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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009


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SUGAR NEVER TASTED SO SOUR


UF quarterback Tim Tebow takes his helmet off after throwing an interception in the end zone during
Florida's 32-13 loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game in the Georgia Dome on Saturday.


By KYLE MAISTRI
Alligator Staff Writer
kmalstrl@alllgatororg

ATLANTA When the group
of reporters around David Nel-
son dispersed, and the Florida
players had mostly cleared out of
the locker room, the senior wide
receiver said what everyone was
thinking.
"What now?" Nelson said, half
to himself and half to a team assis-
tant before making his way to the
Georgia Dome's showers.
Nelson and the rest of the No.
5 Gators (12-1) got the answer to
that question Sunday night when
it was announced that they are set
to take on No. 3 Cincinnati (12-0)
in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's
Day.
"We have the winningest class
in the history of the Southeastern
Conference, and our legacy is go-
ing to be determined by how we
finish this season," UF coach Ur-
ban Meyer said.
Alabama wiped the floor with
the defending Southeastern Con-
ference and BCS national champi-


ons Saturday, racking up 490 total
yards against the best defense in
the nation UF came into the
game allowing 9.8 points per
game.
As UA quarterback Greg McE1-
roy took a knee at the end of a
drive that bled the final 7:28 off
the clock in the fourth quarter, the
video boards inside the Georgia
Dome showed Tim Tebow crying
as he watched from
the sideline.
Crimson Tide
t fans in attendance
Football erupted at the
sight.
Like much of the college foot-
ball world outside of Gainesville,
they were happy to finally see a
little bit of the shine finally fade
from Tebow's armor.
The 32-13 win against the
Gators in this year's SEC Cham-
pionship Game was a shocking
result, not necessarily because the
Crimson Tide won, but because of
how they won.
Florida's offense struggled on

SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 15


ON CAMPUS

Common concert draws 5K


By CAROLYN TILLO
Alligator Writer

Hip-hop fans were willing to get soaked
Friday night in order to see Kid Cudi and
Common perform at the Flavet Field Band-
shell.
The concert, which was put on by Student
Government Productions, attracted a crowd
of about 5,000 who stopped by throughout
the cold, rainy night.
Aaron Crespin, chairman of SGP Music
and Entertainment, said SGP brought the mu-
sicians to UF for a total cost of $75,000.
Crespin said SGP anticipated a crowd of
about 10,000 to 15,000 people. Although he
knew students would be out of town due to
the Southeastern Conference Championship
game, he attributed the lower turnout to the
weather.


Sophomore
Cassandra
Anderson (right)
had a team-high
4.5 blocks in UF's
sweep of FlU in the
second round of the
NCAA Tournament.
Florida faces No. 1
Penn State next.
See Story, Page 13.


The concert also featured opening acts by
Shay-J and Boy Wonder.
When Kid Cudi appeared, the stage lights
flashed red and white as he
asked the audience if there
was a big game coming up.
Kid Cudi's performance
included his hit "Day 'N'
Nite" and other songs such
as "Man on the Moon" and
"Soundtrack 2 my Life."
Common Kid Cudi danced back
and forth across the stage,
moving in time to the music.
He encouraged the audience to join in and
dance along.
Jimmy Milone, a Florida International Uni-
versity student who came for the concert, said

SEE CONCERT, PAGE 5


UF dining center evacuated after fire alarm
Racquet Club Dining Center diners evacu-
ated Friday after a fire alarm went off.
The alarm, which sounded shortly after 1:30
p.m., caused a small disturbance as customers
of Moe's Southwestern Grill and Chili's Too
quickly filed outside. The Student Recreation
and Fitness Center was also evacuated.
Tonya Curry, a Moe's employee who was
working during the alarm, said everyone inside
remained calm as the alarm went off, and some
customers even tried to continue ordering.
Gainesville Fire Rescue arrived at the Rac-


Home to get makeover


By LAURA MONTALTO
Alligator Contributing Writer

On Monday morning, one
Gainesville family will experience a
life-changing wake-up call.
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edi-
tion" will make its way to The Gator
Nation and surprise one of the five
Gainesville families being considered
for a total home makeover.
The Emmy Award-winning TV
show will build a house for a needy
Gainesville family in one week with
the help of host Ty Pennington, trade
partners, sponsors, hundreds of vol-


goes off
quet Club around 1:50 p.m.
Gainesville Fire Rescue Lt. Mike Cowart
said the alarm went off after a heat detector
was triggered, but they also found a water flow
problem, which added to the alarm.
A burnt hamburger was also found, likely
left on the grill during the evacuation.
The detector was reset and building main-
tenance took care of the water issue.
The hamburger's condition has not yet
been released.
-JENNY WILKINSON


unteers and Ark Remodeling & Con-
struction, the selected build team for
the project.
"It is an honor to take on the chal-
lenge of building a house within a
week for a very deserving family in
our community," said
Local Ricky Strickland, presi-
News dent of Ark Remodeling
& Construction. "We are
committed to taking care of people and
making a difference in everything we
do."
Strickland said he is proud to sup-
port bringing the Gainesville commu-
SEE MAKEOVER, PAGE 5


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News Today


WHAT'S HAPPENING
The 50th Anniversary
of the Sit-Ins:
From Greensboro to Tallahassee
Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Pugh Hall Ocora
The Bob Graham Center for
Public Service presents this event.
Panelists for this program will con-
sist of history professors Bill Link
and Alan Petigny and religion pro-
fessor Gwendolyn Simmons, who
will discuss the significance of the
sit-in movement and its impact on
the nation. David Colbum, history
professor emeritus, will moderate
the discussion. Time will be pro-
vided for questions and discus-
sion. The program is free and open
to the public.

Service for Peace
Informational Meeting
Tuesday, 5 p.m.
Shands Communicore
Room C-11
This session will cover informa-
tion about international volunteer-
ing opportunities. Students in all
majors who are interested in mak-
ing a difference are welcome. For
more information, visit servicefor-
peace.org.

Relay For Life
Team Captain Party
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Rinker Hall, Room 110
Join the Relay for Life committee



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Patients a Reason

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information about forming a
team and fundraising ideas. For
more information, visit www.re-
layforlife.org/UFFL.

Brazil in Words, Pictures and
Sound
Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Reitz Union Gallery,
second floor
The Florida FlyIns program
presents its annual exhibit by
nine UF international journalism
students who traveled to Icapui,
Brazil. The exhibit features writ-
ing, photography and multime-
dia.

Gator Citrus Club Citrus Sale
Wednesday through Friday, 11
a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fifield Hall
The Gator Citrus Club will be
hosting its annual citrus sale.
Grapefruit, oranges and gift
baskets will be available for pur-
chase. For more information,
please visit the club's Web site at
www.hos.ufl.edu/citrusclub/.


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feature the Florida Swing Dancers,
who will give lessons and dem-
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from the Sweet Dreams fire truck
will be offered and classic cars will
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 3


LOCAL

Rescue finds families for pets


By ROBERT HILSON
Alligator Contributing Writer

With soggy weather all around, no TV to watch
football on and no late-week finals to wait out,
Chyanne gathered her belongings and went home
earlier than most in Gainesville.
"Going home" is a new concept for Chyanne,
who's been without one all her life, but packing
wasn't terribly challenging. She travels only with
a stainless-steel drinking bowl and a piece of
crusted rawhide.
On Saturday and Sunday, Maddie's Pet Res-
cue Project found a family for Chyanne, a red and
white Australian cattle dog, and several dozen
other animals during the organization's Home for
the Holidays Adopt-a-thon.
The biannual event offers orphaned pets to lo-
cal residents on the Oaks Mall south lawn.
"You can judge a community by how it treats
its animals," said Kirk Eppenstein, executive direc-
tor of the Alachua County Humane Society, "and
Gainesville is a compassionate community."
Adopters exchanged a background-combing,
three-page application and a small fee for a new
family member courtesy of the ACHS and four
other partners of Maddie's.
Though most of the future pets cost $35 to $100,
Brandon Ibarra and Dexter White split a $125
charge from Town & Country Veterinarians to
adopt a beagle puppy for a mutual friend.
"I'd hate to name it and have it stick," said Ibar-
ra, a 20-year-old UF student who got the Christ-
mas gift on a whim. "But I know she'll love it. She
really wants one for her own."
About 1,000 people attended the event Sun-


day. The puppies went fast on Saturday as almost
1,000 people had circled their straw-filled pens by
2 p.m., but Jaymi Short, for one, focused on the
older dogs.
Short, 17, a volunteer for Puppy Hill Farm Ani-
mal Rescue, trolled around with Tamariah, 4, a
horse-like Great Dane who was discarded from a
moving car as a puppy.
"These aren't Christmas gifts," said Short, who
owns two boxers, Selina and Sergeant. "They're
perfect for anytime. They're going to be your best
friends."
"You can judge a community by how
it treats its animals.
Kirk Eppenstein
executive director of the Alachua County Hu-
mane Society

According to Michelle Texier, 25, a vet techni-
cian with Town & Country, the full-grown ani-
mals are the ones most at risk among Gainesville's
overpopulation of strays.
"Puppies and kittens are adorable; they're
bought on a whim," Texier said, adding that she
wouldn't trade her 4-year-old mutt, Nalani, for
anything.
The shared commitment of people like Texier
has translated into a more than yearlong stretch,
during which no healthy animal has been eutha-
nized, said Eppenstein.
"Shelter animals know the situation they're in,"
said Jessica Peet, 28, the membership coordinator
at ACHS. "They're more grateful. I really believe
that."


Shands decks the halls


By LINDSAY FERGUSON
Alligator Contributing Writer
The holidays bring to mind
towns frosted in snow, mugs of
steaming cocoa, warm sugar cook-
ies and toasty fires.
But for some children, the holi-
days mean white-walled hospital
rooms, shrill beeping machines and
IV bags filled with fluids that slowly
drip into their bodies.
Shands Children's Hospital at
UF usually has about 50 patients
over the holidays despite efforts to
get them home, said guest services
specialist Ginny Profumo.
But Shands' staff and Gainesville
residents have ensured that the
young patients' time in the hospital
will be much merrier.
Decorations, presents and cards
bearing tidings of a speedy recov-
ery flood in each holiday season.
"We try to make the best of the
bad situation," she said. "They're
missing out on the holiday cheer at
home with their own family."
Last week, Profumo turned the
pediatric floor into a winter won-
derland, with glittering snowflakes
hanging from the ceiling.
"It's the staff that does every-


thing with their own time and mon-
ey," she said. "It's so beautiful."
The hospital does not have
much storage space, so Profumo
keeps most of the decorations in her
garage until the week after Thanks-
giving, when they deck the hospi-
tal's halls.
A group of UF medical students
sing carols, and a doctor and his
wife dress up as Santa and Mrs.
Claus and bring gifts.
"It's just like a labor of love," she
said. "People love to
Local do it."
News Nurses sort
through the dona-
tions and choose the right gifts for
each patient, she said, so that each
child wakes up with a perfect gift
on Christmas morning.
UF student group Friends for
Life of America set up a table on
Turlington Plaza last week to add to
the holiday cheer, making cards for
pediatric cancer patients.
The holiday reminder brightens
the patients' stay, Profumo said.
"I think it really helps their emo-
tional well-being," she said, "be-
cause even if they don't feel good,
there are good things going on
around them."


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Diane Carpenter browses jewelry at Mary Spann's Antiques of Flor-
ida booth. More than 200 booths filled the Stephen C. O' Connell
Center for the Crafts Festival 2009 on Saturday and Sunday.


* MORE THAN 250 VENDORS SOLD GOODS AT
THE EVENT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN
Alligator Contributing Writer

Wives were able to drag their husbands away from the
television for at least a few hours this weekend.
An estimated 15,000 people took a break from football to
peruse the more than 200 booths at Craft Festival 2009 in the
Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday and Sunday.
Christmas music played in the background while 258
crafters sold handmade goods ranging from Christmas or-
naments and magnetic picture frames to gourmet dog treats
and painted piggy banks.
Buyers packed both levels of the O'Connell Center and
stopped to chat with vendors.
Renee Musson, the festival's co-coordinator, said this was
the 17th year the festival was held in the O'Connell Center.
She said it has been held on campus for more than 50 years.
Musson said it is held every year around the same time to
give people an opportunity to do some Christmas shopping.
"We were looking to find really quality gifts for people
in Gainesville that they wouldn't be able to find anywhere
else," Musson said.
Attendee Chris Schreiber said she liked the friendly atmo-
sphere of the festival.
"It's quite enjoyable just to walk around," she said. "I can
make two or three loops [around the festival] and never see
the same thing twice."
Heather Price, who sold handmade baby bibs and burp
cloths in the show, said this was her first year participating.
"I had a friend and I gave her some of my stuff as a gift
and she suggested I come here because she comes here every
year and loves it," Price said.
Price said a number of people stopped to browse the pas-
tel-colored bags and blankets at her "Simply Baby" booth.
She said she was impressed with the number of different
types of crafts for sale.
"From what I've seen, it's quite a mix," Price said.






MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 5


UF to offer


CPR session
* COURSE WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY.

By ASHLEY HORN
Alligator Contributing Writer

UF's CPR & Safety Training Center is offering an
instructional session on CPR to cap off the end of
fall semester.
CPR Anytime, a non-certifying, 22-minute in-
structional session on how to perform infant, child
and adult CPR and choking relief, will be held
Wednesday and includes a free lunch. The class is
held in association with UF's College of Medicine.
The cost of the course is $10, and registration is
open until 15 minutes before the course begins at
noon in 266 Yon Hall inside Ben Hill Griffin Sta-
dium.
Less than 5 percent of cardiac arrest victims sur-
vive because most at the scene do not know CPR,
according to the College of Medicine Web site.
"With the skills that they learn through the
course, I believe that participants will be able to in-
crease the chances of survival for someone who is
in cardiac arrest," said Victor Martinez, the training
center's marketing and community outreach coor-
dinator.
The center also sells CPR kits that include a per-
sonal CPR mannequin, practice DVD and booklet.
The adult and child kits are $30; Infant kits are $35.


Common dedicated song to 'all the ladies'


CONCERT, from page 1


he's been listening to Kid Cudi for about two years.
He said he likes how Kid Cudi talks about feelings that
people don't normally want to talk about, like many young
people's uncertainty about their future.
"I feel like he talks about, yeah, the feelings that people
hide," Milone said.
Common finished up the concert with a 45-minute per-
formance that kept the crowd pumped.
He encouraged people in the audience to wave their cell
phones as he sang "The Light," dedicating the song to the
deceased hip-hop artist J Dilla and "all the ladies" in the
audience.
"We're gonna dedicate this to all the light out there who


is shining bright," Common said.
Wearing a gray Gators hoodie, he also performed a five-
minute freestyle with references to University Avenue, Ur-
ban Meyer, Tim Tebow and Carlos Dunlap's DUI.
Kid Cudi and Common rapped together for about 10
minutes.
On Nique Etienne, a University of South Flor-
Campus ida junior, said she wished Common played
more of his own songs, but she liked how his
performance flowed very naturally and incorporated the
freestyle.
Brittiney Stroy, a UF anthropology junior, said Com-
mon's lyrics have stories and substance behind them.
"He's really talking about something real, not just about
money and bling and stuff," Stroy said.


ABC will choose a family today at 10 a.m.


MAKEOVER, from page 1

nity together, even in tough economic
times.
Last Wednesday, an informational
pep rally was held at Grace at Fort
Clarke, a Methodist church, for all vol-
unteers. The show's executive produc-
er, Conrad Ricketts, explained what was
happening with the project in terms of
schedules and different tasks for those
involved.
Strickland said that because so many
organizations around Gainesville had
already signed up as partners for the
project through material and monetary
donations, the pep rally was a way to
bring everyone together.
Linda Michalisin, vice president


of public relations for Frankel Media
Group, said the advertising agency
found out about the project coming to
Gainesville in the middle of November.
"It's a wonder-
ful opportunity for
our community, es-
pecially around this
time of year, to help
a deserving neighbor
in need," Michalisin
said.
Pennington "Everyone in the
Gainesville com-
munity has wanted to be a part of this
exciting event since this city was first
chosen," she added. "College students,
families and high school students are
coming together to make this a reality."
Five families were narrowed down


by community nomination in August
when the show had a casting call in
Gainesville.
Today at 10 a.m., one family will be
chosen by ABC and updated on arkex-
tremebuild.com.
One of the most important criteria
ABC uses in determining which fam-
ily will be chosen is choosing one who
gives back to its own community, re-
gardless of its struggles.
The family will be sent on vaca-
tion for one week while the project is
completed, which takes more than 100
hours, she said.
Supplies are still needed, includ-
ing scissors, brooms and masking tape.
Anyone interested is encouraged to
visit arkextremebuild.com to see what
is missing.


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6, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009

Editorial

Road Rebel

Confederate plate no

debate for state
As it turns out, the longest battle of the Civil War was not
Gettysburg, or Marietta, or Yorktown.
For years, the Sons of Confederate Veterans has been
fighting for a specialty license plate to celebrate "Confederate
heritage."
The group has met the state's requirements for issuing a new
plate. It has collected $60,000 in application fees and designed a
marketing strategy. It has even found more than 30,000 good ol'
Floridians who intend to buy the plate.
The Florida Legislature has understandably fought to pre-
vent it from becoming a reality. But last week, a federal judge
in Orlando ruled in favor of the group, ordering the state to de-
fend the constitutionality of its refusal.
We think there is no need for such a plate. Those who would
buy it already drive jacked-up pickups, with mud tires and at
least one giant Confederate flag blowing in the wind at all times.
They get their point across just fine.
But if they want to go muddin' in style, with not one, not
two, but three Confederate flags on their license plates (yes,
that's the design), we say: Let 'em.
It is not the state's place to restrict any one group from ex-
pressing its message. If Florida rejects this plate on the grounds
that it's offensive, we will have to reject any plates that may be
offensive and that's a prettybroad term. (How about "Choose
life" we're offended by that one).
Vanity plates aren't the state's endorsement of an idea, but
rather a reflection of what Florida residents want and think.
And if more than 30,000 Floridians want to perpetuate years
of racism, bigotry and backward thought under the guise of cel-
ebrating "heritage," the state can't simply prevent them from
doing so.
At least we'll have one more sure sign of whom to avoid on
the road (and whom to key in the parking lot).


'Mock' Trial


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2009: Year of distractions, scandals


Italy's courts threw the
book at American college
student Amanda Knox on
Saturday, sentencing her to 26
years in prison for murdering
her British roommate.
The yearlong trial was rife
with problems for the prose-
cution, including the fact that
somehow the metaphorical
book throwing found its way
into the interrogation room.
But this time, picture a phone
book a favorite interroga-
tion tool of brutish police.
While a confession wasn't
quite beat out of Knox, she
claims that at one point inter-
rogators hit her in the head for
not remembering the facts.
The defense also asserts she
was pressured into confess-
ing, though investigators told
her to "imagine what would
have happened," and that her
lawyer wasn't present.
The confession was thrown
out, not that it mattered in the
minds of the jurors.


