'Ville Computer Repair InC* Service on all PC MAC and Networks 1204 '1W 13th St Ste #10 352-337-2500. 4-2071-7 COMPUTER SOLUTIONS, INC. omplete residential & commercial support, networking & website development. $45/hr sww.gainesvillecsi.com 371-2230 4-20-71-7 LAPTOP REPAIR Suy & sell. Looking for quantity for parts. sww.pcrecycle.biz 336-0075 4-20-71-7 COMPUTER & LAPTOP REPAIRS" Network specialists ,Ve buy computers and laptops Working and Non-working 378-4009, 607 NW 13th Street 1-20-71-7 ComputefiInternet 352.219.2980 t-20-66-7 3ATORNERD.COM computer/laptop repair networks, wireless, virus we BEAT all prices! hoel/dorm 352-219-2980 4-20-66-7 HP 5555 PDA i-owner, excellent condition. Bluetooth en3bled: Call 352-494-1817 1-28-5-7 a : : Electronics DISCOUNT HI-Fl 722 S. Main I The Red Bldg WE ARE CHEAPER 1-20-71-8 Bicycles n the market for a new set of wheels or just joking to add a second to that collection? Nant personalized handlebars or a fitted ;eat? Check in the Alligator Classifieds. IEW & USED BIKES FOR SALE vtany to choose from D Best Prices in Townl 3PIN CYCLE 373-3355 124 W University Ave 4-20-69-9 For Sale PARKING: DrNvte, Secure, Guaranteed. 60 sec to UF. Reserve now! Reasonable rates. 352-538/181.Can leave mssg.4-20-71-10 :ARTY SUPPLIES.: Complete line of bar supplies, glassware, beer taps, draft beer equipment. Professional cooking utensils. R.W.Beaty Co. 4322 NW 13th St, Gville RWBEATY.COM 376-5539.4-20-71-10 GET CHEAP TEXTBOOKSt search 24 bookstores in 1 click! S&H and taxes automatically calculated. Try it today! http://www.bookhq.com 2-15-35-10 STRESS? OVERLOAD? NEED TO RELAX? OR LOOKING FOR LOVE? Try Aphrodisiac Beverage. 0 caleries, 0 sugar w/relaxing aphrodiciac herbs. Students using it nationwide. Buy/sell it. www.aphrodisiabeverage.c om or dary333@yahoo.com 2-25-20-10 OHONEYWELL HEPA air purifierexc cond. medium to large room. $400 negotiable. ODELL PRINTER N--0N5819 used for testing only. Like new $65 negotiable Call 376-4061 DISCOUNT Inkjet, Toner, Fax, Copier Cartridges. Guaranteed Lowest Prices! Email ink4less ocala@yahoo.com include printer make, model, or cartridge numbers. 2-2-5-10 c O yle s, Mo Ip e ds ** SCOOTERS ** RPM MOTORCYCLES INC SALES, SERVICE, PARTS Many Brands Available 518 SE 2nd St. www.RPMmotorcycles.com 377-6974 4-20-71-11 Swamp Cycles Electric Bikes, Scooters, and more! Prices1rom $450 with 1yr warranty 534 SW 4th Ave. 373-8823 www.swampcycles.com 4-20-70-11 Avoid parking problems. 1996 black Yamaha Virago 250cc, 5400 mi, good condition, $1600 OBO. Tony 352-219-4401 2-1-6-11 *FAST CASH PAID FOR ANY CARO ORunning or note NEED HONDA, TOYOTA, PICKUPS Over 10 yr svc to UF students OCall Don @ 215-7987 4-20-71-12 CARS -CARS Buy@SelIOTrade Clean BMW, Volvo, Mercedes Toyota, Honda, Nissan cars 3432 N Main St. www.carrsmith.com CARRSMITH AUTO SALES 373-1150 4-20-71-12 **FAST CASH PAID** For: CARS, TRUCKS, MOTORCYCLES Running or Not 1990 & up only -Call Ray 352-284-8619 4-20-71-12 OVER 50 IMPORTS UNDER $10,000 SELECT MOTOR CAR THEYELLOW BUILDING 2715 N MAIN 377-1616 www.selectmotorcar.us 4-20-71-12 Best Cars .Lowest Prices www.39thaveimports.com 4-20-71-1212 94 Del Sol Civic 5sp .$3995 96 Accord LX 4dr .$4495 97 Civic 2dr AT .$4995 99 Civic 4dr AT.$5995 GATORIDES.:. 318-0813 4-20-71-12 *HEADLINERS SAGGING?* **Power windows don't work?** On site available Call Steve 338-5142. 4-20-71-12 $500! Police Impounds! Hondas, Chevys, Toyotas, etc. For listings 800-749-8116 ext 4622 1-3119-12 SUN CITY AUTO SALES Bring your W2 & drive home today. Cash cars as low as $1000. No credit check. Call now 338-1999 4-20-63-12 SUN CITY AUTO SALES We finance anyone! $2000 discount off finance price. More than 150 vehicles in stock. Call 338-1999 Drive today! 4-20-63-12 SUN CITY AUTO SALES All vehicles $0 down & up! Plus +++ 30 day warranty eng & trans. No credit check. Call 338-1999 4-20-63-12 SUZUKI GRAN VITARA '01 67k miles, 6 cyl, silver, runs great $6950. Call 352-335-6337 1-28-10-12 Acura Integra LS, 1995, 2dr, blk, good cond, 120k, 5 spd-man, no AC, w/pwr everything, moon roof, CD. Asking $3580 Call 332-7158 or email moretexture@cox.net 1-27-6-12 1996 Honda Accord EX sedan V-6 automatic, leather, A/C, power everything, 86k, very clean, white, $6600 or best offer, #352-3353852 frankiev@bellsouth.net 2-4-9-12 GATORMAX -USED CARS Buy, Sell, Trade. We Finance. 495-9500 gatormax net 2-18-20-12 CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX YOUR CAR? Call me, I can help. Chris 271-4339 2-1-5-12 1987 4-Runner Deluxe 4WD standard. Needs "tiny" bit of work. Great car you can't find anymore! $1000 OBO 219-1644 /v. msg. 2-1-5-12 1992 HONDA ACCORD White, 4 door, automatic, 135k miles, good condition, $2500 neg. Call 352-371-4506 after 5pm. 2-1-5-12 FORD FOCUS ZX3 2001 Auto, air, CD, cruise, keyless entry, sports pkg, new tires & brakes, 55kmi, dark blue. $7800 352-275-1029 2-1-5-12 Ford Thunderbird 1996 V8 107K mi blue/gree well kept, drives well all power. REDUCED $3600 215-2039 2-2-5-12 1987 HONDA ACCORD Lxi, 150k miles, 5speed manual shift, runs great, excellent gas mileage. $900 OBO. Call 352-392-4653 or 692-5653 (Jurgen) 1-28-2-12 ate~ LOCAL ARTIST NEEDS: GOLD, DIAMONDS, GEMS, CLASS RINGS, ETC TOP CASH $ OR TRADE. OZZIE'S FINE JEWELRY. 373-9243 4-20-71-13 On-going VOLUNTEER needed: Blind lady needs trans on Sundays only to Mass @ Queen of Peace Catholic Church or St. Augustine Catholic, Church. For more info call 219-6948. I live in the Tower Rd area. 2-8-60-13 WANTED: LOCAL ARTISTS TO DONATE ARTWORK FOR CHARITY AUCTION. Theme should celebrate women. Email Erin: ufmcdonough@msn.com 1-28-10-13 Help Wanted This newspaper assumes no responsibility for injury or loss arising from contacts made through advertising. We suggest that any reader who responds to advertising use caution and investigate the sincerity of the advertiser before giving out personal information or arranging meetings LIKE TO WORK WITH LUXURY CARS? Bright? Enthusiastic? Like people? Must be over 22, stable work history, clean driving re'cord, drug-free, pers ref. www.carrsmith.com for details. 4-20-71-14 Animal Care Tech looking for hard working person to work w/ reptiles & rodents. Will train, PT to start with more hrs possible. Start at $5.50/hr. Flex hrs. Please call 495-9024 between 9-4 M-F. 4-20-71-4 Certified Nursing Assistant class. Home schooling, learn @ your own pace, time, & convenience, fast or slow. $200. 19 yr. exp RN Lic #2523562 Call free 4 more info 1800-566-4913 4-20-71-14 Phone survey interviewers wanted. Start work today! No sales, opinion research only! Flexible Schedule! Perceptive Market Research 336-6760 ex 4081 Call now! 4-20-71-14 Students in Accounting, Aviation, Business/ Sales and IT needed for various positions. Flexible schedules and competitive pay. Join our team! Learn more at www.gleim.com/ employment 4-20-68-14 University of Florida Survey Research Center 392-2908 ext. 105 $7/hr + BONUS + Paid Training Nights + Weekends Telephone Interviewing NO SALES Must work spring break. 408 W. University Ave Suite #106 4-20-71-14 $$ STUDENTS GET CASH $$ For gently used brand name Clothing/accessories & furniture $Cash on the Spot$ SANDY'S No appt necessary! 2906 NW 13th St 372-1226 420-71-14 HIRING KITCHEN STAFF & DRIVERS FT or PT, flexible schedules. Call 2-5pm 3782442 or come in and fill out an application @ California Chicken Grill 2124 SW 34th St Mon-Fri 4-20-71-14 BARTENDING $250 A DAY POTENTIAL No experience necessary, training provided. 