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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009


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Gators still searching for big plays


* UF STRUGGLING ON
OFFENSE WITH 'BAMA
REMATCH SET.

By BOBBY CALLOVI
Alligator Staff Writer
bcallovi@alllgator org

A week after exploding out
of the gates against Georgia to
score touchdowns on its first
two drives, No. 1 Florida re-
verted to the struggling offense
it has been for most of the sea-
son.
Saturday, the Gators (9-0,
7-0 Southeastern Conference)
moved the ball down the field
with ease at times but never
could get in a rhythm offen-
sively in their 27-3 win over
Vanderbilt (2-8, 0-6 SEC).
"It was a little bit choppy,"
quarterback Tim Tebow said.
"At times, we got into a very
good rhythm moving the ball.
On a couple of those field goal
drives, I thought we were in
good rhythm, but then we
do something to throw us off
schedule. We need to stay on
schedule."
The offense was also lacking
SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 14


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UF running back Jeff Demps scores on a 25-yard touchdown run in the Gators' 27-3 win against Van-
derbilt in The Swamp on Saturday. It was one of only three plays longer than 20 yards for Florida.


By TYLER PARKS
Alligator Contributing Writer


A flurry of hands and feet moved in time
to the sounds of chants and music Saturday
night as hundreds packed the Phillips Cen-
ter for the Performing Arts to watch frater-
nity and sorority members dance their way
to the top.
The annual Battle of the Greeks Step
Show, put on by Student Government Pro-
ductions Music and Entertainment and
the National Pan-Hellenic Council, drew a
packed house of nearly 1,400 people, accord-
ing to Jason Degren, technical director for
the Phillips Center.
"It really goes to show the importance of


* UF pressed more
against Saint Leo
to try to get the
new players like
Erik Murphy (right)
prepared. The team
will work on its
defensive rotations
against Webber In-
ternational tonight.
See Story, Page 13.


the event when so many people came out
here in spite of the football game," Degren
said.
"It really goes to show the impor-
tance of the event when so many
people came out here in spite of
the football game."
Jason Degren
technical director for the Phillips Center

Degren said the competition was the cul-
mination of three months of work by the
steppers, with the last month spent coordi-
nating the routines with the tech staff at the
Phillips Center.


The event began at 6 p.m. with music
from DJ Terrah of Magic 101.3 FM. The step
acts then took the stage, alternating between
fraternities and sororities. Each organization
chose a theme to center its routine around,
ranging from "The Matrix" to "Grease."
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. dressed
in black ninja garb and used red and white
canes as swords. The act was complete with
a fight sequence choreographed to a "Mortal
Kombat" theme.
Then Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. set the
stage with cardboard props reminiscent of
a carnival and performed steps and chants,
wearing poodle skirts and jackets.
After the performances, the panel of eight
SEE STEP, PAGE 5


'Entourage' star Jeremy Piven to speak at O'Connell Center
Jeremy Piven, otherwise known as Ari Gold from HBO's hit series
"Entourage," will speak at UF on Nov. 23.
The event is sponsored by the Accent Speakers Bureau. It will take
place at the O'Connell Center and will be free and open to the public.
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.
Piven has won three Emmy awards and one Golden Globe for his
role as Ari Gold, the back-stabbing, fast-talking agent in Entourage.
Piven has also starred in PCU, Old School and Smokin' Aces.
Jason Atterman, Accent chairman, referred a question about how
much Piven will be paid to the SG finance office.
THOMAS STEWART


H A department
in the College
of Engineering
celebrated its
75th birthday
this weekend.
See story at
alligator.org.


Runners


collect


$60K for


babies

By ROBERT HILSON
Alligator Contributing Writer

About 500 people collec-
tively took a giant step and
thousands of sweaty smaller
ones Sunday for those who
have yet to take their first.
Gators March for Babies
raised more than $60,000 for
infant health when students,
faculty and alumni participat-
ed in a 5K run that began on an
overflowing Turlington Plaza
and came full circle under a
wavering arch of balloons.
The event, which is in its
sixth year and is organized
by the March
Local of Dimes Col-
News legiate Council
W at UF, gathered
donations for
research on premature births
and programs to support full-
term pregnancy.
"Do people know about
prematurity? No," said Ken-
dra Grimes, the organization's
president. "College students
will have to realize that they're
becoming parents soon. I want
to have a baby one day."
According to Grimes, who
has been involved with Gators
March for Babies since 2006
and said she wants three chil-
dren, her group's mission is to
promote both healthy births
and healthy living.
For each $1 donated, 77
cents will go toward prematu-
rity prevention. The rest, she
said, goes to causes ranging
from Alzheimer's to cancer.

SEE BABIES, PAGE 4


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2, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009

News Today


WHAT'S HAPPENING
Gator Society for Human
Resource Management informa-
tion session
Today, 6 to 8 p.m.
Career Resource Center Library
GatorSHRM is a new student or-
ganization for human resources
offering networking, leadership,
volunteer and resume-building
opportunities. Students from all
majors are encouraged to attend
the information session. Free
refreshments will be provided.
Please RSVP at GatorSHRM@
gmail.com. Learn more about HR
at shrm.org.

Google's Wave Hack-a-thon
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
CSE Room 404
Learn more about Wave and the
Wave API. Participate in a contest
to build a Wave robot or gadget.
Participants will get a Wave in-
vite. Basic programming knowl-
edge and familiarity with Java or
Python is needed. Refreshments
will be provided.

HHP's Volley for LIFE benefit-
ing the March of Dimes
Wednesday, 11 a.m to 4 p.m.
Come out to play games, enter a
raffle and watch the tournament
all while saving babies through
the March of Dimes. If you are
interested in participating in the
tournament, register (teams of
four, $20 per team) in the Florida
Gym, room 246. All proceeds go
directly to the March of Dimes.

Team Save Something Cute
fundraiser
Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m.
Gelato Company
The group is raising money for
the Humane Society and would
really appreciate any participa-
tion. There will also be a cook-
book fundraiser, which can be
found at tropicaleats.com.

Israel Week Kickoff: A Night
of Fun and Laughs with Benji
Lovitt
Thursday, 8:30 pm
XS, 1728 W University Ave.
Entrance to the club and bever-
ages are free.

"Clean Energy: When & How"
Thursday, 7 to 8 p.m.
The Dynamo, www.thedynamo.
org/blogl.php, UF's only stu-
dent think tank, will be hosting a
discussion on clean and sustain-
able energy. It is free and open to
the public and will be paneled by
three to six prominent speakers
in academia, business and gov-
ernment.

IDEAL Fall Open House
Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m.
Do you have what it takes to be an
official ambassador for the Reitz
Union and Center for Student
Activities and Involvement?
Come to the IDEAL Fall Open
House in the Arredondo Room at
the Reitz Union and meet mem-
bers who love helping students
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long in involvement. Become
a part of the IDEAL family and
become an involved leader on
campus. Make sure to be there
for the presentation at 8 p.m.

American Solar Energy Society
meeting
Thursday, 7p.m.
Rinker Hall, Room 230
During this general body meet-
ing, the group will discuss the
upcoming SolarCycle event.
They will then visit the Solar
Research Park to work on vari-
ous ASES research projects.

Fall of the Wall symposium:
"Good Bye DDR: Memory and
Material Culture"
Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, 2 p.m.
to 5 p.m.
Dauer Hall, Ruth McQuown
Room

KMonth Asian Arts and
Entertainment Festival/
Closing Ceremony
Friday, 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m
Reitz Union Amphitheater
This year Kaleidoscope Month
is holding the Second Annual
Asian Arts and Entertainment
Festival (AAEF) with the clos-
ing ceremony. This event is free
and open to the public.

Got an event?
And want to post it in this
space? Send an e-mail to bkel-
ley@alligator.org with "What's
Happening" in the subject line.
Please include a one- to two-
sentence synopsis of the event.
Make sure all submissions are
formatted properly.

CORRECTION
A story in Friday's Alligator
incorrectly reported that Mayor
Pegeen Hanrahan said a wom-
an complained about fighting,
filth and unbearable sexual
activities at St. Francis House.
The woman said the events oc-
curred at Lynch Park near the
shelter.
The photo illustration on the
front page of Friday's Alligator
was incorrectly credited. The
credit should be Harrison Dia-
mond / Alligator Staff.

LOCAL
Shands shaves heads for
cancer research fundraiser
Naomi Piper sat with a
smile on her face as a razor
zipped through her full head of
strawberry-blonde hair, caus-
ing clumps to fall to the floor.
The haircut lasted less than five
minutes and left her completely
bald.
With an audience of about 30
people, Piper was the first visi-


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tor to the makeshift barbershop
in a conference room at Shands
Children's Hospital.
After hearing about the event
at the Children's Miracle Net-
work auction on Oct. 28, Piper
decided to participate and shave
her head for cancer.
"It feels weird but in a good
way," Piper said, running her
fingers over her bald head. "Be-
sides, hair grows back."
On Friday afternoon, doctors,
nurses, patients and families
of patients gathered in the pe-
diatric wing of Shands at UF to
raise money for cancer research
through pledges for shaving
their heads.
Piper, who shaved her head
for her son Joejoe Piper, a pa-
tient at Shands who suffers from
a kidney condition, was one of
eight people who shaved their
heads for the cause. The event
was organized by Dr. Bill Slay-
ton, interim division chief and
program director of pediatric he-
matology/oncology. It was the
first of its kind, Slayton said.
"It's beyond my wildest
dream," said Slayton, who also
shaved his hair for the event.
"We passed our goal of raising
$5,000."
According to Slayton, the
main goal of the event was to
raise awareness and encourage
people to donate to enhance the
Immunocompromised Unit for
children with cancer.
Storm Roberts, a KTK morn-
ing radio show host who regu-
larly shaves his head for cancer
awareness, also took part in the
event Friday.
"My wife kissed my hair
goodbye before I left this morn-
ing," Roberts said as his hair was
being shaved.
Also among the participants
was Dr. Vishwas Sakhalkar, di-
rector of Benign Hematology at
Shands.
"It's emotional for me,"
Sakhalkar said. "In my culture,
you shave only after your par-
ents die. I called my parents be-
forehand."
Aside from offering their hair,
the doctors also offered advice to
parents whose children are suf-
fering from cancer.
"Parents tend to blame them-
selves when their child gets can-
cer," Dunbar said. "It's not your
fault."
-ANNA QUINTANA


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reports and editorials. If you
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 3


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Class uses Hula for health


Lauren Joos/ Alligator
Heather Manche, MaryBeth Head and Rachel M. twist side to side for an oblique exercise
during their Hula hooping dance class at Balanced Body, 108 NW 76th Drive.


By LAUREN JOOS
Alligator Contributing Writer

Hula hooping isn't just for kids any-
more.
Starting Tuesday, Balanced Body will
offer a Hula hooping dance class for stu-
dents.
"Hooping is fantastic for weight loss,"
said fitness instructor Jodi Jainchill. "You
get a nice, flat tummy from it."
Her adult class, which began Thurs-
day, is also available to students if they
can't make the more energetic Tuesday
class.
Both one-hour classes will begin at 6
p.m.
Balanced Body, 108 NW 76th Drive,
will be running a special through the
end of the month for any student who
calls and registers for the class ahead of
its start time.
Classes are usually $10 for students
but will be half-priced until the end of
November.
"It's a lot more fun than the ellipti-
cal or treadmill," said Heather Manche,


who attends Jainchill's Thursday hoop-
ing class. "I hate running and cardio, and
hooping works way more muscles."
Jainchill was introduced to hooping
by one of her good friends, Stephanie
Moses, after she noticed Jainchill was
under a lot of stress at the beginning of
this year.
"She said 'Jodi! Your spine!' and
handed me a hoop," Jainchill said.
Moses, Jainchill and their friend
Stephanie Davis became a trio of hoop-
ers, making their own weighted Hula
hoops available during class or able to
be purchased for $30 online at Jainchill's
Web site, www.hoopsandhealth.com.
This will be the first hoop dance class
to be offered at Balanced Body.
Jainchill hopes to keep the class size
small in order to provide a more intimate
setting so she can help people individu-
ally.
"A lot of people can't move because
as life goes on, they get stressed and in-
secure, and it makes the spine stiff," Jain-
chill said. "The human body was meant
to move."


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4, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009


Film director to


speak Tuesday

By CHELSEA KEENAN
Alligator Staff Writer
ckeenan@alllgator org

Director and producer Brett Ratner will be stop-
ping by Tuesday at 8 p.m. to speak at the University
Auditorium.
Ratner, who was brought by Accent Speakers Bu-
reau, will talk about his career and give students ad-
vice on life after college.
Ratner attended New York University and since
then has directed more than 100 music videos and
eight movies, including "Red Dragon," "X-Men: The
Last Stand" and "Rush Hour."
"Not everyone may want to be a di-
On rector, but you have to have your own
Campus goals," he said.
Ratner, who is originally from Mi-
ami, said most of his high school friends attended UF,
and he has always wanted to visit Gainesville.
Although he is done with school, Ratner said he
is continually learning and improving his skills as a
storyteller.
"I have so much more to learn and more to do,"
he said. "You never really feel like you've achieved
anything because there is always someone better than
you."
However, he said passion has been the key to his
success so far.
"I'm not afraid to fail," he said. "And if I'm able
to communicate that to some college kids, then that's
great too."


Shelley Meyer

gave speech, ran

in Sunday's race

BABIES, from page 1


Shelley Meyer, wife of coach Urban Meyer,
addressed the pre-race crowd decked in run-
ning gear and a "Beat South Carolina" T-shirt.
As an honorary chair, she held up the starting
banner with a crowned Miss UF, Paige Smith;
Miss Florida Gator, Diana Kelly; and wide re-
ceiver David Nelson.
Meyer was one of the first to finish the run.
Runners and walkers some pushing
strollers, some four-legged crammed into
lines 30-deep upon completion, engaging in
reverse carbo-loading with help from sponsors
Planet Smoothie, The Gelato Company and
Domino's, which had 95 pizzas on hand.
Though the gathering centered on the mi-
cro-marathon that curled from Newell to Fra-
ternity drives, Sunday was more a celebration
of all the efforts leading up to the occasion.
According to Director Lisa McCraw, 21, the
collegiate council began preparing two hours
a week in late March, hosting "Spirit Nights"
fundraisers at local restaurants along the way.
The two top individual fundraisers, Lili
Beth Giraldo, 20, and Carolyn Garby, 22, have
an intimate knowledge of their cause.
Garby, a UF health studies senior, has a
25-year-old brother who was not carried to
term. Deevee Sanchez /Alligator
Inspired by her sister who suffered prema- Lisa McCraw, a March of Dimes overall director, awaits a pie in
turity as well, Giraldo, a biology junior, raised the face at the Gators March for Babies walk on Turlington Plaza
$1,092. For her efforts, she received a football
signed by Urban Meyer and a whipped cream Sunday. All directors who raised more money than their overall
pie. directors were able to pie their superiors in the face.






MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 5


LOCAL

Students protest workers' pay


Winners go to regionals


By ERIN JESTER
Alligator Contributing Writer

Two dozen protesters stood squinting into the sun
at the intersection of Southwest 34th Street and Hull
Road Saturday morning, chanting "Justice now!" and
holding signs that read "Hasta la Victoria" "On-
ward to Victory."
The group was made up of members of the Student
Farmworker Coalition, the National Farm Worker
Ministry, Youth and Young Adults and the Farm La-
bor Organizing Committee, including students from
UF and the University of Central Florida.
Their cause: justice for tobacco farmworkers in
North Carolina who suffer low wages and poor
working conditions at the hands of Big Tobacco.
The rally came on the heels of a Student Senate
resolution calling for a pay increase and better treat-
ment of Immokalee farmworkers, who pick the toma-
toes used by Aramark, UF's food provider.
"Somebody's got to fight for social justice," said
UF junior Justin Wooten.
The UF Foundation held its fall board meeting Sat-
urday at the Hilton UF Conference Center. Roberta
Perry, a National Farm Worker Ministry community
organizer, said it was rumored Susan Ivey would be
attending.
Ivey, a UF alumna and UF Foundation board
member, is the CEO of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Com-


pany, the second-largest tobacco company in the
country.
Perry said Ivey has refused so far to meet with the
Farm Labor Organizing Committee to address the
plight of the farm workers.
"R.J. Reynolds has a corporate responsibility
to monitor what happens in the fields," Perry said.
"What we're asking for is a conversation between R.J.
Reynolds and the farmworkers."
Although the farmworkers are
employed by private growers, R.J.
Reynolds buys the tobacco from
the farms, making them ultimately
responsible for the workers at the
bottom, said UCF student Domin-
ique Aulisio.
By demonstrating in front of the
Iveyboard meeting's venue, the protest-
ey ers said they hoped to show Ivey
that farm workers' issues are important and should
be recognized by tobacco companies.
"This is definitely a state that is anchored in farm
workers' issues," said Lauren Gill, a UCF student and
vice president of Youth and Young Adults' Orlando
chapter.
Although Ivey wasn't in attendance at the meet-
ing, the students handed out informational fliers to
the board, including UF President Bernie Machen,
who told them he would make sure Ivey got a flier.


STEP, from page 1


judges one representing each
organization convened and
named the winners and run-
ners-up.
Alpha Psi Phi Fraternity
Inc. won for the third straight
year with its wedding-themed
act, in which its members ran
out in tuxedos and vests com-
plete a bride and a dancing
preacher. Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority Inc. was a repeat win-
ner as well with its "Inspector
Gadget"-inspired bit. Mem-
bers danced to the show's
theme song and took direction
from a sister dressed as Gad-
get's sidekick, Penny.
The winners advance to
a regional step competition,
where they will compete
against Greek organizations


from other Florida universi-
ties.
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta sorority
were the runners-up.
Michael Johnson, a UF
sophomore who has been
stepping since elementary
school, said while
On he came out to
Campus support his broth-
er's girlfriend in
Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., he
thought all of the acts were
great.
Johnson was particularly
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Editorial

Blue-doggy style

Democrats shouldn't

bend on key issues

O n Saturday night, the House of Representatives passed
weeping health care legislation in what President Ba-
rack Obama called "an historic moment for our nation
and for American families."
Historic, no doubt, but it maybe remembered as and is al-
ready being painted as in the media a bill full of concessions
that still will not bridge the partisan divide.
According to The Associated Press, the close 220-215 major-
ity included only one Republican, while 39 Democrats voted
against the bill.
A main point of contention between liberal Democrats and
their more conservative Democratic colleagues is abortion ac-
cess. As the public option would provide government-funded
health care to millions of Americans, some "blue-dog" Demo-
crats oppose the idea of spending federal dollars on abortions.
But because private insurance plans often cover abortions,
most Democrats are in favor of providing these services. Not
to mention the fact that those who would benefit most from the
public option, low- and middle-income Americans who earn
too much to qualify for Medicaid, are part of the population that
most often needs access to abortions.
With a strong majority in the House and a near supermajor-
ity in the Senate, why do the Democrats feel it necessary to bend
so much on critical issues, only to face the same Republican op-
position they would without the concessions?
Do dissenting "blue-dogs" pose such a threat to the passage
of key legislation?
The Democratic Party needs to steal a play out of the Repub-
lican playbook and whip its voting block into lock-step if they
hope to pass any substantial legislation.
Otherwise, the Democratic majority will be wasted at this
pivotal time in American history.