The other evidence re-
mains questionable at best.
The knife she allegedly
used to commit the crime
doesn't match the wounds,
and DNA on the blade was
too small to be definitive, says
the defense. DNA on a bra
clasp, footprints in blood and
a broken window make up
the other shaky evidence that
numerous expert witnesses
have disputed.
The other key point of any
trial motive was never
clearly established by the
prosecution, which changed
its theory multiple times
throughout the trial.
If the glove doesn't fit, Ita-
ly will apparently send you to
jail until it does.
Americans take for grant-
ed the rights our justice sys-
tem provides defendants. But
abroad, the game changes,
and sometimes results in the
mockery that is the Amanda
Knox trial.


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009 hasn't left us yet, but it's not too soon to look back
on the last of what Time Magazine recently dubbed
"The Decade from Hell."
This year, in the age of Twitter, Facebook, CNN's I-Re-
port, and the complete ballooning of the blogosphere, it's
now safe to call 2009 the Year of Distractions.
From Michael Jackson to Tiger Woods, we have been
non compos mentis. In other words, we've acted like total
nincompoops, blindly worshipping whatever offers us the
first refuge from serious discussion and examinations of se-
rious problems.
Today we pine for the times when a D-list star was con-
sidered someone whose fame lasted for 15 minutes. No one
occupies the national mindset for only 15 minutes anymore.
The Balloon Boy, who entered our country's consciousness
at the height of a critical Washington showdown on univer-
sal health care, is still in the news, long after his father's 15
minutes of fame were up.
When drastic economic measures were taken to save our
and the world's economy from total destruction, we started
to have a meaningful national discussion on the flaws of
our economic structure and then Michael Jackson died.
Coverage of MJ's death lasted for 15 weeks. But at least
he was a true celebrity, someone who almost deserved the
amount of media attention that even a Pope's passing can't
bring.
What, then, is our excuse for giving ABC's "Good Morn-
ing America" a pass on offering Levi Johnston, father of
Bristol Palin's child, seat time on their cozy couches? There
Johnston sat one early October morning, rehashing the hor-
rors of living with Sarah Palin, as if somehow more than
half of America needed convincing that Palin was just a
political phantasm who had more in common with Carrie
Prejean than any serious vice president prospect.


What's Johnston's claim to fame?
He forgot that condoms had been in-
vented.
Meanwhile, back in the real
world, a critical debate was taking
place inside and outside the White
Matthew Christ House over the merits of sending
letters@alligator org additional troops to Afghanistan.
Right as the debate got good, two
low-class-faux-reality television stars crashed a high-class
White House state dinner.
Instead of depriving the now-notorious Salahis of the
cheap fame they wanted, we put them on the "Today
Show."
The year of the Balloon Boy proved that it's good we
have a representative democracy, because only our elected
leaders are capable of staying on topic.
Wrong. Even President Barack Obama went off message
just weeks into his presidency to offer a "teachable mo-
ment" on race relations when he answered a question about
the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. What
was the result of this teachable moment? A beer summit at
the White House.
After announcing his new strategy for Afghanistan last
Tuesday, Obama was probably thankful for the distraction
Tiger Woods' sexual escapades in his Escalade provided
him. After all, no amount of rhetoric could explain away
why 30,000 additional troops are needed to root out al-
Qaida there, when his own National Security Adviser, Gen.
James Jones, told CNN that "fewer than a hundred" oper-
ate out of the country.
Then again, what was I talking about?
Matt Christ is a political science sophomore. His columns
appear on Mondays.


The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator.


Reader response
Today's question: Would you buy Monday's question: Would you
a Confederate vanity plate? eat the Reitz Union if it were
made out of candy?
Vote or post a message at www.alligator.org


53% YES
47% NO
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 0 ALLIGATOR, 7


Letters to the Editor
Reader fails to detect sarcasm
Thank you, Mr. Maple, for bringing Tiger
Woods' affair to light for everyone who had
unfortunately missed out on the "media sleaze
machine" coverage. I'd have to say that yours
was by far worse. Not only did you cite the
same news sources you bashed, but you also
managed to do so in a way far more offensive
than the mainstream media. You refuted the
media's attack on Woods' affair with a cocktail
waitress by saying his actions were only really
wrong because he didn't choose the right type
of woman to sleep with.
If you have a hot Swedish wife, maybe you
would want more (after all, a man has needs).
But you certainly couldn't get that from some
other tool's sloppy seconds. Once you're a
sports star who has been with a model, you
can't degrade yourself by being with anything
less ever again, right? Well, maybe from your
patriarchal point of view where women are
merely objects to be had. And to think you
were attempting to tell us about the crap the
major news sources try to push.
Caitlin Niblick
UFjunior sociology



Humor column lacks humor
I would like to express my disgust at Erik
Voss' Avenue column, "Killing Christmas
spirit." Not only was it lacking humor, but it
was simply revolting. If the Alligator must re-
sort to publishing stories about the intentional
public embarrassment of another human be-
ing for its "humor" column, it needs a new
comedian.
Regardless of whether the story he told was
fact or fiction, it was completely distasteful. If
Voss is worried about having to "dig Santa's
grave" and about destroying the "holiday
spirit," he might try not acting like a jerk. Voss
is the one who should be ashamed of his re-
pulsive behavior, not the poor woman trying
to show Christmas spirit.
Mr. Voss: If you are going to be a jerk, fine,


but keep your non-comical stories to yourself.
Ryan Scheb
UF business sophomore



Pedestrians must look out for cyclists
It's about that time for another complaint
from the beleaguered Gainesville cyclist. I
come to you with scabby palms and bruised
shins. The cause of my pain? This time around,
an innocent pedestrian crossing the street.
Yesterday, while hustling down the side-
walk on West University Avenue, I attempted
to zip to the right of a pedestrian. Vision ob-
scured by her monstrosity of an umbrella, she
stepped into my path and, unable to avoid her,
we collided, sending my beloved Schwinn and
I tumbling into the street.
I was ready to rain my wrath on this girl;
months of antipathy built from cycling through
campus threatened to explode. The maelstrom
was quickly diffused by the apologetic cries
of none other than a favored classmate. To as-
suage her guilt, I spoke nothing of my hurts
and only replied "these things happen."
And these things do happen all the time
on campus. It's not the first time I've run into
somebody, and it won't be the last. Pedestrians
walk around campus with impunity. Theyjay-
walk with the assurance that the 20 mph traffic
must surely stop for them. Laden with Krishna
lunch and a cell phone tucked between their
cheeks and shoulders, they cross the bike lanes
without ever thinking of looking left and right.
Their mothers would be ashamed.
The fact of the matter is, the same way bi-
cycles are forced to share road space with cars,
we are forced to share sidewalk space with pe-
destrians on campus. Pedestrians don't have
turn signals or brake lights. If they want to
race over and hug their big sisters, they do so.
If they need to send a text, it's going to hap-
pen right then and there. What pedestrians do
have are top-of-the-line, built-in brakes and
the ability to turn on a dime and turn one's
head to look behind.


Cyclists sacrifice this maneuverability for
speed. We can't always avoid you and your
hulking backpack, so please work with us. If
you have to send that text right now, step off
the path and let traffic by. Hug the side of the
path and leave us room instead of walking
abreast with your pals. It's as simple as being
spatially aware and walking decisively.
Don't make me yell, "Watch where you're
going, asshole!" It only generates unnecessary
hostility, and you were so kind to lend me
your archaeology notes last week.
Lily Bruns
UF anthropology junior



Graduate students deserve pay increase
I am writing today to voice my opposition
to the creation of any fee for the restoration or
expansion of the Reitz Union.
Fees have already risen astronomically in
the past few years, while our paychecks have
not done so. This, coupled with the crippled
economy, has left most graduate students in
a precarious situation. Graduate students are
already burdened by fees that amount to more
than $1,000 a year, roughly 10 to 20 percent of
most of our paychecks for the entire year.
We feel that our shouts to get increases in
pay have fallen on deaf ears. (Funny how the
administration often has money to give the
professors raises or to hire new professors but
consistently has no money to pay graduate
students an increase.) But the whispers com-
ing from the Student Senate, which passed the
resolution supporting this pay increase, are
being heard. This is wholly unacceptable, es-
pecially given the fact that most of the students
who voiced opinions at this Senate meeting
opposed the fee increase. The Senate wouldn't
even allow for a referendum to see if the Stu-
dent Body supported paying to renovate and
expand the Reitz Union.
The Reitz Union is not in critical need of
repair and expansion. What is critical is that
the administration do its best to support its


graduate students, especially because we are
the ones who do the majority of the teaching
and research at the university.
Luke Rostant
UFnatural resources grad student



Reader thanks columnist for writings
Joe Dellosa,
After reading your column, "Say what you
would regret leaving unsaid," it was obvious
that the only option for me was to write this
e-mail.
I have read most of your articles, and I have
been wanting to e-mail you and let you know
how much I enjoy them, but for some reason I
would always put it off. However, after read-
ing this article I knew that one of the things
I would regret is not letting you know how
much your articles have affected me.
The article "People in relationships
shouldn't settle" published on Oct. 27 has con-
tinuously had me thinking. A few months ago,
my boyfriend and I broke up. Being back on
the market has not been the easiest. Not be-
cause no one is interested, but rather because
no one is interesting.
Although it is nice to go out to eat or to
watch a movie with someone, your article has
made me question whether I am settling with
this person. Also, your article has made me re-
alize that if I am settling, I am being unfair to
both him and myself.
Your article has reminded me that if I feel
bad for refusing to go to breakfast with him
or not picking up some guys phone call, I
shouldn't because I am doing us both a favor,
and not wasting our time. I am single now,
and I know I will be single until I find some-
one with whom I am extremely happy.
So Joe, I just wanted to say thank you for
writing the way you do and the things you do.
I enjoy your thoughts and appreciate your col-
umns. Write on!
Sophia Aiguesvives
UF freshman


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FOX HOLLOW
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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
4-21-09-71-2

REDUCED 1st Mo 1/2 off! 2/2 off ofSW 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 $775/
mo Avail ASAP, no smokers. (904) 386-6485
1-5-09-92-2







MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 9


S For Rent
unfurnished

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Pine Rush Pet Friendly No Weight Limits
1 bdr. from $459 2bdr. from $639
Near UF and Oaks Mall
Ph. 375-1519 www.gremco.com
1-5-09-25-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Homestead Pet Friendly No Weight Limits
2/1 from $629 2/2 from $749
SW Archer Rd. Area
Ph. 376-0828 www.gremco.com
1-5-09-25-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Sunrise Pet Friendly No Weight Limits
1bdr. from $363 $300 Amex card
Near UF, Schands and VA
Ph.372-4835 www.gremco.com
1-5-09-25-2

WALK & BIKE TO UF
01 BR/1 BA $425
* 2BR $450-$620 W/D incl
Gore Rabell Real Estate 378-1387
www.Gore-Rabell.com 4-21-09-71-2

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
4-21-09-71-2

LARGE 2BR/1BA
Tile floors, except BRs. Covered patio. Close
to Shands 2336 SW 34th PI Apt D. $600/
mo w/stacking W/D. lyr lease 352-372-3131
12-9-09-41-2

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 1-6-
09-44-2


PET'S PARADISE
$390 $650. No app or pet fee. 1 & 2BR,
privacy fenced. SW. 352-331-2099 12-9-
09-39-2


U For Rent
unfurnished

Working at Shands orVA- nice 2/1 @ Summit
House across the street. $700/mo + $200
dep. Call 352-8430-0220 to see. 12-9-29-2

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
4-21-09-71-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Courtney Greens Pet Friendly No Weight Limits
Totally Renovated 1 bdr. from $599
1 MONTH FREE! Near Oaks Mall
Ph. 375-3077 www.gremco.com
1-5-09-92-2

FREE Rent until January 2010!!!
Ashton Square Pet Friendly No Weight Limits
2 & 3 bdrs from $709
1 MONTH FREE! Huge floorplans.
W/D hookup Near Oaks Mall
Ph.333-1120 www.gremco.com
1-5-09-92-2

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 1-5-09-22-2


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 1-5-09-22-2


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 1-5-09-22-2

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 1-5-09-22-2

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 1-5-09-22-2


U For Rent
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2BR 1BA, Carpet, Window A/C,
Nat gas ht. 1 BLK to UF $500/Mo
1216 SW 3rd Avenue. Call
Merrill Management Inc 352-372-1494
X10 1-5-09-22-2


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 1-5-09-22-2


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

* 3BR/1BA HOUSE
819 NW 10th Ave $850/mo
* 2BR/1.5BA TOWNHOUSE
7209 SW 45th PI. $600/mo
No pets. Call Geri 352-538-1114 1-5-09-
18-2

FIRST MONTH FREE MILLRUN CONDO
Close to UF, cute & clean 2BD/2BA
1000sq ft, storage/laundry room with WID
hk-ups, pool. Pets considered. Rent $695/
mo Phone (352) 359-8311 12-9-09-17-2

Custom 2BR/1BA in pvt 4 Unit complex. Tiled
fir in Liv rm, Carpet in BRs w/ceiling fans. All
new BA. New Kit w/stainless appl, W/D, Cent
H/A, i-net/cable avail. Mgr pays water, pest
control, lawn main, security lites. Near bus rte.
Sorry no pets $685/mo Call 727-423-9463
*Also avail: Fully furn 2BR/1BA $735/mo.
1-19-09-23-2

WALK TO UF. Avail in Jan:
* 2BR/2.5BA $800 2BR/1BA $700
* 1BR/1BA $585 Studio $475
1 yr lease, SD & NS. Call/Text: 352-870-7256
or gv1132601@gmail.com 12-9-09-14-2

$100 OFF 1st MONTH RENT. 2 BR/1.5 Bath
Phoenix apt. 1 mile to campus and Shands
on bus route. W/D conn. Fenced yard. $500
security, $550/month. 2640 SW 31st Place
Unit B. 562-2782 or 514-6869 if interested.
1-6-14-2


U For Rent
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1st MONTH'S RENT FREE! Lovely, spa-
cious 3/2 condo. Quiet, yet centrally located,
just 1.5 mi. from law center. Very low utili-
ties! Partially furnished.W/D,pool. $975. Exit
Realty Producers 352-316-6842 12-8-09-
10-2

WALK/BIKE TO UF/SHANDS! Campus Edge
1BR/1bath, washer/dryer, stove,dishwasher,
pool,gym,no pets,$550/m,2360 SW Archer
Rd.561-313-1549 Owner agent 1-11-09-
15-2

NEED A CHANGE?
Rooms for rent, 5 blks from UF. Indiv leases,
no redec fees, utils incl. A few left for Dec or
reserve yours for Aug. Call today 226-4111
12-9-09-10-2

FIRST MONTH FREE or $600/MO! (original
price $660) Bright 2/1 apartment on the sec-
ond floor. Short walk from UF/Shands/RTS
13,16,17. This is a lease transfer. Available
Dec. 1st. Hurry! Call 407 922 0029 12-9-
9-2

MOVE IN JAN. Room in 4b/3b house share
bath. Easy walk to campus. No pets. No
Smoking. 500/mon incl. util. 250/sec dep.
kmtheo@hotmail.com or 352-262-2710/514-
4570 1-5-09-10-2

LARGE 1BR HOUSE
Urban loft design fully remodeled. Very
nice. Backyard, trees, downtown, big city
cracker. 316-6667. $670/mo. Available now.
1-5-09-10-2

STEPS TO LAW SCHOOL
* Large 1BR/1BA $475/mo
* 1BR in 4BR/2BA house $350/mo
Clean, quiet, split utils. W/D. Call Tom 954-
529-4031, www.pleasantstreet.net (for pics)
1-6-09-10-2

Nice 2 BR near UF, restaurants and shop-
ping. Large utility room with WD Connections,
Dishwasher, Additional private storage, Pool.
$620 per month. (352)870-5815/(352)333-
7721 1-5-10-2

$99 Moves-U-IN! $299 + 75 utility package.
Downtown Vintage room, or 34th st condo
room w/private bath & walk-in closet. 352-
226-3535, 713-705-6279 1-7-09-10-2

3/1 Vintage House! $900/month Walk to UF!
Porch, w/d hook-ups, central AC 352-226-
3535, 713-705-6279 517 NW 8th St 1-7-
09-10-2

4 Bed/2 bath Vintage House $990/month.
Walk to UF! Univ/by Leo706. 818 SW 3rd
Ave. Central A/C, porch, w/d, and close to
downtown too. 352-226-3535, 713-705-6279
1-7-09-10-2

Serene Living at Magnolia Manor Apts
All 2BR/2BA units. W/D, mirrored wall, sky-
light, alarm. Starting at $640. Model open
daily. Call Maribeth 352-317-8150 12-0-6-2

One bedroom with office, full bath, and kitch-
en for rent! One block from the University of
Florida on SW 5th Ave. Utilities are not in-
cluded but are split among the renter and the
other three roommates. It's part of a house
and rent is only 500$ a month! 386-295-1703
12-7-09-4-2

Duplex 2BR/1BA, NEW kitchen, tiled floors,
fenced yard, 1mi to SFC, $600/mo.
Call 352-278-2897 12-8-09-5-2

2BR/2BA Condo
1 Mile from Campus
Call 352-516-2545. Pets ok. 1-5-09-7-2

LARGE 2/2 PETS OK
Fenced in backyard, W/D hook-up, plus stor-
age, central heat & AC, Master bdrm has 3
closets, apt just painted, new carpet, new
frig. Now available, rent $650. Sec only $100
with reference. Call Mr. Kristoff 352-332-
5030 1-5-09-7-2

HISTORIC APTS Pleasant Street Historic
District. 2BR $850, two 1BRs $625 & $575.
one efficiency $475. Hardwood floors, ceiling
fans, high ceiling & porches. 1st, last, secu-
rity. No dogs. 378-3704 sallygville@aol.com
1-5-09-7-2


I For Rent
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DUCKPOND
2BR/1.5BA 1200 sq ft townhouse. Amazing
location. Tile floor, new countertops. Blocks
to downtown. Available now. $850/mo. 508
NE 4th Ave. 379-4952 1-5-09-7-2

DUCKPOND
Stone cottage studio. Small but cute. Good
sized kitchen. Blocks to downtown, restau-
rants. Available now. $475/mo. 306 NE 6th
St. 379-4952 1-5-09-7-2

2BR/1BA cent heat mobile home. Shady lot.
From $345-$425/mo. Incl water. No pets.
Last month free. 4546 NW 13th St. 376-5887
1-5-09-6-2