800-965-6520 ext 138 4-20-71-14 SECRET SHOPPERS Needed for evaluations of Local Stores, Restaurants and Theaters Flexible Hours, E-mail required Call 1-800-585-9024 ext 6254 4-20-71-14 AUDITORS for local growing inventory service. FT/PT, DFWP Paid training. Call 352-367-4608. www.aicscompanies.com 4-20-83-14 C 07 EEC % ( PART TIME WORK Great pay, ideal for students & second incomes, flex scheds, sales/svc, all ages 18+, conditions apply 375-1422 1-28-16-14 Spend your summer in a lakefront cabin in Maine. If you're looking to spend this summer outdoors, have fun while you work and make life long frinds, then look no further. Camp Mataponi, a residential girls camp in Maine has male/female summertime openings for Land Sports, Waterfront .(small crafts, skiing, life guarding, WSI, boat drivers), Ropes Course, Tennis, HB Riding, Arts & Crafts, Theater, Cooking, Gymnastics, Dance, Photography, Group Leaders & more. Top salaries plus room/board & travel provided. ON CAMPUS INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED 1/27. Call us today toll free at 1-888-684-2267 or apply online at www.campmataponi.com 1-27-17-14 EARN $9/HR Nationwide mortgage lender has immediate sales positions avail for college sudents seeking professional work exp. No exp required, flexible hours. Apply in person btwn 5-9pm Mon-Fri at 1900 SW 34th St Suite 206 (2nd floor above credit union) FINANCIAL 2-11-2-14 Growing company needs PT help. Bookkeeper Quickbooks exp only. Delivery & warehouse, website administrator, clean background check only need apply. Fax resume with salary req to 377-5595 2-1019-14 =0 E) .0 I S Is I I U'I
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THURSDAY JANUARY 27, 200511 ALLIGATOR, 33 Help Wanted Help Wanted Help WantI e Help Wanted HelpWanted GREAT PAY FOR PEOPLE WHO STAY! Park Place Car Wash is looking for hard workers for all positions. Cashiers (must have full day avail) & lineworkers. (AM 8:30-1 & PM 12-6 shifts avail) 15-40 hrs your choice. Great work environment. Apply in person 7404 NW 4th Blvd. Across from Howe Depot. No phone calls please. 1-31-19-14 Swim Instructor/Office Staff Seal Swim School now hiring energetic, fun, responsible individuals. PT/FT positions available. Competitive pay. WSI certification Feb. Lutz 813-948-7134; Tampa 813932-5455; North Pinellas 727-943-8782. www.sealswimschool.com 2-10-20-14 DOMINO'S PIZZA World's largest pizza delivery company now hiring Delivery Drivers O Pizza makers Phone order takers $9 -$14/hr All you need is a reliable car & a very positive attitude. Apply @ any of the 5 Domino's locations in Gainesville. 4-20-70-14 Summer/Fall 2005 graduate opportunities for Graduate Hall Directors, Staff Resource Assistants and Judicial Assistant in the Ddepartment of Housing and Residence Education. Graduate Hall Directors reside in his/her area of responsibility, and supervise, develop, and direct the staff under his/her responsibility. The number of staff varies by area, as well as the number of residents living in the hall. The Staff Resource Assistants develop and facilitates programming and resources for residence life staff. The Judicial Assistant works with various aspects of the judicial program. Applicants must be admitted to graduate school., enrolled for 9-12 hours, and have some organized group living experience. The beginning salary is $3,420 each semester based on 9.5 months' of work. An on-campus apartment, fully furnished with all utilities, local telephone, and basic cable service is provided. Application deadline (for priority consideration): Friday, February 18, 2005. Contact Kathy Smith at the Housing Office, 392-2171 ext 10139 MOST1 WANT Thomas Anand Washburn White Male (DOB 12/17184); 6'00", 170 lbs, Brown Hair, Brown Eyes Wanted for:, Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon. STOPPERS Call (352) 372-STOP k'~ianrtex' m.~7xmJSJzL~m~xtca7f5 Attention Smokers! Earn about $6/hr. Smokers are needed to participate in a study on decision making & smoking. If interested come to the psychology bldg room 397 d call 392-0601 ext 297 4-20-63-14 NEW YEAR, NEW WORK EXCELLENT PAY Flex schedules, sales/svc, great for students, all ages 18+, conditions apply. 335-1422 128-16-14 WANTED Energetic, serious, hard-working individuals to assist cusomers with high quality sporting goods merchandise. We're looking for the best. Full and part time opportunities. No phone calls. Min 1 yr commitment. Lloyd Clarke Sports 1504 NW 13th St. 1-28-15-14 COLLEGE STUDENTS HS, SENIORS/GRADS Good pay, flexible schedules, customer sales/svc, all ages 18+, contitions apply. Call 335-1577 1-28-16-14 FREELANCE ONLINE TUTORS instruct 3rd thru 12th grade students from any location; internet connection required; send resume jobs@brainfuse.com 2-2-1514 DANCERS WANTED Are you pretty? Dancers needed for private company. Great pay, flexible hours. Open 24 hrs. 352-3762800 1-28-12-14 EDUCATION RETAIL STORE Needs part time help. Flexible weekday hours plus 2-3 Saturdays a month. Please bring in a resume to 2020 NW 6th St. 129-12-14 GREEN SPARROW Chinese Restaurant (Haile Plantation Village Center) now hiring FT/PT cooks, (Chinese speciality), kitchen helpers, cashiers, servers, delivery drivers. Call 871-5771 for appt. 1-27-11-14 Bright, enthusiastic, industrious workers wanted for toy/gift store. FT/PT. Must be able to work weekends, breaks and holidays. Stop by for an application @ 1510 NW 13th St. 2-2-15-14 DRIVERS NEEDED gatorfood.com. Can earn anywhere between $8-$20/hr. Set your own schedule. Call Dave for info: 379-9600 1-28-10-14 OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR needed. Gatorfood.com is looking for responsible, enthusiastic people. City geography knowledge, customer svc. exp helpful. For more info call David 379-3663 1-28-10-14 Full time or part time sales agent needed. Flexible schedule, great job for student and recent grads! Earn an average $300 per day. First Horizon Merchant Services a Fortune 500 Company is looking or 3 sales agents in Gainesville area. Call 866-882-9600 or email gtrenfroe@fhms.com 1-28-10-14 CUSTOMER SERVICE rep wanted MS OFfice Experience required. Contact: Jackson Industries, 4001 Newberry Rd., E4, GVL or info@jacksonilc.com 1-28-10-14 5 STAR Pizza is now hiring pizza makers, phone personnel & delivery drivers. Great pay, flexible hours. Closing drivers average over $100 per shift. Apply in person at 600 NW 75th St. 352-333-7979 1-28-10-14 SALES CLERK $6/hr part-time. Call Sandy's Consignment Boutique. 372-1226 1-31-10-14 02B Kids searching for energetic and enthusiastic pre-school teachers for all 02B locations. Experience preferred, will train. FT/PT positions. Avail. Apply at any location. 2-8-15-14 Office Manager Trainee for small medical office. Bachelor or Master's Degree in business/accounting or health care management to learn all aspects of medical office management including accounts payable/ receivable, insurance and personnel. Experience desirable. Full time w/.excellent salary and benefits. Will consider part time until 5/05. Fax resume to 352-332-2966, Attn: Julia. 