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Waging War


The closest that the aver-
age UF student comes to
seeing the working con-
ditions on an American farm
is the occasional visit to Farm-
Ville. (Well, for some unfortu-
nate souls, this has become an
all-too-frequent visit.)
While the riveting game is
enough to capture the atten-
tion of more than 60 million
Facebook users (we still don't
know how), it lacks a few cru-
cial elements of reality.
Most glaring among them
is the absence of farmworkers.
In reality, roughly one million
laborers, many of whom are
unorganized immigrants, toil
on farms every year to pro-
duce food and other consum-
er goods we take for granted.
With the interests of these
too-often invisible farmwork-
ers in mind, a coalition of
student groups met at the UF
Foundation's Fall Board Meet-
ing on Saturday to protest low
wages and poor working con-


editions of tobacco farmwork-
ers in North Carolina.
Rumored to be in atten-
dance was UF alumna Susan
Ivey, CEO of R.J. Reynolds,
the second-largest tobacco
company in the U.S.
With the power a firm like
R.J. Reynolds holds over its
suppliers, labor activists may
find success in lobbying Ivey
for a wage increase plan simi-
lar to the penny-per-pound
surcharge that the Coalition of
Immokalee Workers was able
to squeeze out of fast food
companies like Burger King.
If correctly implemented,
a plan like this could increase
costs for cigarette consum-
ers by trivial amounts, while
dramatically increasing the
wages of farmworkers.
Now if these activists could
lobby FarmVille to incorpo-
rate underpaid, exploited
farmworkers into the game,
maybe UF students would
take notice of this issue.


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Republicans should n

Conservatives are like a group of elephants being
led in circles by circus masters. Slowly, they sway
back and forth, huffing and puffing, only to gain
little ground after completing a circle.
Liberals, on the other hand, are like a herd of don-
keys that swish their tails in frustration, kick up dirt in
each other's eyes and travel in meandering directions
but eventually make progress, ever so slowly, in travel-
ing down whichever road they choose.
Liberals, for better or worse, have been on the right
side of history for some time now. They have stood on
the side of social security, the Clean Water Act, the Vot-
ing Rights Act, the ending of segregation, Medicaid,
Medicare and foreign aid, to name a few.
On Saturday night, liberals in the U.S. House of Rep-
resentatives showed they were once again on the right
side of history with the passage of H.R. 3962 a bill
that provides affordable health care for a majority of
Americans.
Before anyone accuses me of cherry picking out of
our history books, let me remind readers that just as
there have been many conservative democrats through-
out our history 39 democrats voted against H.R. 3962
- so have there been many liberal republicans who
have not only supported and enhanced legislation tra-
ditionally seen as cause c6lebre for Democrats, but have
led these progressive grassroots efforts themselves.
With the knowledge of the great progress liberals
have made for our country, I've actually been rooting
for the Republican Party lately. That's not to say I've
"left for the dark side," as one friend told me, but that
I've simply wanted what is best for them namely to
end their affair with extreme conservatives.
On Election Night 2008, I was actually excited for the
future of the Republican Party.
"Maybe this will be a wake-up call for the Republi-
cans," said the little voice in my head. Maybe, I thought,


nove away from fringe

by 2010 the Republican leadership
would realize that the socially con-
servative, Bible-thumping model
wouldn't work for them as the na-
tion's demographics changed. Per-
haps they would realize that the
Matthew Christ entire "Pro-American" platform
letters@alligatororg was a pirate plank that turned off
independents disgusted by cheap
stereotypes and armed with the
knowledge that America's challenges can't be solved by
churlish fantasists who wish to simplify the diversity of
America.
I was so wrong. In the past year, the loonies haven't
been pushed to the curb, they've been elevated as the
national spokespeople for the party. Yet, fret not, 2010
hasn't arrived.
The Florida Senate Race, specifically the Republi-
can Primary leading up to the main race, has become
a microcosm of our national politics. On the moderate
side is Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, who I like not just
because of his policies and leadership as governor, but
because we share a similar pronunciation of our last
name something that has come in handy when mak-
ing reservations at a packed restaurant. On the rigid
"true conservative" side is former Florida Speaker of
the House Marco Rubio, who has verbally assailed Crist
for accepting federal stimulus dollars funds that have
saved 30,000 jobs in Florida.
No matter your opinions of these two men, the
choice is clear: One is a moderate, pragmatic Republi-
can (Crist), and the other is not (Rubio).
If Florida truly is a microcosm of national politics,
then 2010 will not just be a pivotal year for the Republi-
cans but for the future of progress.
Matthew Christ is a political science sophomore. His col-
umn appears on Mondays.


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Letters to the Editor
Library doesn't need stricter rules
I wonder how Don Kershaw expects the
libraries to regulate incoming users. Should
everyone enter single-file while some hap-
less student worker swipes IDs and holds
up the line writing down identifying infor-
mation of those without a coveted Gator 1
Card?
As the wife of a student, I have limited
access to the university's resources, but the
access I do have is invaluable to me in my
own online graduate coursework. I am sure
many members of the public are equally
grateful for what access they do have, as the
university has more funding and can pro-


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more incidents like these
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y resources.
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study areas than pub-


Guest column captures patriotic spirit
Bravo to Daniel Rood for his thought-
provoking column in Wednesday's Alliga-
tor, "Remember the 5th of November." Dan
has certainly captured the pulse of the pa-
triotic movement in our nation at this time.


id against these inci- I gasp when I think of what could happen
ported yesterday that in the near future if our constitutional rights
threatened students are not restored soon. The Bush/Obama/
een banned for three Federal Reserve takeover of our country has
been swift and decisive. I believe the revolu-
ng stance, don't you tion to come will be decisive, as well.
I agree with Rood when he talks of the
Nicola Hill exodus from both the Democratic and Re-
Spouse of UF student publican parties. A few months ago, after


many painful months of deliberation, I de-
cided it was time to leave the Republican
Party, which I had worked for and loved for
many years.
I left some good friends in that party, but
I knew it was time to work for the country
and the Constitution. Now, many of my
democratic friends are leaving the Demo-
cratic Party. Many, like me, are going Liber-
tarian. Now is the time to work for real hope
and change.
Thank you Dan for your patriotic re-
minder.
Jote Thompson
Gainesville resident


Guest column

Goldstone Report includes firsthand evidence of war crimes


Because good journalism always tells two sides of the sto-
ry, and Friday's guest column by Yoav Mor was less than
half of one side, allow me to clear up a few inaccuracies
printed in the Alligator. This time, let's err on the side of fact
rather than rhetoric.
To start at the beginning, the United Nations Fact Finding
Mission into Gaza had two mandates. The first was rejected for
legal concerns, and the second was a reformulated version. The
mandate referenced in Friday's opinion section was the first,
unused mandate which had a very narrow purpose, namely
"to investigate all violations of international human rights law
and international humanitarian law by the occupying Power,
Israel, against the Palestinian people."
Mary Robinson, the former U.N. high commissioner for hu-
man rights, and Richard Goldstone, the man who eventually
led the Fact Finding Mission into Gaza, categorically rejected
this mandate, saying that it presupposed guilt by Israel.
Upon re-evaluation, the U.N. Human Rights Council is-
sued a new mandate that was accepted by Richard Goldstone
and lauded by Robinson. The actual mandate, used by the Fact
Finding Mission into Gaza when they left for the Palestinian
territories, reads as follows: "to investigate all violations of in-
ternational human rights law and international humanitarian
law that might have been committed." Ultimately, the report
produced evidence of war crimes by both Israel and Hamas.


Christine Israel categorically refused to coop-
Schoellhorn erate with the Fact Finding Mission, cit-
ing anti-Israel bias as the reason. They
Speaking Out refused access to military documents,
interviews with military personal and
access to Israeli sites, and they ignored repeated calls for infor-
mation submission from the U.N. Fact Finding Mission.
Despite this, Richard Goldstone and his team conducted
many interviews with Israeli eyewitnesses to Hamas rocket
fire, heard testimony about the psychological hardship suf-
fered under rocket fire and interviewed Noam Shalit, the father
of a captured Israeli soldier. All of this is public record, and it is
a blatant lie to say that the Goldstone Report contains only tes-
timony of Israeli acts of aggression; either Yoav Mor is ignorant
about the actual background of the Goldstone Report or his in-
terests lie in perpetrating a perverse version of the truth.
How does any of this relate to you? To quote Mor, "The
egregious singling out of one nation repeatedly as an offender
without giving the complete picture of the situation is a miscar-
riage of justice," and this is true. The U.S. has constantly de-
nounced Palestinian actions, organizations, political goals and
ideology while failing to represent the whole picture.
How many students here have even heard of the Goldstone
Report? If you haven't, you are not alone. Although it was a top
story internationally, it received little attention here at home.


Richard Goldstone is a Jewish, self-proclaimed Zionist and
an expert in war crimes. He was picked for this mission because
his credentials are above reproach. The allegations put forward
in the Goldstone Report are very serious, and they concern all
of us. Every day, a huge amount of your tax dollars go to sup-
porting the Israeli military, and if even half of the allegations
put forward in the Goldstone Report are factual, you should
know that we have shared responsibility in what has occurred.
Just one example of an allegation put forward in the report is
that Israel used white phosphorous in civilian areas. White
phosphorous is a chemical only legally usable in unpopulated
areas; it is used to provide smoke coverage for troops. How-
ever, when white phosphorous comes into contact with skin, it
burns the flesh down to the bone. Israel admits to using white
phosphorous but only in non-populated areas. However, Gaza
is the most densely populated area on Earth; it is only 25 miles
long and about 5 miles wide with 1.5 million people. There are
no unpopulated territories, and the countless pictures online of
Palestinians whose legs, hands and faces have been burnt away
testify to the use of white phosphorous in civilian areas.
So yes, Mor, this report is serious, its allegations are serious
and it has everything to do with human rights. Shame on you
for only hearing half-truths in a situation of life and death.
Christine Schoellhorn is the vice president of Studentsfor Justice
in Palestine


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www.aspenridgeuf.com
352.367.9910
12-9-09-75-2


MUSEUM WALK
2/2's $945 CABLE & WATER Included
All Inclusive roommate matching $606
ParknRide Bus Route-Always be on time!
3500 SW 19th Ave*www.museumwalk.com
379-WALK*
12-9-09-75-2


HUGE 5 BED HOUSE!
3 baths, enclosed front patio
W/D, Wood Flooors, Fireplace
3 blocks to UF! Pets welcome!
372-7111 106 NW 10 Street
12-9-09-75-2


LAKEWOOD VILLAS
Large 1, 2 & 3 bdrm Floor Plans;
Starting at $830. Corporate units available.
Furniture Packages Include: Washer/Dryer;
Workout Rm, Tennis Court; Swimming Pool;
Sauna etc. Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 10-3
700 SW 62nd Blvd 877-781-8314
www.lakewoodvilllas.com
text (lakewood)@65586
12-9-09-74-2


SPYGLASS *
Individual Leases: Furniture Packages
Incl Washer/Dryer, FREE Hispeed Internet;
Rates start at $399
Every Unit is an End Unit
Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 10-3
701 SW 62nd Blvd 888-267-5078
www.spyglassapts.com
text (spyglass)@65586
12-9-09-74-2

ACROSS FROM UF!
Studios $465, includes electric!
Wood floors available. FREE parking.
1225 SW 1 Avenue Pets welcome
372-7111 No move-in fees!
12-9-09-75-2


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FREE Scooter! Free 42" TV!
Inclusive 2's & 3's Two Miles to UF
Next Ten 2/2's Discounted to $899
Pet Friendly Roommate Match.
1015 NW 21st Ave
HiddenLakeUF.com 374-3866
12-9-09-75-2


Walk to Class!
1brs from $499 150 ft from UF!
Move-in today. FREE parking!
Pets Welcome! No Move-in Fees.
372-7111 1216 SW 2nd Ave
12-9-09-75-2

$399 FOR EVERYTHING
All Inclusive Student Suites
Roommate Match*Feline Friendly!
42" TV*Astroturf Soccer Field
352-271-3131*GainesvillePlace.com 12-9-
75-2
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Houses to Condos
1-4 BR, Starting at $450
www.action-realtors.com
352-331-1133
12-9-09-75-2

*Fully Furnished*AII Inclusive*
Roommate Matching
2 MONTHS FREE
*Brand New* Gated*Upscale 1br-4br*
3000 SW 35th Place
EnclaveUF.com*352.376.0696
12-9-09-75-2

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WALK TO CAMPUS
1BRs from $550 2BRs from $600
Sun Bay Sun Key Sun Harbor
352-376-6720 www.sunisland.info
Ask about our new pet policy & other specials
12-9-09-75-2

Wake Up 10 Min Before Class
...AND be on time!
Studios from $499, 1s from $575
$0 M/I Fees, Pet Friendly
371.7777 CollegeParkUF.com
12-9-09-75-2


* Check out our apartments. Priced from
$400-$525. Close to shopping & university.
* Also 3BR/2BA house available. $900/mo.
No section 8. Call 335-7066 for info. 12-9-
09-75-2

FOX HOLLOW
Gated Entry
Ask about our move-in specials!
7301 W Univ Ave
Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 10-2
877-288-2921 352-332-3199
www.cmcapt.com/foxhollow
12-9-09-74-2

REDUCED 1st Mo 1/2 off! 2/2 off of SW 35th
PI, Close to UF & bus route. Great for grad
students! Building is 3 yrs old w/ only 1 prev
tenant. W/D, D/W, tile & carpet in BDs $800/
mo Avail ASAP, no smokers. (904) 386-6485
11-16-09-76-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Pine Rush
1 bdr. from $459 2bdr. from $639
Near UF and Oaks Mall
Ph. 375-1519 www.gremco.com
11-30-09-85-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Homestead
2/1 from $629 2/2 from $749
SW Archer Rd. Area
Ph. 376-0828 www.gremco.com
11-30-09-85-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Gator Village
1 bdr. from $489
Near Downtown and 6th Street
Ph. 372-3826 www.gremco.com
11-30-09-85-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Sunrise
lbdr. from $469
Near UF, Schands and VA
Ph.372-4835 www.gremco.com
11-30-09-85-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Summer Place
1 bdr. from $459
Just off SW 34th St.
Ph. 376-0828 www.gremco.com
11-30-09-85-2

1 MONTH FREE RENT
*1BR/1BA walk to UF $460-$475 0 2BR
$525 0 3BR/2BA, fenced yard $1100.
Gore Rabell Real Estate 378-1387
www.Gore-Rabell.com 12-9-09-75-2


ONE MONTH FREE RENT!
1 & 2 bedrooms located near Hilton
Off of SW 34th Str. Close to UF
$350 SD some w/ W/D or hkups.
Water & trash incl. Call Now!
Union Properties 352-373-7578
www.rentgainesville.com
12-9-09-72-2


The Grove Villas
Rental Community
Ask about our Move-in Specials
Gated Community
6400 SW 20th Ave
877-704-2172 888-373-0849
12-9-09-50-2

ONE BLOCK TO UF (WALK TO CLASS)
3 bed 1 1/2 bath House- $1725
3 bed 1 bath Apt (incl. utilities)- $1575
1 bed 1 bath Apt (incl. utlities)- $645
Near SW 1st & 2nd Ave and SW 12th St.
No dogs (available now or spring semester)
Negotiable lease terms
call 352.337.9600 for more info 11-30-55-2

LARGE 2BR/1BA
Tile floors, except BRs. Covered patio. Close
to Shands. Only $550/mo. 1 yr lease. Call
352-372-3131 12-9-09-41-2

SERENOLA PINES APTS
Off SW 34th St. near post office. 1BR $560;
2BR $635 Call for daily specials 352-335-
0420 11-30-09-37-2

WOODLAND TERRACE APTS
Off SW 34th St near post office. 2BR $560;
1BR $520. Call for daily specials. 352-335-
0420 11-30-09-37-2

HOUSE avail now. 3BR/2BA, 1.5 miles to
UF, near the Landings Apts. On UF bus rte.
Bike to UF. Fenced backyard, fireplace, cent
H/AC. 3627 SW 15th St. $850/mo. Call 327-
2931 or 376-6183 11-13-09-28-2

1BR/1BA apt, $499/mo. 3320 SW 23rd St.
Each unit has a private gated court yard. On
bus route close to Shands, VA & College of
Vet Med. Pets <501bs arranged. 352-377-
2150 or paloverde3320@yahoo.com 11-
30-09-35-2


PET'S PARADISE
$390 $600. No app or pet fee. 1 & 2BR,
privacy fenced. SW. 352-331-2099 11-9-
09-20-2


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1BR/1BA apt in vintage house. Hardwood
floors,tile, renovated kitchen, quiet, blocks to
downtown $575 per mo. STUDIO $475/mo.
306 NE 6th St. 379-4952 11-23-09-24-2

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352-376-1619

Regency Oaks
3230 SW Archer Rd.
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2001 SW 16th St
352-373-4500

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3643 SW 20th Ave
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3BR 2BA 1019 NW 36th Dr. Quiet neighbor-
hood. Beautiful, sanded hardwood floors,
fenced yard, LR, DR, study, $900/mo. $30/
mo ontime discount. 773-407-1774. 11-19-
09-20-2

First Month Free! Beautiful, spacious 3/2
condo, centrally located 1.5 miles from UF.
VERY LOW UTILITIES! Pool, W/D. Quiet; no
pets, please. Reduced to $975. Exit Realty
Producers 352-316-6842. 10-20-09-7-2

$550/month Large 2/1 Apt close to UF/
Shands W/D hookup,D/W, balcony No pets
625 SW 11th Ln Call 352-231-3002 or
email hodgeproperties@cox.net 11-16-09-
15-2

FAMILY AREA WITH PETS, OK
Two Bd with Two Full Baths, new carpet, just
painted, new refrigerator. Fenced in back
yard, patio, and large W/D room plus stor-
age. Avail Nov 1st. $660. Only $50 Sec, with
reference. Call Karl 332-5030 11-9-09-10-2

Working at Shands or VA- nice 2/1 @
Summit House across the street. $700/mo +
$200 dep. Call 352-8430-0220 to see. 11-
25-21-2

$550 Roomy 2/1.5 townhalf,Shands
area,laundromat plus wd hookup,adjacent to
Ag campus, city busses,your fenced yard.
quiet, nice, affordable..900 s.f.
386-972-4115. Moritae@yahoo.com
11-18--09-15-2

Baxter Cottage
2 blks to UF campus, 1013 SW 4 Ave
2BR/1BA, Bright, clean, completely remod-
eled, Cent AC/Ht,wood firs, DW, W/D, NS,
NPets. $695+util. ATucker458@aol.com
11-17-14-2

WWW.BIKETOUF.COM
1 BR from $575
2 BR from $625
3 BR from $745
Tanning*Fitness*Tennis*Pool
Washer/Dryer*Pets Welcome!
Call us for a tour! 377-7401
12-9-09-40-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Sundowne
Studio from $439 1bdr. from $479
Walk to Butler Plaza
Ph. 377-2596 www.gremco.com
11-30-09-85-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Courtney Greens
Totally Renovated 1 bdr. from $599
1 MONTH FREE! Near Oaks Mall
Ph. 375-3077 www.gremco.com
11-30-09-85-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Ashton Square
2/2 from $739 3/2 from $799
1 MONTH FREE! Huge floorplans.
W/D hookup Near Oaks Mall
Ph.333-1120 www.gremco.com
11-30-09-85-2

COTTAGE 1BR/1BA w/carport
$500/mo Near university in historic district.
Call 352-332-8v481 11-18-09-10-2


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1/1, Ridgeview, free water, next to park, on
the bus line, cent H/A, courtyard, 2 miles to
UF, convenient to shopping, no smoking, no
pets. $470 SD, $470/mo 562-2824 11-12-
09-5-2

1 Block to UF! GREAT LOCATIONS
1BR and 2BR Apts. See our list at
www.merrillmanagement.net
or call Merrill Management Inc
352-372-1494x10 11-25-09-13-2

3BR 1.5 BA with family Room
Tile Floors, Laundry Room,
Central H & Air, Carport
319 NW 16th Avenue
$800/Mo. Call Merrill Management
Inc 352-372-1494 11-25-09-13-2

2BR 1 BA Apt 1 BLK TO UF!
Grad II Apts Special: $675/Mo
Central H &Air, Dishwasher
1236 Sw 4th Avenue. Call
Merrill Management Inc
352-372-1494x10 11-25-09-13-2