BLOCKS TO UF
Available August 2010. Now showing
multiple houses. 2BR/2BA, 3BR/2BA,
4BR/3BA, 5BR/3BA. www.dalyproperties.
corn or call Carol 359-3341 1-5-09-6-2

Beautiful &Affordable Townhouse w/fireplace
in SW Gville! Laminated wood downstairs &
carpet upstairs. 2BR/1.5BA near UF, Butler
Plaza, 1-75 & Oaks Mall. Short leases avail.
Great deal! Don't miss it. 352-262-2828
1-5-09-6-2

Move in Special: No Security Deposit
2/2 Condo with washer/dryer, screened-
in porch, newer condo, near UF. Shands,
located off 34th & Archer Rd. 2 units
available $750 per month. Call 317-5060
1-5-09-6-2

Relocated. Assume my lease. Dec rent paid.
No 1st, last, or security deposit 950.00/mo
2BR/2BA townhome, W/D hookup. Arlington
Square,downtown, walk to the Hipp, on bus
line, alarm system included. 863-258-6350
12-9-09-5-2


Move-In Now & Walk to UF
Dorm style $509 Studio $720 1BR $675
2BR $338/br Roommate Matching Avail
www.ForRentNearUF.com 352-376-6223
4-21-71-2


100+ apts: Live by UF
Affordable & Luxury 4BR $479/br
3BR $550/br 2BR $420/br 1BR $689
Studios $605 Virtual Tours Avail Fall
352-376-6223 www.LiveNearCampus.com
4-21-71-2

$600/per mo. 2 br/2 baths. Close to U.F. & on
bus line. Amenities include clubhouse, exer-
cise room & 2 pools. Lots of upgrades, some
new appl; includes washer/dryer in unit. Non-
smokers only, U.F. student preferred. Call:
352-494-9724. 1-5-09-5-2

Affordable, clean NW 1br on busline,
near shops $ UF,& dwntwn
$495 mo, inclds some util.
see our webpage or call 375-7104
Edbaurmanagement.com 1-5-09-5-2

Cypress point-3/2
near Oaks Mall, hospital, & UF
$725 mo,
see our webpage special or call 375-7104
Edbaurmanagement.com 1-5-09-5-2

Treehouse Village-2/2, new carpet & vinyl
$595 mo.
See our webpage special or call 375-7104
Edbaurmanagement.com 1-5-09-5-2

Whispering Pines-2/2, two years new, w/d,
monitored alarms
$800 mo, see our rebate special or
call 375-7104
Edbaurmanagement.com 1-5-09-5-2

Monticello-NW 3/3.5, fresh paint, w/d, walk-
in closets
$1100 mo, call us at 375-7104
Edbaurmanagement.com 1-5-09-5-2

MOVE NOW! RENT-FREE TIL JAN '10!
2 Story 2Bd/2Bth + Loft New condo in NW
Gnv. Near UF, Shands, GHFC. Quiet up-
scale nghborhood, perfect 4 grads + pro-
fessionals + small family! Huge Bdrms
and Kitchen, Wood/Tile, W/D, Microwave /
Dishwasher, Lots of storage spces + tons
more! MUST SEE! $1150/mth Negotiable
Tony 352.682.3043 12-9-4-2







10, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009


$900 / 2br BRAND NEW CONDO. WALK
TO UF / SHANDS 2BR/2BA brand new
condo unit available now. Approx 1100 sq
ft. Campus View South Condos at 1185 SW
9th Road. W/D/parking incl. 352-337-1760.
1-5-10-4-2

2BR/2BA, kitchen, living room, loft, laun-
dry, patio, large 6 ft fenced backyard, small
pet allowed; excellent, clean; minutes to all
shops & UF. $800/mo. Call Hal at 653-281-
7414 or 800-248-7788 1-13-10-10-2

HOUSE avail Dec 15th. 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 1-8-10-7-2

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. $650+util. ATucker458@aol.com
1-5-10-4-2

2BR/1BA HOUSE
Wood floors, back porch, cent H/AC. 611 NW
34th Ave. Close to UF, SFC busline. Fenced
yard, W/D hook-up. Available now! $725/mo
352-318-8822 1-5-09-4-2


$385-Room available for Spring 2009 in 4/4
University Terrace Condo. Fully furnished,
utilities included, W/D, on bus routes 12 and
35. Call Anu @ 352-262-0628 12-9-9-3

Release Spring 2010, UClub Apts.
I'LL GIVE YOU $350 FOR THIS APT.
$555/mo. all inclusive; 1 bdrm.,
private bath; female roommate
email: cmm616@ufl.edu 1-5-09-10-3

Sublease furnished 1/1 in a 2/2.5 townhouse
spring 2010(Jan 1 to April 30). $500/month
utilities, internet, and cable included! Located
in Brighton park Call (352)222-9646 or email
clarissahoover@ufl.edu 12-8-09-5-3

$350/mo 1 BR furnished apt at Campus
Lodge Available from January to August.
W&D, Pool, 24 hr gym, Computer Lab,
Basketball courts. Contact 8504783876 or
8507124370 12-7-09-4-3

SUBLEASE $500 per month: The
Courtyards-5 minute walk from UF campus.
4/1.5, fully furnished with utilities and wire-
less. Lease begins January 1 and can go un-
til August 7 (ending date can be negotiated.)
Contact Nicole at nicole.seigel@gmail.com.
12-8-09-4-3

$280/mo+util.Sublease nxt spring/sum.Lg 1
br/lba in 3br/3ba Stoneridge apt.lnc:wash/
dryer,dshwshr,all essentials!Lg walkincloset!
Walk to Butler plaza.2 bus rts 12&35.Gym,
pool, bball/tennis crts also. 813-909-6447
12-9-5-3

OO*SIGNING BONUS!!***
Avail Jan 1st (or before) thru spring semes-
ter. Great Deal Great Location. 2BR/2BA in
The Palms (originally $1250/mo) Downtown
Near Everything! Call 305-924-0955 1-5-
09-5-3

Master bedroom in a 2/1 house across the
street from the stadium! Perfect location to
walk to class and bars. $500/month. Can be
furnished if needed. Available Jan 1st. Call
(813) 610-8671 or email bwilks09@aol.com
12-9-09-4-3

room at ivy house for spring & summer2010!
$150 loft bed incl. fully furnished all girls
dorm style, friendly roommates. just steps
from campus, very safe loc. on sorority row.
all inclusive rent! call 727 271 9268 12-9-
09-4-3

Female Sublease. 1 BR of 2/2.
CANOPY APTS!
-Brand New Unit, Furnished
-$700/mo for top story, pool view!
-Free 1st month; Utilities/Internet Included
-Please call me at 772 349 0570 12-9-09-
3-3


3 rooms Spring 2010 sublease, in 6 spacious
bdrm house. Awesome Location! 2 min. to
walk to campus, 5 min. walk to Sor. Row.
FREE Designated Parking Spot, wood firs. 2
kitchens, front porch & fire place
Call Ansley (772)216-5773 aplatts2@ufl.edu
1-6-5-3


Roommate Matching HERE
Oxford Manor 377-2777
The Landings 336-3838
The Laurels 335-4455
Greenwich Green 372-8100
Hidden Lake 374-3866
4-21-71-4


1BR INDIVIDUAL LEASES IN FURNISHED
4BR CONDOS. 2 blocks to UF. $299/mo incl
elec, cable tv, internet, pool, laundry facility.
914 SW 8th Ave. 378-4626 12-9-09-62-4


Enjoy A Romatic Old House
Near library downtown. $295-375/rm + utils.
Short term. No pets. No smoking. 378-1304
12-9-09-40-4

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 va-
cate. Some pets ok. Call 331-0762 12-8-
34-4

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
1-5-10-32-4

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. 12-9-29-4

Female roommates needed. Live in a big
new house w/ bus stop to UF, quiet/relax
area, fenced yard,private pool. 480/month
all inclusive. Joyce 941-724-0961. Must see
House Pics: tinyurl.com/mbs77r 12-9-09-
23-14

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


Room for rent. Master bedroom w/
private bath. 3/4 mile from stadium.
Quiet neighborhood. Split utils. 352-281-6618
1-5-09-9-4

Roommate wanted in Jan or Aug. 2000 sq
ft. 2 women looking for 3rd roommate. 3BR -
comes fully furnished, W/D, internet, TV. 3rd
& 2nd Ave. $600 + 1/3 utils. 561-281-9274
1-5-09-9-4

Roommate wanted. Large 3/3 house w/
2 grad students in NW. Close to UF, SFC,
shopping. $375/mo, $200 dep. Lease til 7/31.
Large room, low utils. Call Evan 352-428-
0500 1-5-09-9-4

Male, grad student, small furnished apt on
side of private home close to UF. One per-
son only. No pets. Cable, patio, clean, quiet.
$500 pm, utilities included. 336-5808 12-
9-09-8-4

Luxury House room, $500 incl. utilities.
W/D, ceramic tile, micro, etc. Looking for
graduate/professional for nice place & likes
small pups. Williston/SW 23rd St. 352-226-
3535/713-705-6279 1-7-09-10-4

Roommate needed in Rockwood Villas spa-
cious room and private bath in a 3/3. $400.00/
month plus a 1/3 of the utilities 352-538-7521
1-5-09-8-4

Grad student seeking two female roommates
(NS/ND) to share a new 4/2 house in a quiet
neighborhood 3 mi. W of 1-75. With cable,
internet & security alarm. 475/mo., util. incl.
Please call 352-331-8794. Rooms are avail-
able immediately. 1-12-12-4


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
1-5-09-7-4

1 bed/private bath in 3/3 at rockwood villas.
$450 inc. utilities (cable, wireless internet).
Washer/Dryer in unit and plenty of parking.
On UF and Sante Fe bus route. Call Jerry for
more info. 407.403.0656. 12-9-09-6-4

Looking for one male to share 3BR/2BA
house close to campus. Common areas fur-
nished, W/D, new tile & carpet. $425/mo +
elec. 918 NW 10th Ave. Call 561-706-5378
1-5-09-5-4

Bedroom for rent in a 3/2. $400/mo. Own
bath, carport. Females only need apply. 4
Blks from stadium. Call 692-1958 for appt.
1-5-09-5-4

Roommate wanted. 1/1 in 2/2
2 Blocks North of Library West
Unfurnished BR, shared spaces furnished
Washer/dryer, dishwasher, wireless internet
$600/mo + half util. Call/txt 813-468-1071
1-5-5-4

3 blocks from UF Campus
1 bedroom in 3/1 house for rent
$425/mth + 1/3 util/cable/int
Available ASAP please call now! 850 529
2717 or email kalon77@ufl.edu 1-5-09-5-4


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, e-mail or CHECK OUT
PLACING YOUR AD THRU OUR ONLINE
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Find (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 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

130 FEET RIVER FRONTAGE! 1.5 ACRES,
BUILDABLE LOTWITH LARGE SELECTION
OF HUGE TREES ON PEACEFUL SECTION
OF RIVER. GREAT INVESTMENT! ONLY
25K. (352)665-8067 1-13-09-20-5

Great for Students 1 BR/1 BA.
Walk to Campus. Only $49,900
Gore-Rabell Realty 378-1387 4-21-75-5

Homes From $199/mo! 1-4 Bedrooms Avail
From $199/mo! For Listings (800)350-4142
12-14-1-5


BED QUEEN $120 ORTHOPEDIC
Pillow-top, mattress & box. Name brand,
new, still in plastic. Call 352-372-7490 will
deliver. 4-21-09-71-6

BED FULL SIZE $100 ORTHOPEDIC
Pillow-top mattress & box. New, unused, still
in plastic w/warranty. Can deliver. Call 352-
377-9846 4-21-09-71-6

MICROFIBER SOFA & LOVESEAT $400
Brand new still packaged w/warranty. Must
sell. Can deliver. Retail $1600. 352-372-
7490 4-21-09-71-6


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. 4-21-09-71-6

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
4-21-71-6

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 4-21-09-71-6

SOFA & LOVESEAT 100% Italian leather.
Brand new in plastic w/warranty. Retail
$2650. Sacrifice $750. Call 352-377-9846
4-21-09-71-6

DINING ROOM Beautiful cherry set w/table,
6 Chippendale chairs, hutch & buffet. New,
still in boxes. Retail $5200, sacrifice $1100.
Must sell. Can deliver. 352-372-8588 4-21-
71-6

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 4-21-09-71-6

**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.
4-21-71-6

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. 4-21-71-6

Bed- All New King! 3pc Orthopedic pillowtop
mattress set. Brand NEW, still in plastic with
warranty. Can deliver. $200 352-333-7516.
4-21-71-6

BEDROOM SET- $300 BRAND NEW
Still in boxes! 6 pieces include: Headboard,
2 Nightstands, Dresser, Mirror, Chest. Must
sell, can deliver. 352-377-9846. 4-21-09-
71-6

FUTON $60 Solid Oak Mission Style. With
plush mattress $160. All brand NEW still in
box. Can deliver. 352-333-7516 4-21-71-6

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 4-21-71-6


CASH PAID: Laptops & Cameras
Parts & Repair Mac & PC laptops
AC adapters Joel 336-0075
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Computer Help Fast Gatorland Computers
House/Dorm Fast response. No waiting/un-
plugging/hassels. $30 Gator discount w/ID.
Certified MCSE Technicians. 352-338-8041.
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

*KALEV ON KALLO
I come to your location
All PC and Networking Problems
* 352-262-6704 Only $25 per hour *
1-5-09-14-7


CERTIFIED MCSE COMPUTER TECH
Office or Home. Fast professional services at
reasonable rates. Services include network-
ing, security, data recovery, virus removal.
352-275-3036 www.indiecomputer.com 12-
9-09-10-7


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)
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***PARKING@@@
Private, Secure, Guaranteed. 60 sec to UF.
Reserve now! Reasonable rates. 352-538-
2181. Can leave mssg. 4-21-09-71-10


UF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AUCTIONS
are underway...
bikes, computers, printers, vehicles & more.
All individuals interested in bidding go to:
surplus.ufl.edu 392-0370
4-21-09-71-10


Top of the line gator pool table! Solid slate,
8ft.,gator blue felt, gator billiard balls, gator
cover $1800 OBO. MUST SELL! call 352-
372-6533 12-9-09-5-10

CHRISTMAS TREES!
Potted Leylands, Arizona Cypress, & Red
Cedar; Table-Top to 10 ft. $7-$69. 209 NW
75th St. Alachua 386-462-2060 1-5-09-6-
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***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
4-21-09-71-11

*****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 4-21-09-
71-11

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

***www. BuyMyScooter.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 avail-
able. Lowest labor rates around. Quickest
turnaround time. Run by Gator Grads so we
know how to treat our customers! 376-6275
4-21-09-71-11


00000* SCOOTERS ******
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, month or semester.
Students can rent to own!
NS4L.com 352-336-1271 12-9-09-75-11






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MSRP. 904-294-8344 Turn 2 Gear 1-5-
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Honda Shawdow Spirit 750, yellow Exell.10K,
shield, bags, custom canvas cover, $3500,
call Paul 352-514-6227 see it Newberry Rd.
Imports, 7349 W Newberry ask Andy 12-
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*Over 15 yr svc to UF students
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CARS CARS Buy6SellOTrade
Clean BMW, Volvo, Mercedes
Toyota, Honda, Nissan cars
3432 N Main St. www.carrsmith.com
CARRSMITH AUTO SALES 373-1150
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Autos


$500! POLICE IMPOUNDS!
HONDAS, CHEVYS, TOYOTAS, ETC.
For listings 800-366-9813 ext 4622
4-21-71-12


**HEADLINERS SAGGING?**
POWER WINDOWS DON'T WORK?
On site avail. Steve's Headliners 352-226-1973
12-9-74-12


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Titles Only. Call K.T. (352) 281-9980
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No credit check
Cars, SUVs, Trucks & Vans
30 day warranty
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96 Plymouth Minivan $699 cash
92 Nissan Stanza $999 cash
98 Pontiac Grand Am $999 cash
96 Kia Sephia $999 cash
352-338-1999 4-21-71-12

96 Lincoln Mark 8 $999 cash
95 Pontiac Bonnville $999 cash
98 Chrysler Cirrus $999 cash
96 Chevy Cavalier $1499 cash
352-338-1999 4-21-71-12

92 Honda Accord $1499 cash
97 Mazda Millenia $1999 cash
92 Chevy Camero $1999 cash
96 Mits Galant $1999 cash
352-338-1999 4-21-71-12

97 Jeep Cherokee $1900
96 Chevy Astro Van $1900
96 Chevy Blazer $1499
98 Ford Expolorer $2500
352-338-1999 4-21-71-12

95 Dodge Ram PK $2900
98 Dodge Ram PK $2900
98 Pontiac Transport $2900
94 Toyota Camry $2900 SOLD
352-338-1999 4-21-71-12

97 Mercury Grand Marquis $2900
00 Hyundai Elantra $2900
94 Toyota Station Wagon $2900 SOLD
97 Mits Diamonte $2900
352-338-1999 4-21-71-12

96 Honda Accord $2500
94 Toyota Camry $2900
96 Cadillac Deville $2900
01 Hyundai Sonata $2900
352-338-1999 4-21-71-12

Sun City Auto Sales
60 Day pay off
On cash vehicles
Pay off time negotiable
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2002 Honda Odysee, 117k $6999 CASH
352-375-9090 4-21-71-12
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 4-21-71-12
2002 Toyota Camry, 76k $8999 CASH
2004 Toyota Corolla, 111k $7999 CASH
1999 Toyota Sienna, 135k $5999 CASH
2002 Toyota Corolla, 68k $6999 CASH
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Wanted


LOCAL ARTIST NEEDS:
* Gold Diamonds Gems Class Rings
* ETC Top Cash $$$ or Trade *
OZZIE'S FINE JEWELRY 373-9243. 4-21-
71-13

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
4-21-71-13

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.
BE AN INSPIRATION!
Take a blind lady to Mass on Sundays and
for walks and shopping as needed. We'll
have lots of fun! And you will make a new
friend! Contact 219-6948 1-8-09-71-13


Wanted

LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP ME
LEARN TO RAKE KNIT A HAT, second and
fourth wednesdays of each month. These
hats are made for people in Haiti. Come and
have fun with Lenora. Call 219-6948. 1-8-
09-71-13


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through advertising. We suggest that any
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alligator
RETAIL ADVERTISING MANAGER
FULL TIME POSITION
Sales driven person to train student sales
staff in outside newspaper advertising sales.
Motivator needed who works well with a
constantly changing staff.
Duties include training university students
in outside newspaper sales, layout and
copy writing. Must work well within and
meet daily deadlines. Good organizational
skills a must. Newspaper ad sales back-
ground an advantage. Modest salary, good
benefits and excellent working environment.
With resume, send cover letter that must
include salary requirements, to: General
Manager, The Independent Florida Alligator,
PO 14257,Gainesville,FI 32604 or
email to tcarey@alligator.org.
No phone calls please. EOE