2-2-10-14 CASH Tired of sitting around w/out it? Sit here & make it! UF FLORIDA REPDIALS seeks UF students to raise funds. Earn up to $8.00/hr with a FLEXIBLE schedule. Apply at 105 NW 16th St. 4th Floor. Academic Classroom Building 105, or call 392-7754 for more info. 4-20-63-14 MARY POPPINS: Where are you? FT NANNY NEEDED 30-45 hrs/wk 4 jobs avail TODAY: Great $$$ for exp. Noah's Ark Nanny: 352-376-5008 2-25-3714 PT/FT NANNIES NEEDED Good $ for exp: grad stud. welcomed bkgd ck: 12 REAL $$ jobs avail NOW Noah's Ark Nanny 352-376-5008 2-25-27-14 NANNIES -MORNING SHIFT Several positions availabel for Part Time, good $$$$$ MNOW Noah's Ark Nanny 352-376-5008 2-25-27-14 PT warehouse & event supervisors. Nights & weekends. Great for students. Apply in person -football stadium, concession office next to Sportship, South Endzone. WANTED: Energetic student -likes to help others. High school or college track & field exp. to help coach little league track & field. Excellent opportunity for community service hours + you get to help children. Please contact me 332-5626 1-27-5-14 WANTED: INTERNET PROGRAMMER -Any or all of the following -ASP/database/ web/Winsock API for short-term project in G'ville. Call Jun Consulting Group. 336-9607 2-3-10-14 $1380 weekly stuffing envelopes FT/PT No experience necessary. For more info call 386-462-9301 2-3-10-14 Looking to make easy $$? Sell book that sells itself. Flexible schedule. Unlimited $$ potential. Contact: fpollack2@comcast.net 1-27-5-14 CRUISE LINE Entry level on-board positions available. Great benefits. Seasonal or year-round. 941329-6434 2-17-20-14 Art, Art Ed, Graphics, Arch Hand-lettering, PT a few hrs/wk. Close to UF. Short resume. Reply -P 0 Box 286, Gainesville, 32602 1-28-6-14 Finance company needing office assistant & collections associate. Young, progressive company w/advancement & bonuses. 25 hrs/wk. Start immediately. Fax resume to 352-378-4156 2-17-20-14 BODY PIERCER NEEDED @ WAVES TATTOO & BODY PIERCING. Must have your own equipment 374-2966 or 375-2252. Ask for Mike. 1-28-5-14 All Levels Tutor Wanted Use your time wisely Good Pay, Flexible Hours Sell your knowledge www.GainesvilleTutor.com 1-28-5-14 Officials& Scorekeepers for UF Intramural Sports. No experience necessary $6.75 -$7.25/hr for officials $5.50/hr for scorekeepers Evenings and weekends only For more info, stop by room 120 Southwest Rec or 846-1081 x278 UF Students only. 1-28-5-14 Leasing Consultant PT Position with local Apt. Comunity -Energetic Attitude & Cust. Service Exp. Apply Paradigm Properties 220 N Main St. 375-2152 1-28-5-14 Earn between $2500 & $3000 before end of semester. On-campus promotions Work your own hrs assisting fellow students. No sales. Call Al or Bobbi for phone interview between 2 & 9pm 800-449-8680 x110 122 1-28-5-14 0 Join us at Camp Laurel South a rtemier coed summer camp in the beautiful state of Maine. Our Winter Office is in Gainesville. We're looking for spirited GATORS to be Counselors/Instructors in land/water sports, adventure, theater, riding, the arts and much more. Top instruction/facilities in a family atmosphere. Excellent salaries/amenities. We support internships! Call 331-4600 or visit www.camplaurelsouth.com 1-28-5-14 SUMMER JOBS $2100 Co-Ed Camp Seven Weeks Room and Board Included GET PAID TO PLAY! The Florida Elks Youth Camp (FEYC) needs male and female Summer Camp Counselors ages 18 and up. FEYC is an overnight camp located off of Highway 450 in Umatilla, FL The camp runs June 6 -July 23. Please contact Krys Ragland at 1-800-523-1673 ext. 250 or 352-669-9443 ext 250. 4-20-58-14 SECRETARY needed. Gatorfood.com is looking for responsible, enthusiastic people. City geography knowledge, customer service exp helpful. For more info call David 3793663 1-28-4-14 TECH SUPPORT HELP DESK -local softward company with national product seeks technical staff with excellent communication skills to assist customers. Knowledge of Windows 9x/2000/NT/XP, TCP/IP and Networking required. Team atmosphere. Smoke-free environment. Email resume to jobs@elitesoftwarde.com 2-4-9-14 0a-GET PAID for YOUR OPINIONS! Earn $15-$125 and more per survey! www.moneyforsurveys.com 2-7-10-14 Looking for part time/full time hire to fill an accounting/sales mgmt position. Good starting pay, flexible hours, modern work environment. Must be motivated, have good communication skills, knowledge of computers be familiar with-business accounting. Call Abram Huber 386-867-1463 or email resume to abh@endureed.com 2-1-5-14 Classifieds. Continued on next page. Join us in exploring the Music Industry, and the ins-and-outs of getting into the business. Showcase of bands at the Purple Porpoise beginning at 7pm
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I, ALLIGATOR 0 THU RSDAY, JANUARY ?_7,2005 Help Wanted Services Services Sv Health Services \NNY after-school Tues/Thurs Psych/OT, experience w/autism desired. Must be id & fun. englishfamily@bellsouth.net 28-3-14 .AAZING SUMMER at PA coed children's ernight camp. Men & Women wanted I all activities and counselor positions. irsing positions available too. Good salary. :ernships available. We provide campers th safe quality experience that will stay with um forever. Let us do the same for you. sit website, www.campnockamixon.com to hedule on-campus interview for February '27-2-14 (CITING INTERNSHIPS NOW! >ost your resume and job skills iven students wanting to achieve !d succeed. All majors and years. idyless@cox.net -email now. 2-4-8-14 anny/Personal Assistant children 1-7 years at our home -30 hours per week, ref req'd reers@bytheplanet com or 352-367-8600 1-5-14 'ood Service Worker itor Dining Services is looking for food rvice workers with experience in food ep and hot line serving. Day or night shift. competitive pay, flex hours. Apply at Gator ning Services business office. 2-1-5-14 -[SURE COURSE INSTRUCTORS. Got 'idea for a noncredit, interesting and fun urse? Want to teach one? We are looking r teachers and ideas. www.union.ufl.edu/ sure for course offerings and instructor )plication 352-392-2378, Bree or Faith, im 1-5pm. 1-28-2-14 -ISURE COURSE INSTRUCTORS. We e looking for instructors for the following nurses: GRE Verbal, Guitar and Tai Chi. ease visit www.union.ufl.edu/leisure for ;tructor applicataion or call Bree or Faith at '2-392-2378 from 1-5 for more information. 28-2-14 JMMER JOBS starting at $200 per week th room and board included. Work at one the University of Florida's four recreational r.7. located in Lake Placid, Ocala National >re ; Madison or Niceville. Staff have no bin responsibilities and most weekends University of Florida 4-H Summer Staff e involved in teaching canoeing, team orts, arts/crafts, swimming and outdoor ucation. We're looking for ENERGETIC, REATIVE and MATURE persons to help ad youth at these facilites EOE/AA. Visit ir website at http://4-H.ifas.ufl.edu. Then ck on 4-H Centers to apply online. For Dre information call 352-846-0996 and ask r the Camping Office. 1-27-1-14 \RT TIME INVENTORY CLERK. Every afnoon. Some lifting required. Fax resume 377-9577 2-2-5-14 ANNY to care for 4 year old in my home days a week. 6 30-9:00 am and 3:00-8:00 n. Ref required, background check Call 1-0840 lv msg 2-2-10-14 weekend work for student. Yard work, chainw, carpentry, electrical, plumbing + some avy lifting. From S6-8/hr depends on skill id experience. Call 376-6183 1-31-3-14 ARKETING ASSISTANT needed at Ben & rry's to sell catering events. Email resume gwilson@352media.com 1-31-3-14 DURMET SANDWICH & COFFEE SHOP ved PT Cashier & Sandwich maker icated 16 miles east of UF all between 3PM to 7PM only 3k for Mike 352-475-9577 2-2-5-14 EB DESIGNER ourly pay. Experience with eBay & PayPal HTML. Call 352-284-0690 1-31-3-14 Services AAASTORAGE Close To UF, Convenient 4x4x4 $20/mo 4x8x8 $35/mo 533 SW 2nd Ave. 377-1771 20-71-15 IMPORT AUTO REPAIR BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Volvo, VW, Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda. Quality craftsmanship, reasonable prices, near UF, AAA approved 378-7830 www.carrsmith.com 4-20-71-15 HYPNOTIST-Stop smoking. Improve memory & concentration. Eliminate bad habits. Past life regression. Learn self-hypnosis. Low Student Rates. Leonard Umans AAPH, NGH certified 379-1079. 