1BR 1BA, Grad II Apts
1Blk to UF! Central H & Air,
Carpet, Laundry Fac. On site,
Inclds Wtr, Swg, Pst Cntrl &
Garbage. $500/Mo. 1236 SW
4th Avenue. Call Merrill
Management Inc 352-372-1494 11-25-09-
13-2

1BR 1 BA Apt, Central H & Air
2 Blks to UF, Carpet, xtra room
1029 Sw 3rd Avenue $500/Mo
Call Merrill Management Inc
352-372-1494 11-25-09-13-2

2 BLKS TO NORMAN HALL!
2BR 1 BA Apts $600/Mo
5 Blks to UF, Central H &Air
Laundry Fac. Carpet, Pets Allowed.
829 Sw 5th Avenue.
Call Merrill Management Inc.
352-372-1494 11-25-09-13-2

2BR 1BA, Carpet, Window A/C,
Nat gas ht. 1 BLK to UF $600/Mo
1216 SW 3rd Avenue. Call
Merrill Management Inc 352-372-1494
X10 11-25-09-13-2


2901 NW 14th Street
1BR 1BA Apt Near Sams
Club. Carpet, Window A/C,
Nat gas ht. Inclds Wtr, Swg,
pst control and garbage. $425/Mo
Rental Refs a must! Call
Merrill Management Inc
352-372-1494 11-25-09-13-2


3BR House for rent
Wood floors, front/back porch. 2035 NW 35th
Ave. Close to UF, SFC busline. $750/mo.
Available now. Flex lease. 352-318-8822
11-13-09-5-2

3bd/2ba home for rent. Fireplace, huge kitch-
en, walk-in closets, backporch w/ garden,
large yard w/ creek, great view, 2 car garage.
Any pets welcome. 1475 w/o utilities. 561-
818-0103. 11-13-09-4-2

Move In Ready. Close to Campus and
Shands 1,2,3,& 4 bedrooms & individual
leases. Campus Realty 352-692-3800 rent-
als.campusrealtygroup.com 12-9-09-20-2

Two bedroom one bath condo for only $450
per month. Move in ready. On busline.
Washer/Dryer and Dishwasher. Will not last
long. Campus Realty 352-692-3800
rentals.campusrealty.org 12-9-09-20-2


1/1 in a small, quiet complex off 34th st. Avail.
Jan 2010-end of Jul 2010. W/D and D/W in-
cluded, pets allowed, gated private patio, ce-
ramic tile floors. $739/mo. Negotiable terms.
Jenna 863-860-4834 jennadg@ufl.edu 11-
10-5-3

avail. Dec 1st 2/2 in Treehouse Village with
w/d, gym, pool, on bus line.
Mary Seales: 352-372-3096 or
seales@vanrooy.com ref: L202 11-12-5-3


New 1BR/1BA in 3/2 for spring/summer 2
blocks from UF for $650 negotiable. Female.
Easy to move-in w/parking & furn avail. Util,
W/D, internet included. Call 954-593-6753
11-16-09-6-3

Rent huge master bedroom at Sabal Palms!
2 blocks from UF!
Private bath, granite countertops,
washer and dryer. $710.
Available Spring and Summer 407-496-4610
11-16-5-3


Roommate Matching HERE
Oxford Manor 377-2777
The Landings 336-3838
The Laurels 335-4455
Greenwich Green 372-8100
Hidden Lake 374-3866
12-9-75-4


Female roommate needed, 4/2.5 townhouse,
1-75 and Newberry, all included, gated, $400
baezwpa@bellsouth.net 954-557-4769
1-19-09-30-4

$385-Female roommate needed for 1/1 in
4/4 Univ. Terrace condo with all utilities in-
cluded, fully furnished, on routes 12 and 35,
very clean, for Spring or longer. Call Anu @
352-262-0628. 11-23-10-4


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1BR INDIVIDUAL LEASES IN FURNISHED
4BR CONDOS. 2 blocks to UF. $345/mo incl
elec, cable tv, internet, pool, laundry facility.
914 SW 8th Ave. 378-4626 11-30-09-55-4

Enjoy A Romatic Old House
Near library downtown. $295-375/rm + utils.
Short term. No pets. No smoking. 378-1304
11-23-09-30-4

1 month free-Share 2B/2B MH in Cornerstone.
Furn rm avail now. $200 N/R dep. $400/mo
or $100/wk until incl. Laundry/cook/clean svc
avail. Near bus/shops. 30 day notice to va-
cate. Some pets ok. Call 331-0762 11-16-
20-4

1BR/1BA or 2BR/2BA avail Jan 1st.
for responsible mature individual. $400-$800/
mo OBO + utils. Brandywine on Archer Rd.
yttek@hotmail.com or 305-332-6566 11-13-
09-16-4

WALK TO UF 1 or 2 rooms in a 4/2 apt.
Ind. leases end 7/31/10. $295/month/room.
No pets. 1740 NW 3rd PL Call 352-231-3002
or email hodgeproperties@cox.net 11-16-
09-15-4

SWEET 2/1 HOUSE
Prive location, 708 NW 10th Ave. includes;
all Utl's, W/D, and Swimming pool. Avail Now
$440. Plus sec. Call Karl 332-5030 11-9-
09-10-4

Walk or bike to UF, Shands orVA. Roommate
needed for nice 2/1, $350/mo + half utilities
at Summit House on SW 16th Ave. Recently
renovated. $200 dep. Call 352-843-0220 to
see. 11-25-21-4

Beautifully renovated, furnished
condo,1 mile from UF, $399/MO
includes cable, internet, utilities,
pool + fitness room and on bus route,
Female roommate needed, 352 262-2871
11-12-09-10-4


$350 FEMALE ONLY
1/2 of utilities, FREE WATER! 786-797-2778
mad05@ufl.edu 11-9-8-4

Female wanted to share new 3BR/3BA home
near campus(SW area)2400sf. On bus route.
Washer & dryer included. Furnished, except
your bedroom. $425 plus utilities. Serious,
non-smoking students only. 813-610-1698
11-20-15-4

Female roommates needed. Live in a big new
house w/ bus stop to UF, quiet/relax area,
fenced yard,private pool. 520/month all inclu-
sive. Joyce 941-724-0961. Must see House
Pics: tinyurl.com/mbs77r 11-25-15-4

A clean, preprofessional, non-smoking room-
mate for a 2/2.5 townhome close to UF and
Santa Fe. $400 + 1/2 of the utilities (cable
and internet included), W/D, Bdr unfurnished.
Contact Gene at 561-827-4970. 11-13-09-
5-4


IN'IVV LUINIIJU -VV/Lr\ Lu Ur
3 Blks to UF. For Info on ALL 1, 2, 3, 4
Bedrooms for Sale, Call Eric Leightman,
Campus Realty at 352-219-2879. 12-9-74-5

AFFORDABLE LUXURY NEW CONSTRUC-
TION NEAR UF, SHANDS, LAW SCHOOL
2Bed/3 Full Baths + Office. Granite
Counters, 2 Direct Bus Stops to UF.
Matt Price, Campus Realty 352-281-3551
12-9-74-5


WALK TO UF & DOWNTOWN!
THE PALMS New Ultra-Luxury Condos.
Granite, Huge Closets, Pool, Call Eric
Leightman, Campus Realty, 352-219-2879
12-9-74-5

Gator Getaway -Exp old Florida. 20 acre lot 4
miles south of Archer. Century old live oaks,
high & dry, beer & turkey. 15 mins from Gville.
Investment priced $6500/acre. Certified ap-
praisal as of 9/8/09. 352-528-2406 Ten
11-30-09-30-5

1 br/1 ba by Regal Cinemas & UF
507 NW 39th Rd #126- Hawthorne Reserve
Condos. $60,000 short sale. Call Stacy at
Trevor Waters Realty 352-682-8530 11-9-
09-5-5

4bed/3Bath home in Savanna Pointe, just off
the Prairie. $479,500. Rural setting yet
urban proximity. MLS#308127. Dawn Realty
Visit VernonClouser.com for all the Details.
Off Williston Rd, just West of Country Club
11-17-8-5


BED QUEEN $120 ORTHOPEDIC
Pillow-top, mattress & box. Name brand,
new, still in plastic. Call 352-372-7490 will
deliver. 12-9-09-74-6

BED FULL SIZE $100 ORTHOPEDIC
Pillow-top mattress & box. New, unused, still
in plastic w/warranty. Can deliver. Call 352-
377-9846 12-9-09-74-6

MICROFIBER SOFA & LOVESEAT $400
Brand new still packaged w/warranty. Must
sell. Can deliver. Retail $1600. 352-372-
7490 12-9-09-74-6

BED KING $170 PILLOWTOP
mattress & box springs. Orthopedic rated.
Name brand, new, never been used, in plas-
tic with warranty. Call 352-372-8588. Can
deliver. 12-9-09-74-6

CHERRY SLEIGH BED solid with Pillowtop
Mattress & Box. All new still boxed. Cost
$1500, sacrifice $450 352-333-7516

Sofa $175 Brand new in pkg 333-7516
12-9-74-6

BEDROOM SET. 7pc Cherry, Queen/ king
bed, dresser w/mirror, 2 nightstands, chests
avail. Dovetail const. New, in boxes. Can de-
liver. Retail $6500, must sell, sacrifice $1100
(352) 372-7490 12-9-09-74-6


SOFA & LOVESEAT 100% Italian leather.
Brand new in plastic w/warranty. Retail
$2650. Sacrifice $750. Call 352-377-9846
12-9-09-74-6

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 12-
9-74-6

FUTON Solid oak mission-style frame w/
mattress. New, in box. $160 332-9899

DINETTE SET 5pc $120 Brand new in box.
Never used. 352-377-9846 12-9-09-74-6

**BEDS ALL BRAND NEW**
**Full $100 Queen $125 King $200**
Orthopedic pillow-top sets. Brand name
matching sets not used or refurbished. Still
in plastic, direct from factory! 352-333-7516.
12-9-74-6

BED- QUEEN New orthopedic pillowtop mat-
tress and boxspring set. Brand name, brand
new, still in plastic with warranty. Can deliver.
$130 352-377-9846. 12-9-74-6

Bed- All New King! 3pc Orthopedic pillowtop
mattress set. Brand NEW, still in plastic with
warranty. Can deliver. $200 352-333-7516.
12-9-74-6

BEDROOM SET- $300 BRAND NEW
Still in boxes! 6 pieces include: Headboard,
2 Nightstands, Dresser, Mirror, Chest. Must
sell, can deliver. 352-377-9846. 12-9-09-
74-6

FUTON $60 Solid Oak Mission Style. With
plush mattress $160. All brand NEW still in
box. Can deliver. 352-333-7516 12-9-74-6

Bed-FULL size pillowtop mattress & box. New
in plastic, warr. Can del. $100 317-4031

SOFA $185 Brand new! Love seat $150 still
in pkg. Can del 352-333-7516 12-9-74-6

SMALL APT SIZE REFRIGERATOR
Ideal for dorm. Good condition. $40/OBO.
Call 352-336-4493 11-13-5-6


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COMPUTER & LAPTOP REPAIRS
Network specialists
We buy computers and laptops
Working and Non-working
378-4009, 607 NW 13th Street
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All individuals interested in bidding go to:
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and who was when he finished his
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3. The University of Oklahoma's
football team set a mark in 2008 for
most points scored in a season (716).
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4. Three fathers and sons have each
won an NBA championship. Name
two of the three combos.
5. Name four of the five NHL teams
Scotty Bowman coached.
6. When was the last time an Ameri-
can male won the gold medal in the
Olympic marathon?
7. True or false: Jack Nicklaus,
Arnold Palmer and Gary Player all
won their debuts on the PGA's Cham-
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96 Plymouth Minivan $1999 cash
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97 Jeep Cherokee $1900
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98 Ford Expolorer $2500
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98 Pontiac Transport $2900
94 Toyota Camry $2900
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97 Mercury Grand Marquis $2900
00 Hyundai Elantra $2900
94 Toyota Station Wagon $2900 SOLD
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94 Honda Accord $2900
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2004 Toyota Corolla, 111k $7999 CASH
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LOCAL ARTIST NEEDS:
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UF GRAD PAYS MORE
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sell! Call Jim 376-8090 or 222-8090
12-9-75-13


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Road to Recovery Volunteers Needed!
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Please call
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PT Sales /Leasing Agents Needed
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Great pay plus bonuses. Sales experience &
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12-9-65-14

We need people to post ads
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knowledge a plus. Get paid
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Earn Extra Money. Students needed ASAP.
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in education. Benefits available with FT. Call
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STUDENT WORK
GREAT PAY
Customer Sales/Service
Flex Sched, PT/FT Avail,
Work around classes,
conditions apply,
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11-12-09-20-14

Telecommunications--Software Engineers/
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salaries, benefits, relocation. Send resume
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11-25-09-28-14

Transcription/Office Asst
Must be pleasant, enjoy people & have expe-
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11-12-09-10-14

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maintenance. Back up shipping. Errands.
Miscellaneous duties. Must have a valid driv-
ers license and good driving record. Own ve-
hicle. Truck preferred. Please apply on line at
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Hair models wanted for long hair in motion
studies. Hip-length or longer only. No experi-
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352 792-1824 modelslh@yahoo.com
11-19-09-12-14

Barn help needed 1 day per week
Exchange for boarding or lessons
EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
Call 359-4149 11-17-09-10-14

Opus Cafe Coffee Bar
We are searching for fun and active
students to work 12 to 30 hours per week at
a fast paced coffee bar near campus.
Starting pay is $7.75/hour + tips.
To apply, go to our website, www.opus-cafe.
com, click on the employment tab, and
follow the directions.
11-16-09-8-14

Mommy's helper for energetic 2yr old
Fun, smart, creative female student
to help in AM; 4hrs/day; 2-5 days/wk
email bio, availability, references
and more to UFmommy@gmail.com 11-10-
09-5-14

Medical Office Manager for mid-sized
Dermatology practice. Duties include perform-
ing or supervising ICD-9/CPT coding, billing
and collections; A/R; payroll management;
employee supervision and maintenance of
employee records and benefits; insurance
evaluation and contracting; interfacing with
clinical staff and physicians; preparing finan-
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Seeking a mature, energetic individual with
experience but will train motivated candi-
date. Salary, benefits and possible incentive
commensurate with experience. Bachelor's
degree desired. Email resume ofmgrbeers@
AOL.com or fax to 352-332-2966.
11-12-09-5-14


Spring Design Internship!
352 Media Group is seeking young artists
with experience in
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Web design
team. Interested? Email
Internship@352media.com for details! 11-
19-09-10-14

Spring Programming Internship!
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and development.
Interested? Email
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19-10-14

GET PAID TO TAKE NOTES! Email your
course listing and a brief description about
yourself to ufl@sharenotes.com
START EARNING TODAY! 11-20-09-10-14

University of Florida
Survey Research Center
408 W University Ave. suite 106
Mon-Fri 9am-9pm
392 2908 ext. 105
$8/hr + BONUS + Paid Training
Telephone Interviewing NO SALES 12-9-
09-20-14

Sales rep for Internet finance company.
Must work independently & meet deadlines.
Strong attention to detail & organization.
Research skills required. Sales experience
a plus. Salary starts at $24k/year + commis-
sion. Send resume to jobs@nationaltech-
mark.com or fax 1-866-728-4579 w/Financial
Sales in subject. 11-23-09-10-14

Programmer needed w/experience in ASP
&/or ASP.net, Javascript programming, re-
lational databases, Perl &/or PHP, Ajax,
JSON, & semantic web development w/
CSS. $32,000/yr commensurate w/exp. Fax
1-866-728-4579 or jobs@nationaltechmark.
com w/"Programmer" in Subject. 11-23-
09-10-14

Bench Scientist: Self-motivated individual
with strong problem-solving skills to work in
analytical testing. Knowledge of ELISA meth-
odology and basic immunology is desirable.
Basic laboratory skills, attention to detail, and
ability to manage multiple projects required.
B.S. in scientific field preferred; laboratory ex-
perience may be substituted. Email resume
to info@elisa-tek.com. 11-16-09-5-14


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 12-9-75-15

EVERGLADE EQUESTRIAN CENTER
The countryclub for horses & owners.
Customer lounge w/full kitchen & bath. 250' x
160' riding ring, round pen &jump paddock.
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Personal and Group Training
Flexible Scheduling Exclusive Facility
Call for a free workout
339-2199
12-9-74-15

TLC HORSEBOARD
All facilities & amenities, quality instruc-
tion; 15 minutes from UF. Jan at 376-7762.
Greathouse Equestrian Ctr. 12-9-75-15

HORSE BOARDING
Hourly work available. 12 x 12 stall cement
block barn. Good grass turnout with room to
run! Limited # of stalls available. $350/mo.
352-472-2627 for info & directions. 12-9-
09-74-15

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Past life regression. Learn self hypnosis.
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424 W UNIV AVE (in Spin Cycle)
12-9-74-15

Mini Maxi Warehouses; corner Waldo Rd &
NE 31st Ave; 12 acres, student/staff rentals;
UHaul warehouse complex, trucks, trailers. 6
x 10 rentals $39/mo! 352-373-6294 or 1-800-
559-2449 Also 100 sheds for sale. 12-9-09-
68-15

Gator Slide Farm: Horse boarding.
Owner housing. Dressage, stadium jumping,
X-country. Lessons/schooling opportunities.
Feeding/mucking mitigate monthly charges.
Visitors always welcome. Contact Dibbie
352.466.3538 or gtrslfrm@aol.com 1-7-09-
120-15

GUTTER & ROOF CLEANING
Free Estimates. Super Service! Lic & Ins.
Steve "The School Teacher" 352-377-7086
12-9-09-74-15

HORSE BOARDING Premier facility next
to Canterbury. Stall or pasture board from
$250. Two sand/clay arenas, round pen,
jumps, lessons. Work avail to defray costs.
352-472-9977 weecfl@gmail.com 1-19-09-
95-15

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For appt., call 352-367-2716
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300 SW 4th Ave. 378-4480
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IMMIGRATION LAW
Marriage Green Cards
Employment Visas & Naturalization
www.ruthlaw.com (352) 335-6748
2-2-40-18


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share a common interest with or for your true
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IS YOUR BUSINESS, CLUB OR
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DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT? PLACE YOUR AD
HERE AND GET IT NOTICED!


ZUMBA Party and Food Drive to benefit
Bread of the Mighty Food Bank. Friday, Nov.
13, 5:30-7pm. Doors open 5pm. Donation $7
+ 3 canned goods or $10 cash. 601 S. Main
St. 904-742-0188 www.ZumbaGypsy.com
11-13-4-20


WALDO FARMERS & FLEA MARKET
Every Sat & Sun Hwy 301
15 min from Gainesville 468-2255
12-9-09-99-21


SHOTGUN SHOOTING SPORTS
Open To Public We-Fr-Sa-Su, Noon-Dusk
Skeet Trap Olympic Trap -5 Stand
gatorskeetandtrap.com 352-372-1044
12-9-09-75-21


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pet products here in the Pets section of the
Alligator.


Finders Keepers? If you find something, you
can place a FREE FOUND AD in our lost &
found section. Be kind to someone who's
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009


ALLIGATOR
www.alligatorSports.org


UF MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators look to secure


rebounds out of press


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Andrew Stanfill/ Alligator Staff
UF forward Erik Murphy and the Gators hope to improve on their defensive rotations after giving up 11
first-half offensive rebounds to Division-II Saint Leo. Florida hosts Webber International tonight at 7.