LIKE TO WORK WITH LUXURY CARS?
Bright? Enthusiastic? Like people? Must be
over 22, stable work history, clean driving re-
cord, drug-free, personal references.
www.carrsmith.com for details. 4-21-71-14

$STUDENTS GET CASH ON THE SPOT$
For gently used clothing/accessories & fur-
niture. No appt.necessary! Sandy's Savvy
Chic Resale Boutique 2906 NW 13th St. 372-
1226 12-9-09-74-14

Now you can easily
submit your classified ad
for print andlor web editions
right thru our website!
Just go to
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Visa and Mastercard accepted.
BARTENDING
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No experience necessary, training provided.
800-965-6520 ext 138 4-21-09-71-14

FUTURE GMs
Now hiring assistant managers
GatorDominos.com/jobs
4-21-71-14

PHONE AGENTS NEEDED
Must have Excellent Vocabulary and
Communication skills. PC skills needed.
Apply Now! 6020 NW 4th Place, Suite G.
352-371-5888 x 111 4-21-71-14

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. 4-21-09-71-14

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 4-21-09-
71-14

STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM
Paid survey takers needed. Gainesville.
100% FREE to join. Click on Surveys 12-
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1-800-577-2021 & please leave your name &
number TWICE 12-9-68-14

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everyone needs it. 50% commissions paid
bi-monthly. For an interview, call 1-800-577-
2021 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
4-21-71-14

Hair models wanted for long hair in motion
studies. Hip-length or longer only. No experi-
ence necessary. $70 to $120 and hour. Call
352 792-1824 modelslh@yahoo.com
1-14-09-32-14

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 4-21-
09-71-14

PRC NOW HIRING
Find a job you'll love. Immediate Openings
for Customer Care Representatives. $10.00
to $10.50 per hour. Paid Training and mul-
tiple schedules available. For more informa-
tion contact us at 386-326-5030 or 386-326-
5008 or apply online at www.prcnet.com
1-5-09-20-14


MEDICAL OFFICE
Looking for pre-med student. Evenings &
weekends. Fax resume to 373-2230 12-8-
09-10-14

Like to read & want to make extra
cash? Atlantic Publishing needs
people to write honest book reviews
(1-3 paragraphs). $50 for 3.
E-mail dbrown@atlantic-pub.com. 12-8-
09-10-14

Full time NANNY needed for Jan: M-F
toddler $10/hr; must have newborn exp
grad students welcome; exp req;
Noah's Ark Nanny; send resume, photo,
short bio to gnv@nanoneone.com 1-5-09-
10-14

NANNY ASAP for adorable lyr old:
3 full days/ wk; 25-30hrs; $9/hr;
starts asap or Jan.
Noah's Ark Nanny e-mail resume,pix,
schedule to gnv@nanoneone.com 1-5-09-
10-14

MWFSat NANNY NEEDED Jan
6:30am; 15hrs/wk average (days vary)
3 yr old twins + lyr old;
must be avail thru August 2010
Noah's Ark Nanny e-mail resume, pix,
schedule to gnv@nanoneone.com 1-5-09-
10-14

University Athletic Association
Accounting

We are currently seeking a flexible indi-
vidual to fill the position of part-time (OPS)
filing clerk. The duties include but are not
limited to data entry and filing. Experienced
in Microsoft Excel and good organizational
skills are required. This is a minimum wage
position averaging 20 hour per week. If inter-
ested please fax resume to (352) 375-5182.

If you have questions regarding this ad,
please contact me in the Human Resources
Department at 375-4683 x6301.

Thank You,
Brenda Lembo
Coordinator Recruitment 12-9-09-8-14

Interactive firm seeks Project Manager. Proj
mngmt & web/tech exp are a plus. Send re-
sume to rhorton@352media.com by EOD
12/3. Fun work atmosphere! 12-8-09-7-14

"Have Bad Credit?
Want to make $1,000s for doing nothing?"
Call (877) 465-8463 for more information.
1-5-09-6-14


PROJECT COORDINATOR: All aspects of
psychologist's private practice, training insti-
tute with online studies. Need very strong or-
ganizational skills, extensive computer skills,
able to master complex software. Fun job/
will train. Honors BA or MA. 28 Hr/Wk. M-Th.
$11.00 hr. Alachua location. Email resume/
reference list to RobertGlazerPhD@gmail.com
1-5-09-5-14

RGIS INVENTORY SPECIALISTS
Part-time hourly work
Flexible schedules
$8 an hour to start
Apply online at RGIS.COM 1-8-09-8-14

SAT Coordinator
Immediate full time/part time opening for
a person with SAT tutoring background
to help develop a new program at Gleim
Publications. Great opportunity and experi-
ence for a "go getter". Please send your re-
sume to hr@gleim.com or apply on line at
http://www.gleim.com. 12-9-09-4-14

Need mature, reliable, dedicated, full-time
live-in caretaker for elderly mom to help with
daily personal care, companionship, cooking,
and house cleaning. $41,000/yr, full benefits
pagkage, appreciative family. 3+ yrs expe-
rience, excellent references, background
check required. Contact
lewjufa@gmail.com 1-5-09-5-14

Live in companion needed for disabled
woman. Light housekeeping asst, vehicle
needed. Experience req. background check.
send resume to vendorslynz@gmail.com
1-11-10-8-14


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 4-21-71-15

EVERGLADE EQUESTRIAN CENTER
The countryclub for horses & owners.
Customer lounge w/full kitchen & bath. 250' x
160' riding ring, round pen &jump paddock.
Lessons. 30 acres, 40 matted stalls, 19 sepa-
rate paddocks. 24-hr security, 352-591-3175
everglade-equestrian.com 12-9-74-15

Want to be a CNA, phlebotomist or pharm
tech? Express Training offers courses, days,
eve, weekend. All classes live, no videos.
Call 352-338-1193 or
expresstrainingservices.com 12-9-09-74-15

PERSONAL TRAINING 300
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. 4-21-71-15


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

HYPNOTIST Stop smoking. Improve mem-
ory & concentration. Eliminate bad habits.
Past life regression. Learn self hypnosis.
Low Student Rates. Leonard Umans AAPH,
NGH certified 379-1079 12-9-75-15


T-SHIRT SCREEN PRINTING
Greeks-Sports-Clubs-Bands
*Call or Stop by for a QUOTE*
MONSTER PRESS 373-3355
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

* GREAT BANNERS & SIGNS *
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Top QualityOFast ServiceOLow Prices
www.signpower.com
SignMasters 335-7000
1-29-83-15

** PLAQUES AWARDS TROPHIES **
Name BadgesOButtonsOADA Signs
Top QualityOFast ServiceOLow Prices
www.signpower.com
SignMasters 335-7000
1-29-83-15

BEGINNER GUITAR & PIANO LESSONS
For ALL ages.
My EXPERIENCE: 10 yrs-guitar & a lifetime-
piano. If interested call 352-256-3800 or
email gidonherman00@gmail.com 12-9-
57-15

GOT A TICKET?
TAKE TRAFFIC SCHOOL 100% ONLINE
STATE OF FLORIDA APPROVED
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www.EasyTrafficSchoolNow.com 1-8-20-
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HIV ANTIBODY TESTING
Alachua County Health Dept. Call
334-7960 for app't (optional $20 fee)


All Women's Health Center
ABORTION
Free Pregnancy Test
RU-486 Available
378-9191
www.abortiongainesville.com
4-21-71-16


THE TRUE YOU!
Lose 8-15 pounds in 4 weeks
Only $119!
Gain muscle while you lose fat
Groups forming now. 339-2199
12-9-74-16


Think you're pregnant?
Free pregnancy tests & referrals
Free, confidential advising
For appt., call 352-367-2716
A Woman's Answer Medical Center
38-16


12-8-


HIV ANTIBODY TESTING
Alachua County Health Dept. Call
334-7960 for app't (optional $20 fee)


*Family Chiropractic*
Since 1977. Two blocks from U.F.
373-7070
4-21-71-18

SAVE ON RAYBAN/SUNGLASSES

University Opticians
300 SW 4th Ave. 378-4480
12-9-09-75-18

IMMIGRATION LAW
Marriage Green Cards
Employment Visas & Naturalization
www.ruthlaw.com (352) 335-6748
2-2-40-18


Want to make a connection?
Place your ad here to look for someone to
share a common interest with or for your true
love


IS YOUR BUSINESS, CLUB OR
ORGANIZATION HAVING AN EVENT?
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT? PLACE YOUR AD
HERE AND GET IT NOTICED!


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
8-16-09-25-21


Rocky Creek Paintball
In Gainesville Better Prices
Better Fields Better Call 371-2092
12-9-09-99-21


OOOBAHAMAS SPRING BREAKOO*
Complete 5-Day packages from $189.
All packages include round-trip cruise and
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UF tops FIU, will face No. 1 Penn St. next


By ANTHONY CHIANG
Alligator Writer
achiang@alligatororg

For the last week, the Gators
have had to hold it in.
But it didn't take long for
them to finally let it out.
"Right now, it's all about
Penn State," senior Elyse Cu-
sack said after Florida's sec-
ond-round match.
No. 14 UF (25-5) did its part
in advancing to the inevitable
Sweet 16 matchup against the
No. 1 Nittany Lions (34-0) with
a sweep of shorthanded FIU
3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-16) in the
O'Connell Center on Friday.
Penn State also swept its
way through the first two
rounds to punch its ticket to
a date with UF on Friday at 6
p.m.
The Gators clinched their
spot in the showdown in large
part because of their 12 blocks.
They racked up 11 more than
FIU (32-4), which is the largest
blocking margin of the season
for UF.
"We know that the teams
that have had any success
against FIU blocked balls,"
coach Mary Wise said. "When
we didn't block balls early on,
we were a little concerned."
After recording only two
blocks in the first set, the
Gators exploded with 10 in the
final two sets.
Sophomore middle blocker
Cassandra Anderson led the
effort with four and a half
blocks along with nine kills.


Four UF players, includ-
ing Anderson, finished with at
least one block.
"The longer the match went
on, we adjusted more," Ander-
son said. "We saw where they
were hitting, and the more the
match went on that just helped
us figure out where we needed
to put the block."
"We knew coming in
against FlU with their
feisty little setter, that
they play with such
emotion, and we had to
match that."
Elyse Cusack
UF senior libero

In UF's first-round match,
Wise said her team did not
play with enough intensity,
but that wasn't a problem Fri-
day.
"We knew coming in
against FIU with their feisty
little setter, that they play with
such emotion, and we had to
match that," Cusack said. "If
we didn't and we played flat,
they were going to take advan-
tage of it."
An emotional 7-0 run by
the Gators to grab the second
set along with an injury that
kept FIU's best hitter, senior
Yarimar Rosa, out for the third
frame broke the back of the
Golden Panthers.

SEE VOLLEY, PAGE 16


By KYLE MAISTRI
Alligator Staff Writer
kmaistrl@alligator org

ATLANTA Florida came into the
Southeastern Conference Championship
Game with the No. 1 scoring defense in the
nation, but the Gators hadn't played Mark
Ingram yet.
Alabama's Heisman Trophy candidate
running back broke tackle after tackle on
his way to 113 rushing yards and 76 receiv-
ing yards, helping the Crimson Tide put 32
points on the board.
UF came in allowing 9.8 points per game,
one rushing touchdown in the last six games
and only three all season.
Ingram rushed for three in 47 minutes.


"One of the worst games we've played
around here in a long time," UF defensive
coordinator Charlie Strong said. "We just
didn't tackle. There were a lot of three-step
(drops), so we just didn't
tackle well. It's no differ-
ent from what we played
all season, we just didn't
make plays."
The missed tackles
gave Alabama the chance
to make big plays without
Ingram throwing the ball down-
field.
Ingram took a screen pass 69 yards at
the end of the second quarter, setting up his
3-yard rushing touchdown. And wide re-
ceiver Marquis Maze took a 5-yard hitch 34


SThe schedule for all the bowls was released Sunday. My favorite non-BCS
game: pass-happy Houston vs. run-happy Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl on
Dec. 31.... I'm still in shock at how close Texas came to throwing away a shot at
a BCS title. ... Michael Vick was booed pregame in Atlanta, scored TDs and then
was showered with "We want Vick!" cheers. It really is all about winning.


yards on a third and 3 on the previous drive
to set up a Leigh Tiffin field goal.
UF cornerback Janoris Jenkins came up
to make the tackle but was quickly turned
away by Maze, who finished the game with
five catches for 96 yards.
"Your ability to tackle that's your job,"
safeties coach Chuck Heater said. "So if you
don't do it, you're going to have a hard time
getting off the field."
Though the Gators couldn't seem to tack-
le Ingram, the Crimson Tide's success was
also a result of a surprise effort.
Ingram, whose 1,429 rushing yards
ranked him seventh in the nation coming
into the game, didn't go overlooked by Flori-
da's defense, but Alabama quarterback Greg
SEE DEFENSE, PAGE 16




Urban Meyer was admitted to
a hospital early Sunday morning
and treated for dehydration before
being released Sunday afternoon. A
spokesman said he is doing well.


Florida fans

get rare taste

of falling short

ATLANTA
David Nelson didn't want to
leave the field.
He had just let Florida's
final, last-grasp chance at pulling out
a miracle victory slip through his fin-
gers.
Hope had become slimmer and
slimmer as time wasted away, and
while the game clock read 7:28, this
was the end.


Phil Kegler


Ana Goni-Lessan Alligator Staff
UF sophomore Cassandra Anderson blocks the ball during
Florida's sweep of FIU on Friday in the O'Connell Center.


Nelson be-
gan to walk off
the field but
couldn't bring
himself to get
any closer to the
sidelines than
the outer hash


Phil on the Hill mark.
pkegler@alllgatororg He would
eventually make
it off with some
consolation from Tim Tebow, who
had just thrown the pass that Nelson
dropped on fourth and 3 from the
Alabama 13-yard line.
Florida's offense would not take
the field again.
"That's it," Nelson said. "We've
worked for the past year for this mo-
ment, and everything we've done, ev-
erything we've trained for, everything
we've worked for the past year since
the Oklahoma game last year was for
this moment, and it's over. We didn't
take care of business."
There probably couldn't have been
a more shocking finish to the Gators'
22-game winning streak and their
quest for a historic third national title
in four years.
This is what the view from the oth-
er side looks like, Florida fans.
Remember when Florida celebrat-
ed a 41-14 win over Ohio State in the
2007 BCS National Championship
Game?
The total domination the Gators
exhibited over the Buckeyes came
to mind as eerily similar to the way
the Crimson Tide did whatever they
wanted in the Southeastern Confer-
ence Championship Game. The rea-
sons were different UF was simply
more athletic than OSU but have
you ever seen Urban Meyer look so
SEE PHIL, PAGE 14


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Gators can't stop Ingram, Tide offense






14, ALLIGATOR 0 MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009


Gators find stroke, rout Dolphins


* UF WENT 12 OF 20 FROM
BEYOND THE ARC.

By ADAM BERRY
Alligator Staff Writer
aberry@allgator org

JACKSONVILLE So far this
season, the Gators have built their
identity on defense, a sharp con-
trast to the team that lived and died
by its 3-point shooting a year ago.
Friday night, Florida looked a
little more like its old self.
No. 13 UF shot 12 of 20 from be-
yond the arc on its way to an 85-67
win at Jacksonville (0-5), moving to
8-0 for just the third time in school
history.
"I feel like in the previous
games, we've had bad shooting
nights and good defense," said
freshman guard Kenny Boynton,
who returned to the starting lineup
and scored 15 points. "In this game,
we had a good shooting night and
bad defense.
"We've just got to put it all to-
gether."
The Gators entered Jacksonville
Veterans Memorial Arena shoot-
ing just 27.7 percent from 3-point
range, but Boynton, Erving Walker,
Dan Wemer and Chandler Parsons
kept shooting with confidence like
UF coach Billy Donovan told them
to, and the shots finally started fall-


ing.
Florida's eight second-half 3s
were more than the team has made
in all but one game this season.
"Teams were not even playing
us honest sometimes. Me and KB
had a lot of good looks this game
and the last few games," said Walk-
er, who led the team with 18 points
on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the
arc. "It seems like it's slowly start-
ing to change, and we're happy for
that."
The Gators
and Dolphins
traded baskets
for the opening
Men's 13 minutes of the
Basketball game, and UF
held just a 31-29
lead with 7:13 remaining in the first
half.
The fast-paced first half was
starting to wear on a UF team play-
ing its eighth game in 17 days, but
the Gators clamped down on de-
fense and only allowed one JU field
goal from that point on a layup
by guard Ben Smith as the buzzer
sounded.
"We've had an emotional, long
stretch here. It's been a long stretch
for our kids, and our kids have
done a good job," Donovan said. "I
knew there was going to be a lot of
emotion and energy.
"We looked a little drained and a
little fatigued, but we hung in there


and did the things necessary to find
a way to win the game."
With Jacksonville refusing to be
put away for most of the second
half, Florida's defense once again
buckled down. The Gators gave up
just seven points in the final 8:43
and held the Dolphins scoreless for
more than five minutes to end the
game.
"It's good to see us hitting shots,
but we definitely didn't play de-
fense the way we wanted to," said
Werner, who finished with 13
points. "They were flying the ball
up and down the court. Our pres-
sure really wasn't as effective. They
did a great job handling it.
"The last couple minutes of the
first half and the last couple min-
utes of the second half really won
us the game."
With the Gators' outside shoot-
ers hitting from long range, Vernon
Macklin put together one of his best
scoring games as a Gator.
The junior center hit all six of his
free throws extending his streak
to 12 straight and giving Donovan
another reason to play him late in
the game and finished with 16
points on 5-of-7 shooting.
"(The improved outside shoot-
ing) makes it a lot easier," Macklin
said. "I want these guys to keep
this up and keep on knocking them
down and help out a lot of our big
guys."