4-20-67-15 ** GATOR MOVING & STORAGE ** Local and long distance moving. Free Estimates One item or a housefull. FL Reg # IM19 Call Now! (352)374-4791 800-797-6766. 4-20-71-15 PERSONAL TRAINING 300 Personal and Group Training Flexible Scheduling Exclusive Facility Call for a free workout 339-2199 4-20-71-15 ** BELLY DANCE ** Ethnic Dance Expressions Studio For Fun & Fitness 384-9200 www.ethnicdanceexpressions.com 4-20-71-15 HORSE BOARDING -peaceful -spacious 30 acres -ring-arena -round pens -experienced help -12x12 stalls 1-352-472-2627. Owner on premises -35+ yrs exp. Lessons avail. 4-20-71-15 MOSSWOOD FARM Come ride with usl Great Farm Awesome Horses & Top Notch Instruction. Hunters & Natural Horsemanship. 466-0465 mwfarm@attglobal.net 4-20-67-15 TRAFFIC SCHOOL ONLINE Take Points Off Your Driver's License And Dismiss Traffic Tickets With Online Driver Improvement Courses onlinedrivingschool.idrivesafely.com 4-20-71-15 Whipoorwill Farm: Stall and/or pasture board. 10 min W of UF off Archer Rd. CBS Barn 12x12 stalls on 27 shaded acres. Lighted arena, round pen, trails, tackroom. Owner on premises. 376-8792 4-20-71-15 SLEEPY HOLLOW HORSE FARM Quality Boarding 0 Lessons/English 0 Parties 0 Alachua County's oldest & finest horse farm @ 466-4060 4-20-71-15 ***YOGA*** Classes & Workshops at Sanctuary www.yogagainesville.com 352-336-5656 4-20-71-15 PAPER-WRITING ASSISTANCE I can help you to complete your paper. Learn to write. Outline, research, grammar, coherent thought application, typing. Sliding scale. 24-hr svc. 374-7038 2-2-21-15 Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle Lessons Popular, Blues, Bluegrass, Weddings, Receptions, Parties. Call Alan Stowell @ 352-372-9248 2-1-19-15 TERM PAPER HELP: Frustrated? Need Assistance? Help with research and writing? TOLL FREE 1-888-345-8295 www.customessay.com 4-8-60-15 FINANCE TUTOR Individuals or small groups. Experienced, excellent. 375-6641 Harold Nobles 1-31-15-15 STEVE'S QUALITY HOUSE CLEANING House & Apt. Delivery Service I Will Clean Your House & Apt. Room Size S. $25 M. $30 L. $35 Call 1-866-405-7275 Ext 912170 1-31-15-15 MUSIC STUDIES Guitar, Bass, Piano. All ages all styles taught. At University Music. 30 yrs exp. $65 per month. Call Andy 256-2168 2-2-11-15 **First Responder* Learn emergency medical care. Prerequisite for EMT/Paramedic Includes healthcare provider CPR 392-1161x4283 www.shcc.uf.edu 3-2442-15 **Lifeguard Training* Red Cross certification includes CPR professional rescuer/first aid Classes start now 392-1161x4283 www.shcc.ufl.edu/cpr 4-4-49-15. EVERGLADE EQUESTRIAN CENTER The countryclub for horses & owners Customer lounge w/full kitchen & bath. 12x12 airy, bright & matted stalls. 250'x160' riding ring, round pen & jump paddock. Lessons available 30 manicured acres, 40 stalls, 19 separate paddocks. 24-hr securit. everglade-equestrian.com 352-591-3175 1-28-5-15 ***TAEKWONDO*** 30 Day Trial Membership Free Men 0 Women 0 Children 352-375-0700 www.protkd.com 40-20-59-15 MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR LAW SCHOOL SUCCESS? Check out: lawSChOOlprepCOurSe.COm 4-20-58-15 WAVES TATTOO & BODY PIERCING Wed night 1/2 price on all tattoos w/ student ID. With exception of minimum. 1-28-5-15 Do yOu want to speak German? Need a tutor or just want to learn German? Real German native speaker available Call384-0708 1-31-5-15 **AUTO MALL SERVICE DEPT** Complete Auto Service Imports & Domestics 0 Cars & Trucks Discount for students. Call 352-380-0033 www.automallgainesville.com 4-20-56-15 eth Serv ices All Women's Health Center ABORTION Free Pregnancy Test RU-486 Available 378-9191 www.abortiongainesville.com 4-20-71-16 THE TRUE YOU! Lose 8-15 pounds in 4 weeks Only $99! Gain muscle while you lose fat Groups forming now. 339-2199 4-20-71-16 URGENT CARE/WALK-IN MEDICAL Students -No Appointment Needed! FIRST CARE OF GAINESVILLE 4881 NW 8th Ave #2, 373-2340 Most Ins Accepted, Hours M-F 8a-6p 4-2071-16 TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR ACNE with Blue Light Treatments for moderate acne. Call Dermatology Associates 352-332-4051 4-20-67-16 ABORTION/ABORTION by PILL (RU-486) IV sedation, Student Discount. Well Woman Care & Birth Control Bread & Roses Women's Health Ctr 352-372-1664. 4-20-71-16 NOW AVAILABLE: Well-child & illness medical care for children of registered UF students, aged 2 months to 18 years located at Student Health @ Corry Village Clinic hours limited to Friday a.m. 8:30 -12:30. Fee for service. Call 392-1161 Ext 4444 for an appointment Visit www.shcc.uf.edu for more information. 1-28-10-16 Typing Services SAME. DAY SERVICE: transcription, typing, apps Desktop pub: brochures, newsletters, flyers, ads, logos. Resume service -17 yrs exp. -24 hr turnaround. New phone #Connie 271-2677 2-8-15-17 am no '20EHT PROWER"llff SIHOWBUMSE YOR APART111 n D TM AD0 VERIIT I SI NG0 376-482 al i.fifdr aniig~-o
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THURSDAY, JANU ARY 27, 200511 ALLIGATOR Personals PersonaIs E I Ent Notices n en Lost & Found Anonymous HIV Antibody Testing Alachua County Health Dept. Call 334-7960 for app't (optional $20 fee) SAVE ON RAYBAN/SUNGLASSES VEGETARIAN? Try BOOK LOVER'S CAFE Inside Books, lnc. 505 NW 13 St. 10-9 384-0090 4-20-71-18 GUN SHOW! #1 Spring Break Vacations! Everybody knows how awful if feels to lose January 29th & 30th. 9-4 @ Paramont Cancun, Jamaica, Acapulco, Bahamas & something If you find something, call the Resort 2900 SW 13th St. Admission $6. Info Florida! Best Parties, Best Hotels, Best Alligator at 373-FIND and we'll place a free @ 904-461-0273 1-28-9-20 Prices! Limited Space! 1-800-234-7007 "Found" ad for you in this section (Offer www.endlesssummertours.com ARC Exempt does not apply to "Lost" ad.) Be kind t, University Opticians GIANT CO CLEARANCE SALE Most Cn $600 Group Fundraiser 2-18-24-21 300vstyAve. 378-4480. GMAT 00 $8.88.Ae o 0 Mgoom 4 Scheduling Bonus THE SHERATON AT OUR LUCAYA 300 SW 4th Ave. 378-4480. MUST GO $5.99, ten for $50 Making room 4 hours of your group's time PLUS our Grand Bahama Island is the place to be & the 4-20-71-18 for more DVDs. Cash for DVDs HEAR free (yes, free) fundraising solutions Sheraton is the best Spring Break Resort on AGAIN CDs & DVD 818 W. University AVe. EQUALS $1000-$2000 in earnings for the island! Party with us for 4-nights/5-days, GUNS' GUNS! GUNS! 373-1800 1-31-18-18 your group. Call TODAY for a $600 bonus from $337. Breakaway Vacations (serving 1800 Gun Inventory when you scheduleyour non-sales fundUF students for 24 years!) 