By ADAM BERRY
Alligator Staff Writer
a berry@allgator org

Billy Donovan's full-court press
put some pressure on Florida's new-
est players last week.
Looking to experiment with a
variety of lineups, Donovan had his
defense cover the entire the floor
early and often in last week's exhibi-
tion victory against Saint Leo, even
though some of his first-year players
were still adjusting to the system.
"One of the things I committed to
in the exhibition game that probably
wasn't the best thing for our team
was I wanted all of our guys to press
at some point," Donovan said.
The Gators' press was effective at
times, but they gave up some open
shots and found themselves occa-
sionally out of position running back
on defense. As a result, UF gave up
11 first-half offensive rebounds to a
severely undersized opponent.
Overall, however, Donovan was
encouraged by his team's first at-
tempt at full-court pressure.
"Sitting there sometimes, you


look at it and guys aren't rotating
well, but there were a lot of situa-
tions where I think we did a good
job applying pressure," Donovan
said. "There were some broken
plays where we didn't come up with
the ball and they came up with it, or
we rotated correctly and something
crazy happened."
Donovan said he worked with
his players in practice last week to
improve their defensive rotations
out of the press an area in which
the Gators struggled given their lack
of experience playing together and
the different lineups Donovan used.
UF will get its last chance to do so
before the regular season starts to-
night at 7 in the O'Connell Center
against Webber International.
Junior forward Chandler Par-
sons attributed the team's poor
performance on the defensive glass
in its first exhibition game to a lack
of execution on defense and the 21
3-pointers Saint Leo attempted,
which led to a lot of long rebounds.
"With us pressing and having to
rotate, we were definitely at a disad-
SEE HOOPS, PAGE 16


Nobody wants the Heisman


he Heisman Trophy can't be
that ugly.
Maybe it's too heavy to
carry?
Whatever the reason, no one has
emerged as a clear favorite in the
Heisman race 10 weeks in.
The holy trinity of quarterbacks
- Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy and
Sam Bradford along with Cal
running back Jahvid Best were the
clear preseason favorites, but none
of them have staked a claim to the
little bronze statue.
Bradford went down in Okla-
homa's first game, and Best has dis-
appeared in some big games while
his Golden Bears have struggled to
score points at times.
Tebow and McCoy have put up
some pretty ordinary stats (McCoy
arguably less than ordinary), but
Florida and Texas are both unde-
feated.
For that fact alone, I believe one
of those two senior signal callers
will win the award at season's end,
though neither of them deserve it at
this point in the season.


Every-
one seems
to be will-
ing to ac-
knowledge
that this
Kyle Maistri year is very
Kyle Points different
kmaistri@allIgator org than almost
every other
year, as it
has become
easier to make a case against most of
the candidates than for them.
Here is the criteria I consider ev-
ery week when we vote in the alliga-
torSports Heisman Watch:

STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY: Not
just big numbers, but big numbers
relative to the amount of times your
number is called. It's nice for Case
Keenum to throw for 500 yards ev-
ery week, but he also throws 60 times
per game. He currently ranks 20th in
yards per attempt. At the same time,
a player has to have a major role on
his team to be considered.
SEE KYLE, PAGE 15


Florida falls in SEC semifinals


* UF LOST TO SOUTH
CAROLINA 1-0.

By TYLER JETT
Alligator Writer
tjett@alligator org

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -
Seven days can make a big
difference.
No. 8 Florida dominated
South Carolina en route to a
regular-season Southeastern
Conference Championship on
Oct. 30. One week later, the
Gamecocks (17-3-1) jumped
on the Gators (15-5-2) early
in the rematch, knocking the
top seed out of the SEC Tour-
nament 1-0 in the semifinals
Friday.


The two games could not
have been more different for
the Gators.
In the regular season
matchup, UF scored a pair
of early goals which visibly
shook South Carolina's con-
fidence on the way to a 3-0
Florida win. On Friday, the
Gators played a sloppy first
half and gave the Gamecocks
a chance to land an upset.
"I don't know if we were
as up for it mentally as they
were because that was a big
revenge game for them,"
midfielder Brooke Thigpen
said.
The Gators were out of
sync early. Players failed to
make runs at the ball when


passes dictated it and in
the rare case when teammates
were on the same wavelength
- passes were off target.
As a result, South Caroli-
na spent a lot of time in UF's
defensive third.
"They didn't create many
chances, we gave them the
chances," defender Lauren
Hyde said.
She also said Florida's in-
ability to keep possession
made the backline's job more
difficult.
UF turned away the first
couple South Carolina at-
tacks, but the Gamecocks
continued to play near the
Gators' goal, eventually

SEE SOCCER, PAGE 15


ISo I finally had a chance to make it to my first Bucs game of the season. They
proceeded to pick up their first win of the season. I'm just saying. ... There is
nothing that bothers me more than Urban Meyer referring to his team as 19-0.
Unless I'm mistaken, this is not still the '08 season, because if it was, there
would be no way a Dan Mullen-led offense would struggle this bad.


EThe UF women's swim team split
its dual meets this weekend, taking
down Michigan but falling to Stan-
ford. For this and extended tennis
coverage, check out our Web site.


PL RESULTS


Previous question:
How do you feel about
Brandon Spikes' one-
game suspension?


Percent (Votes)
Appropriate 69%
(102)
Too long 18% (26)
Too short 13% (19)


147 TOTAL VOTES






14, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009


D holds Vandy without TD


FOOTBALL, from page 1

big plays to spark drives. Last week,
three of the Gators' four offensive
touchdowns came on plays of lon-
ger than 20 yards. They only had
three plays longer than 20 yards all
game against the Commodores, one
of which was a 25-yard sprint into
the end zone by Jeff Demps on an
option play on fourth and 1.
UF clinched a birth in the SEC
Championship Game on Dec. 5 last
week, and as its game was just get-
ting started, Alabama beat LSU to
secure the other spot in the game.
Florida coach Urban Meyer
knows by the time that game comes
around his team must be able to
break off big plays like it did in
2008.
"Last year, it seemed all of a sud-
den we would pull one out. We
would get one down the field or
make a long pass. We're just not get-
ting that," Meyer said. "Everybody
is pressing to get that done, and we
need to get that done with the games
coming up."
On the sidelines Saturday were
two former Gators responsible for
many of the long plays last season,
Louis Murphy and Percy Harvin,
whose NFL teams were on bye
weeks.
In every game during the 2008
season, at least one of the two receiv-
ers had a play that gained more than
20 yards, and in six games, both of
them had one.
Harvin said it seems Tebow has
too much pressure on him and is
having to run too much.
Tebow has carried the ball at
least 15 times in all seven conference
games this season compared to just
four all of last season.
"A lot of the explosive plays are
coming from the running backs in-
stead of the wide receivers, and Tim
Tebow is taking too many hits,"
Harvin said after the game. "They


still have a lot of fire power; they just
need to put it together and take the
pressure off of Tebow."
While the offense found itself
struggling to finish drives with
touchdowns, the Gators' defense
looked as dominant as ever even
without Brandon Spikes, who was
suspended for the game for his eye-
gouging incident against the Bull-
dogs.
For the fifth time this season,
Florida's defense did not allow an
offensive touchdown.
"We gave them a (30)-yard run,
but we bend but we don't break.
That's pretty much our goal this
year," linebacker Ryan Stamper
said. "They are going to make plays,
that's just football, but we try to just
to keep them out of the end zone."
Stamper, who replaced Spikes
at middle linebacker, and fellow
linebacker Dustin
Doe, who started
in Stamper's usual
spot, were the stand-
Football outs on defense.
Doe had a team-
high 11 tackles.
Stamper was second with six and
also added an interception.
Spikes' replacements made the
plays on the field, but Spikes still
found a way to contribute Saturday.
Stamper said Spikes got the play-
ers going with a talk in the locker
prior to the game.
The return of Spikes next week
will only bolster the dominant de-
fense for the SEC Championship
Game against Alabama in less than
a month.
Tebow said he expects the game
to be exciting, but the team will not
be worried about the Crimson Tide
for a few weeks.
The offense will need to fix the
problems that has plagued it all year
before the game that again is likely
to decide which team will play in the
BCS National Championship.


v1, Vanderbilt 3, Florida 27


SWAMP STUDS


Ryan
Stamper
LB,
R-Sr.


If Brandon Spikes doesn't watch out, he might
not have a starting role when he comes back. We
kid, but Stamper has done a heck of a job filling
in for one of the best middle linebackers in the
country. Plus, the guy goes more than four years
without an interception then gets one in back-to-
back games. No one has a bad word to say about
Stamper, and it's starting to show he's more than
just a nice guy he's one of the best linebackers
around.
6 tackles (4 solo), 1 INT (18 return yards)


Welcome to Part II of Florida-performs-nicely-
without-Spikes. Doe made his second start of the
season due to Spikes' suspension, and all he did
was lead the Gators in tackles on a night the de-
fense allowed only 199 total yards. That's beyond
impressive, and it continues to show the depth
of the Florida linebacking corps Doe probably
won't even start next week.

11 tackles (6 solo), 1 pass breakup


Aaron
Hernandez
TE, Jr.


Dustin Doe
LB, Sr.


Another underwhelming performance by Florida's
offense, but Hernandez continues to shine. He
tied a career high with his seven catches and set a
new mark with his 120 receiving yards. His 64-yard
catch-and-run in the fourth quarter was a thing of
beauty. The junior continues to be Tim Tebow's
go-to option, and since teams haven't been able to
bottle him up yet, we doubt anything will change
anytime soon.


7 rec, 120 yds


TnP THREE PLUS
SJeff Demps' 25-yard touch-
down in the second quarter on
an option pitch from Tim Tebow
on fourth and 1.

Aaron Hernandez's 64-yard
catch-and-run in the fourth
quarter.

David Nelson's 8-yard
touchdown catch in the fourth
quarter on a pass tipped by
Riley Cooper.


TURNING POINT

On fourth and 1 from the Vanderbilt
25-yard-line, Tim Tebow ran the option
and pitched the ball to Jeff Demps,
who sprinted down the sideline to put
the Gators up 10-0. The Commodores
were never within a touchdown again.

KEY STAT

Games this season in which
5 Florida's defense has not allowed
an offensive touchdown.


STANDINGS SCY QUART
T. Tebow- 12 B. Spikes 3 1 2 3 4 Final
J. Demps 5 D. Doe-2 V
R. Stamper- 5 C. Dunlap 2 VU
C. Rainey 4 A. Hernandez 2
A. Black-3 A. Jones-2 UF 3 10 7
R. Cooper -3 C. Sturgis 2
J. Cunningham 3 D. Thompson 2
J. Haden 3 Ja. Jenkins 1
Jessica Warshaver / Alligator Staff






MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 u ALLIGATOR, 15


UF will learn NCAA seeding Monday night

SOCCER, from page 13


drawing a foul inside the box when Hol-
ly King and Kat Williamson sandwiched
South Carolina's Lindsay Small.
The ensuing penalty kick was taken by
Kim Miller, and she placed the ball per-
fectly in the upper-left corner of the goal,
giving goalkeeper Katie Fraine no chance
to record a save and ending Florida's five-
game shutout streak.
In a sport where one goal can make all
the difference, Miller's strike was enough
for the Gamecocks.
Coach Becky Burleigh shifted the
team's alignment in the second half, tak-
ing a player out of the defensive midfield
position and adding a forward. UF started
creating chances after halftime, but it was
unable to capitalize.
Florida's closest shot came in the 48th
minute when sophomore Lindsay Thomp-
son took a left-footed shot from 18 yards
out that banged off the top crossbar.
Burleigh has said in the past that teams


try to force the tempo when trailing, but
she said the team played with good com-
posure even while behind Friday.
"We played as well in the second half
as we did (last week) in Gainesville," Bur-
leigh said.
Regardless, Florida found itself in a
race against the clock late in
S^the game. The team had sev-
eral opportunities, especially
in the last ten minutes when
Soccer the ball stayed on South Car-
olina's side of the field for
almost the entire time. But the ball never
found South Carolina's net.
For the second consecutive year, the
Gators failed to reach the tournament fi-
nals after winning the regular season SEC
championship.
Florida's next game will be Friday, al-
though its opponent will not be revealed
until Monday night, when the seeding
for the NCAA tournament will be an-
nounced.


Defender Lauren Hyde said Florida errors were to blame for a lot of South Carolina's
offensive chances. The Gamecocks' goal came on a penalty kick in the 11th minute.


KYLE, from page 13

TEAM SUCCESS: This isn't to say
just pure wins and losses, but rather
the effect a player has on his team's
chances of winning. Tebow was the
clear winner in 2007, and his team
lost four games. He shouldn't have
been penalized for that, as he was
doing everything he could and then
some to help his team win. Still, it
would be hard to pick a winner from
a team hovering around .500.

LEVEL OF OPPOSITION: Com-
petition certainly matters, but not


as much as the other two criteria
to me. Putting up gaudy stats and
wins against good teams certainly
scores you bonus points, and simi-
lar outputs against crappy teams
don't quite count as much Jordan
Shipley's 273 yards against UCF this
weekend shouldn't be counted the
same way as Mark Ingram's 174 to-
tal yards against LSU.

Even with some set of guidelines,
it's still easy to see that picking a
winner is an inexact science. Made
even more inexact by a clustered
field of candidates here in 2009.
With all that said, there are three


players that I believe would have
legitimate cases if the season ended
today.

KELLEN MOORE, BOISE STATE: He
is by definition the most statistically
efficient quarterback as his passer
rating of 169.3 is the best in the na-
tion. His 27 touchdown passes ranks
him second against his three inter-
ceptions. The Broncos are undefeat-
ed and ranked No. 6 in the latest BCS
standings. Moore is hurt by playing
in the WAC, but he led his team to a
win against Oregon, giving him one
of the best signature wins of all the
candidates.


MARK INGRAM, ALABAMA: He is
fifth in nation in rushing yards and
his 6.6 yards per carry ranks him
11th in the nation, making him bru-
tally efficient as a ball carrier. He has
added more than 200 yards receiv-
ing and has accounted for 11 total
touchdowns. The Crimson Tide are
also undefeated and ranked No. 2 in
the latest BCS. He plays in the SEC,
so not much needs to be said for the
level of competition.

C.J. SPILLER, CLEMSON: He does
everything for his team. Spiller has
rushed for 739 yards, caught for 334
yards and has piled up 721 return


yards. The tailback has scored five
rushing touchdowns, three receiv-
ing, three on kickoff returns and one
on a punt return.
The Tigers have gone 6-3 in their
nine games, but looking at the game
log makes Spiller's season more
impressive. His two worst games
have come against Middle Tennes-
see State and Coastal Carolina when
he touched the ball a combined nine
times on offense. Spiller has essen-
tially taken off the team's only two
cupcake games which are usually
so instrumental in piling up Heis-
man statistics, yet he has done that
anyway.


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Versatility gives Donovan lineup options


HOOPS, from page 13

vantage, but we've still got to
come up with the ball," Parsons
said.
Some of the Gators' new-
est players Vernon Macklin,
Erik Murphy and Rod Tishman
- found themselves occasion-
ally confused and making the
wrong rotations, as they were
still learning the system. Dono-
van likely will not force them
to press in the regular season
until they are comfortable, but
he wanted to get everyone in-


volved during the preseason.
"If we don't have a great
pressing team in there, I'm
probably not going to press
as much as I did in the game
against Saint Leo," he said.
The Gators' best pressing
team, Donovan said, will in-
clude Erving Walker, Kenny
Boynton, Ray Shipman and Dan
Werner. Junior power forward
Alex Tyus and center Vernon
Macklin can fill the fifth spot, as
both are athletic enough to con-
sistently run the floor.
Fortunately for Donovan,


UF's versatility will allow him
to adjust his defense based on
what lineup he wants to play,
or vice versa. For example, he
said, Boynton, Parsons, Wer-
ner, Tyus and Macklin may not
create the most effective press-
ing lineup, but their length and
athleticism would work to their
advantage in a zone scheme.
"That's one of the things as
a coaching staff we're working
through right now looking
at different lineups for what is
the best defense for us to play,"
Donovan said.


Florida wraps up fall schedule


* MEN AND WOMEN ARE OFF UNTIL
TEAM PLAY IN MID-JANUARY.

By GREG LUCA
Alligator Writer

Despite enjoying only marginal success in
the final grand slam event of the fall season, the
Florida coaches have to be pleased with how the
fall season went as a whole.
While a plethora of injuries and illnesses kept
a number of top players relatively inactive, they
also opened up opportunities for Alex Lacroix,
Allie Will, and Lauren Embree to shine.
Will established a 20-3 singles record, includ-
ing a win at the ITA Southeast Regional and a
quarterfinal appearance at the ITA All-Amer-
ican, while fellow freshman Embree notched a
12-2 mark and also reached the quarterfinals of
the All-American.


After Will's performance in the ITA South-
east Regional, women's coach Roland Thorn-
qvist called her fall season one of the best he's
seen from a freshman. Embree's wasn't too far
behind.
Thomqvist is confident about his team's
depth heading into the spring season.
"I feel very good about our depth. We have
, a lot of good players, so I feel re-
ally good about our team and
where we have a chance to be,"
Tenn Thornqvist said.
Te nnis On the men's side, Lacroix
established a 14-3 mark, includ-
ing a quarterfinal appearance in the All-Ameri-
can and a sweep of the ITA Indoor consolation
bracket.
"He's obviously somebody that's going to
have a chance to win the NCAA. It doesn't sur-
prise me at all, I thought that going in," men's
coach Andy Jackson said.