PHIL, from page 13

bad with a team that was sup-
posed to be so good?
Remember when UF would
not be denied in a 31-20 win
over Alabama in last year's
SEC title game?
The Gators outscored the
Tide 14-0 in the fourth quarter
of the 2008 affair. Tebow deliv-
ered a big-time performance on
a national stage and seemed to
will his team to victory.
The senior quarterback de-
livered a similar pep talk to his
teammates before Saturday's
fourth quarter.
Nothing changed.
By the time it was over, the
2008 SEC champion Florida
team outgained the 2009 run-
ner-up Florida by 23 yards in-
side the Georgia Dome, but UF
lost the time of possession bat-
tle Saturday by a whopping 19
minutes, likely due to an aban-
donment of the run game.
Offensive coordinator Steve
Addazio, who regrettably was
unavailable for comment after-
ward, called a game in which
his two star running backs
combined for three carries.
And while the offense con-
tinued to struggle in the red


zone (zero touchdowns in
three trips compared to four in
six trips in '08), there is nothing
more puzzling than the defense
allowing 490 yards.
But this one wasn't one
player, one coach or even one
unit's fault.
Alabama was just better in
every facet of the game, and
that was the biggest surprise
of all.
"They came out and played
tremendous," Nelson said.
"They came out and played like
a national champion should
play. And we didn't."
When Tebow announced
that he would return for his
senior season, he told fans he
wanted to do it all again.
For 12 weeks, the 2009 UF
football team seemed to be
a team of destiny. It looked
poised to put the final seal
on Tebow's promise with a
defense that sought its place
among the greats in history.
At the end of the day, the
ending to the script was very
simple, very cut and dry.
The greatest era in Florida
football history came to a stum-
bling end Saturday, and no one
really knew why.
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UF looks to fix running game


FOOTBALL, from page 1

multiple occasions throughout the
regular season, but the defense
never let the team down before
Saturday.
Alabama controlled the ball
for 39:37 of the game's 60 minutes
and converted 11 of its 15 third
downs, including 8 of 9 in the sec-
ond half.
"They ran the same stuff we
saw on film, they just ran it a little
bit harder," UF cornerback Joe
Haden said.
The offense was unable to step
up and save the day as the defense
faltered, partially because a frus-
trated Tebow and the rest of the
unit couldn't seem to stay on the
field.
The Gators averaged 236 rush-
ing yards and 451 total yards per
game coming into the rematch
with Alabama. But they could only
manage 88 rushing yards and 335
total yards of offense against the
nation's No. 2 defense.
"Obviously our rushing, we
didn't get the backs Tim ran
the ball for some yards but we
didn't get our backs going," Mey-
er said. "But it seemed like we
were behind, and we were trying
to play catch-up the entire night,
and we didn't do that."
UF was content to abandon the
run early despite never trailing
by more than nine points in the
first half. Offensive coordinator
Steve Addazio's unit ran the ball
nine times and passed it 17 times
before the break, with only three
of those carries going to players
other than Tebow.
The balance, or lack thereof,
only got worse in the second half,
as the Gators finished with 14
rushes and 35 passes, with four
carries going to players other than
Tebow.
Addazio has said many times
this season that Florida is a rush-
ing team, only to abandon that
identity in the biggest game of the

W -,


season.
"If you try to be something
you're not, sometimes that fails,"
Addazio said after UF played
Vanderbilt.
The Gators will have to figure
out some way to get back to the
running game that made them
so successful if they hope not to
suffer a similar fate against the
Bearcats.
"I don't think you can win the
game without getting the running
backs involved, so that's a high
priority for us," Meyer said in the
Sugar Bowl teleconference Sun-
day night.
"This is not how we wanted
to finish our season in the
SEC, and, you know, there
were a lot of goals and a
lot of goals we won't be
able to accomplish. We've
still got to regroup and go
have a good bowl game,
and that's what our focus
will be."
Tim Tebow
UF senior quarterback

Motivation will be another is-
sue for a Florida team that had
hopes of winning its third nation-
al championship in four seasons.
Last year, the Crimson Tide suf-
fered their first loss of the season
to the Gators in the SEC Champi-
onship Game and were unable to
regroup before dropping a second
game to Utah in the Sugar Bowl.
UF will lean on its decorated
senior class to avoid a similar
fate.
"This is not how we wanted to
finish our season in the SEC, and,
you know, there were a lot of goals
and a lot of goals we won't be
able to accomplish," Tebow said.
"We've still got to regroup and
go have a good bowl game, and
that's what our focus will be."


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EIt was hard to find standout performances in a loss as dismal
as this one, but Tebow did about as good as he could after
Florida apparently decided to abandon the running game (four
non-Tebow rushes). His 310 total yards were the fourth-most
he has had all season, and when he led that four-play, 70-yard
Tim Tebow drive in the second quarter, UF fans probably got some hope.
Unfortunately, no Tebow pep talks could rile the defense out
QB, Sr. of its slumber, and the senior's interception in the end zone
sealed the Gators' fate.
20-of-35 passing, 247 yds, TD, INT; 10 rush, 63
yds

The fact that a punter is our No. 2 Swamp Stud pretty much
sums up Florida's terrible day in its biggest game of the year.
Henry has been one asset the Gators have been able to count
on all year, and the junior set an SEC Championship Game
record by averaging 48.8 yards on his four punts, eclipsing his
mark of 47.7 from a year ago. Matching your season high of Chas Henry
four punts in a game where your defense can't get a stop is a P, Jr.
recipe for disaster, but Henry did all he could do to swing the
field position game in UF's favor.
4 punts, 195 yds, long of 57, 2 inside the 20


David
Nelson
WR, R-Sr.


It wouldn't be a championship game if Tebow didn't connect
with Nelson, who caught only his second touchdown pass
of the season in the second quarter. The redshirt senior's
seventh career touchdown turned out to be the Gators' only
trip to the end zone in nine offensive possessions. Nelson
was understandably down after the game, but he had his best
performance of the season and had the second-most catches
Saturday.
4 rec, 53 yds, TD


STANDINGS
T. Tebow 18 J. Brantley 2
C. Rainey 7 D. Doe 2
J. Cunningham 6 C. Dunlap 2
R. Cooper-5 C. Henry- 2
J. Demps -5 A. Jones 2
A. Hernandez 5 C. Sturgis 2
R. Stamper -5 D. Thompson 2
J. Haden 4 B. Hicks -1
A. Black 3 Ja. Jenkins 1
B. Spikes 3 D. Nelson 1


SCORE BY QUARTERS


TOP THREE PLAYS
Mark Ingram's 69-yard
gain down to the UF 1-yard
line on a screen pass in the
second quarter

Riley Cooper's 59-yard
catch-and run late in the
second quarter

Greg McElroy's
scramble down to the UF
2-yard line as he eluded
several defenders on the
first play of the fourth quarter


TURNING POINT
Just after Florida closed the gap
to 12-10 on a quick 70-yard drive,
Alabama answered on its very next
play with a 69-yard screen pass to
Mark Ingram down to the UF 1-yard
line. Ingram punched it in on the
next play, went up 19-10, and the
momentum remained in the Crimson
Tide's favor from then on out.

KEY STAT


39:37

Alabama's time of possession


1 2 3 4

UF 3 10 0 0


UA 9 10 7 6


Final


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By EUGENIO TORRENS
Alligator Staff Writer
etorrens@alligator org

With nearly a week off to re-
flect on its latest loss, UF is ready
to get back out on the court and
under the lights.
Those bulbs won't be brighter
than on tonight's national stage
when Florida plays Rutgers (5-4)
at 7 in Piscataway, N.J., in a game
being televised on ESPN2.
Coming off a compressed
week that saw Florida play four
games in an eight-day span, UF
has had the luxury of a near-full
week of practice.
"The good thing about this
week was we just got to focus
on us and Rutgers," guard Jor-


dan Jones said. "There were no
other factors coming into play or
any other games we had to worry
about."
That week also provided the
Gators (3-4) some time to digest
their poor start to the season.
"There hasn't been one game
this year that we executed out-
side, inside, just all aspects of
what we're capable of," Jones
said.
Following UF's fourth loss of
the season on Tuesday, Florida
had a team meeting where team-
mates held nothing back, calling
each other out and getting every-
thing out into the open.
Azania Stewart, who scored
a career-high 17 points against


FAMU on Tuesday, said she took
away from that game a need for
accountability.
"We're 3-4, and that's not a
good look right now," Stewart
said.
She said she
has been sur-
prised by the
team's inconsis-
tency this sea-
son, pointing
Jons out shades of
Jones
potential in the
opening 12-0 run against FAMU
and the 11-0 run in the closing 48
seconds of that same contest. The
pair of runs wasn't enough.
"If we can do that for the first
four minutes, why can't we keep


it consistent throughout? That's
what really this week has been
about," Stewart said.
With more free time this
week, there has been more atten-
tion paid to the Scarlet Knights,
and the Gators will have to play
lockdown defense against a team
that's full of one-on-one offen-
sive threats that can penetrate at
any time.
UF will likely counter with
depth boasting a larger roster
than Rutgers' 10-woman squad
- and help defense.
If there has been one surpris-
ing problem for the Gators this
season, it hasn't necessarily been
the defense as much as their in-
consistent shooting.


oved play

Splitting its last four games,
Florida has shot a combined 50.8
percent from the field in the two
wins while shooting a pedestrian
34.6 field-goal percentage in the
two losses.
That has meant more reliance
on the post game as a means of
generating offense.
"It's kind of been a deflat-
ing thing when we're out there
and we have a wide-open shot
and the shots just aren't falling,"
Jones said.
"It's definitely a game, espe-
cially being on national TV, that
we want to show what team we
really can be and not the team
we've been these past couple of
games."


Cusack four digs shy of SEC mark


VOLLEY, from page 13

Rosa attempted to play despite the
injury but could not finish the match.
The senior was in tears for much of the
final set as an injured left shin kept her
on the sideline.
"No matter how much you tell the
team that they can do it, they know
what she means to the team," FIU
coach Danijela Tomic said. "Seeing her
on the bench crying is not easy to over-
come."


Wise knew the Gators' win must be
put in perspective.
"I know deep down there is an aster-
isk, and that is Rosa,"
Wise said. "If she is 100
percent healthy, she is
one of the most dy-
Volleyball namic outside hitters."
But in the end UF
won its 25th match
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Sthe independent florida Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc of Gainesville, Florida VOLUME 103 ISSUE 72 We Inform. You Decide. -b MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 FLORIDA 13 ALABAMA 32 SUGAR NEVER TASTED SO SOUR Andrew Stanfill / Alligator Staff UF quarterback Tim Tebow takes his helmet off after throwing an interception in the end zone during Florida's 32-13 loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game in the Georgia Dome on Saturday. ON CAMPUS Common concert draws 5K By CAROLYN TILLO Alligator Writer Hip-hop fans were willing to get soaked Friday night in order to see Kid Cudi and Common perform at the Flavet Field Bandshell. The concert, which was put on by Student Government Productions, attracted a crowd of about 5,000 who stopped by throughout the cold, rainy night. Aaron Crespin, chairman of SGP Music and Entertainment, said SGP brought the musicians to UF for a total cost of $75,000. Crespin said SGP anticipated a crowd of about 10,000 to 15,000 people. Although he knew students would be out of town due to the Southeastern Conference Championship game, he attributed the lower turnout to the weather. 0 Sophomore Cassandra Anderson (right) had a team-high 4.5 blocks in UF's sweep of FlU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Florida faces No. Penn State next. See Story, Page 13. The concert also featured opening acts by Shay-J and Boy Wonder. When Kid Cudi appeared, the stage lights flashed red and white as he asked the audience if there was a big game coming up. Kid Cudi's performance included his hit "Day 'N' Nite" and other songs such as "Man on the Moon" and "Soundtrack 2 my Life." Common Kid Cudi danced back and forth across the stage, moving in time to the music. He encouraged the audience to join in and dance along. Jimmy Milone, a Florida International University student who came for the concert, said SEE CONCERT, PAGE 5 UF dining center evacuated after fire alarm Racquet Club Dining Center diners evacuated Friday after a fire alarm went off. The alarm, which sounded shortly after 1:30 p.m., caused a small disturbance as customers of Moe's Southwestern Grill and Chili's Too quickly filed outside. The Student Recreation and Fitness Center was also evacuated. Tonya Curry, a Moe's employee who was working during the alarm, said everyone inside remained calm as the alarm went off, and some customers even tried to continue ordering. Gainesville Fire Rescue arrived at the RacBy KYLE MAISTRI Alligator Staff Writer kmaistri@alligator org ATLANTA -When the group of reporters around David Nelson dispersed, and the Florida players had mostly cleared out of the locker room, the senior wide receiver said what everyone was thinking. "What now?" Nelson said, half to himself and half to a team assistant before making his way to the Georgia Dome's showers. Nelson and the rest of the No. 5 Gators (12-1) got the answer to that question Sunday night when it was announced that they are set to take on No. 3 Cincinnati (12-0) in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. "We have the winningest class in the history of the Southeastern Conference, and our legacy is going to be determined by how we finish this season," UF coach Urban Meyer said. Alabama wiped the floor with the defending Southeastern Conference and BCS national champiBy LAURA MONTALTO Alligator Contributing Writer On Monday morning one Gainesville family will experience a life-changing wake-up call. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" will make its way to The Gator Nation and surprise one of the five Gainesville families being considered for a total home makeover. The Emmy Award-winning TV show will build a house for a needy Gainesville family in one week with the help of host Ty Pennington, trade partners, sponsors, hundreds of volgoes off quet Club around 1:50 p.m. Gainesville Fire Rescue Lt. Mike Cowart said the alarm went off after a heat detector was triggered, but they also found a water flow problem, which added to the alarm. A burnt hamburger was also found, likely left on the grill during the evacuation. The detector was reset and building maintenance took care of the water issue. The hamburger's condition has not yet been released. -JENNY WILKINSON ons Saturday, racking up 490 total yards against the best defense in the nation -UF came into the game allowing 9.8 points per game. As UA quarterback Greg McElroy took a knee at the end of a drive that bled the final 7:28 off the clock in the fourth quarter, the video boards inside the Georgia Dome showed Tim Tebow crying as he watched from the sideline. Crimson Tide fans in attendance Football erupted at the sight. Like much of the college football world outside of Gainesville, they were happy to finally see a little bit of the shine finally fade from Tebow's armor. The 32-13 win against the Gators in this year's SEC Championship Game was a shocking result, not necessarily because the Crimson Tide won, but because of how they won. Florida's offense struggled on SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 15 unteers and Ark Remodeling & Construction, the selected build team for the project. "It is an honor to take on the challenge of building a house within a week for a very deserving family in our community," said Local Ricky Strickland, presiNewS dent of Ark Remodeling & Construction. "We are committed to taking care of people and making a difference in everything we do." Strickland said he is proud to support bringing the Gainesville commuSEE MAKEOVER, PAGE 5 T today FORECAST 2 OPINIONS 6 CLASSIFIEDS 8 Partly CROSSWORD 11 cloudy SPORTS 13 74/54 visit www.alligator.org Home to get makeover -7 Re 8 R