377-2401. FL Over 500-handguns in stock MODELS NEEDED raiser with CampusFundraiser. Contact Seller of Travel Reg No #12618 Buy, Sell, Trade or Repair. Hair and Make-up photo shoot CampusFundraiser, 888-923-3238, or visit .Reloading Supplies 466-3340 Apply in person Tuesdays or Thrdy. wwcmufnrie~o --22 Hurry Beckwith, Gun Dealer Einstein's Garage 378-4480 4000 Newberry Smi. South of O'ville on 441 Rd Suite "B" 2-9-25-18 ~AIIrt~IAkt' 4-20-71-18 *Family Chiropractic* Co""n **q*"" Since 1977. Two blocks from U.F. 373-7070 BE ATL E* IFAINS 0 THE FAB FOUR IN CONCERT The ultimate tribute band Sat Jan 29th -9pm Phillips Center $30 392-ARTS 4-20-71-18 Want to make a connection? Place your ad 1-28-7-20 here to look for someone to share a comFLASHBACKS PAYS CASH FOR CLOTHES mon interest with or for your true love William Branham, Mal 4:5, Rev 10:7, Acts 2: We buy 10-5, M-Sat. Open to shop til 6. WE 38. Come see a Man of God and the Power ALSO BUY HOUSEHOLD ITEM. 211 W Univ Kinky Gemini young-looking retiree lookof the Spirit. 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O Info/Reservations 1-800-648-4849 www.ststravel.com ARC exempt. 2-18-30-21 SPRING BREAK IN RIO DE JANERO m VIP Club passes, airfare, hotel & more. N Limited seats. 877-456-WILD. www.springbreakbrazil.com FL Seller of Travel Reg No ST35764 131-18-21 BAHAMAS PLATINUM PACKAGE *Spring Break Exclusive* $189 5-Days/4-Nights OFFICE USE ONLY $239 7 Days/6-Nights PRICES INCLUDE Sp. Chg Round-trip luxury cruise with food. CASH -_ CK Accommodations on the island at your choice of 10 resorts Rec. By Free V.I.P. party package upgrade. Appalachia Travel ATTN SPRING BREAKERS: Don't miss this opportunity! Stay at a beautiful resort in Daytona Beach -four days three nights. Usually $200 a night! Only $400. Valid for four people. Reserve now for no block out datea. (One person must be 21 or older) 352-371-1381 1-31-6-21 ***EUROPE $429 RT*** Train & cruises also available Gator Country Travel 373-1992 FL Seller of Travel Reg. 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Resumes/Typing Services 3 Days.$12.50 FL Seller of Travel Reg #ST35585 Furry, feathery. scaly.no, not your 5. Real Estate -18. Personals 2-18-10-21 roommate. pets. Find or advertise your pets _6. Furniture/Household Items -19 Connections 4 Days-.$15.50 -or pet products here in the Pets section of ._7. Computers _20. Events/Notices 5 Days.$18.50 Spring Break Specials! Panama City & the Alligator. 8. Stereos/Electronics -21. Entertainment Daytona 7 Nights, 6 Free Parties $1591 ___ 9. Bicycles 22. Tickets Additional Days Cancun, Jamaica, Acapulco, Nassau _10. For Sale -23. Rides $2.00 each $499 Including Air! Bahamas Cruise $299! FREE -FLUFFY BLACK CAT NEEDS NEW __1 Mopeds/Motorcycles 24. Pets -SpringBreakTravel.com 1-800-678-6386 FL HOME. 3 yr old female, spayed, declawed 2. Autos .25. LostI P ound -Days = $ _1. Waned 2 nSeller of Travel Reg #ST34486 2-21-33-21 in front. Very friendly, gets along w/other ani-mals. Please call 352-871-1686 for details. MASTERCARD Q VISA EXP. 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36, ALLIGATOR S THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 Donovan stresses balance is best for Roberson MEN, from page 40 the game, perhaps now the Gators just migf 2 be capable of that. And keeping in mnind.the youth of his squad, the win made Donovan proud. "You know what? We're not too far off from where [Georgia is] at," Donovan said. "The only difference is that we have three older guys." PREMIUM BLEND: Following UF's loss to Tennessee, Donovan had a primary message for point guard Anthony Roberson: balance. The Gators came into that game riding Roberson's monster performances to a 3-0 SEC record. Roberson proved that his -shooting could only carry UF so far, as he converted five of a school-record 18 three-point attempts in the loss. While Roberson's difficult threepointer over two Volunteer defenders sent the game into overtime, other attempts by him in the extra period may have allowed Tennessee to escape with a win. Against Georgia, Roberson went 4 for 7 from three-point territory while attempting more drives toward the basket. And while Roberson finished with 18 points, Donovan said his field-goal percentage is what matters most. "I don't care if Roberson takes 30 shots," Donovan said. "If he's 25 for 30, that's great." Upcoming road games greet Gators with challenges WOM EN, from page 40 games. The Bulldogs are anchored by freshman sensation Tasha Humphrey. The 6-foot-3 forward is hitting 58 percent of her shots from the field and recording 18.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Humphrey is not playing like a freshman, Peck said. "I don't think she has the mentality of a freshman," Peck said. "She can do a number of different things, from scoring on the block to facing up. She has a strong body [which helps] with rebounding." Following Sunday's loss, UF dropped into a three-way tie for fourth place in the East. With another loss, the Gators would fall to .500 and enter a .precarious position as the SEC season nears the halfway point. "I think coming off of a loss, of course you have the mindset that you need a big win," senior Tamia Williams said. "I think we know we have a long road ahead of us, so we're just working on getting better." Thursday begins a week-long stretch in which UF plays three ranked teams: Georgia, No. 23 Vanderbilt on the road Sunday, and No. 5 Tennessee at home. "We've got Georgia, and the biggest thing I want our team to be concerned with is that every other team in our conference has to be worried about us," Peck said. Oil Change The Well-Oiled Machine For More information log onto: www.jiffylubesoutheast.com career showcase, the ob fair for co-op, internship and full-time opportunities for all students has a day for you attend day 1 (technical) for internship, r-op and full time opportunifties technical fields. attend day 2 (non-technical) for internship, co op and full time opportunities in non-technical fields, learn how to prepare for a job search at www.crc.ufl.edu/showcase or call 392.1601 er showcase technical nd onotechnical Your Source for Reference Materials "-These titles and more available at: McrriamtWbster GIRV BALLS, from page 40 it Does this imply that Meyer just has to sit in the same room with a recruit and say "come to UF," with said recruit obliging? Of course not. Recruiting is a tough business, where you roll out the red carpet for each recruit (with some new restrictions), tell every recruit that you would love to have them and then hope you get a percentage of them. It involves flights across the country for in-home visits, wining and dining with parents and looonnnggg hours. But if you're a recruit even mildly interested in UF, doesn't the name Urban Meyer pique your interest? Isn't UF worth a look? If this week is any indication, many who committed to other teams early on certainly think so. NEED EXTRA VACATION MONEY FREE DENTAL SCREENING Get Paid$150 per procedure for patients who quality & participate as a patient in the upcoming dental licensing examination. TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT PLEASE CALL 374-8131 iN BIG LOTS &ASHLETS FURNITURE SHOPPING CENTER. MUST BE 18 YO, NOT PREGNANT, AND HAVE AT LEAST 20 NATURALTEETH TO PARTICIPATE DNO011217 2442 N. MAIN ST. fo i 1N.MAINST UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOOKSTORES :1 n1 il, FL KIM ...