UF VOLLEYBALL

Gators clean up errors


By ANTHONY CHIANG
Alligator Writer
achlang@alllgator org

Early in the season it was a
weakness, but now attack errors,
or lack thereof, have become a
huge reason for the Gators' suc-
cess.
After averaging 19.27 errors
per match over the first 15 con-
tests of the season, Florida has
cut that number to 10.5 per match
during its eight-match winning
streak.
Just one match after hitting
a season-best six errors in a 3-0
sweep of Georgia (16-10, 6-9
Southeastern Conference) on Fri-
day (25-16, 25-20, 25-14), No. 9 UF
(20-3, 14-2 SEC) maintained its
mistake-free play.
That season-low was short
lived as the Gators recorded only
four attack errors Sunday against
Auburn (14-12, 6-9 SEC) to grab
their eighth-straight sweep (25-
15, 25-18, 25-13).
"Earlier in the season we were
capable of making 10 hitting er-
rors in one game, and that shows
the maturing process of this
team," coach Mary Wise said.
Junior setter Brynja Rodgers
was not available for Sunday's


match against the Tigers because
of back spasms, which left sopho-
more Kelly Murphy as the lone
setter.
The injury forced the Gators to
go away from their usual two-set-
ter offense and play with one set-
ter for the first time this season.
But it looked as if Murphy had
been playing this type of scheme
the whole year as she dished out
30 assists and helped limit the
attack errors to
only four.
"The team re-
sponded great.
We've practiced
Kelly running
a five-one of-
fense, but we
Wise just haven't done
it for an entire
match," Wise said. "Today we did
it, and now when we go to it in
a match we are going to be that
much better because of this."
However, the Gators did face
some adversity against Auburn
as they found themselves trailing
2-8 in the second set. It didn't last
long. Sophomore outside hitter
Colleen Ward knocked down five
kills in the frame to help UF storm
back to win the set and grab con-
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the independent florida Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc of Gainesville, Florida VOLUME 103 ISSUE 55 We Inform. You Decide. 10 Ret'cycle MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 VANDERBILT 3 A UF 27 Gators still searching for big plays 0 UF STRUGGLING ON OFFENSE WITH 'BAMA REMATCH SET. By BOBBY CALLOVI Alligator Staff Writer bcallovi@alligator org A week after exploding out of the gates against Georgia to score touchdowns on its first two drives, No. 1 Florida reverted to the struggling offense it has been for most of the season. Saturday, the Gators (9-0, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) moved the ball down the field with ease at times but never could get in a rhythm offensively in their 27-3 win over Vanderbilt (2-8, 0-6 SEC). "It was a little bit choppy," quarterback Tim Tebow said. "At times, we got into a very good rhythm moving the ball. On a couple of those field goal drives, I thought we were in good rhythm, but then we do something to throw us off schedule. We need to stay on schedule." The offense was also lacking SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 14 ON CAMPUS UF running back Jeff Demps scores on a 25-yard touchdown run in the Gators' 27-3 win against Vanderbilt in The Swamp on Saturday. It was one of only three plays longer than 20 yards for Florida. Greeks step it up in front of 1,400 By TYLER PARKS Alligator Contributing Writer A flurry of hands and feet moved in time to the sounds of chants and music Saturday night as hundreds packed the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to watch fraternity and sorority members dance their way to the top. The annual Battle of the Greeks Step Show, put on by Student Government Productions Music and Entertainment and the National Pan-Hellenic Council, drew a packed house of nearly 1,400 people, according to Jason Degren, technical director for the Phillips Center. "It really goes to show the importance of the event when so many people came out here in spite of the football game," Degren said. "It really goes to show the importance of the event when so many people came out here in spite of the football game Jason Degren technical director for the Phillips Center Degren said the competition was the culmination of three months of work by the steppers, with the last month spent coordinating the routines with the tech staff at the Phillips Center. The event began at 6 p.m. with music from DJ Terrah of Magic 101.3 FM. The step acts then took the stage, alternating between fraternities and sororities. Each organization chose a theme to center its routine around, ranging from "The Matrix" to "Grease." Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. dressed in black ninja garb and used red and white canes as swords. The act was complete with a fight sequence choreographed to a "Mortal Kombat" theme. Then Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. set the stage with cardboard props reminiscent of a carnival and performed steps and chants, wearing poodle skirts and jackets. After the performances, the panel of eight SEE STEP, PAGE 5 Runners collect $60K for babies By ROBERT HILSON Alligator Contributing Writer About 500 people colleclively took a giant step -and thousands of sweaty smaller ones -Sunday for those who have yet to take their first. Gators March for Babies raised more than $60,000 for infant health when students, faculty and alumni participated in a 5K run that began on an overflowing Turlington Plaza and came full circle under a wavering arch of balloons. The event, which is in its sixth year and is organized by the March Local of Dimes ColNews legiate Council New__ at UF, gathered donations for research on premature births and programs to support fullterm pregnancy. "Do people know about prematurity? No," said Kendra Grimes, the organization's president. "College students will have to realize that they're becoming parents soon. I want to have a baby one day." According to Grimes, who has been involved with Gators March for Babies since 2006 and said she wants three children, her group's mission is to promote both healthy births and healthy living. For each $1 donated, 77 cents will go toward prematurity prevention. The rest, she said, goes to causes ranging from Alzheimer's to cancer. SEE BABIES, PAGE 4 'Entourage' star Jeremy Piven to speak at O'Connell Center Jeremy Piven, otherwise known as Ari Gold from HBO's hit series "Entourage," will speak at UF on Nov. 23. The event is sponsored by the Accent Speakers Bureau. It will take place at the O'Connell Center and will be free and open to the public. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Piven has won three Emmy awards and one Golden Globe for his role as Ari Gold, the back-stabbing, fast-talking agent in Entourage. Piven has also starred in PCU, Old School and Smokin' Aces. Jason Atterman, Accent chairman, referred a question about how much Piven will be paid to the SG finance office. -THOMAS STEWART H A department in the College of Engineering celebrated its 75th birthday this weekend. See story at alligator.org. Today FORECAST OPINIONS CLASSIFIEDS CROSSWORD SPORTS 2 6 8 11 13 Rain 82/68 visit www.alligator.org -UF pressed more against Saint Leo to try to get the new players like Erik Murphy (right) prepared. The team will work on its defensive rotations against Webber International tonight. See Story, Page 13.

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2, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,2009 News Today WHAT'S HAPPENING Gator Society for Human Resource Management information session Today, 6 to 8 p.m. Career Resource Center Library GatorSHRM is a new student organization for human resources offering networking, leadership, volunteer and resume-building opportunities. Students from all majors are encouraged to attend the information session. Free refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP at GatorSHRM@ gmail.com. Learn more about HR at shrm.org. Google's Wave Hack-a-thon Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. CSE Room 404 Learn more about Wave and the Wave API. Participate in a contest to build a Wave robot or gadget. Participants will get a Wave invite. Basic programming knowledge and familiarity with Java or Python is needed. Refreshments will be provided. HHP's Volley for LIFE benefiting the March of Dimes Wednesday, 11 a.m to 4 p.m. Come out to play games, enter a raffle and watch the tournament all while saving babies through the March of Dimes. If you are interested in participating in the tournament, register (teams of four, $20 per team) in the Florida Gym, room 246. All proceeds go directly to the March of Dimes. Team Save Something Cute fundraiser Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m. Gelato Company The group is raising money for the Humane Society and would really appreciate any participation. There will also be a cookbook fundraiser, which can be found at tropicaleats.com. Israel Week Kickoff: A Night of Fun and Laughs with Benji Lovitt Thursday, 8:30 pm XS, 1728 W University Ave. Entrance to the club and beverages are free. "Clean Energy: When & How" Thursday, 7 to 8 p.m. The Dynamo, www.thedynamo. org/blogl.php, UF's only student think tank, will be hosting a discussion on clean and sustainable energy. It is free and open to the public and will be paneled by three to six prominent speakers in academia, business and government. IDEAL Fall Open House Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. Do you have what it takes to be an official ambassador for the Reitz Union and Center for Student Activities and Involvement? Come to the IDEAL Fall Open House in the Arredondo Room at the Reitz Union and meet members who love helping students on campus find where they beFORECAST TODAY RAIN 82/68 TUESDAY RAIN 80/66 long in involvement. Become a part of the IDEAL family and become an involved leader on campus. Make sure to be there for the presentation at 8 p.m. American Solar Energy Society meeting Thursday, 7 p.m. Rinker Hall, Room 230 During this general body meeting, the group will discuss the upcoming SolarCycle event. They will then visit the Solar Research Park to work on various ASES research projects. Fall of the Wall symposium: "Good Bye DDR: Memory and Material Culture" Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Dauer Hall, Ruth McQuown Room KMonth Asian Arts and Entertainment Festival/ Closing Ceremony Friday, 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m Reitz Union Amphitheater This year Kaleidoscope Month is holding the Second Annual Asian Arts and Entertainment Festival (AAEF) with the closing ceremony. This event is free and open to the public. Got an event? And want to post it in this space? Send an e-mail to bkelley@alligator.org with "What's Happening" in the subject line. Please include a oneto twosentence synopsis of the event. Make sure all submissions are formatted properly. CORRECTION A story in Friday's Alligator incorrectly reported that Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan said a woman complained about fighting, filth and unbearable sexual activities at St. Francis House. The woman said the events occurred at Lynch Park near the shelter. The photo illustration on the front page of Friday's Alligator was incorrectly credited. The credit should be Harrison Diamond / Alligator Staff. LOCAL Shands shaves heads for cancer research fundraiser Naomi Piper sat with a smile on her face as a razor zipped through her full head of strawberry-blonde hair, causing clumps to fall to the floor. The haircut lasted less than five minutes and left her completely bald. With an audience of about 30 people, Piper was the first visiWEDNESDAY RAIN 74/51 THURSDAY PARTLY CLOUDY 73/49 FRIDAY PARTLY CLOUDY 77/57 tor to the makeshift barbershop in a conference room at Shands Children's Hospital. After hearing about the event at the Children's Miracle Network auction on Oct. 28, Piper decided to participate and shave her head for cancer. "It feels weird but in a good way," Piper said, running her fingers over her bald head. "Besides, hair grows back." On Friday afternoon, doctors, nurses, patients and families of patients gathered in the pediatric wing of Shands at UF to raise money for cancer research through pledges for shaving their heads. Piper, who shaved her head for her son Joejoe Piper, a patient at Shands who suffers from a kidney condition, was one of eight people who shaved their heads for the cause. The event was organized by Dr. Bill Slayton, interim division chief and program director of pediatric hematology/oncology. It was the first of its kind, Slayton said. "It's beyond my wildest dream," said Slayton, who also shaved his hair for the event. "We passed our goal of raising $5,000." According to Slayton, the main goal of the event was to raise awareness and encourage people to donate to enhance the Immunocompromised Unit for children with cancer. Storm Roberts, a KTK morning radio show host who regularly shaves his head for cancer awareness, also took part in the event Friday. "My wife kissed my hair goodbye before I left this morning," Roberts said as his hair was being shaved. Also among the participants was Dr. Vishwas Sakhalkar, director of Benign Hematology at Shands. "It's emotional for me," Sakhalkar said. "In my culture, you shave only after your parents die. I called my parents beforehand." Aside from offering their hair, the doctors also offered advice to parents whose children are suffering from cancer. "Parents tend to blame themselves when their child gets cancer," Dunbar said. "It's not your fault." -ANNA QUINTANA The Alligator strives to be accurate and clear in its news reports and editorials. 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-j saa Lauren Joos / Alligator Heather Manche, MaryBeth Head and Rachel M. twist side to side for an oblique exercise during their Hula hooping dance class at Balanced Body, 108 NW 76th Drive. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 0 ALLIGATOR, 3 ON CAMPUS Class uses Hula for health Ar By LAUREN JOOS Alligator Contributing Writer Hula hooping isn't just for kids anymore. Starting Tuesday, Balanced Body will offer a Hula hooping dance class for students. "Hooping is fantastic for weight loss," said fitness instructor Jodi Jainchill. "You get a nice, flat tummy from it." Her adult class, which began Thursday, is also available to students if they can't make the more energetic Tuesday class. Both one-hour classes will begin at 6 p.m. Balanced Body, 108 NW 76th Drive, will be running a special through the end of the month for any student who calls and registers for the class ahead of its start time. Classes are usually $10 for students but will be half-priced until the end of November. "It's a lot more fun than the elliptical or treadmill," said Heather Manche, The Board of Directors of Campus Communications, Inc., publisher of allge t or and @ 11 .gatorIorg announces the openings for the positions Editor, a paid position as head of the Editorial Division and as an unpaid member of the Board of Directors Managing Editor/Print AND Managing Editor/Online, Paid positions. Unpaid member of the Board of Directors. The applications for these positions are available at the reception desk at the entrance of the first floor of The Alligator Building at 1105 W. University Ave., each weekday between 1:00 and 4:00pm from now until November 20. Please do not call. Further written information is available at the time an application is picked up. Please allow up to 15 minutes at that time to read information you will need for the application process. The application must be returned to the same desk by 4:00 pm, November 23. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE DEADLINE. Interviews and selections by the Board of Directors will be held at The Alligator offices in a meeting open to the public beginning at 4:00 pm, Sunday, December 13. Applicants must be present at that meeting to be considered. Applicants must be degree-seeking college or university students. Preference will be given to those who have experience at The Alligator. Campus Communications, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS &25% OFF any one GNC Product AC annotbecombi ned OneCo uponpercustomer j 3914 SW Archer Rd ony I a S .3 L Godfather's PIZZA Dyslexia -Slow Reading? -Poor Comprehension? -Poor Spelling? Years of gain in weeks of treatment! Serving Gainesville for over 22 years. The Morris Center, Inc. 352.332.262915930 SW Archer Rd info@morriscenters.com The Alligator has sales intern positions available for the Spring semesters.You will receive classroom training, firsthand sales experience, and an opportunity to improve your communication skills.This resume builder offers a flexible schedule with a minimum of 10 hours per week. Call Sara or Rose at 352-376-4482 or email resume to: advertising@alligator.org aj ,"',Ip ,d6 who attends Jainchill's Thursday hooping class. "I hate running and cardio, and hooping works way more muscles." Jainchill was introduced to hooping by one of her good friends, Stephanie Moses, after she noticed Jainchill was under a lot of stress at the beginning of this year. "She said 'Jodi! Your spine!' and handed me a hoop," Jainchill said. Moses, Jainchill and their friend Stephanie Davis became a trio of hoopers, making their own weighted Hula hoops available during class or able to be purchased for $30 online at Jainchill's Web site, www.hoopsandhealth.com. This will be the first hoop dance class to be offered at Balanced Body. Jainchill hopes to keep the class size small in order to provide a more intimate setting so she can help people individually. "A lot of people can't move because as life goes on, they get stressed and insecure, and it makes the spine stiff," Jainchill said. "The human body was meant to move."

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4, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,2009 Film director to speak Tuesday By CHELSEA KEENAN Alligator Staff Writer ckeenan@alligator org Director and producer Brett Ratner will be stopping by Tuesday at 8 p.m. to speak at the University Auditorium. Ratner, who was brought by Accent Speakers Bureau, will talk about his career and give students advice on life after college. Ratner attended New York University and since then has directed more than 100 music videos and eight movies, including "Red Dragon," "X-Men: The Last Stand" and "Rush Hour." "Not everyone may want to be a diOn rector, but you have to have your own Campus goals," he said. Ratner, who is originally from Miami, said most of his high school friends attended UF, and he has always wanted to visit Gainesville. Although he is done with school, Ratner said he is continually learning and improving his skills as a storyteller. "I have so much more to learn and more to do," he said. "You never really feel like you've achieved anything because there is always someone better than you. However, he said passion has been the key to his success so far. "I'm not afraid to fail," he said. "And if I'm able to communicate that to some college kids, then that's great too." I I Shelley Meyer gave speech, ran in Sunday's race BABIES, from page 1 Shelley Meyer, wife of coach Urban Meyer, addressed the pre-race crowd decked in running gear and a "Beat South Carolina" T-shirt. As an honorary chair, she held up the starting banner with a crowned Miss UF, Paige Smith; Miss Florida Gator, Diana Kelly; and wide receiver David Nelson. Meyer was one of the first to finish the run. Runners and walkers -some pushing strollers, some four-legged -crammed into lines 30-deep upon completion, engaging in reverse carbo-loading with help from sponsors Planet Smoothie, The Gelato Company and Domino's, which had 95 pizzas on hand. Though the gathering centered on the micro-marathon that curled from Newell to Fraternity drives, Sunday was more a celebration of all the efforts leading up to the occasion. According to Director Lisa McCraw, 21, the collegiate council began preparing two hours a week in late March, hosting "Spirit Nights" fundraisers at local restaurants along the way. The two top individual fundraisers, Lili Beth Giraldo, 20, and Carolyn Garby, 22, have an intimate knowledge of their cause. Garby, a UF health studies senior, has a 25-year-old brother who was not carried to term. Inspired by her sister who suffered prematurity as well, Giraldo, a biology junior, raised $1,092. For her efforts, she received a football signed by Urban Meyer and a whipped cream pie. Deevee Sanchez / Alligator Lisa McCraw, a March of Dimes overall director, awaits a pie in the face at the Gators March for Babies walk on Turlington Plaza Sunday. All directors who raised more money than their overall directors were able to pie their superiors in the face. ii -t0ole e you~ c$N\ C"5 '~ RN $CoU5 1. -'l 4 Get your college discount price and register at I 1I1IJ 'i s, i f;. a I ~J Ent ~~lde-1 V: III 5s1001 Vi* \4/ 1 tA -11. .I ..I.I I

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LOCAL Students protest workers' pay By ERIN JESTER Alligator Contributing Writer Two dozen protesters stood squinting into the sun at the intersection of Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road Saturday morning, chanting "Justice now!" and holding signs that read "Hasta la Victoria" -"Onward to Victory." The group was made up of members of the Student Farmworker Coalition, the National Farm Worker Ministry, Youth and Young Adults and the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, including students from UF and the University of Central Florida. Their cause: justice for tobacco farmworkers in North Carolina who suffer low wages and poor working conditions at the hands of Big Tobacco. The rally came on the heels of a Student Senate resolution calling for a pay increase and better treatment of Immokalee farmworkers, who pick the tomatoes used by Aramark, UF's food provider. "Somebody's got to fight for social justice," said UF junior Justin Wooten. The UF Foundation held its fall board meeting Saturday at the Hilton UF Conference Center. Roberta Perry, a National Farm Worker Ministry community organizer, said it was rumored Susan Ivey would be attending. Ivey, a UF alumna and UF Foundation board member, is the CEO of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the second-largest tobacco company in the country. Perry said Ivey has refused so far to meet with the Farm Labor Organizing Committee to address the plight of the farm workers. "R.J. Reynolds has a corporate responsibility to monitor what happens in the fields," Perry said. "What we're asking for is a conversation between R.J. Reynolds and the farmworkers." Although the farmworkers are employed by private growers, R.J. Reynolds buys the tobacco from the farms, making them ultimately responsible for the workers at the bottom, said UCF student Dominique Aulisio. By demonstrating in front of the ,i board meeting's venue, the protestIvey ers said they hoped to show Ivey that farm workers' issues are important and should be recognized by tobacco companies. "This is definitely a state that is anchored in farm workers' issues," said Lauren Gill, a UCF student and vice president of Youth and Young Adults' Orlando chapter. Although Ivey wasn't in attendance at the meeting, the students handed out informational fliers to the board, including UF President Bernie Machen, who told them he would make sure Ivey got a flier. STEP, from page 1 judges -one representing each organization -convened and named the winners and runners-up. Alpha Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. won for the third straight year with its wedding-themed act, in which its members ran out in tuxedos and vests complete a bride and a dancing preacher. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. was a repeat winner as well with its "Inspector Gadget"-inspired bit. Members danced to the show's theme song and took direction from a sister dressed as Gadget's sidekick, Penny. The winners advance to a regional step competition, where they will compete against Greek organizations from other Florida universities. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta sorority were the runners-up. Michael Johnson, a UF sophomore who has been stepping since elementary school, said while On he came out to Campus support his brother's girlfriend in Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., he thought all of the acts were great. Johnson was particularly impressed with the children's dance troupe Delray Divas, who performed near the end of the show. "The whole thing was great, even the little kids at the end," Johnson said. "I didn't ever want to leave my seat." tipoff EDITION Reach your Target Market before the game! 5% DISCOUNT FOR CASH BY DEADLINE color photos! team rosters! opponent features! gator features! and much more! NOVEMBER 13: MEN'S BASKETBALL TIPOFF DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 10 alligato6rto place your ad, call 352-376-4482 $25.50 Student Special (includes golf cart) Valid: Mon-Thurs (All Day) Fri-Sun (After 11am) Valid thru Thursday, 11/30/09 IRONWOOD G 0 L F C 0 U R S E Call 334-3120 For Your Tee Time Today 2100 NE 39th Avenue Finally! Prescription with side effectsyou want. Short of Cash? Donate Plasma! Thousands do. DCI Biologicals 150 N.W. 6th St Gainesville (352) 378-9204 We IL"Where It Pays to Care" MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 5 Winners go to regionals I