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2, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, DECEMBER 7,2009 News Today WHAT'S HAPPENING The 50th Anniversary of the Sit-Ins: From Greensboro to Tallahassee Tuesday, 7 p.m. Pugh Hall Ocora The Bob Graham Center for Public Service presents this event. Panelists for this program will consist of history professors Bill Link and Alan Petigny and religion professor Gwendolyn Simmons, who will discuss the significance of the sit-in movement and its impact on the nation. David Colburn, history professor emeritus, will moderate the discussion. Time will be provided for questions and discussion. The program is free and open to the public. Service for Peace Informational Meeting Tuesday, 5 p.m. Shands Communicore Room Cl-11 This session will cover information about international volunteering opportunities. Students in all majors who are interested in making a difference are welcome. For more information, visit serviceforpeace.org. Relay For Life Team Captain Party Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Rinker Hall, Room 110 Join the Relay for Life committee Slive Cancer Patients a ReasMon to Smile Donate new or nearly new teddy bears to American Cancer Society's Bears for Cares Bring donations to the Gainesville American Cancer Society Office or conact Margaret Shaw at 352376-6866 ext. 5063 or e-mail at margaret.shaw cancer.org FORECAST TODAY PARTLY CLOUDY 74/54 TUESDAY RAIN 78/63 for a team captain party to get information about forming a team and fundraising ideas. For more information, visit www.relayforlife.org/UFFL. Brazil in Words, Pictures and Sound Tuesday, 7p.m. Reitz Union Gallery, second floor The Florida FlyIns program presents its annual exhibit by nine UF international journalism students who traveled to Icapui, Brazil. The exhibit features writing, photography and multimedia. Gator Citrus Club Citrus Sale Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fifield Hall The Gator Citrus Club will be hosting its annual citrus sale. Grapefruit, oranges and gift baskets will be available for purchase. For more information, please visit the club's Web site at www.hos.ufl.edu/citrusclub/. SUNTHU 44 A WEDNESDAY THUNDER STORMS 82/57 THURSDAY PARTLY CLOUDY 67/45 FRIDAY PARTLY CLOUDY 72/56 Museum Nights Thursday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Harn Museum of Art This 1940s-themed evening will feature the Florida Swing Dancers, who will give lessons and demonstrate classic moves. Ice cream from the Sweet Dreams fire truck will be offered and classic cars will be on display. Admission is free. 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 two-sentence synopsis of the event. Make sure all submissions are formatted properly. Space in this section is limited. 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WE PFWIER id.~bie WED 1 AM-3AM F IS, FRI & SAT NEXT TO "2A 672-6111 REE WIFI SWEETBAY -" & n" ^^ TUESDAY $4 Top Shelf Martini Night; Live Music 4-close WEDNESDAY 990 Drafts, $5 Top Shelf Doubles; 8-close flI l~.,~ 1r 2 inzasruynir~i flaLe a#MaI'1v2t a the independent florida VOLUME 103 ISSUE 72 ISSN 0889-2423 Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications Inc, of Gainesville, Florida N EWSROOM 352-376-4458 (Voice), 352-376-4467 (Fax) Editor Kristin Bjornsen, kbjornsen@alligator.org Managing Editor / Print Brian Kelley, bkelley@alligator.org Managing Editor/ Online Jennifer Jenkins jjenkins@alligator.org Assistant Online Editor Andrew Stanfill, astanfill@alligator.org Metro Editor Emily Fuggetta, efuggetta@alligator.org University Editor Chelsea Keenan ckeenan@alligator.org Opinions Editor Will Olsen, wolsen@alligator.org Sports Editor Phil Kegler, pkegler@alligator.org Assistant Sports Editor Kyle Maistri, kmaistri@alligator.org alligatorSports.org Editor Bobby Callovi, bcallovi@alligator.org Editorial Board Kristin Bjornsen, Brian Kelley, Jennifer Jenkins, Will Olsen Photo Editor Harrison Diamond, hdiamond@alligator.org Assistant Photo Editor Matt Tripp mtripp@alligator.org Freelance Editor Ashley Ross, aross@alligator.org the Avenue Editor Lane Nieset, Inieset@alligator.org Graphics Chief Jessica Warshaver Copy Desk Chiefs Jack Benge, Adam Berry, Emily Blake, Joe Holzer, Rachael Pino Copy Editors Alex Chachkevitch, Sanika Dange, Ashley Hemmy, Corey McCall, Amanda Milligan, Emily Morrow, George Pappas, Paul Runnestrand, Jennifer Smith, Erica Zayas DISPLAY ADVERTISING 352-376-4482, 800-496-0265 (Voice), 352-376-4556 (Fax) Advertising Director Rose Sierra, rsierra@alligator.org Advertising Office Manager Victoria Livingston, vlivingston@alligator.org Advertising Assistant Melissa Bell Intern Coordinator Sara Ingebretsen Display Advertising Clerks Sara Ingebretsen, Shaun O'Connor Sales Representatives Zoya Avyaeva, Jen Cowie, Caitlin Dilks, Natasha Dykes, Brittany Fayne, Joaquin Martinez, Megan Meckstroth, Samantha Owen, MelanyValderrama CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 352-373-FIND (Voice), 352-376-3015(Fax) Classified Advertising Manager Ellen Light, ellight@alligator.org Classified Clerks Ashley Flattery, Wildivina Rosario CIRCULATION Operations Assistant David Carlson BUSINESS 352-376-4446 (Voice), 352-376-4556 (Fax) Comptroller Ramona Malloy Senior Bookkeeper Melissa Bell, mbell@alligator.org Accounting Clerks Stephen Roskowski, Dyana Sanchez Assistant Bookkeeper Amanda Miller ADMINISTRATION 352-376-4446 (Voice), 352-376-4556 (Fax) General Manager Patricia Carey, tcarey@alligator.org Administrative Manager Judy Moore Administrative Assistant Lenora McGowan, Imcgowan@alligator.org President Emeritus C.E. 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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 3 LOCAL Rescue finds families for pets By ROBERT HILSON Alligator Contributing Writer With soggy weather all around, no TV to watch football on and no late-week finals to wait out, Chyanne gathered her belongings and went home earlier than most in Gainesville. "Going home" is a new concept for Chyanne, who's been without one all her life, but packing wasn't terribly challenging. She travels only with a stainless-steel drinking bowl and a piece of crusted rawhide. On Saturday and Sunday, Maddie's Pet Rescue Project found a family for Chyanne, a red and white Australian cattle dog, and several dozen other animals during the organization's Home for the Holidays Adopt-a-thon. The biannual event offers orphaned pets to local residents on the Oaks Mall south lawn. "You can judge a community by how it treats its animals," said Kirk Eppenstein, executive director of the Alachua County Humane Society, "and Gainesville is a compassionate community." Adopters exchanged a background-combing, three-page application and a small fee for a new family member courtesy of the ACHS and four other partners of Maddie's. Though most of the future pets cost $35 to $100, Brandon Ibarra and Dexter White split a $125 charge from Town & Country Veterinarians to adopt a beagle puppy for a mutual friend. "I'd hate to name it and have it stick," said Ibarra, a 20-year-old UF student who got the Christmas gift on a whim. "But I know she'll love it. She really wants one for her own." About 1,000 people attended the event Sunday. The puppies went fast on Saturday as almost 1,000 people had circled their straw-filled pens by 2 p.m., but Jaymi Short, for one, focused on the older dogs. Short, 17, a volunteer for Puppy Hill Farm Animal Rescue, trolled around with Tamariah, 4, a horse-like Great Dane who was discarded from a moving car as a puppy. "These aren't Christmas gifts," said Short, who owns two boxers, Selina and Sergeant. "They're perfect for anytime. They're going to be your best friends." "You can judge a community by how it treats its animals. Kirk Eppenstein executive director of the Alachua County Humane Society According to Michelle Texier, 25, a vet technician with Town & Country, the full-grown animals are the ones most at risk among Gainesville's overpopulation of strays. "Puppies and kittens are adorable; they're bought on a whim," Texier said, adding that she wouldn't trade her 4-year-old mutt, Nalani, for anything. The shared commitment of people like Texier has translated into a more than yearlong stretch, during which no healthy animal has been euthanized, said Eppenstein. "Shelter animals know the situation they're in," said Jessica Peet, 28, the membership coordinator at ACHS. "They're more grateful. I really believe that." Shands decks the halls By LINDSAY FERGUSON Alligator Contributing Writer The holidays bring to mind towns frosted in snow, mugs of steaming cocoa, warm sugar cookies and toasty fires. But for some children, the holidays mean white-walled hospital rooms, shrill beeping machines and IVbags filled with fluids that slowly drip into their bodies. Shands Children's Hospital at UF usually has about 50 patients over the holidays despite efforts to get them home, said guest services specialist Ginny Profumo. But Shands'staff and Gainesville residents have ensured that the young patients' time in the hospital will be much merrier. Decorations, presents and cards bearing tidings of a speedy recovery flood in each holiday season. "We try to make the best of the bad situation," she said. "They're missing out on the holiday cheer at home with their own family." Last week, Profumo turned the pediatric floor into a winter wonderland, with glittering snowflakes hanging from the ceiling. "It's the staff that does everything with their own time and money," she said. "It's so beautiful." The hospital does not have much storage space, so Profumo keeps most of the decorations in her garage until the week after Thanksgiving, when they deck the hospital's halls. A group of UF medical students sing carols, and a doctor and his wife dress up as Santa and Mrs. Claus and bring gifts. "It's just like a labor of love," she said. "People love to Local do it." News Nurses sort through the donations and choose the right gifts for each patient, she said, so that each child wakes up with a perfect gift on Christmas morning. UF student group Friends for Life of America set up a table on Turlington Plaza last week to add to the holiday cheer, making cards for pediatric cancer patients. The holiday reminder brightens the patients' stay, Profumo said. "I think it really helps their emotional well-being," she said, "because even if they don't feel good, there are good things going on around them." ATTENTION ADVERTISERS The Alligator will not publish from Thursday, December 10 to Monday, January 4 due to the holiday break. The final deadline for Tuesday, January 5 is Friday, December 11. This deadline applies to both Display and Classified Advertising. Save 10% by purchasing your ad by Wednesday, December 9. (Display only.) Display Advertising Classified Advertising 376-4482 376-4446

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4, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, DECEMBER 7,2009 Locals showcase crafts at festival Copyrighted Material Syndicated Content Available from Commercial News Providers Inomas rieviK/ migator Diane Carpenter browses jewelry at Mary Spann's Antiques of Florida booth. More than 200 booths filled the Stephen C. 0' Connell Center for the Crafts Festival 2009 on Saturday and Sunday. 0 MORE THAN 250 VENDORS SOLD GOODS AT THE EVENT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN Alligator Contributing Writer Wives were able to drag their husbands away from the television for at least a few hours this weekend. An estimated 15,000 people took a break from football to peruse the more than 200 booths at Craft Festival 2009 in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday and Sunday. Christmas music played in the background while 258 crafters sold handmade goods ranging from Christmas ornaments and magnetic picture frames to gourmet dog treats and painted piggy banks. Buyers packed both levels of the O'Connell Center and stopped to chat with vendors. Renee Musson, the festival's co-coordinator, said this was the 17th year the festival was held in the O'Connell Center. She said it has been held on campus for more than 50 years. Musson said it is held every year around the same time to give people an opportunity to do some Christmas shopping. "We were looking to find really quality gifts for people in Gainesville that they wouldn't be able to find anywhere else," Musson said. Attendee Chris Schreiber said she liked the friendly atmosphere of the festival. "It's quite enjoyable just to walk around," she said. "I can make two or three loops [around the festival] and never see the same thing twice." Heather Price, who sold handmade baby bibs and burp cloths in the show, said this was her first year participating. "I had a friend and I gave her some of my stuff as a gift and she suggested I come here because she comes here every year and loves it," Price said. Price said a number of people stopped to browse the pastel-colored bags and blankets at her "Simply Baby" booth. She said she was impressed with the number of different types of crafts for sale. "From what I've seen, it's quite a mix," Price said. It Tfi i! ip~' Ag T~T Rh4JI I:r P. 14, td 1i~ ~~ fl .tw ~ ~ 4 'J~ i~4 ftW~U f~~I L!I~~ G'N V icwyv '4wlTr iik15 (5m CCo-,561 D1S,Ut~i r IIj IF 73 __ Get your college discount price and register at 9 o",eg ed -8i Se-o V-t eo0",/ k F w JI CeCamaro a a y

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 5 Common dedicated song to 'all the ladies' UF to offer CPR session U COURSE WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY. By ASHLEY HORN Alligator Contributing Writer UF's CPR & Safety Training Center is offering an instructional session on CPR to cap off the end of fall semester. CPR Anytime, a non-certifying, 22-minute instructional session on how to perform infant, child and adult CPR and choking relief, will be held Wednesday and includes a free lunch. The class is held in association with UF s College of Medicine. The cost of the course is $10, and registration is open until 15 minutes before the course begins at noon in 266 Yon Hall inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Less than 5 percent of cardiac arrest victims survive because most at the scene do not know CPR, according to the College of Medicine Web site. "With the skills that they learn through the course, I believe that participants will be able to increase the chances of survival for someone who is in cardiac arrest," said Victor Martinez, the training center's marketing and community outreach coordinator. The center also sells CPR kits that include a personal CPR mannequin, practice DVD and booklet. The adult and child kits are $30; Infant kits are $35. CONCERT, from page 1 he's been listening to Kid Cudi for about two years. He said he likes how Kid Cudi talks about feelings that people don't normally want to talk about, like many young people's uncertainty about their future. "I feel like he talks about, yeah, the feelings that people hide," Milone said. Common finished up the concert with a 45-minute performance that kept the crowd pumped. He encouraged people in the audience to wave their cell phones as he sang "The Light," dedicating the song to the deceased hip-hop artist J Dilla and "all the ladies" in the audience. "We're gonna dedicate this to all the light out there who ABC will choose a family today at 10 a.m. MAKEOVER, from page 1 nity together, even in tough economic times. Last Wednesday, an informational pep rally was held at Grace at Fort Clarke, a Methodist church, for all volunteers. The show's executive producer, Conrad Ricketts, explained what was happening with the project in terms of schedules and different tasks for those involved. Strickland said that because so many organizations around Gainesville had already signed up as partners for the project through material and monetary donations, the pep rally was a way to bring everyone together. Linda Michalisin, vice president of public relations for Frankel Media Group, said the advertising agency found out about the project coming to Gainesville in the middle of November. H ", A "It's a wonderful opportunity for our community, especially around this time of year, to help a deservingneighbor in need," Michalisin said. "Everyone in the Gainesville community has wanted to be a part of this exciting event since this city was first chosen," she added. "College students, families and high school students are coming together to make this a reality." Five families were narrowed down by community nomination in August when the show had a casting call in Gainesville. Today at 10 a.m., one family will be chosen by ABC and updated on arkextremebuild.com. One of the most important criteria ABC uses in determining which family will be chosen is choosing one who gives back to its own community, regardless of its struggles. The family will be sent on vacation for one week while the project is completed, which takes more than 100 hours, she said. Supplies are still needed, including scissors, brooms and masking tape. Anyone interested is encouraged to visit arkextremebuild.com to see what is missing. CY5s (g Tdvross 1%poreness & ~Aw %T student Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States. Today, someone with CF has a life expectancy in the 30s. Come show your support, make a donation and spread awareness to help fund research to find a cure. Donations will be accepted to support the mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (cff.org) Monlag, Dgambpr 7Th OT 7:30yw (9V th (w fgWVf A &&a (0%JcronV VD GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS 25% OFF an one GNC Product x ARGLARANTE Can notbecombined.OneCouponpercustomer 2 39l 4 SWaa ArchButer az loto Butler Plaza Newberry Square #4 ais eii 7 -00 Ep12/31/09 4 -AI, II N~-t ,N, b -R-d {) Da~ eals37-620 ~p 35-13 332-3937 ne 352-378-7033 The 1718 W. Univ. Ave. _Bar &Grill HOUSE MONDAYS $10 All you can d rink\ Wells & Drafts 0 DJJi\ is shining bright," Common said. Wearing a gray Gators hoodie, he also performed a fiveminute freestyle with references to University Avenue, Urban Meyer, Tim Tebow and Carlos Dunlap's DUI. Kid Cudi and Common rapped together for about 10 minutes. On Nique Etienne, a University of South FlorCampus ida junior, said she wished Common played more of his own songs, but she liked how his performance flowed very naturally and incorporated the freestyle. Brittiney Stroy, a UF anthropology junior, said Common's lyrics have stories and substance behind them. "He's really talking about something real, not just about money and bling and stuff," Stroy said.

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6, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, DECEMBER 7,2009 Editorial Road Rebel Confederate plate no debate for state Asit turns out, the longest battle of the Civil War was not Gettysburg, or Maretta, or Yorktown. For years, the Sons of Confederate Veterans has been fighting for a specialty license plate to celebrate "Confederate heritage." The group has met the state's requirements for issuing a new plate. It has collected $60,000 in application fees and designed a marketing strategy. It has even found more than 30,000 good ol' Floridians who intend to buy the plate. The Florida Legislature has understandably fought to prevent it from becoming a reality. But last week, a federal judge in Orlando ruled in favor of the group, ordering the state to defend the constitutionality of its refusal. We think there is no need for such a plate. Those who would buy it already drive jacked-up pickups, with mud tires and at least one giant Confederate flag blowing in the wind at all times. They get their point across just fine. But if they want to go muddin' in style, with not one, not two, but three Confederate flags on their license plates (yes, that's the design), we say: Let 'em. It is not the state's place to restrict any one group from expressing its message. If Florida rejects this plate on the grounds that it's offensive, we will have to reject any plates that may be offensive -and that's a prettybroad term. (How about "Choose life" -we're offended by that one). Vanity plates aren't the state's endorsement of an idea, but rather a reflection of what Florida residents want and think. And if more than 30,000 Floridians want to perpetuate years of racism, bigotry and backward thought under the guise of celebrating "heritage," the state can't simply prevent them from doing so. At least we'll have one more sure sign of whom to avoid on the road (and whom to key in the parking lot). 'Mock' Trial Italy's courts threw the book at American college student Amanda Knox on Saturday, sentencing her to 26 years in prison for murdering her British roommate. The yearlong trial was rife with problems for the prosecution, including the fact that somehow the metaphorical book throwing found its way into the interrogation room. But this time, picture a phone book -a favorite interrogation tool of brutish police. While a confession wasn't quite beat out of Knox, she claims that at one point interrogators hit her in the head for not remembering the facts. The defense also asserts she was pressured into confessing, though investigators told her to "imagine what would have happened," and that her lawyer wasn't present. The confession was thrown out, not that it mattered in the minds of the jurors. The other evidence remains questionable at best. The knife she allegedly used to commit the crime doesn't match the wounds, and DNA on the blade was too small to be definitive, says the defense. DNA on a bra clasp, footprints in blood and a broken window make up the other shaky evidence that numerous expert witnesses have disputed. The other key point of any trial -motive -was never clearly established by the prosecution, which changed its theory multiple times throughout the trial. If the glove doesn't fit, Italy will apparently send you to jail until it does. Americans take for granted the rights our justice system provides defendants. But abroad, the game changes, and sometimes results in the mockery that is the Amanda Knox trial. a ll e independent ftorida al gao 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 include the 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 A or send them to PO 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.aIIigator.org//opinions Personally, I think an FSU license ill'$, plate is more repulsive than a Confederate plate. The state should ban those, too! Column 2009: Year of distractions, scandals 009 hasn't left us yet, but it's not too soon to look back on the last of what Time Magazine recently dubbed "The Decade from Hell." This year, in the age of Twitter, Facebook, CNN's I-Report, and the complete ballooning of the blogosphere, it's now safe to call 2009 the Year of Distractions. From Michael Jackson to Tiger Woods, we have been non compos mentis. In other words, we've acted like total nincompoops, blindly worshipping whatever offers us the first refuge from serious discussion and examinations of serious problems. Today we pine for the times when a D-list star was considered someone whose fame lasted for 15 minutes. No one occupies the national mindset for only 15 minutes anymore. The Balloon Boy, who entered our country's consciousness at the height of a critical Washington showdown on universal health care, is still in the news, long after his father's 15 minutes of fame were up. When drastic economic measures were taken to save our and the world's economy from total destruction, we started to have a meaningful national discussion on the flaws of our economic structure -and then Michael Jackson died. Coverage of MJ's death lasted for 15 weeks. But at least he was a true celebrity, someone who almost deserved the amount of media attention that even a Pope's passing can't bring. What, then, is our excuse for giving ABC's "Good Morning America" a pass on offering Levi Johnston, father of Bristol Palin's child, seat time on their cozy couches? There Johnston sat one early October morning, rehashing the horrors of living with Sarah Palin, as if somehow more than half of America needed convincing that Palin was just a political phantasm who had more in common with Carrie Prejean than any serious vice president prospect. What's Johnston's claim to fame? He forgot that condoms had been invented. Meanwhile, back in the real world, a critical debate was taking place inside and outside the White Matthew Christ House over the merits of sending etters@alligator org additional troops to Afghanistan. Right as the debate got good, two low-class-faux-reality television stars crashed a high-class White House state dinner. Instead of depriving the now-notorious Salahis of the cheap fame they wanted, we put them on the "Today Show." The year of the Balloon Boy proved that it's good we have a representative democracy, because only our elected leaders are capable of staying on topic. Wrong. Even President Barack Obama went off message just weeks into his presidency to offer a "teachable moment" on race relations when he answered a question about the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. What was the result of this teachable moment? A beer summit at the White House. After announcing his new strategy for Afghanistan last Tuesday, Obama was probably thankful for the distraction Tiger Woods' sexual escapades in his Escalade provided him. After all, no amount of rhetoric could explain away why 30,000 additional troops are needed to root out alQaida there, when his own National Security Adviser, Gen. James Jones, told CNN that "fewer than a hundred" operate out of the country. Then again, what was I talking about? Matt Christ is a political science sophomore. His columns appear on Mondays. The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator. Reader response Today's question: Would you buy Monday's question: Would you 53% YES a Confederate vanity plate? eat the Reitz Union if it were 47% NO made out of candy? 144 TOTAL VOTES Vote or post a message at www.alligator.org