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,2005 U ALLIGATOR 37 NO. 4 SANTA FE LOSES FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR. By RYAN MOSS Alligator Contributing Writer It was supposed to be the game that Santa Fe made history. With a win against Daytona Beach Community College, the Saints basketball team would have earned its place in the record books by tying the SFCC record of 21 consecutive wins. Things weren't meant to be, however, as the Saints suffered their first loss of the season, 75-71. "I never thought we would Santa Fe ao undefeated," Coach Chris Mowry said. "Normally, every-. one gets beat at some point and getting beat is just something that happens." The Saints entered the game ranked No. 4 in the National Junior College Athletic Association poll, but struggled in front of a record home crowd. Santa Fe shot just 39 percent from the field -nearly 10 percent below its season average, which Mowry attributed to the intense defensive pressure Daytona Beach applied. Some argued that there was extra pressure on the Saints because of the record-book factor, but freshman guard Devin Harden didn't buy into that theory. "It's not something we thought about," Harden said. "We have just been trying to go game by game." Santa Fe trailed DBCC by 4 at halftime, putting doubts in the minds of Saints fans. However, the Saints opened the second half with a 13-3 run, and regained the momentum. "We started making a run and I thought the game was over," sophomore guard Brandon Kelley said. "But they played well and kept their composure and came back." The game became a seesaw battle, as it seemed whenever one team would make a run, the other would quickly counter. Neither team was able to take a doubledigit lead. For most of the game, Daytona Beach had little trouble beating the Saints' full-court pressure. Santa Fe, who used easy buckets off of turnovers early, didn't create nearly as many as they had grown accustomed to in previous games. Five Saints scored in double figures, with Kelley's 15 points leading the way. On tap for the Saints is a game at St. Johns River Community College on Saturday. It will prove interesting to see how the Saints respond after suffering their first loss of the season. "We weren't even looking to go undefeated, so the loss brought us back to reality," Kelley said. Although the Saints went 180 in nonconference play, they do not have an automatic bid to the conference tournament. "Winning those first 18 didn't mean anything, if we don't win conference games," Mowry said. In the first game of the doubleheader, the Santa Fe women's team overcame a double-digit second-half deficit to force overtime. The extra period went down to the wire, as Daytona Beach guard Marchele Campbell hit a game-winning three-pointer with 5.6 seconds remaining, giving her team the 69-66 victory. The Santa Fe women's team fell to 5-13. 'dsy Aurn/ gatur zaur All-American junior Jennifer Magley looks to lead the Gators in singles play against Central Florida today. Matches are slated to start at 5 p.m. actors host Knights STAFF REPORT The No. 2 UF women's tennis team enters its second match of the season against Central Florida today. The Gators were unable to finish their opening match against Baylor on Saturday due to inclement weather. The game will not count in the Gators' record even though they recorded a doubles victory, leading the match 1-0 before it had to be canceled. In UCF, UF faces an opponent that finished 2004 with a 12-9 record and was the runner up to Troy at the Atlantic Sun Conference championships. In their only dual nieet this season, the Golden Knights won an exhibition match against Flagler 7-0. The match against the Gators marks their season opener. UF junior Jennifer Magley, a singles and doubles All-American, leads the Gators. UCF seniors Kristina Lohmos and Ola Luczak, who both finished with 3-3 records after the fall season, will lead the Knights. Both teams have young blood this year, as the Gators carry three freshmen on their roster while the Knights boast four. The first serve is slated for 5 p.m. at the Ring Tennis Complex. Thursday 6-10 pm e Through April 21 Come visit The Florida Museum and The Harn Museum of Art! UF Cultural Plaza @ Across from the Southwest Recreation Center Jan. 27th 7:30pm at the Harn Museum: Charles Mason, Chair of the Curatorial Department, will present a gallery talk highlighting the UF Art Faculty exhibition. Entertainment by local guitarists Sarah Tobing and John Rogers Five or more sunburnis double your risk of developing skin cancer. AAD Protect your skin. www.aad.or -88462.DERI Free rtefreshments from The Swamp SAi t ufrls vww.sg.uf.ed~u
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38, ALLIGATOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,2005 SI' ING rAea Paralysis can't stop former Gators great I By BRIAN SHAFFER Alligator Staff Writer bshaffer@alligator.org He is the answer to one of pro-fessional basketball's greatest trivia questions, and his story is one of the host stunning examples of irony imaginable. From towering over opponents in the Southeastern Conference and in the NBA to spending the last 17 years paralyzed, the life of Neal Walk t7<
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THURSDAY, JANUARY27,2005E ALLIGATOj.3t RECRF I Roles03 revwrsel as rcincrmult b up'n U pcKS them By BLAKE BONSA7CK Alligator Contributing Writer Recruiting is not just about five-star blue-chippers, glamorous campus visits and commitment announcements on ESPN. For some prospects, the recruiting process is about hope. Hope for the opportunity to play football beyond their high school years. Hope to go to a fine academic institution. Hope to be a part of the team that they've rooted for all their life. Such is the case for Monsignor Pace High's Quinton Andrews, ranked the No. 41 safety in the country by Scout.com. Andrews -at 5-foot-11, 191. pounds with a 4.65-second 40-yard dash -is considered a marginal athlete in comparison to top-ranked defensive backs, but has earned a reputation for his instincts and playmaking savvy. "I wondered if he had the physical tools to make it on the next level, but our guys in Florida just rave about his ability on the field," Southeastern Conference recruiting analyst Scott Kennedy said. During his senior year for the Spartans, Andrews compiled 60 tackles, six sacks and two interceptions while collecting 40 catches for 460 yards and five touchdowns. He also led his tean to a 3A state championship during his junior year. "I'm not the fastest, but I have enough speed to run to the football and put me in the position to make plays," Andrews said. "I think I bring a lot of toughness and positive attitude to the team. I'm fur to be around, on and off the field." Andrews hasf been offered a scholarship from West Virginia, but is holding out on the possibility of an offer from UF before he makes his decision. "Florida's close to home," Andrews said. "The coaching staff is really cool and I like the respect that they have for the game. I have an idea of where I want to go, but I'm going to wait until signing day." Andrews has Andrews high aspirations, but is just looking for an opportunity to show what he's capable of. "I want to start at safety and be able to play a little receiver every now and then," he said. "It really just depends on whatever will get me on the field the quickest." .Several other prospects are looking to be offered scholarships. Three Daytona Beach Mainland High prospects -Matt Lewis, a 6-foot-1, 235-pound linebacker, Brent