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6, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,2009 Blue-doggy style Democrats shouldn't bend on key issues U Saturday night, the House of Representatives passed weeping health care legislation in what President Barack Obama called "an historic moment for our nation and for American families." Historic, no doubt, but it maybe remembered as -and is already being painted as in the media -a bill full of concessions that still will not bridge the partisan divide. According to The Associated Press, the close 220-215 majority included only one Republican, while 39 Democrats voted against the bill. A main point of contention between liberal Democrats and their more conservative Democratic colleagues is abortion access. As the public option would provide government-funded health care to millions of Americans, some "blue-dog" Democrats oppose the idea of spending federal dollars on abortions. But because private insurance plans often cover abortions, most Democrats are in favor of providing these services. Not to mention the fact that those who would benefit most from the public option, lowand middle-income Americans who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, are part of the population that most often needs access to abortions. With a strong majority in the House and a near supermajority in the Senate, why do the Democrats feel it necessary to bend so much on critical issues, only to face the same Republican opposition they would without the concessions? Do dissenting "blue-dogs" pose such a threat to the passage of key legislation? The Democratic Party needs to steal a play out of the Republican playbook and whip its voting block into lock-step if they hope to pass any substantial legislation. Otherwise, the Democratic majority will be wasted at this pivotal time in American history. Waging War The closest that the average UF student comes to seeing the working conditions on an American farm is the occasional visit to FarmVille. (Well, for some unfortunate souls, this has become an all-too-frequent visit.) While the riveting game is enough to capture the attention of more than 60 million Facebook users (we still don't know how), it lacks a few crucial elements of reality. Most glaring among them is the absence of farmworkers. In reality, roughly one million laborers, many of whom are unorganized immigrants, toil on farms every year to produce food and other consumer goods we take for granted. With the interests of these too-often invisible farmworkers in mind, a coalition of student groups met at the UF Foundation's Fall Board Meeting on Saturday to protest low wages and poor working conditions of tobacco farmworkers in North Carolina. Rumored to be in attendance was UF alumna Susan Ivey, CEO of R.J. Reynolds, the second-largest tobacco company in the U.S. With the power a firm like R.J. Reynolds holds over its suppliers, labor activists may find success in lobbying Ivey for a wage increase plan similar to the penny-per-pound surcharge that the Coalition of Immokalee Workers was able to squeeze out of fast food companies like Burger King. If correctly implemented, a plan like this could increase costs for cigarette consumers by trivial amounts, while dramatically increasing the wages of farmworkers. Now if these activists could lobby FarmVille to incorporate underpaid, exploited farmworkers into the game, maybe UF students would take notice of this issue. l the independent florida Kristin Bjornsen EDITOR Brian Kelley Jennifer Jenkins MANAGING EDITORS Will Olsen OPINIONS EDITOR The Alligator encourages comments from readers Letters to the editor should not exceed 150 words (about one etter-sized page) They mustbe typed, double-spaced and must includethe author s name, classification and phone number Names wiii be withheld if the writer shows just cause We reserve the right to edit for length, grammar, styie and iibei Send letters to ietters@aiiigatororg, bring them to 1105 W University Aye or send them to P0 Box 14257, GainesviIle, FL 32604-2257Columns of about 450 words about original topics and editorial cartoons are also welcome Questions? Caii 376-4458 Opinions ALLIGATOR www.aIIigato r.org/opinions gc ~ ~ CO. '(Kt 0okis oof \caxm Ic R-om foarnvilit. 0 -r as -3 Ro Republicans should move away from fringe onservatives are like a group of elephants being led in circles by circus masters. Slowly, they sway back and forth, huffing and puffing, only to gain little ground after completing a circle. Liberals, on the other hand, are like a herd of donkeys that swish their tails in frustration, kick up dirt in each other's eyes and travel in meandering directions but eventually make progress, ever so slowly, in traveling down whichever road they choose. Liberals, for better or worse, have been on the right side of history for some time now. They have stood on the side of social security, the Clean Water Act, the Voting Rights Act, the ending of segregation, Medicaid, Medicare and foreign aid, to name a few. On Saturday night, liberals in the U.S. House of Representatives showed they were once again on the right side of history with the passage of H.R. 3962 -a bill that provides affordable health care for a majority of Americans. Before anyone accuses me of cherry picking out of our history books, let me remind readers that just as there have been many conservative democrats throughout our history -39 democrats voted against H.R. 3962 -so have there been many liberal republicans who have not only supported and enhanced legislations traditionally seen as cause c6lebre for Democrats, but have led these progressive grassroots efforts themselves. With the knowledge of the great progress liberals have made for our country, I've actually been rooting for the Republican Party lately. That's not to say I've "left for the dark side," as one friend told me, but that I've simply wanted what is best for them -namely to end their affair with extreme conservatives. On Election Night 2008, I was actually excited for the future of the Republican Party. "Maybe this will be a wake-up call for the Republicans," said the little voice in my head. Maybe, I thought, by 2010 the Republican leadership would realize that the socially conservative, Bible-thumping model wouldn't work for them as the nation's demographics changed. Perhaps they would realize that the Matthew Christ entire "Pro-American" platform letters@alligator org was a pirate plank that turned off independents disgusted by cheap stereotypes and armed with the knowledge that America's challenges can't be solved by churlish fantasists who wish to simplify the diversity of America. I was so wrong. In the past year, the loonies haven't been pushed to the curb, they've been elevated as the national spokespeople for the party. Yet, fret not, 2010 hasn't arrived. The Florida Senate Race, specifically the Republican Primary leading up to the main race, has become a microcosm of our national politics. On the moderate side is Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, who I like not just because of his policies and leadership as governor, but because we share a similar pronunciation of our last name -something that has come in handy when making reservations at a packed restaurant. On the rigid "true conservative" side is former Florida Speaker of the House Marco Rubio, who has verbally assailed Crist for accepting federal stimulus dollars -funds that have saved 30,000 jobs in Florida. No matter your opinions of these two men, the choice is clear: One is a moderate, pragmatic Republican (Crist), and the other is not (Rubio). If Florida truly is a microcosm of national politics, then 2010 will not just be a pivotal year for the Republicans but for the future of progress. Matthew Christ is a political science sophomore. His column appears on Mondays. The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator. Today's question: Do you play FarmVille (be honest)? Monday's question: Are you afraid to go to the library? Vote or post a message at www.alligator.org 18% YES 82% NO 146 TOTAL VOTES I