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 7 Letters to the Editor Reader fails to detect sarcasm Thank you, Mr. Maple, for bringing Tiger Woods' affair to light for everyone who had unfortunately missed out on the "media sleaze machine" coverage. I'd have to say that yours was by far worse. Not only did you cite the same news sources you bashed, but you also managed to do so in a way far more offensive than the mainstream media. You refuted the media's attack on Woods' affair with a cocktail waitress by saying his actions were only really wrong because he didn't choose the right type of woman to sleep with. If you have a hot Swedish wife, maybe you would want more (after all, a man has needs). But you certainly couldn't get that from some other tool's sloppy seconds. Once you're a sports star who has been with a model, you can't degrade yourself by being with anything less ever again, right? Well, maybe from your patriarchal point of view where women are merely objects to be had. And to think you were attempting to tell us about the crap the major news sources try to push. Caitlin Niblick UFjunior sociology Humor column lacks humor I would like to express my disgust at Erik Voss' Avenue column, "Killing Christmas spirit." Not only was it lacking humor, but it was simply revolting. If the Alligator must resort to publishing stories about the intentional public embarrassment of another human being for its "humor" column, it needs a new comedian. Regardless of whether the story he told was fact or fiction, it was completely distasteful. If Voss is worried about having to "dig Santa's grave" and about destroying the "holiday spirit," he might try not acting like a jerk. Voss is the one who should be ashamed of his repulsive behavior, not the poor woman trying to show Christmas spirit. Mr. Voss: If you are going to be a jerk, fine, but keep your non-comical stories to yourself. Ryan Scheb UF business sophomore Pedestrians must look out for cyclists It's about that time for another complaint from the beleaguered Gainesville cyclist. I come to you with scabby palms and bruised shins. The cause of my pain? This time around, an innocent pedestrian crossing the street. Yesterday, while hustling down the sidewalk on West University Avenue, I attempted to zip to the right of a pedestrian. Vision obscured by her monstrosity of an umbrella, she stepped into my path and, unable to avoid her, we collided, sending my beloved Schwinn and I tumbling into the street. I was ready to rain my wrath on this girl; months of antipathybuilt from cycling through campus threatened to explode. The maelstrom was quickly diffused by the apologetic cries of none other than a favored classmate. To assuage her guilt, I spoke nothing of my hurts and only replied "these things happen." And these things do happen all the time on campus. It's not the first time I've run into somebody, and it won't be the last. Pedestrians walk around campus with impunity. They jaywalk with the assurance that the 20 mph traffic must surely stop for them. Laden with Krishna lunch and a cell phone tucked between their cheeks and shoulders, they cross the bike lanes without ever thinking of looking left and right. Their mothers would be ashamed. The fact of the matter is, the same way bicycles are forced to share road space with cars, we are forced to share sidewalk space with pedestrians on campus. Pedestrians don't have turn signals or brake lights. If they want to race over and hug their big sisters, they do so. If they need to send a text, it's going to happen right then and there. What pedestrians do have are top-of-the-line, built-in brakes and the ability to turn on a dime and turn one's head to look behind. Cyclists sacrifice this maneuverability for speed. We can't always avoid you and your hulking backpack, so please work with us. If you have to send that text right now, step off the path and let traffic by. Hug the side of the path and leave us room instead of walking abreast with your pals. It's as simple as being spatially aware and walking decisively. Don't make me yell, "Watch where you're going, asshole!" It only generates unnecessary hostility, and you were so kind to lend me your archaeology notes last week. Lily Bruns UF anthropology junior Graduate students deserve pay increase I am writing today to voice my opposition to the creation of any fee for the restoration or expansion of the Reitz Union. Fees have already risen astronomically in the past few years, while our paychecks have not done so. This, coupled with the crippled economy, has left most graduate students in a precarious situation. Graduate students are already burdened by fees that amount to more than $1,000 a year, roughly 10 to 20 percent of most of our paychecks for the entire year. We feel that our shouts to get increases in pay have fallen on deaf ears. (Funny how the administration often has money to give the professors raises or to hire new professors but consistently has no money to pay graduate students an increase.) But the whispers coming from the Student Senate, which passed the resolution supporting this pay increase, are being heard. This is wholly unacceptable, especially given the fact that most of the students who voiced opinions at this Senate meeting opposed the fee increase. The Senate wouldn't even allow for a referendum to see if the Student Body supported paying to renovate and expand the Reitz Union. The Reitz Union is not in critical need of repair and expansion. What is critical is that the administration do its best to support its graduate students, especially because we are the ones who do the majority of the teaching and research at the university. Luke Rostant UFnatural resources grad student U U U Reader thanks columnist for writings Joe Dellosa, After reading your column, "Say what you would regret leaving unsaid," it was obvious that the only option for me was to write this e-mail. I have read most of your articles, and I have been wanting to e-mail you and let you know how much I enjoy them, but for some reason I would always put it off. However, after reading this article I knew that one of the things I would regret is not letting you know how much your articles have affected me. The article "People in relationships shouldn't settle" published on Oct. 27 has continuously had me thinking. A few months ago, my boyfriend and I broke up. Being back on the market has not been the easiest. Not because no one is interested, but rather because no one is interesting. Although it is nice to go out to eat or to watch a movie with someone, your article has made me question whether I am settling with this person. Also, your article has made me realize that if I am settling, I am being unfair to both him and myself. Your article has reminded me that if I feel bad for refusing to go to breakfast with him or not picking up some guys phone call, I shouldn't because I am doing us both a favor, and not wasting our time. I am single now, and I know I will be single until I find someone with whom I am extremely happy. So Joe, I just wanted to say thank you for writing the way you do and the things you do. I enjoy your thoughts and appreciate your columns. Write on! Sophia Aiguesvives UF freshman Smile. 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Rms avail in 4BR Call Eric, 352-219-2879 12-9-74-1 SUN ISLAND FURNISHED 2BR AVAILABLE 352-376-6720 4-21-09-71-1 *Fully Furnished*All Inclusive* Roommate Matching 3Upscale Pbr-4br 3000 SW 35th Place EnclaveUF.com*352.376.0696 4-21-09-71-1 CASABLANCA WEST Townhouse near UF, Shands, shopping. Easy access. 2BR/2.5BA; great for student/ family. Only $800/mo; 1st mo rent free & flex terms. Renovated & ready! Ed 305-972-6432 1-5-09-40-1 0 Lex1gt in Crssmup ...1. .. Tradition of Student Living Fully furnished student suites Starting @ $399 all inclusive 3700 SW 27th St 373.9009 LexingtonCrossingUF.Com 12-9-09-40-1 Walk to Campus. Indiv. leases available at Oxford Terrace. Private bedroom and bath. Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher, cable, internet and utilities included. Campus Realty 352692-3800 rentals.campusrealtygroup.com 12-9-09-20-1 Walk to Campus. $380 per month, cable internet, utilities included. Indiv. lease, short term, furnished. Campus Realty 352-6923800 rentals.campusrealtygroup.com 129-09-20-1 1 bedroom in a nice quiet NW 3/2 house, on bus route to UF, parking. $500 utilities incl, fenced backyard, wood floor, internet, W/D, flexible term, visiting scholars or grads. 352281-4229 12-9-09-14-1 2bed/2.5bath twnhome> Casablanca 675/month, new appliances great bus route to campus 5 mi from campus, pets welcome call Igor (954) 6830009 12-8-12-1 Will Consider Semester Lease! Oxford Terrace-short walk to UF. Private room/bath in 4/4, clean and ready to move-in. Includes furnishings, utilities, wi-fi, cable and W/D. M or F okay, No smoking or pets. beweiss59@hotmail.com or 321-228-3379 1-6-09-10-1 Female wanted for 4/4 condo. Furn room w/ private bath Clean, bus rte pool workout room. Inc utilities cable internet wash/dry $450/mth for spr sem $300 sec dep Jeff 904612-3944 or weeks63@comcast.net 1-2009-20-1 1/1 in 4/4 at Countryside Condos $435/mo. Avail now. Must be clean/neat roommate. Furnishedutil + wireless included,porch, 1st floor,5 min from UF,washer/dryer,bball court,pool,hot tub. kokonut@ufl.edu 12-85-1 Jackson Square Spring lease $500/month! for a 1/1 in a 2/2. Beautiful furnished apartment with private baths. 3 MINUTE WALK TO CAMPUS!!!!! 561-706-2387 or bdeg@ufl.edu for info 129-09-5-1 2-Story Townhouse for Fall Rent an entire 4BR or use Free Roommate Matching. Across the street from UF! $479-$504 All-Inclusive Fully-Furnished www.TheCourtyards.net 352-372-3557 4-21-71-1 1BR/1BA MOBILE HOME Completely furnished. Only big enough for one person. Very quiet. Fenced pasture & horse stall. 1 mile west of of 1-75 & Williston Rd. $400/mo 372-0507 12-9-3-1 For FRent F Unfurnished QUIET, CLEAN, LOTS of GREEN SPACE. Rustic 1BR apt. $375/mo. *1BR cottage $435/mo. 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FREE Cable w/HBO and Showtime All Amenities plus FREE Tanning Gated*Pet Friend ly*Fitness Classes LEASING NOW AND FOR FALL www.thelaurelsuf.com 352-335-4455 4-21-09-71-2 Affordable Living & Close to Campus Huge 2's available for only $678 3500 Windmeadows Blvd www.spanishtrace.org* 373-1111 4-21-09-71-2 Cobblestone Apartments-NW 23RD BLVD Move in now or Fall 2010. 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhomes. Private Bathrooms-W/D-Screened porches BB Court-Tanning-24 hr fitness-Dog Park 352-377-2801 cobblestoneuf.com 4-21-71-2 A SPECIAL PLACE TO CALL HOME 1 BR from $585 2 BR from $625 3 BR from $755 Tanning*Fitness*Tennis*Pool*Playground Washer/Dryer*Fireplaces*Pools Call us for a tour! 376-2507 4-21-09-71-2 *@@PARKING@@@ Private, Secure, Guaranteed. 60 sec to UF. Reserve now! Reasonable rates. 352-5382181. Can leave mssg. 4-21-09-71-2 1, 2, 3's! madisonpointe.org Enormous Screened Patio! 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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 9 For Rent For Rent For Rent For Rent For Rent unfrunished burnished unfurnished unfurnished unfurnished FREE Rent until January 2010!!! Pine Rush Pet Friendly No Weight Limits 1 bdr. from $459 2bdr. from $639 Near UF and Oaks Mall Ph. 375-1519 www.gremco.com 1-5-09-25-2 FREE Rent until January 2010!!! Homestead Pet Friendly No Weight Limits 2/1 from $629 2/2 from $749 SW Archer Rd. Area Ph. 376-0828 www.gremco.com 1-5-09-25-2 FREE Rent until January 2010!!! Sunrise Pet Friendly No Weight Limits 1bdr. from $363 $300 Amex card Near UF, Schands and VA Ph.372-4835 www.gremco.com 1-5-09-25-2 WALK & BIKE TO UF 01 BR/1 BA $425 2BR $450-$620 -W/D incl Gore Rabell Real Estate 378-1387 www.Gore-Rabell.com 4-21-09-71-2 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! 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Call Merrill Management Inc 352-372-1494 1-5-09-22-2 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 1-5-09-22-2 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 1-5-09-22-2 2BR 1 BA, Carpet, Window A/C, Nat gas ht. 1 BLK to UF $500/Mo 1216 SW 3rd Avenue. Call Merrill Management Inc 352-372-1494 X10 1-5-09-22-2 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 1-5-09-22-2 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 3BR/1BA HOUSE 819 NW 10th Ave $850/mo 2BR/1.5BA TOWNHOUSE 7209 SW 45th Pl. $600/mo No pets. Call Geri 352-538-1114 1-5-0918-2 FIRST MONTH FREE MILLRUN CONDO Close to UF, cute & clean 2BD/2BA 1000sq ft, storage/laundry room with W/D hk-ups, pool. Pets considered. Rent $695/ mo Phone (352) 359-8311 12-9-09-17-2 Custom 2BR/1BA in pvt 4 Unit complx. Tiled fir in Liv rm, Carpet in BRs w/ceiling fans. All new BA. New Kit w/stainless appl, W/D, Cent H/A, i-net/cable avail. Mgr pays water, pest contrl, lawn main, security lites. Near bus rte. Sorry no pets $685/mo Call 727-423-9463 SAlso avail: Fully furn 2BR/1BA $735/mo. 1-19-09-23-2 WALK TO UF. Avail in Jan: 2BR/2.5BA $800 S 2BR/1 BA $700 1BR/1BA $585 S Studio $475 1 yr lease, SD & NS. Call/Text: 352-870-7256 or gv1132601@gmail.com 12-9-09-14-2 $100 OFF 1st MONTH RENT. 2 BR/1.5 Bath Phoenix apt. 1 mile to campus and Shands on bus route. W/D conn. Fenced yard. $500 security, $550/month. 2640 SW 31st Place Unit B. 562-2782 or 514-6869 if interested. 1-6-14-2 1st MONTH'S RENT FREE! Lovely, spacious 3/2 condo. Quiet, yet centrally located, just 1.5 mi. from law center. Very low utilities! Partially furnished.W/D,pool. $975. Exit Realty Producers 352-316-6842 12-8-0910-2 WALK/BIKE TO UF/SHANDS! Campus Edge 1 BR/1 bath, washer/dryer, stove,dishwasher, pool,gym,no pets,$550/m,2360 SW Archer Rd.561-313-1549 Owner agent 1-11-0915-2 NEED A CHANGE? Rooms for rent, 5 blks from UF. Indiv leases, no redec fees, utils incl. A few left for Dec or reserve yours for Aug. Call today 226-4111 12-9-09-10-2 FIRST MONTH FREE or $600/MO! (original price $660) Bright 2/1 apartment on the second floor. Short walk from UF/Shands/RTS 13,16,17. This is a lease transfer. Available Dec. 1st. Hurry! Call 407 922 0029 12-99-2 MOVE IN JAN. Room in 4b/3b house share bath. Easy walk to campus. No pets. No Smoking. 500/mon incl. util. 250/sec dep. kmtheo@hotmail.com or 352-262-2710/5144570 1-5-09-10-2 LARGE 1BR HOUSE Urban loft design -fully remodeled. Very nice. Backyard, trees, downtown, big city cracker. 316-6667. $670/mo. Available now. 1-5-09-10-2 STEPS TO LAW SCHOOL Large 1 BR/1 BA $475/mo 1BR in 4BR/2BA house $350/mo Clean, quiet, split utils. W/D. Call Tom 954529-4031, www.pleasantstreet.net (for pics) 1-6-09-10-2 Nice 2 BR near UF, restaurants and shopping. Large utility room with WD Connections, Dishwasher, Additional private storage, Pool. $620 per month. (352)870-5815/(352)3337721 1-5-10-2 $99 Moves-U-IN! $299 + 75 utility package. Downtown Vintage room, or 34th st condo room w/private bath & walk-in closet. 352226-3535, 713-705-6279 1-7-09-10-2 3/1 Vintage House! $900/month Walk to UF! Porch, w/d hook-ups, central AC 352-2263535, 713-705-6279 517 NW 8th St 1-709-10-2 4 Bed/2 bath Vintage House $990/month. Walk to UF! Univ/by Leo706. 818 SW 3rd Ave. Central A/C, porch, w/d, and close to downtown too. 352-226-3535, 713-705-6279 1-7-09-10-2 Serene Living at Magnolia Manor Apts All 2BR/2BA units. W/D, mirrored wall, skylight, alarm. Starting at $640. Model open daily. Call Maribeth 352-317-8150 12-0-6-2 One bedroom with office, full bath, and kitchen for rent! One block from the University of Florida on SW 5th Ave. Utilities are not included but are split among the renter and the other three roommates. It's part of a house and rent is only 500$ a month! 386-295-1703 12-7-09-4-2 Duplex 2BR/1BA, NEW kitchen, tiled floors, fenced yard, 1mi to SFC, $600/mo. Call 352-278-2897 12-8-09-5-2 2BR/2BA Condo 1 Mile from Campus Call 352-516-2545. Pets ok. 1-5-09-7-2 LARGE 2/2 PETS OK Fenced in backyard, W/D hook-up, plus storage, central heat & AC, Master bdrm has 3 closets, apt just painted, new carpet, new frig. Now available, rent $650. Sec only $100 with reference. Call Mr. Kristoff 352-3325030 1-5-09-7-2 HISTORIC APTS Pleasant Street Historic District. 2BR $850, two 1BRs $625 & $575. one efficiency $475. Hardwood floors, ceiling fans, high ceiling & porches. 1st, last, security. No dogs. 378-3704 sallygville@aol.com 1-5-09-7-2 DUCKPOND 2BR/1.5BA 1200 sq ft townhouse. Amazing location. Tile floor, new countertops. Blocks to downtown. Available now. $850/mo. 508 NE 4th Ave. 379-4952 1-5-09-7-2 DUCKPOND Stone cottage studio. Small but cute. Good sized kitchen. Blocks to downtown, restaurants. Available now. $475/mo. 306 NE 6th St. 379-4952 1-5-09-7-2 2BR/1BA cent heat mobile home. Shady lot. From $345-$425/mo. Inc water. No pets. Last month free. 4546 NW 13th St. 376-5887 1-5-09-6-2 BLOCKS TO UF Available August 2010. Now showing multiple houses. 2BR/2BA, 3BR/2BA, 4BR/3BA, 5BR/3BA. www.dalyproperties. com or call Carol 359-3341 1-5-09-6-2 Beautiful &Affordable Townhouse w/fireplace in SW Gville! Laminated wood downstairs & carpet upstairs. 2BR/1.5BA near UF, Butler Plaza, 1-75 & Oaks Mall. Short leases avail. Great deal! Don't miss it. 352-262-2828 1-5-09-6-2 Move in Special: No Security Deposit 2/2 Condo with washer/dryer, screenedin porch, newer condo, near UF. Shands, located off 34th & Archer Rd. 2 units available $750 per month. Call 317-5060 1-5-09-6-2 Relocated. Assume my lease. Dec rent paid. No 1st, last, or security deposit 950.00/mo 2BR/2BA townhome, W/D hookup. Arlington Square,downtown, walk to the Hipp, on bus line, alarm system included. 863-258-6350 12-9-09-5-2 Move-In Now & Walk to UF Dorm style $509 Studio $720 1BR $675 2BR $338/br Roommate Matching Avail www.ForRentNearUF.com 352-376-6223 4-21-71-2 100+ apts: Live by UF Affordable & Luxury 4BR $479/br 3BR $550/br 2BR $420/br 1 BR $689 Studios $605 Virtual Tours Avail Fall 352-376-6223 www.LiveNearCampus.com 4-21-71-2 $600/per mo. 2 br/2 baths. Close to U.F. & on bus line. Amenities include clubhouse, exercise room & 2 pools. Lots of upgrades, some new appl; includes washer/dryer in unit. Nonsmokers only, U.F. student preferred. Call: 352-494-9724. 1-5-09-5-2 Affordable, clean NW 1br on busline, near shops $ UF,& dwntwn $495 mo, inclds some util. see our webpage or call 375-7104 Edbaurmanagement.com 1-5-09-5-2 Cypress point-3/2 near Oaks Mall, hospital, & UF $725 mo, see our webpage special or call 375-7104 Edbaurmanagement.com 1-5-09-5-2 Treehouse Village-2/2, new carpet & vinyl $595 mo. See our webpage special or call 375-7104 Edbaurmanagement.com 1-5-09-5-2 Whispering Pines-2/2, two years new, w/d, monitored alarms $800 mo, see our rebate special or call 375-7104 Edbaurmanagement.com 1-5-09-5-2 Monticello-NW 3/3.5, fresh paint, w/d, walkin closets $1100 mo, call us at 375-7104 Edbaurmanagement.com 1-5-09-5-2 MOVE NOW! RENT-FREE TIL JAN '10! 2 Story 2Bd/2Bth + Loft New condo in NW Gnv. Near UF, Shands, GHFC. Quiet upscale nghborhood, perfect 4 grads + professionals + small family! Huge Bdrms and Kitchen, Wood/Tile, W/D, Microwave / Dishwasher, Lots of storage spces + tons more! MUST SEE! $1150/mth Negotiable Tony 352.682.3043 12-9-4-2