Davis, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound linebacker, and Brian Ellis, a 6-foot3, 235-pound tight end -hope to join teammate Avery Atkins at UP. Atkins, ranked a five-star defensive back by Scout.com, has orally committed to the Gators. In UF's sights is Pompan Beach native Walter McFadden, a 6-foot, 175-pounid defensive back. McFadden would join current Gators commitment and Blanche Ely High teammate Rormie Wilson, a 6-foot-3, 335-pound offensive lineman. Meanwhile, coaches appear to have soured on prospect Tyller Roberts, a 6-foot, 190-pounid defensive back from Orlando Edgewater High. Scholarship offers to someiof these players will be determined by how many commitments the Gators receive from higher-ranked recruits and by how many scholarships UF wishes to save for next year. ANOTHER COMMITMENT ARRIVES: Add running back Kestahn Moore of Arlington, Texas to a growing list of UF oral commitments Moore, ranked No. 29 at his position by Scout.com, chose UF over Oklahoma State. The 5-foot-10, 199-pounid Moore, who runs a 4.45 40-yard dash, was hosted by freshman running back Markus Manson. Oral commitments are non-binding until a national letter-of-intent is signed on National Signing Day on Feb. 2. Pros befriend shortstop Tordi By TIM CASEY Alligator Writer tcasey@aligator.org While many baseball fans collect player autographs, UF shortstop Justin Toi-di collects phone numbers. If someone ever stole his cell phone, they could be chatting with some of the best in baseball. But the junior defensive standout has more than an impressive share of contacts. Sure, he played in. the prestigious Cape Cod league the past two summers, and represented the United States on junior national teams that took bronze in 2002 and silver in 2001. Tordi's style of play is reminiscent of one of the UF baseball program's most famous alumni, St. Louis Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein. Tordi posted a stellar .963 fielding percentage last season, second in the Southeastern Conference to Vanderbilt's Ryan Klosterman. Tordi was second on the Gators with nine sacrifice bunts and for reaching base on a hitby-pitch nine times. He's not going to lead the team in home runs or rns batted ii. But he will reach base 38.5 percent of the time. The similarities between Tordi and Eckstein are obvious, and Tordi intends to continue that imitation all the way to the major leagues. Eckstein returned to campus for the alumni game on Nov. 12. Tordi is already a friend of his, and can contact the 2002 World Series Champion any time for advice. "I have a good relationship with him," Tordi said. "David is actually dating a girl, one of my friends from high school. If I needed to get in touch with him, I have many different options." Another World Series Champion on his speed dial is Red Sox center fielder Johnny Damon, who Tordi was able to watch play while in Massachusetts during the summer. "I'm good friends with Johnny Damon," Tordi said. "When I was up there and had a day off, he'd leave me tickets and I'd drive to Boston and go to the games. "He went to my high school. I know him really well. Actually, he invited me to his wedWELL CONNECTED Shortstop Justin Tordi has become a model of consistency for the Gators. ranked second in the Southeastern Conference in fielding percentage v .302. ding, but over the Christmas break I was out of town so I couldn't make-it." While missing his friend's wedding, Tordi made another contact. "I missed Johimy's wedding because my family went to Hawaii," he said. "Roger Clemens was on the same flight out there. I met him, talked to him about pro baseball. He said what to expect in the minor leagues and everything, [and I even] took a picture with him." The list of names might sound like he's bragging. It gets better. "When I was back in high school, I had a personal trainer, and I was in a lifting group with Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Larkin, and, Danny Graves from the Reds," Tordi said. "I know my fair share of big leaguers, because Orlando is kind of a hot spot for athletes. So. you always run into them." In reality, Tordi is very humble about these relationships. He isn't very forthcoming about them, and coach Pat McMahon wasn't even aware his player was so well connected. "That's Justin Tordi. He's a tremendous personality and gets along witl well," McMahon said. "You Damon was a Florida signee course, he opted to play prof stead of coming to Florida, and his successes too." "It feels not like a fant more; it's in reach. It's r so close that I can almo It makes you feel good a lot of confidence McMahon stresses characte on-field performance to all of hi "Humility is a great quality that. He's very hard on himsel said. "He's a very intense played to be able to battle to work thro very hard on himself offensivel he's got to continue to grow and work in that area. And he will." Tordi says that meeting professional players has helped his playing ability in college, and that he doesn't dream of someday playtrig in the major leagues the way every Little Leaguer does. "It feels not like a fantasy anymore; it's in reach," Tordi said. "It's right there, so close that I can almost taste it. It makes you fee good and have a lot of confidence." To get there, Tordi will only have to continne to perform as he has the past two seasons. Despite his defensive prowess and on-Wme efficiency, he was left off of every preseasor. watch list published thus far. He was drafted out of high school by the Toronto Blue Jays, but had already made up his mind to play college ball before the draft began. McMahon got to him first -the first n-home visit of his tenure as skipper for the Gators. "He was our first conmmitment in the recruiting process, and was a highly touted and highly recruited young man. For him to come aboard was nice," McMahon said. "He's done exactly everything asked of him." Sometimes, that means getting hit by a 90t/ Alligator Staff mile-per-hour fastball. Tordi says McMahon In 2004, he emphasizes that big innings come from erhile batting rors, walks, hit by pitches. "It's not always the home runs and base hits that can win baseball games," Tordi said. everyone so "Getting hit by a pitch is the easiest thing tc mow, Johnny do in baseball. You just stand there and let it years ago. Of hit you." essionally in"It doesn't hurt," he said. "A lot of people. I'm happy for say it hurts if it hits the right spot, but for the most part, if you get hit, you just shake it off. It gets you on base, helps your on-base percentasy a nyage and gives your team another baserunei ight there, that can lead to a run." st taste it Entering his tiird season, Tordi understands it might be his last in Gainesville. One nd have a peculiar thing about college baseball is tlVPit y o isn't necessarily a bad thing to not have many Justin Tordi seniors on roster, since players are not drafted UF sho until after their third season. shortstop "We just have to go out there and play have funi, and it will take care of itself," Tordi r as much as said. "But definitely, we have a chance at taks players. ing the SEC." y and he has "I've grown a dislike for Miami over the f," McMahon years. Just looking at our roster and e"hat r, and he's got we've got, the talent we have, we're going tc ugh that. He's get them this year and send them home packy at times, so ing. We're going to take it to Omaha."