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 7 Letters to the Editor Library doesn't need stricter rules vide a variety of quality resources. Guest column captures patriotic spirit I wonder how Don Kershaw expects the The reason you probably don't hear about Bravo to Daniel Rood for his thoughtlibraries to regulate incoming users. Should more incidents like these is because these are provoking column in Wednesday's Alligaeveryone enter single-file while some hapisolated incidents. I have seen more students tor, "Remember the 5th of November." Dan less student worker swipes IDs and holds on cell phones in quiet study areas than pubhas certainly captured the pulse of the paup the line writing down identifying inforlic masturbators. triotic movement in our nation at this time. mation of those without a coveted Gator 1 As for taking a stand against these inciI gasp when I think of what could happen Card? dents the Alligator reported yesterday that in the near future if our constitutional rights As the wife of a student, I have limited access to the university's resources, but the access I do have is invaluable to me in my own online graduate coursework. I am sure many members of the public are equally grateful for what access they do have, as the university has more funding and can proSchulz, the man who threatened students with hot coffee, has been banned for three years. That is a pretty strong stance, don't you think? are not restored soon. The Bush/Obama/ Federal Reserve takeover of our country has been swift and decisive. I believe the revolution to come will be decisive, as well. I agree with Rood when he talks of the Nicola Hill exodus from both the Democratic and ReSpouse of UF student publican parties. A few months ago, after many painful months of deliberation, I decided it was time to leave the Republican Party, which I had worked for and loved for many years. I left some good friends in that party, but I knew it was time to work for the country and the Constitution. Now, many of my democratic friends are leaving the Democratic Party. Many, like me, are going Libertarian. Now is the time to work for real hope and change. Thank you Dan for your patriotic reminder. Jote Thompson Gainesville resident Guest column Goldstone Report includes firsthand evidence of war crimes Because good journalism always tells two sides of the story, and Friday's guest column by Yoav Mor was less than half of one side, allow me to clear up a few inaccuracies printed in the Alligator. This time, let's err on the side of fact rather than rhetoric. To start at the beginning, the United Nations Fact Finding Mission into Gaza had two mandates. The first was rejected for legal concerns, and the second was a reformulated version. The mandate referenced in Friday's opinion section was the first, unused mandate which had a very narrow purpose, namely "to investigate all violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law by the occupying Power, Israel, against the Palestinian people." Mary Robinson, the former U.N. high commissioner for human rights, and Richard Goldstone, the man who eventually led the Fact Finding Mission into Gaza, categorically rejected this mandate, saying that it presupposed guilt by Israel. Upon re-evaluation, the U.N. Human Rights Council issued a new mandate that was accepted by Richard Goldstone and lauded by Robinson. The actual mandate, used by the Fact Finding Mission into Gaza when they left for the Palestinian territories, reads as follows: "to investigate all violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law that might have been committed." Ultimately, the report produced evidence of war crimes by both Israel and Hamas. Christine Israel categorically refused to coopSchoelihorn erate with the Fact Finding Mission, citing anti-Israel bias as the reason. They Speaking Out refused access to military documents, interviews with military personal and access to Israeli sites, and they ignored repeated calls for information submission from the U.N. Fact Finding Mission. Despite this, Richard Goldstone and his team conducted many interviews with Israeli eyewitnesses to Hamas rocket fire, heard testimony about the psychological hardship suffered under rocket fire and interviewed Noam Shalit, the father of a captured Israeli soldier. All of this is public record, and it is a blatant lie to say that the Goldstone Report contains only testimony of Israeli acts of aggression; either Yoav Mor is ignorant about the actual background of the Goldstone Report or his interests lie in perpetrating a perverse version of the truth. How does any of this relate to you? To quote Mor, "The egregious singling out of one nation repeatedly as an offender without giving the complete picture of the situation is a miscarriage of justice," and this is true. The U.S. has constantly denounced Palestinian actions, organizations, political goals and ideology while failing to represent the whole picture. How many students here have even heard of the Goldstone Report? If you haven't, you are not alone. Although it was a top story internationally, it received little attention here at home. Richard Goldstone is a Jewish, self-proclaimed Zionist and an expert in war crimes. He was picked for this missionbecause his credentials are above reproach. The allegations put forward in the Goldstone Report are very serious, and they concern all of us. Every day, a huge amount of your tax dollars go to supporting the Israeli military, and if even half of the allegations put forward in the Goldstone Report are factual, you should know that we have shared responsibility in what has occurred. Just one example of an allegation put forward in the report is that Israel used white phosphorous in civilian areas. White phosphorous is a chemical only legally usable in unpopulated areas; it is used to provide smoke coverage for troops. However, when white phosphorous comes into contact with skin, it burns the flesh down to the bone. Israel admits to using white phosphorous but only in non-populated areas. However, Gaza is the most densely populated area on Earth; it is only 25 miles long and about 5 miles wide with 1.5 million people. There are no unpopulated territories, and the countless pictures online of Palestinians whose legs, hands and faces have been burnt away testify to the use of white phosphorous in civilian areas. So yes, Mor, this report is serious, its allegations are serious and it has everything to do with human rights. Shame on you for only hearing half-truths in a situation of life and death. Christine Schoellhorn is the vice president of Studentsfor Justice in Palestine 352-378-7033 1718 W. Univ. 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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 9 For Rent For Rent For Rent For Rent For Rent unfurnished unfurnished l unfurnished unfurnished l unfurnished 1's, 2's and 4's AS BIG AS A HOUSE! Great School Districts Free Personal Training 75SW 75th Street Call 332-7401 129-75-2 No Move-In Fees 1/1's from $659 3/2's from $799 FREE Tanning*Pool*Gym www.aspenridgeuf.com 352.367.9910 12-9-09-75-2 MUSEUM WALK 2/2's -$945 CABLE & WATER Included All Inclusive roommate matching -$606 ParknRide Bus Route-Always be on time! 3500 SW 19th Ave*www.museumwalk.com 379-WALK* 12-9-09-75-2 HUGE 5 BED HOUSE! 3 baths, enclosd front patio W/D, Wood Flooors, Fireplace 3 blocks to UF! Pets welcome! 372-7111 106 NW 10 Street 12-9-09-75-2 LAKEWOOD VILLAS Large 1, 2 & 3 bdrm Floor Plans; Starting at $830. Corporate units available. 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Fenced backyard, fireplace, cent H/AC. 3627 SW 15th St. $850/mo. Call 3272931 or 376-6183 11-13-09-28-2 1BR/1BA apt, $499/mo. 3320 SW 23rd St. Each unit has a private gated court yard. On bus route close to Shands, VA & College of Vet Med. Pets <50bs arranged. 352-3772150 or paloverde3320@yahoo.com 1130-09-35-2 PET'S PARADISE $390 -$600. No app or pet fee. 1 & 2BR' privacy fenced. SW. 352-331-2099 11-909-20-2 THE GIFT GUIDE WINTER 2009 The Alligator offers great gift ideas to more than 52,000 readers! This is the perfect opportunity to promote your business to UF and SFC students, faculty and staff looking for graduation gifts and holiday shopping. Feature your gift items on our themed pages! Deadline: Friday, November 13 Run Date: Friday, November 20 Call your sales rep today: 352.376.4482 -independent florida www.AndreeRealty.com We specialize in rentals, sales & property management. Try us. 352-375-2900 11-3009-30-2 HISTORIC DUCKPOND 1BR/1BA apt in vintage house. Hardwood floorstile, renovated kitchen, quiet, blocks to downtown $575 per mo. STUDIO $475/mo. 306 NE 6th St. 379-4952 11-23-09-24-2 Holiday Special/Big Time Savings NO MOVE-IN COSTS Free Rent (Don't Pay Anything until 2010) Please Hurry.Only Few More Units Rocky Point Apartments Country Gardens 3100 SW 35th Place 2001 SW 16th St 352-376-1619 352-373-4500 Regency Oaks South West Villas 3230 SW Archer Rd. 3643 SW 20th Ave 352-378-5766 352-336-9000 We Speak Spanish 11-20-09-20-2 3BR 2BA 1019 NW 36th Dr. Quiet neighborhood. Beautiful, sanded hardwood floors, fenced yard, LR, DR, study, $900/mo. $30/ mo ontime discount. 773-407-1774. 11-1909-20-2 First Month Free! Beautiful, spacious 3/2 condo, centrally located 1.5 miles from UF. VERY LOW UTILITIES! Pool, W/D. Quiet; no pets, please. Reduced to $975. Exit Realty Producers 352-316-6842. 10-20-09-7-2 $550/month Large 2/1 Apt close to UF/ Shands W/D hookup,D/W, balcony No pets 625 SW 11th Ln Call 352-231-3002 or email hodgeproperties@cox.net 11-16-0915-2 FAMILY AREA WITH PETS, OK Two Bd with Two Full Baths, new carpet, just painted, new refrigerator. Fenced in back yard, patio, and large W/D room plus storage. Avail Nov 1st. $660. Only $50 Sec, with reference. Call Karl 332-5030 11-9-09-10-2 Working at Shands or VAnice 2/1 @ Summit House across the street. $700/mo + $200 dep. Call 352-8430-0220 to see. 1125-21-2 $550 Roomy 2/1.5 townhalf,Shands arealaundromat plus wd hookup,adjacent to Ag campus, city busses, your fenced yard. quiet, nice, affordable.900 s.f. 386-972-4115. Moritae@yahoo.com 11-18--09-15-2 Baxter Cottage 2 blks to UF campus, 1013 SW 4 Ave 2BR/1BA, Bright, clean, completely remodeled, Cent AC/Ht,wood firs, DW, W/D, NS, NPets. $695+util. 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10, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,2009 For Rent SLases Furnishings unfurnished 1/1, Ridgeview, free water, next to park, on the bus line, cent H/A, courtyard, 2 miles to UF, convenient to shopping, no smoking, no pets. $470 SD, $470/mo 562-2824 11-1209-5-2 1 Block to UF! GREAT LOCATIONS 1 BR and 2BR Apts. See our list at www.merrillmanagement.net or call Merrill Management Inc 352-372-1494 xlO 11-25-09-13-2 3BR 1.5 BA with family Room Tile Floors, Laundry Room, Central H & Air, Carport 319 NW 16th Avenue $800/Mo. Call Merrill Management Inc 352-372-1494 11-25-09-13-2 2BR 1BA Apt 1BLK TO UF! Grad II Apts Special: $675/Mo Central H & Air, Dishwasher 1236 Sw 4th Avenue. CallI Merrill Management Inc 352-372-1494 xlO 11-25-09-13-2 1BR 1BA, Grad II Apts 1Blkto UF! Central H & Air, Carpet, Laundry Fac. On site, Inclds Wtr, Swg, Pst Cntrl & Garbage. $500/Mo. 1236 SW 4th Avenue. Call Merrill Management Inc 352-372-1494 11-25-0913-2 1 BR 1 BA Apt, Central H & Air 2 Blks to UF, Carpet, xtra room 1029 Sw 3rd Avenue $500/Mo Call Merrill Management Inc 352-372-1494 11-25-09-13-2 2 BLKS TO NORMAN HALL! 2BR 1 BA Apts $600/Mo 5 Blks to UF, Central H &Air Laundry Fac. Carpet, Pets Allowed. 829 Sw 5th Avenue. Call Merrill Management Inc. 352-372-1494 11-25-09-13-2 2BR 1 BA, Carpet, Window A/C, Nat gas ht. 1 BLK to UF $600/Mo 1216 SW 3rd Avenue. Call Merrill Management Inc 352-372-1494 X10 11-25-09-13-2 2901 NW 14th Street 1BR 1BA Apt Near Sams Club. Carpet, Window A/C, Nat gas ht. Inclds Wtr, Swg, pst contrl and garbage. $425/Mo Rental Refs a must! Call Merrill Management Inc 352-372-1494 11-25-09-13-2 3BR House for rent Wood floors, front/back porch. 2035 NW 35th Ave. Close to UF, SFC busline. $750/mo. Available now. Flex lease. 352-318-8822 11-13-09-5-2 3bd/2ba home for rent. Fireplace, huge kitchen, walk-in closets, backporch w/ garden, large yard w/ creek, great view, 2 car garage. Any pets welcome. 1475 w/o utilities. 561818-0103. 11-13-09-4-2 Move In Ready. Close to Campus and Shands 1,2,3,& 4 bedrooms & individual leases. Campus Realty 352-692-3800 rentals.campusrealtygroup.com 12-9-09-20-2 Two bedroom one bath condo for only $450 per month. Move in ready. On busline. Washer/Dryer and Dishwasher. Will not last long. Campus Realty 352-692-3800 rentals.campusrealty.org 12-9-09-20-2 -subleases 1/1 in a small, quiet complex off 34th st. Avail. Jan 2010-end of Jul 2010. W/D and D/W included, pets allowed, gated private patio, ceramic tile floors. $739/mo. Negotiable terms. Jenna 863-860-4834 jennadg@ufl.edu 1110-5-3 avail. Dec 1st 2/2 in Treehouse Village with w/d, gym, pool, on bus line. Mary Seales: 352-372-3096 or seales@vanrooy.com ref: L202 11-12-5-3 New 1BR/1BA in 3/2 for spring/summer -2 blocks from UF for $650 negotiable. Female. Easy to move-in w/parking & furn avail. Util, W/D, internet included. Call 954-593-6753 11-16-09-6-3 Rent huge master bedroom at Sabal Palms! 2 blocks from UF! Private bath, granite countertops, washer and dryer. $710. Available Spring and Summer 407-496-4610 11 165 Female roommate needed, 4/2.5 townhouse, 1-75 and Newberry, all included, gated, $400 baezwpa@bellsouth.net 954-557-4769 1-19-09-30-4 $385-Female roommate needed for 1/1 in 4/4 Univ. Terrace condo with all utilities included, fully furnished, on routes 12 and 35, very clean, for Spring or longer. Call Anu @ 352-262-0628. 11-23-10-4 Roommates 57 asEate Roommate Matching HERE Oxford Manor 377-2777 The Landings 336-3838 The Laurels 335-4455 Greenwich Green 372-8100 Hidden Lake 374-3866 12-9-75-4 Now you can easily submit your classified ad for print and/or web editions right thru our website Just go to www.alligator.org/classifieds Visa and Mastercard accepted. 1BR INDIVIDUAL LEASES IN FURNISHED 4BR CONDOS. 2 blocks to UF. $345/mo incl elec, cable tv, internet, pool, laundry facility. 914 SW 8th Ave. 378-4626 11-30-09-55-4 Enjoy A Romatic Old House Near library downtown. $295-375/rm + utils. Short term. No pets. No smoking. 378-1304 11-23-09-30-4 1 month free-Share 2B/2B MH in Cornerstone. Furn rm avail now. $200 N/R dep. $400/mo or $100/wk util incl. Laundry/cook/clean svc avail. Near bus/shops. 30 day notice to vacate. Some pets ok. Call 331-0762 11-1620-4 1BR/1BA or 2BR/2BA avail Jan 1st. for responsible mature individual. $400-$800/ mo OBO + utils. Brandywine on Archer Rd. yttek@hotmail.com or 305-332-6566 11-1309-16-4 WALK TO UF 1 or 2 rooms in a 4/2 apt. Ind. leases end 7/31/10. $295/month/room. No pets. 1740 NW 3rd PL Call 352-231-3002 or email hodgeproperties@cox.net 11-1609-15-4 SWEET 2/1 HOUSE Prive location, 708 NW 10th Ave. includes; all Utl's, W/D, and Swimming pool. Avail Now $440. Plus sec. Call Karl 332-5030 11-909-10-4 Walk or bike to UF, Shands orVA. Roommate needed for nice 2/1, $350/mo + half utilities at Summit House on SW 16th Ave. Recently renovated. $200 dep. Call 352-843-0220 to see. 11-25-21-4 Beautifully renovated, furnished condo,1 mile from UF, $399/MO includes cable, internet, utilities, pool + fitness room and on bus route, Female roommate needed, 352 262-2871 11-12-09-10-4 $350 FEMALE ONLY 1/2 of utilities, FREE WATER! 786-797-2778 mad05@ufl.edu 11-9-8-4 Female wanted to share new 3BR/3BA home near campus(SW area)2400sf. On bus route. Washer & dryer included. Furnished, except your bedroom. $425 plus utilities. Serious, non-smoking students only. 813-610-1698 11-20-15-4 Female roommates needed. Live in a big new h]Ouse w/ bus stop to UF, quiet/relax area, fenced yard,private pool. 520/month all inclusive. Joyce 941-724-0961. Must see House Pics: tinyurl.com/mbs77r 11-25-15-4 A clean, preprofessional, non-smoking roommate for a 2/2.5 townhome close to UF and Santa Fe. $400 + 1/2 of the utilities (cable and internet included), W/D, Bdr unfurnished. Contact Gene at 561-827-4970. 11-13-095-4 Sell your house, condo, acreage, mobile home and much more in the ALLIGATOR CLASSIFIEDS! Reach thousands of possible buyers! Mastercard and Visa accepted over the phone, by fax, email or CHECK OUT PLACING YOUR AD THRU OUR ONLINE AT www.alligator.org. or please call 373Find (373-3463) SEE ALL CONDOS WWW.UFCONDOS.COM Matt Price Campus Realty, 352-281-3551 12-9-74-5 NEW CONDOS -WALK to UF 3 Blks to UF. For Info on ALL 1, 2, 3, 4 Bedrooms for Sale, Call Eric Leightman, Campus Realty at 352-219-2879. 12-9-74-5 AFFORDABLE LUXURYNEWCONSTRUCTION NEAR UF, SHANDS, LAW SCHOOL 2Bed/3 Full Baths + Office. Granite Counters, 2 Direct Bus Stops to UF. Matt Price, Campus Realty 352-281-3551 12-9-74-5 WALK TO UF & DOWNTOWN! THE PALMS -New Ultra-Luxury Condos. Granite, Huge Closets, Pool, Call Eric Leightman, Campus Realty, 352-219-2879 12-9-74-5 Gator Getaway -Exp old Florida. 20 acre lot 4 miles south of Archer. Century old live oaks, high & dry, beer & turkey. 15 mins from Gville. Investment priced $6500/acre. Certified appraisal as of 9/8/09. 352-528-2406 Ten 11-30-09-30-5 1 br/1 ba by Regal Cinemas & UF 507 NW 39th Rd #126Hawthorne Reserve Condos. $60,000 short sale. Call Stacy at Trevor Waters Realty 352-682-8530 11-909-5-5 4bed/3Bath home in Savanna Pointe, just off the Prairie. $479,500. Rural setting yet urban proximity. MLS#308127. Dawn Realty Visit VernonClouser.com for all the Details. Off Williston Rd, just West of Country Club 11-17-8-5 Furnishings BED -QUEEN -$120 ORTHOPEDIC Pillow-top, mattress & box. Name brand, new, still in plastic. Call 352-372-7490 will deliver. 12-9-09-74-6 BED -FULL SIZE -$100 ORTHOPEDIC Pillow-top mattress & box. New, unused, still in plastic w/warranty. Can deliver. Call 352377-9846 12-9-09-74-6 MICROFIBER SOFA & LOVESEAT -$400 Brand new still packaged w/warranty. Must sell. Can deliver. Retail $1600. 352-3727490 12-9-09-74-6 BED -KING -$170 PILLOWTOP mattress & box springs. Orthopedic rated. Name brand, new, never been used, in plastic with warranty. Call 352-372-8588. Can deliver. 12-9-09-74-6 CHERRY SLEIGH BED solid with Pillowtop Mattress & Box. All new still boxed. Cost $1500, sacrifice $450 352-333-7516 Sofa $175 Brand new in pkg 333-7516 12-9-74-6 BEDROOM SET. 7pc Cherry, Queen/ king bed, dresser w/mirror, 2 nightstands, chests avail. Dovetail const. New, in boxes. Can deliver. Retail $6500, must sell, sacrifice $1100 (352) 372-7490 12-9-09-74-6 SOFA & LOVESEAT 100% Italian leather. Brand new in plastic w/warranty. Retail $2650. Sacrifice $750. Call 352-377-9846 12-9-09-74-6 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 129-74-6 FUTON Solid oak mission-style frame w/ mattress. New, in box. $160 332-9899 DINETTE SET 5pc $120 Brand new in box. Never used. 352-377-9846 12-9-09-74-6 **BEDS -ALL BRAND NEW** **Full $100 Queen $125 King $200** Orthopedic pillow-top sets. Brand name matching sets not used or refurbished. Still in plastic, direct from factory! 352-333-7516. 12-9-74-6 BEDQUEEN New orthopedic pillowtop mattress and boxspring set. Brand name, brand new, still in plastic with warranty. Can deliver. $130 352-377-9846. 12-9-74-6 BedAll New King! 3pc Orthopedic pillowtop mattress set. Brand NEW, still in plastic with warranty. Can deliver. $200 352-333-7516. 12-9-74-6 BEDROOM SET$300 BRAND NEW Still in boxes! 6 pieces include: Headboard 2 Nightstands, Dresser, Mirror, Chest. Mus sell, can deliver. 352-377-9846. 12-9-0974-6 FUTON -$60 Solid Oak Mission Style. With plush mattress $160. All brand NEW still in box. Can deliver. 352-333-7516 12-9-74-6 Bed-FULL size pillowtop mattress & box. New in plastic, warr. Can del. $100 317-4031 SOFA $185 Brand new! Love seat $150 still in pkg. Can del 352-333-7516 12-9-74-6 SMALL APT SIZE REFRIGERATOR Ideal for dorm. Good condition. $40/OBO. Call 352-336-4493 11-13-5-6 Computers CASH PAID: Laptops & Cameras Parts & Repair Mac & PC laptops AC adapters Joel 336-0075 www.pcrecycle.biz 12-9-09-74-7 Hu r l COMPUTERS17 12-9-74-7 Computer Help Fast Gatorland Computers House/Dorm Fast response. No waiting/ unplugging/hassels. $30 Gator discount w/ ID. Certified MCSE Technicians. 338-8041. www.GatorlandComputers.com 12-9-74-7 COMPUTER & LAPTOP REPAIRS Network specialists We buy computers and laptops Working and Non-working 378-4009, 607 NW 13th Street 12-9-09-71-7 rz Bicycles In the market for a new set of wheels or just looking to add a second to that collection? Want personalized handlebars or a fitted seat? Check in the Alligator Classifieds NEW & USED BIKES FOR SALE WE REPAIR ALL BRANDS *Best Prices in Town* SPIN CYCLE 373-3355 424 W UNIV AVE (DOWNTOWN) 12-9-74-9 CF For Sale *@@PARKING@@ Private, Secure, Guaranteed. 60 sec to UF. Reserve now! Reasonable rates. 352-5382181. Can leave mssg. 12-9-09-74-10 UF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AUCTIONS are underway. bikes, computers, printers, vehicles & more. All individuals interested in bidding go to: surplus.ufl.edu 392-0370 12-9-09-75-10 THE ORIGINAL RALLY TOWEL. YOU'VE SEEN THEM IN THE STADIUM, NOW GET YOUR OWN. THE ORIGINAL RALLY TOWEL. JUST HOW BIG OF A FAN ARE YOU? www.therallytowel.com 11-24-0914-10 lMotorycles, Mopeds ***WWW.RPMMOTORCYCLES.COM** FULL SERVICE REPAIR SHOP 11TH YEAR OEM + AFTERMARKET PARTS + ACCY'S HUGE TIRE SELECTION IN STOCK, CALL FOR PRICES + DISCOUNTS 352-377-6974 12-9-75-11 *****New Scooters 4 Less***** Motor Scooter Sales and Service! Great Scooters, Service & Prices! 118 NW 14th Ave, Ste D, 336-1271 www.NS4L.com 12-9-09-75-11 ***GatorMoto*** Largest Scooter Store in Town! Run by Gator Grads! New scooters starting at$999. No legit shop can beat these prices! lyr Warranties included. 376-6275GatorMoto.com 12-9-0975-11 SCOOTER SERVICE New Scooters 4 Less has LOW service rates! Will service any make/model. Close to UF! Pick-ups avail cheap oil changes!! 336-1271 12-9-09-75-11 1.Who was the only second baseman bcforc Boston's Dusrin Pedroia in 2008 to win dhe Amnerican League Most Valuable Player Award? 2. Jim Kaat pitched 25 seasons in the major leagues. 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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 0 ALLIGATOR, 11 Mcy cles, Mopeds Autos Aut Autos Help Wanted *www.BuLyMyScooter.com*** Buy A New Scooter, Buy A Used Scooter All on one site! Check the website or call 336-1271 for more info! 12-9-09-75-11 GATORMOTO Gville's #1 service facility. We repair ALL brands of scooters. Pickups available. Lowest labor rates around. Quickest turnaround time. Run by Gator Grads so we know how to treat our customers! 376-6275 12-9-09-75-11 00000 SCOOTERS 000000 RPM MOTORCYCLES INC SALES, SERVICE, PARTS Many Brands Available 518 SE 2nd St. www.RPMmotorcycles.com 377-6974 12-9-75-11 **SCOOTER RENTALS** Rent for a day, week, semester, or rent to own! Reserve now for Game Day Weekends! NS4L.com 352-336-1271 12-9-09-75-11 5I ZAutosI FAST CASH FOR ALMOST ANY CARS 0 ORunning or not!0 *NEED HONDA, TOYOTA, PICKUPS 0Over 15 yr svc to UF students OCall Don @ 215-7987 12-9-75-12 CARS -CARS Buy6Sell@Trade Clean BMW, Volvo, Mercedes Toyota, Honda, Nissan cars 3432 N Main St. www.carrsmith.com CARRSMITH AUTO SALES 373-1150 12-9-75-12 $500! POLICE IMPOUNDS! HONDAS, CHEVYS, TOYOTAS, ETC. For listings 800-366-9813 ext 4622 12-9-75-12 **HEADLINERS SAGGING?** POWER WINDOWS DON'T WORK? On site avail. Steve's Headliners 352-226-1973 12-9-74-12 WE BUY JUNK CARS Titles Only. Call K.T. (352) 281-9980 12-9-75-12 I BUY CARS & TRUCKS Call Anytime 352-339-5158 11-16-09-42-12 SUN CITY AUTO SALES All vehicles $0 down No credit check Cash vehicles $1000 and up. 352-338-1999 12-9-49-12 SUN RISE AUTO SALES No credit check Cars, SUVs, Trucks & Vans 30 day warranty 352-375-9090 12-9-49-12 Copyrighted Materialj Syndicated Content Available from Commercial News Providers r e I I p~ m I I 92 Nissan Stanza $999 cash 98 Grand Am $999 cash 96 Kia Sephia $1299 cash 96 Chevy Cavalier $1499 cash 352-338-1999 12-9-40-12 92 Honda Accord $1499 cash 96 Lincoln Mark 8 $1999 cash 97 Mazda Millenia $1999 cash 95 Pontiac Bonnville $1999 cash 352-338-1999 12-9-40-12 92 Chevy Camero $1999 cash 96 Mits Galant $1999 cash 98 Chrysler Cirrus $1999 cash 96 Plymouth Minivan $1999 cash 352-338-1999 12-9-40-12 97 Jeep Cherokee $1900 96 Chevy Astro Van $1900 96 Chevy Blazer $1999 98 Ford Expolorer $2500 352-338-1999 12-9-48-12 95 Dodge Ram PK $2900 98 Dodge Ram PK $2900 98 Pontiac Transport $2900 94 Toyota Camry $2900 352-338-1999 12-9-48-12 97 Mercury Grand Marquis $2900 00 Hyundai Elantra $2900 94 Toyota Station Wagon $2900 SOLD 97 Mits Diamonte $2900 352-338-1999 12-9-48-12 94 Honda Accord $2900 94 Toyota Camry $2900 96 Cadillac Deville $2900 01 Hyundai Sonata $2900 352-338-1999 12-9-48-12 Sun City Auto Sales 60 Day pay off On cash vehicles Pay off time negotiable 352-338-1999 12-9-48-12 2003 Honda Civic, 79k $8999 CASH 2003 Honda Civic, 115k $8499 CASH 2003 Honda Civic, 69k $8999 CASH 2002 Honda Odysee, 117k $6999 CASH 352-375-9090 12-9-40-12 2003 Nissan Sentra, 80k $6999 CASH 2005 Nissan Altima, 94k $9999 CASH 2006 Suzuki Aerio, 54k $8999 CASH 2001 Nissan Altima, 99k $5999 CASH 352-375-9090 12-9-40-12 r 2002 Toyota Camry, 76k $8999 CASH the independent florida 2004 Toyota Corolla, 111k $7999 CASH 1999 Toyota Sienna, 135k $5999 CASH a llig 2002 Toyota Corolla, 68k $6999 CASH 352-375-9090 12-9-40-12 RETAIL ADVERTISING MANAGER FULL TIME POSITION Sales driven person to train student sales 07 CH EVY LS staff in outside newspaper advertising sales. 5-speed, CD, airbag, new cond. 43k miles. Motivator needed who works well with a Leaving for Europe -must sell. $6950/OBO. constantly changing staff. Call 352-486-2812 11-10-09-5-12 Duties include training university students in outside newspaper sales, layout and Students Guaranteed Financing! copy writing. Must work well within and Do you have a valid drivers license? meet daily deadlines. Good organizational Do you have a part time job? skills a must. Newspaper ad sales backRide today for $750 down! ground an advantage. Modest salary, good Call Angie @ 352-672-5048 11-19-10-12 benefits and excellent working environment. With resume, send cover letter that must include salary requirements, to: General Manager, The Independent Florida Alligator, Wanted 14257,Gainesville,F 32604 or e-mail to tcarey@alligator.org. No phone calls please. EOE LOCAL ARTIST NEEDS: Gold Diamonds Gems Class Rings ETC Top Cash $$$ or Trade OZZIE'S FINE JEWELRY 373-9243. 2-1074-13 UF GRAD PAYS MORE forgold jewelry, scrap gold, Rolex, diamonds, guitars, etc. Top $$$. Get my offer before you sell! Call Jim 376-8090 or 222-8090 12-9-75-13 The American Cancer Society Road to Recovery Volunteers Needed! VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED to transport cancer patients to treatment. Flexible schedule. Training and liability insurance provided. Please call 352-376-6866 ext. 5079 if interested. 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 A tten t ion Advertisers The Alligator will not be publishing Wednesday, November 11 due to the Veteran's Day Holiday. The DEADLINE for Thursday, November 12 is TODAY at 4 p.m. The DEADLINE f is Tuesday, N, These Cl' 3 to both Display and Ivertising. Display: 376-44 Classifieds: 373-. the i"dependent fl""da alligator ACCOUNTING CLERK The Business Office at The Alligator has an open position for an Accounting Clerk. Applicant must be a currently enrolled student, preferably in Accounting or Business Administration. Duties include operating Quickbooks accounting system to work with accounts receivables and accounts payables. Other duties consist of manipulating Excel spredsheets, answering phones, and general office duties. Organization and a great attitude is a necessity. Candidate should be able to work 10-15 hrs per week and commit to a 1 year term. Please send resume, along with a cover letter to: Business Office, The Independent Florida Alligator PO Box 14257, Gainesville, FL 32604-2257. Email: mbell@ alligator.org AND tcarey@alligator.org, or Fax: 352-376-4556. No phone calls please. LIKE TO WORK WITH LUXURY CARS? Bright? Enthusiastic? Like people? Must be over 22, stable work history, clean driving record, drug-free, personal references. www.carrsmith.com for details. 12-9-75-14 $STUDENTS GET CASH ON THE SPOT$ For gently used clothing/accessories & furniture. No appt.necessary! -Sandy's Savvy Chic Resale Boutique 2906 NW 13th St. 3721226 12-9-09-74-14 BARTENDING $250 A DAY POTENTIAL No experience necessary, training provided. 800-965-6520 ext 138 12-9-09-75-14 FUTURE GMs Now hiring assistant managers GatorDominos.com/jobs 12-9-75-14 PHONE AGENTS NEEDED Must have Excellent Vocabulary and Communication skills. PC skills needed. Apply Now! 6020 NW 4th Place, Suite G. 352-371-5888 x111 12-9-74-14 DOMINO'S Now hiring Delivery Drivers -$12-$16/hr. You need a great attitude & dependable car. Hiring lunch, dinner & late night shifts. Our closing drivers earn $100 per night. Apply @ any of our 8 location or @ gatordominos. com/jobs. 12-9-09-75-14 Students in Accounting, Aviation, Business/ Sales and computer science needed for various positions. Flexible schedules and competitive pay. Join our team! Learn more at www.gleim.com/employment 12-9-0982-14 STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid survey takers needed. Gainesville. 100% FREE to join. Click on Surveys 129-09-73-14 Graduate debt-free. Earn cash while attending college. For a confidential interview call 1-800-577-2021 & please leave your name & number TWICE 12-9-68-14