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SYports THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 ALLIGATOR www.alligator.org/sports Meyer's recruiting success could lure more Ugly win gets&3 Gators on track By BRYAN APP Alligator Staff Writer bapp@allgator.org Perhaps ESPN scheduled the game back in 1996 when Tubby Smith led the Bulldogs to the Sweet 16. Or maybe the network just forgot the date of the real Cocktail Party. Whatever the reason, plenty of hoops fans throughout the Southeast found themselves clicking over to the Kentucky-Tennessee tilt before halftime of UF's drubbing of Georgia on Tuesday. Despite the not-so-Super Tuesday 23-point win against one-time rival Georgia, Coach Billy Donovan insisted the differential was misleading. "I don't look at it like we beat them badly," Donovan said. "I think we earned it." Dressing 10 freshmen and just six scholarship players -compared to UF's nine -and starting a freshman walk-on from Australia, Georgia came into the game with an obvious talent deficit. Georgia coach Denis Felton's solution: limit the number of possessions, by taking each one deep into the shot clock. Hack, foul and hack some more to limit easy baskets. Avoid UP's running style by not pressing on defense and utilizing a half-court offense. The strategy held the Gators to nine fewer field-goal attempts than their season average and left ESPN with little more than TV-timeout footage of the dancing referee for the highlight reel. The ultimate result, as freshman forward Corey Brewer said: "It was kind of ugly. But we won, sh that's all that matters." And for Donovan, the win mattered, but perhaps the way his team won tneant more. At the beginning of the season, Donovan said UF wasn't able to "grind out" wins. Judging by the numerous utterances of the cliche following Matt Marriott/ Alligator David Lee and the Gators dismantled Georgia, but Coach SEE MEN, PAGE 36 Donovan said the only difference was UF's upperclassmen. ho needs the master recruiter when you have a reputation like the late Johnny Carson? In other words, who needs Ron Zook when your name is Urban Meyer? For that matter, who needs a steady recruiting coordinator like Mike Locksley? We have seen in the last week what happens when you answer theis questions. Whatever Meyer is doing (and let's hope it doesn't involve strippers and all-night booze fests with lobster dinners on the side), he is convincing some highly touted players to come his way. While we won't know with certainty how good this recruiting class is for a couple of years, one thing is crystal-clear: the opinion of Zook so pales in comparison to Meyer that it shouldn't come as a surprise that quality commitments are flowing to the Gators Gregg Girvan Throwing Girv Balls ggirvan@atligator.org like gangbusters. T h i s weekend, the rest of the big dogs come into town to see what Gainesville and UF are all about. Meyer has already proved that he doesn't need recruiting advice, but there's one statement he should use this weekend to woo a few more prospects and vault his 2005 class to the top of the rankings:Yot see these guys I got comtmitments from last zeek? Yeah, those other schools thought they had theta in their pocket, bt I snatched then away. Because I ato that good. Now seon't yot. cottte play for the Gators? I'm sure Meyer will use a more subtle approach, but if the Gators secure a few more recruits and pull out a surprise or two, he's got a lock on a top-10 class. That's better than what Zook did in his first year. The reason is clear -Zook was not an upgrade to Steve Spurrier. Meyer, at least by rtame if not reputation and results, is an upgrade to Zook. There is no other way to measure SEE GIRV BALLS, PAGE 36 111968: UF's Neal Walk tied a Gators men's basketball record when he grabbed 31 rebounds against Alabama. Walk finished the season with 494 rebounds, most in school history. One of UF men's basketball all-time great players, Neal Walk, enjoyed success at both the college and NBA levels. However, Walk's life took a shocking turn and today he is paralyzed. Check out his story on page 38. ENBA: Detroit vs. Indiana TNT, 7 p.m. MNBA : Sacramento vs. San Antonio TNT, 9:30 p.m. Coach Carolyn Peck said the rebounding edge had to do with UF's inside positioning. "Our problem in the Mississippi game was that we didn't focus on boxing out," Peck said. "We need to make sure that on every shot taken everyone is finding someone to check out. Or to make sure that [we are] keeping them from having a second chance opportunity." For UF, the statistics don't lie. The Gators are 7-1 when they win the rebounding battle, 4-6 when they do not. The Gators are also one of two SEC teams with a negative rebounding margin. Billy The other, Arkansas, is 2-5 in league play. Georgia (15-5, 4-2 SEC) has won its last two games, and has lost only one of its 11 home SEE WOMEN, PAGE 36 prospects to join Gators NBA Miami Toronto Cleveland Memphis 111 96 114 111 Competing or SEC con-Trol E THE UF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY GEORGIA TONIGHT. By MICHAEL MAURINO Alligator Writer mmaurino@aligator.org They can tell you it is just another game, that all conference gam-ses are big. But when rivals collide and early season control is up for grabs, the game means much more. That's the situation tonight when the UF women's basketball team travels to Athens to meet No. 19 Georgia. The Gators (12-6, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) lost their last game, 80-72, to Mississippi on Sunday. The Gators quickly fell behind in the loss, only to rally and still lose. UF's weakness was exposed late, as the Rebels recorded 30 of their 58 rebounds in the second half. "I think we know we have a long road ahead of us, so we're just working on getting better." Tamia Williams UF senior
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