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12, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,2009 F Help Wanted Help Wanted Ser3ces 3aervices Entertainment Breakthrough product, everyone wants it, eveyone needs it. 50% commissions paid bi-monthly. For an interview, call 1-800-5772021 12-9-68-14 PT Sales /Leasing Agents Needed Help students find their new apartment! Great pay plus bonuses. Sales experience & outgoing personality required. No real estate exp req (training provided). Send resume, cover letter & avail schedule to hr@trimarkproperties.com 12-9-65-14 We need people to post ads online. Social networking knowledge a plus. Get paid every Friday. For details see paycheckonfriday.com 11-12-45-14 Earn Extra Money. Students needed ASAP. Earn up to $150 per day being a Mystery Shopper. No Experience Required. Call 1-800-722-4791 11-20-41-14 Quality child caring center is looking for dedicated people who love working with children. FT/PT, exp. required and a CDA, AA or BA in education. Benefits available with FT. Call 377-2290 or 373-1481 11-13-09-27-14 STUDENT WORK GREAT PAY Customer Sales/Service Flex Sched, PT/FT Avail, Work around classes, conditions apply, 352-371-9675 11-12-09-20-14 Telecommunications--Software Engineers/ Programmers C/C++ programmers for Embedded digital TV software (Cable, Satellite, Video over IP). Nagravision has openings in our Atlanta and Gainesville, FL offices. 2-7 years experience. Competitive salaries, benefits, relocation. Send resume or questions to: resumes.atlanta@lw.net 11-25-09-28-14 Transcription/Office Asst Must be pleasant, enjoy people & have experience; also admin. & grading psych tests. Email res. info@villagecounselingcenter.net 11-12-09-10-14 YARD WORK Mowing. Car detailing. Pool maintenance. Back up shipping. Errands. Miscellaneous duties. Must have a valid drivers license and good driving record. Own vehicle. Truck preferred. Please apply on line at http://www.gleim.com 11-13-09-10-14 Hair models wanted for long hair in motion studies. Hip-length or longer only. No experience necessary. $70 to $120 and hour. Call 352 792-1824 modelslh@yahoo.com 11-19-09-12-14 Barn help needed 1 day per week Exchange for boarding or lessons EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! Call 359-4149 11-17-09-10-14 Opus Cafe -Coffee Bar We are searching for fun and active students to work 12 to 30 hours per week at a fast paced coffee bar near campus. Starting pay is $7.75/hour + tips. To apply, go to our website, www.opus-cafe. com, click on the employment tab, and follow the directions. 11-16-09-8-14 Mommy's helper for energetic 2yr old Fun, smart, creative female student to help in AM; 4hrs/day; 2-5 days/wk email bio, availability, references and more to UFmommy@gmail.com 11-1009-5-14 Medical Office Manager for mid-sized Dermatology practice. Duties include performing or supervising ICD-9/CPT coding, billing and collections; A/R; payroll management; employee supervision and maintenance of employee records and benefits; insurance evaluation and contracting; interfacing with clinical staff and physicians; preparing financial reports and interfacing with accountant. Seeking a mature, energetic individual with experience but will train motivated candidate. Salary, benefits and possible incentive commensurate with experience. Bachelors degree desired. Email resume ofmgrbeers@ AOL.com or fax to 352-332-2966. 11-12-09-5-14 Spring Design Internship! 352 Media Group is seeking young artists with experience in Fireworks or Photoshop to learn from our Web design team. Interested? Email Internship@352media.com for details! 1119-09-10-14 Spring Programming Internship! 352 Media Group is seeking talented students with experience in Web programming and development. Interested? Email Internship@352media.com for details! 1119-10-14 GET PAID TO TAKE NOTES! Email your course listing and a brief description about yourself to ufl@sharenotes.com START EARNING TODAY! 11-20-09-10-14 University of Florida Survey Research Center 408W University Ave. suite 106 Mon-Fri 9am-9pm 392 2908 ext. 105 $8/hr + BONUS + Paid Training Telephone Interviewing NO SALES 09-20-14 12-9Sales rep for Internet finance company. Must work independently & meet deadlines. Strong attention to detail & organization. Research skills required. Sales experience a plus. Salary starts at $24k/year + commission. Send resume to jobs@nationaltechmark.com or fax 1-866-728-4579 w/Financial Sales in subject. 11-23-09-10-14 Programmer needed w/experience in ASP &/or ASP.net, Javascript programming, relational databases, Perl &/or PHP, Ajax, JSON, & semantic web development w/ CSS. $32,000/yr commensurate w/exp. 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Sports MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 ALLIGATOR www.alligatorSports.org UF MEN'S BASKETBALL Gators look to secure rebounds out of press Andrew Stanfill / Alligator Staff UF forward Erik Murphy and the Gators hope to improve on their defensive rotations after giving up 11 first-half offensive rebounds to Division-Il Saint Leo. Florida hosts Webber International tonight at 7. By ADAM BERRY Alligator Staff Writer aberry@alligator org Billy Donovan's full-court press put some pressure on Florida's newest players last week. Looking to experiment with a variety of lineups, Donovan had his defense cover the entire the floor early and often in last week's exhibition victory against Saint Leo, even though some of his first-year players were still adjusting to the system. "One of the things I committed to in the exhibition game that probably wasn't the best thing for our team was I wanted all of our guys to press at some point," Donovan said. The Gators' press was effective at times, but they gave up some open shots and found themselves occasionally out of position running back on defense. As a result, UF gave up 11 first-half offensive rebounds to a severely undersized opponent. Overall, however, Donovan was encouraged by his team's first attempt at full-court pressure. "Sitting there sometimes, you look at it and guys aren't rotating well, but there were a lot of situations where I think we did a good job applying pressure," Donovan said. "There were some broken plays where we didn't come up with the ball and they came up with it, or we rotated correctly and something crazy happened." Donovan said he worked with his players in practice last week to improve their defensive rotations out of the press -an area in which the Gators struggled given their lack of experience playing together and the different lineups Donovan used. UF will get its last chance to do so before the regular season starts tonight at 7 in the O'Connell Center against Webber International. Junior forward Chandler Parsons attributed the team's poor performance on the defensive glass in its first exhibition game to a lack of execution on defense and the 21 3-pointers Saint Leo attempted, which led to a lot of long rebounds. "With us pressing and having to rotate, we were definitely at a disadSEE HOOPS, PAGE 16 Nobody wants the Heisman The Heisman Trophy can't be that ugly. Maybe it's too heavy to carry? Whatever the reason, no one has emerged as a clear favorite in the Heisman race 10 weeks in. The holy trinity of quarterbacks -Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford -along with Cal running back Jahvid Best were the clear preseason favorites, but none of them have staked a claim to the little bronze statue. Bradford went down in Oklahoma's first game, and Best has disappeared in some big games while his Golden Bears have struggled to score points at times. Tebow and McCoy have put up some pretty ordinary stats (McCoy arguably less than ordinary), but Florida and Texas are both undefeated. For that fact alone, I believe one of those two senior signal callers will win the award at season's end, though neither of them deserve it at this point in the season. EEveryone seems to be willing to acknowledge that this Kyle Maistri year is very Kyle Points different kmaistri@alligator org than almost every other year, as it has become easier to make a case against most of the candidates than for them. Here is the criteria I consider every week when we vote in the alligatorSports Heisman Watch: STATISTICAL EFFICIENCY: Not just big numbers, but big numbers relative to the amount of times your number is called. It's nice for Case Keenum to throw for 500 yards everyweek,buthe also throws 60 times per game. He currently ranks 20th in yards per attempt. At the same time, a player has to have a major role on his team to be considered. SEE KYLE, PAGE 15 Florida falls in SEC semifinals UF LOST TO SOUTH CAROLINA 1-0. By TYLER JETT Alligator Writer tjett@alligator org ORANGE BEACH, Ala. Seven days can make a big difference. No. 8 Florida dominated South Carolina en route to a regular-season Southeastern Conference Championship on Oct. 30. One week later, the Gamecocks (17-3-1) jumped on the Gators (15-5-2) early in the rematch, knocking the top seed out of the SEC Tournament 1-0 in the semifinals Friday. The two games could not have been more different for the Gators. In the regular season matchup, UF scored a pair of early goals which visibly shook South Carolina's confidence on the way to a 3-0 Florida win. On Friday, the Gators played a sloppy first half and gave the Gamecocks a chance to land an upset. "I don't know if we were as up for it mentally as they were because that was a big revenge game for them," midfielder Brooke Thigpen said. The Gators were out of sync early. Players failed to make runs at the ball when passes dictated it and -in the rare case when teammates were on the same wavelength -passes were off target. As a result, South Carolina spent a lot of time in UF's defensive third. "They didn't create many chances, we gave them the chances," defender Lauren Hyde said. She also said Florida's inability to keep possession made the backline's job more difficult. UF turned away the first couple South Carolina attacks, but the Gamecocks continued to play near the Gators' goal, eventually SEE SOCCER, PAGE 15 POLL RESULTS alligatorSports.org E The UF women's swim team split its dual meets this weekend, taking down Michigan but falling to Stanford. For this and extended tennis coverage, check out our Web site. Previous question: How do you feel about Brandon Spikes' onegame suspension? Percent (Votes) Appropriate 69% (102) Too long 18% (26) Too short 13% (19) 147 TOTAL VOTES TEEING OFF WITH PHIL KEGLER E So I finally had a chance to make it to my first Bucs game of the season. They proceeded to pick up their first win of the season. I'm just saying. .There is nothing that bothers me more than Urban Meyer referring to his team as 19-0. Unless I'm mistaken, this is not still the '08 season, because if it was, there would be no way a Dan Mullen-led offense would struggle this bad.

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14, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,2009 D holds Vandy without TD FOOTBALL, from page 1 big plays to spark drives. Last week, three of the Gators' four offensive touchdowns came on plays of longer than 20 yards. They only had three plays longer than 20 yards all game against the Commodores, one of which was a 25-yard sprint into the end zone by Jeff Demps on an option play on fourth and 1. UF clinched a birth in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 5 last week, and as its game was just getting started, Alabama beat LSU to secure the other spot in the game. Florida coach Urban Meyer knows by the time that game comes around his team must be able to break off big plays like it did in 2008. "Last year, it seemed all of a sudden we would pull one out. We would get one down the field or make a long pass. We're just not getting that," Meyer said. "Everybody is pressing to get that done, and we need to get that done with the games coming up." On the sidelines Saturday were two former Gators responsible for many of the long plays last season, Louis Murphy and Percy Harvin, whose NFL teams were on bye weeks. In every game during the 2008 season, at least one of the two receivers had a play that gained more than 20 yards, and in six games, both of them had one. Harvin said it seems Tebow has too much pressure on him and is having to run too much. Tebow has carried the ball at least 15 times in all seven conference games this season compared to just four all of last season. "A lot of the explosive plays are coming from the running backs instead of the wide receivers, and Tim Tebow is taking too many hits," Harvin said after the game. "They still have a lot of fire power; they just need to put it together and take the pressure off of Tebow." While the offense found itself struggling to finish drives with touchdowns, the Gators' defense looked as dominant as ever even without Brandon Spikes, who was suspended for the game for his eyegouging incident against the Bulldogs. For the fifth time this season, Florida's defense did not allow an offensive touchdown. "We gave them a (30)-yard run, but we bend but we don't break. That's pretty much our goal this year," linebacker Ryan Stamper said. "They are going to make plays, that's just football, but we try to just to keep them out of the end zone." Stamper, who replaced Spikes at middle linebacker, and fellow linebacker Dustin Doe, who started in Stamper's usual spot, were the standFootball outs on defense. Doe had a teamhigh 11 tackles. Stamper was second with six and also added an interception. Spikes' replacements made the plays on the field, but Spikes still found a way to contribute Saturday. Stamper said Spikes got the players going with a talk in the locker prior to the game. The return of Spikes next week will only bolster the dominant defense for the SEC Championship Game against Alabama in less than a month. Tebow said he expects the game to be exciting, but the team will not be worried about the Crimson Tide for a few weeks. The offense will need to fix the problems that has plagued it all year before the game that again is likely to decide which team will play in the BCS National Championship. 1)17 Vanderbilt 3, Florida Zf \R 'L I 3WAMP STUDS Ryan Stamper LB R-Sr. If Brandon Spikes doesn't watch out, he might not have a starting role when he comes back. We kid, but Stamper has done a heck of a job filling in for one of the best middle linebackers in the country. Plus, the guy goes more than four years without an interception then gets one in back-toback games. No one has a bad word to say about Stamper, and it's starting to show he's more than just a nice guy -he's one of the best linebackers around. 6 tackles (4 solo), I INT (18 return yards) Welcome to Part II of Florida-performs-nicelywithout-Spikes. Doe made his second start of the season due to Spikes' suspension, and all he did was lead the Gators in tackles on a night the defense allowed only 199 total yards. That's beyond impressive, and it continues to show the depth of the Florida linebacking corps -Doe probably won't even start next week. 11 tackles (6 solo), I pass breakup Aaron Hernandez TE, Jr. Dustin Doe LB, Sr. Another underwhelming performance by Florida's offense, but Hernandez continues to shine. He tied a career high with his seven catches and set a new mark with his 120 receiving yards. His 64-yard catch-and-run in the fourth quarter was a thing of beauty. The junior continues to be Tim Tebow's go-to option, and since teams haven't been able to bottle him up yet, we doubt anything will change anytime soon. 7 rec, 120 yds TOP THREE PLAY. Jeff Demps'25-yard touchdown in the second quarter on an option pitch from Tim Tebow on fourth and 1. Aaron Hernandez's 64-yard catch-and-run in the fourth quarter. David Nelson's 8-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter on a pass tipped by Riley Cooper. TURNING POINT On fourth and i from the Vanderbilt 25-yard-line, Tim Tebow ran the option and pitched the ball to Jeff Demps, who sprinted down the sideline to put the Gators up 10-0. The Commodores were never within a touchdown again. KEY STATE 5 Games this season in which Florida's defense has not allowed an offensive touchdown. STANDING GS T. Tebow -12 B. Spikes -3 1 2 3 4 Final J. Demps -5 D. Doe -2 R. Stamper -5 C. Dunlap -2 C. Rainey -4 A. Hernandez -2 A. Black -3 A. Jones -2 UF 3 10 7 R. Cooper -3 C. Sturgis -2 J. Cunningham -3 D. Thompson -2 J. Haden -3 Ja. Jenkins -1 Jessica Warshaver / Alligator Staff a I

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 15 UF will learn NCAA seeding Monday night SOCCER, from page 13 drawing a foul inside the box when Holly King and Kat Williamson sandwiched South Carolina's Lindsay Small. The ensuing penalty kick was taken by Kim Miller, and she placed the ball perfectly in the upper-left corner of the goal, giving goalkeeper Katie Fraine no chance to record a save and ending Florida's fivegame shutout streak. In a sport where one goal can make all the difference, Miller's strike was enough for the Gamecocks. Coach Becky Burleigh shifted the team's alignment in the second half, taking a player out of the defensive midfield position and adding a forward. UF started creating chances after halftime, but it was unable to capitalize. Florida's closest shot came in the 48th minute when sophomore Lindsay Thompson took a left-footed shot from 18 yards out that banged off the top crossbar. Burleigh has said in the past that teams try to force the tempo when trailing, but she said the team played with good composure even while behind Friday. "We played as well in the second half as we did (last week) in Gainesville," Burleigh said. Regardless, Florida found itself in a Soccer race against the clock late in the game. The team had several opportunities, especially in the last ten minutes when the ball stayed on South Carolina's side of the field for almost the entire time. But the ball never found South Carolina's net. For the second consecutive year, the Gators failed to reach the tournament finals after winning the regular season SEC championship. Florida's next game will be Friday, although its opponent will not be revealed until Monday night, when the seeding for the NCAA tournament will be announced. Defender Lauren Hyde said Florida errors were to blame for a lot of South Carolina's offensive chances. The Gamecocks' goal came on a penalty kick in the 11th minute. KYLE, from page 13_ TEAM SUCCESS: This isn't to say just pure wins and losses, but rather the effect a player has on his team's chances of winning. Tebow was the clear winner in 2007, and his team lost four games. He shouldn't have been penalized for that, as he was doing everything he could and then some to help his team win. Still, it would be hard to pick a winner from a team hovering around .500. LEVEL OF OPPOSITION: Competition certainly matters, but not as much as the other two criteria to me. Putting up gaudy stats and wins against good teams certainly scores you bonus points, and similar outputs against crappy teams don't quite count as much -Jordan Shipley's 273 yards against UCF this weekend shouldn't be counted the same way as Mark Ingram's 174 total yards against LSU. U U U Even with some set of guidelines, it's still easy to see that picking a winner is an inexact science. Made even more inexact by a clustered field of candidates here in 2009. With all that said, there are three players that I believe would have legitimate cases if the season ended today. KELLEN MOORE, BOISE STATE: He is by definition the most statistically efficient quarterback as his passer rating of 169.3 is the best in the nation. His 27 touchdown passes ranks him second against his three interceptions. The Broncos are undefeated and ranked No.6 in the latest BCS standings. Moore is hurt by playing in the WAC, but he led his team to a win against Oregon, giving him one of the best signature wins of all the candidates. MARK INGRAM, ALABAMA: He is fifth in nation in rushing yards and his 6.6 yards per carry ranks him 11th in the nation, making him brutally efficient as a ball carrier. He has added more than 200 yards receiving and has accounted for 11 total touchdowns. The Crimson Tide are also undefeated and ranked No. 2 in the latest BCS. He plays in the SEC, so not much needs to be said for the level of competition. CJ. 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16, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,2009 Versatility gives Donovan lineup options HOOPS, from page 13 vantage, but we've still got to come up with the ball," Parsons said. Some of the Gators' newest players -Vernon Macklin, Erik Murphy and Rod Tishman -found themselves occasionally confused and making the wrong rotations, as they were still learning the system. Donovan likely will not force them to press in the regular season until they are comfortable, but he wanted to get everyone involved during the preseason. "If we don't have a great pressing team in there, I'm probably not going to press as much as I did in the game against Saint Leo," he said. The Gators' best pressing team, Donovan said, will include Erving Walker, Kenny Boynton, Ray Shipmanand Dan Werner. Junior power forward Alex Tyus and center Vernon Macklin can fill the fifth spot, as both are athletic enough to consistently run the floor. Fortunately for Donovan, UF's versatility will allow him to adjust his defense based on what lineup he wants to play, or vice versa. For example, he said, Boynton, Parsons, Werner, Tyus and Macklin may not create the most effective pressing lineup, but their length and athleticism would work to their advantage in a zone scheme. "That's one of the things as a coaching staff we're working through right now -looking at different lineups for what is the best defense for us to play," Donovan said. Florida wraps up fall schedule 0 MEN AND WOMEN ARE OFF UNTIL TEAM PLAY IN MID-JANUARY. By GREG LUCA Alligator Writer Despite enjoying only marginal success in the final grand slam event of the fall season, the Florida coaches have to be pleased with how the fall season went as a whole. While a plethora of injuries and illnesses kept a number of top players relatively inactive, they also opened up opportunities for Alex Lacroix, Allie Will, and Lauren Embree to shine. Will established a 20-3 singles record, including a win at the ITA Southeast Regional and a quarterfinal appearance at the ITA All-American, while fellow freshman Embree notched a 12-2 mark and also reached the quarterfinals of the All-American. After Will's performance in the ITA Southeast Regional, women's coach Roland Thornqvist called her fall season one of the best he's seen from a freshman. Embree's wasn't too far behind. Thornqvist is confident about his team's depth heading into the spring season. "I feel very good about our depth. We have a lot of good players, so I feel really good about our team and where we have a chance to be," Thornqvist said. Tenn iS On the men's side, Lacroix established a 14-3 mark, including a quarterfinal appearance in the All-American and a sweep of the ITA Indoor consolation bracket. "He's obviously somebody that's going to have a chance to win the NCAA. It doesn't surprise me at all, I thought that going in," men's coach Andy Jackson said. UF VOLLEYBALL Gators clean up errors By ANTHONY CHIANG Alligator Writer achiang@a IIigator org Early in the season it was a weakness, but now attack errors, or lack thereof, have become a huge reason for the Gators' success. After averaging 19.27 errors per match over the first 15 contests of the season, Florida has cut that number to 10.5 per match during its eight-match winning streak. Just one match after hitting a season-best six errors in a 3-0 sweep of Georgia (16-10, 6-9 Southeastern Conference) on Friday (25-16, 25-20, 25-14), No. 9 UF (20-3, 14-2 SEC) maintained its mistake-free play. That season-low was short lived as the Gators recorded only four attack errors Sunday against Auburn (14-12, 6-9 SEC) to grab their eighth-straight sweep (2515, 25-18, 25-13). "Earlier in the season we were capable of making 10 hitting errors in one game, and that shows the maturing process of this team," coach Mary Wise said. Junior setter Brynja Rodgers was not available for Sunday's match against the Tigers because of back spasms, which left sophomore Kelly Murphy as the lone setter. The injury forced the Gators to go away from their usual two-setter offense and play with one setter for the first time this season. But it looked as if Murphy had been playing this type of scheme the whole year as she dished out 30 assists and helped limit the attack errors to only four. "The team responded great. We've practiced Kelly running a five-one offense, but we Wise just haven't done it for an entire match," Wise said. "Today we did it, and now when we go to it in a match we are going to be that much better because of this." However, the Gators did face some adversity against Auburn as they found themselves trailing 2-8 in the second set. It didn't last long. Sophomore outside hitter Colleen Ward knocked down five kills in the frame to help UF storm back to win the set and grab control of the match. 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