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10, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, DECEMBER 7,2009 For Rent urR7 Subleases Furnishings Comp unfurnished $900 / 2br -BRAND NEW CONDO. WALK TO UF / SHANDS 2BR/2BA brand new condo unit available now. Approx 1100 sq ft. Campus View South Condos at 1185 SW 9th Road. W/D/parking incl. 352-337-1760. 1-5-10-4-2 2BR/2BA, kitchen, living room, loft, laundry, patio, large 6 ft fenced backyard, small pet allowed; excellent, clean; minutes to all shops & UF. $800/mo. Call Hal at 653-2817414 or 800-248-7788 1-13-10-10-2 HOUSE avail Dec 15th. 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 1-8-10-7-2 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. $650+util. ATucker458@aol.com 1-5-10-4-2 2BR/1 BA HOUSE Wood floors, back porch, cent H/AC. 611 NW 34th Ave. Close to UF, SFC busline. Fenced yard, W/D hook-up. Available now! $725/mo 352-318-8822 1-5-09-4-2 t-subleases $385-Room available for Spring 2009 in 4/4 University Terrace Condo. Fully furnished, utilities included, W/D, on bus routes 12 and 35. Call Anu @ 352-262-0628 12-9-9-3 Release Spring 2010, UClub Apts. I'LL GIVE YOU $350 FOR THIS APT. $555/mo. all inclusive; 1 bdrm., private bath; female roommate email: cmm616@ufl.edu 1-5-09-10-3 Sublease furnished 1/1 in a 2/2.5 townhouse spring 2010(Jan 1 to April 30). $500/month utilities, internet, and cable included! Located in Brighton park Call (352)222-9646 or email clarissahoover@ufl.edu 12-8-09-5-3 $350/mo 1 BR furnished apt at Campus Lodge Available from January to August. W&D, Pool, 24 hr gym, Computer Lab, Basketball courts. Contact 8504783876 or 8507124370 12-7-09-4-3 SUBLEASE $500 per month: The Courtyards-5 minute walk from UF campus. 4/1.5, fully furnished with utilities and wireless. Lease begins January 1 and can go until August 7 (ending date can be negotiated.) Contact Nicole at nicole.seigel@gmail.com. 12-8-09-4-3 $280/mo+util.Sublease nxt spring/sum.Lg 1 br/lba in 3br/3ba Stoneridge apt.Inc:wash/ dryer,dshwshr,all essentials!Lg walkincloset! Walk to Butler plaza.2 bus rts 12&35.Gym, pool, bball/tennis crts also. 813-909-6447 12-9-5-3 OSOSIGNING BONUS!!@@@ Avail Jan 1st (or before) thru spring semester. Great Deal -Great Location. 2BR/2BA in The Palms (originally $1250/mo) Downtown Near Everything! Call 305-924-0955 1-509-5-3 Master bedroom in a 2/1 house across the street from the stadium! Perfect location to walk to class and bars. $500/month. Can be furnished if needed. Available Jan 1st. Call (813) 610-8671 or email bwilks09@aol.com 12-9-09-4-3 room at ivy house for spring & summer2010! $150 loft bed incl. fully furnished all girls dorm style, friendly roommates. just steps from campus, very safe loc. on sorority row. all inclusive rent! call 727 271 9268 12-909-4-3 Female Sublease. 1 BR of 2/2. CANOPY APTS! -Brand New Unit, Furnished -$700/mo for top story, pool view! -Free 1st month; Utilities/Internet Included -Please call me at 772 349 0570 12-9-093-3 3 rooms Spring 2010 sublease, in 6 spacious bdrm house. Awesome Location! 2 min. to walk to campus, 5 min. walk to Sor. Row. FREE Designated Parking Spot, wood fIrs. 2 kitchens, front porch & fire place Call Ansley (772)216-5773 aplatts2@ufl.edu 1-6-5-3 OFRoommates Roommate Matching HERE Oxford Manor 377-2777 The Landings 336-3838 The Laurels 335-4455 Greenwich Green 372-8100 Hidden Lake 374-3866 4-21-71-4 1BR INDIVIDUAL LEASES IN FURNISHED 4BR CONDOS. 2 blocks to UF. $299/mo incl elec, cable tv, internet, pool, laundry facility. 914 SW 8th Ave. 378-4626 12-9-09-62-4 Enjoy A Romatic Old House Near library downtown. $295-375/rm + utils. Short term. No pets. No smoking. 378-1304 12-9-09-40-4 1 monthfree-Share2B/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 12-834-4 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 1-5-10-32-4 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. 12-9-29-4 Female roommates needed. Live in a big new house w/ bus stop to UF, quiet/relax area, fenced yard,private pool. 480/month all inclusive. Joyce 941-724-0961. Must see House Pics: tinyurl.com/mbs77r 12-9-0923-14 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 Room for rent. Master bedroom w/ private bath. 314 mile from stadium. Quiet neighborhood. Split utils. 352-281-6618 1-5-09-9-4 Roommate wanted in Jan or Aug. 2000 sq ft. 2 women looking for 3rd roommate. 3BR comes fully furnished, W/D, internet, TV. 3rd & 2nd Ave. $600 + 1/3 utils. 561-281-9274 1-5-09-9-4 Roommate wanted. Large 3/3 house w/ 2 grad students in NW. Close to UF, SFC, shopping. $375/mo, $200 dep. Lease til 7/31. Large room, low utils. Call Evan 352-4280500 1-5-09-9-4 Male, grad student, small furnished apt on side of private home close to UF. One person only. No pets. Cable, patio, clean, quiet. $500 pm, utilities included. 336-5808 129-09-8-4 Luxury House -room, $500 incl. utilities. W/D, ceramic tile, micro, etc. Looking for graduate/professional for nice place & likes small pups. Williston/SW 23rd St. 352-2263535/713-705-6279 1-7-09-10-4 Roommate needed in Rockwood Villas spacious room and private bath in a 3/3. $400.00/ month plus a 1/3 of the utilities 352-538-7521 1-5-09-8-4 Grad student seeking two female roommates (NS/ND) to share a new 4/2 house in a quiet neighborhood 3 mi. W of 1-75. With cable, internet & security alarm. 475/mo., util. incl. Please call 352-331-8794. Rooms are available immediately. 1-12-12-4 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 1-5-09-7-4 1 bed/private bath in 3/3 at rockwood villas. $450 inc. utilities (cable, wireless internet). Washer/Dryer in unit and plenty of parking. On UF and Sante Fe bus route. Call Jerry for more info. 407.403.0656. 12-9-09-6-4 Looking for one male to share 3BR/2BA house close to campus. Common areas furnished, W/D, new tile & carpet. $425/mo + elec. 918 NW 10th Ave. Call 561-706-5378 1-5-09-5-4 Bedroom for rent in a 3/2. $400/mo. Own bath, carport. Females only need apply. 4 Blks from stadium. Call 692-1958 for appt. 1-5-09-5-4 Roommate wanted. 1/1 in 2/2 2 Blocks North of Library West Unfurnished BR, shared spaces furnished Washer/dryer, dishwasher, wireless internet $600/mo + half util. Call/txt 813-468-1071 1-5-5-4 3 blocks from UF Campus 1 bedroom in 3/1 house for rent $425/mth + 1/3 util/cable/int Available ASAP please call now! 850 529 2717 or email kalon77@ufl.edu 1-5-09-5-4 f Real Estate 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 LUXURYNEW CONSTRUCTION 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 12-9-74-5 130 FEET RIVER FRONTAGE! 1.5 ACRES, BUILDABLE LOT WITH LARGE SELECTION OF HUGE TREES ON PEACEFUL SECTION OF RIVER. GREAT INVESTMENT! ONLY 25K. (352)665-8067 1-13-09-20-5 Great for Students 1 BR/1 BA. Walk to Campus. Only $49,900 Gore-Rabell Realty 378-1387 4-21-75-5 Homes From $199/mo! 1-4 Bedrooms Avail From $199/mo! For Listings (800)350-4142 12-14-1-5 Furnishings BED -QUEEN -$120 ORTHOPEDIC Pillow-top, mattress & box. Name brand, new, still in plastic. Call 352-372-7490 will deliver. 4-21-09-71-6 BED -FULL SIZE -$100 ORTHOPEDIC Pillow-top mattress & box. New, unused, still in plastic w/warranty. Can deliver. Call 352377-9846 4-21-09-71-6 MICROFIBER SOFA & LOVESEAT -$400 Brand new still packaged w/warranty. Must sell. Can deliver. Retail $1600. 352-3727490 4-21-09-71-6 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. 4-21-09-71-6 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 4-21-71-6 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 4-21-09-71-6 SOFA & LOVESEAT 100% Italian leather. Brand new in plastic w/warranty. Retail $2650. Sacrifice $750. Call 352-377-9846 4-21-09-71-6 DINING ROOM Beautiful cherry set w/table, 6 Chippendale chairs, hutch & buffet. New, still in boxes. Retail $5200, sacrifice $1100. Must sell. Can deliver. 352-372-8588 4-2171-6 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 4-21-09-71-6 **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. 4-21-71-6 BEDQUEEN New orthopedic pillowtop mattress and boxspring set. Brand name, brand new, still in plastic with warranty. Can deliver. $130 352-377-9846. 4-21-71-6 BedAll New King! 3pc Orthopedic pillowtop mattress set. Brand NEW, still in plastic with warranty. Can deliver. $200 352-333-7516. 4-21-71-6 BEDROOM SET$300 BRAND NEW Still in boxes! 6 pieces include: Headboard, 2 Nightstands, Dresser, Mirror, Chest. Must sell, can deliver. 352-377-9846. 4-21 -0971-6 FUTON -$60 Solid Oak Mission Style. With plush mattress $160. All brand NEW still in box. Can deliver. 352-333-7516 4-21-71-6 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 4-21-71-6 Computers CASH PAID: Laptops & Cameras Parts & Repair Mac & PC laptops AC adapters Joel 336-0075 www.pcrecycle.biz 12-9-09-74-7 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. 352-338-8041. 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 *KALEV ON KALLO I come to your location All PC and Networking Problems @ 352-262-6704 0 Only $25 per hour s 1-5-09-14-7 CERTIFIED MCSE COMPUTER TECHO Office or Home. Fast professional services at reasonable rates. Services include networking, security, data recovery, virus removal. 352-275-3036 www.indiecomputer.com 129-09-10-7 p 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 Fo r Sale *@@PARKING@@ Private, Secure, Guaranteed. 60 sec to UF. Reserve now! Reasonable rates. 352-5382181. Can leave mssg. 4-21-09-71 -10 UF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AUCTIONS are underway. bikes, computers, printers, vehicles & more. All individuals interested in bidding go to: surplus.ufl.edu 392-0370 4-21-09-71-10 Top of the line gator pool table! Solid slate, 8ft.,gator blue felt, gator billiard balls, gator cover $1800 OBO. MUST SELL! call 352372-6533 12-9-09-5-10 CHRISTMAS TREES! Potted Leylands, Arizona Cypress, & Red Cedar; Table-Top to 10 ft. $7-$69. 209 NW 75th St. Alachua 386-462-2060 1-5-09-610 M-torCyCces, 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 4-21-09-71-11 *****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 4-21-0971-11 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 **Www.B~uyMyScooter.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 4-21-09-71-11 000000 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, month or semester. Students can rent to own! NS4L.com 352-336-1271 12-9-09-75-11

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 0 ALLIGATOR, 11 Mtcy cles, Mopeds Autos Aut Autos Wanted $500! POLICE IMPOUNDS! HONDAS, CHEVYS, TOYOTAS, ETC. For listings 800-366-9813 ext 4622 4-21-71-12 **HEADLINERS SAGGING?** POWER WINDOWS DON'T WORK? On site avail. Steve's Headliners 352-226-1973 12-9-74-12 Autos WE BUY JUNK CARS L .Titles Only. Call K.T. (352) 281-9980 12-9-75-12 FAST CASH FOR ALMOST ANY CARS 0 ORunning or not!@ ONEED HONDA, TOYOTA, PICKUPS 00ver 15 yr svc to UF students OCall Don @ 215-7987 4-21-71-12 CARS -CARS Buy6Sell@Trade Clean BMW, Volvo, Mercedes Toyota, Honda, Nissan cars 3432 N Main St. www.carrsmith.com CARRSMITH AUTO SALES 373-1150 4-21-71-12 I BUY CARS & TRUCKS Call Anytime 352-339-5158 12-9-09-57-12 *@WE BUY JUNK CARS@ CALL US! TOP DOLLAR PAID! Fash Cash -Free Towing Cars, Trucks, RVs, Motorcycles 386-365-1855 or 386-234-0075 12-9-09-12-12 GMAT I GRE I LSAT I MCAT (APLANDAT IOAT PCAT Extended Deadline! 1-800-KAP-TEST Enroll by December 7th kaptest.com/rebate and get $200 back. Copyrighted Material Syndicated Content Available from Commercial News Providers 0-rn.' I a I I it I Discount Motorcycle Gear www.turn2co.com. Up to 75% off original MSRP. 904-294-8344 Turn 2 Gear 1-509-9-11 Honda Shawdow Spirit 750, yellow Exell.10K, shield, bags, custom canvas cover, $3500, call Paul 352-514-6227 see it Newberry Rd. 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Sports MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 ALLIGATOR www.alligatorSports.org UF tops FIU, will face No. Penn St. next By ANTHONY CHIANG Alligator Writer achiang@alligator org For the last week, the Gators have had to hold it in. But it didn't take long for them to finally let it out. "Right now, it's all about Penn State," senior Elyse Cusack said after Florida's second-round match. No. 14 UF (25-5) did its part in advancing to the inevitable Sweet 16 matchup against the No. 1 Nittany Lions (34-0) with a sweep of shorthanded FIU 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-16) in the O'Connell Center on Friday. Penn State also swept its way through the first two rounds to punch its ticket to a date with UF on Friday at 6 p.m. The Gators clinched their spot in the showdown in large part because of their 12 blocks. They racked up 11 more than FIU (32-4), which is the largest blocking margin of the season for UF. "We know that the teams that have had any success against FIU blocked balls," coach Mary Wise said. "When we didn't block balls early on, we were a little concerned." After recording only two blocks in the first set, the Gators exploded with 10 in the final two sets. Sophomore middle blocker Cassandra Anderson led the effort with four and a half blocks along with nine kills. Four UF players, including Anderson, finished with at least one block. "The longer the match went on, we adjusted more," Anderson said. "We saw where they were hitting, and the more the match went on that just helped us figure out where we needed to put the block." "We knew coming in against FlU with their feisty little setter, that they play with such emotion, and we had to match that." Elyse Cusack UF senior libero In UF's first-round match, Wise said her team did not play with enough intensity, but that wasn't a problem Friday. "We knew coming in against FIU with their feisty little setter, that they play with such emotion, and we had to match that," Cusack said. "If we didn't and we played flat, they were going to take advantage of it." An emotional 7-0 run by the Gators to grab the second set along with an injury that kept FIU's best hitter, senior Yarimar Rosa, out for the third frame broke the back of the Golden Panthers. SEE VOLLEY, PAGE 16 Ana Goni-Lessan / Alligator Staff UF sophomore Cassandra Anderson blocks the ball during Florida's sweep of FIU on Friday in the O'Connell Center. UF FOOTBALL Gators can't stop Ingram, Tide offense By KYLE MAISTRI Alligator Staff Writer kmaistri@a Iligator org ATLANTA -Florida came into the Southeastern Conference Championship Game with the No. 1 scoring defense in the nation, but the Gators hadn't played Mark Ingram yet. Alabama's Heisman Trophy candidate running back broke tackle after tackle on his way to 113 rushing yards and 76 receiving yards, helping the Crimson Tide put 32 points on the board. UF came in allowing 9.8 points per game, one rushing touchdown in the last six games and only three all season. Ingram rushed for three in 47 minutes. "One of the worst games we've played around here in a long time," UF defensive coordinator Charlie Strong said. "We just didn't tackle. There were a lot of three-step (drops), so we just didn't tackle well. It's no different from what we played all season, we just didn't make plays." -The missed tackles gave Alabama the chance to make big plays without Ingram throwing the ball downfield. Ingram took a screen pass 69 yards at the end of the second quarter, setting up his 3-yard rushing touchdown. And wide receiver Marquis Maze took a 5-yard hitch 34 yards on a third and 3 on the previous drive to set up a Leigh Tiffin field goal. UF cornerback Janoris Jenkins came up to make the tackle but was quickly turned away by Maze, who finished the game with five catches for 96 yards. "Your ability to tackle -that's your job," safeties coach Chuck Heater said. "So if you don't do it, you're going to have a hard time getting off the field." Though the Gators couldn't seem to tackle Ingram, the Crimson Tide's success was also a result of a surprise effort. Ingram, whose 1,429 rushing yards ranked him seventh in the nation coming into the game, didn't go overlooked by Florida's defense, but Alabama quarterback Greg SEE DEFENSE, PAGE 16 MEYER RELEASED U Urban Meyer was admitted to a hospital early Sunday morning and treated for dehydration before being released Sunday afternoon. A spokesman said he is doing well. Florida fans get rare taste of falling short ATLANTA avid Nelson didn't want to leave the field. He had just let Florida's final, last-grasp chance at pulling out a miracle victory slip through his fingers. Hope had become slimmer and slimmer as time wasted away, and while the game clock read 7:28, this was the end. U Phil Kegler Nelson began to walk off the field but couldn't bring himself to get any closer to the sidelines than the outer hash Phil on the Hill mark. pkegler@alligator org He would eventuallymake it off with some consolation from Tim Tebow, who had just thrown the pass that Nelson dropped on fourth and 3 from the Alabama 13-yard line. Florida's offense would not take the field again. "That's it," Nelson said. "We've worked for the past year for this moment, and everything we've done, everything we've trained for, everything we've worked for the past year since the Oklahoma game last year was for this moment, and it's over. We didn't take care of business." There probably couldn't have been a more shocking finish to the Gators' 22-game winning streak and their quest for a historic third national title in four years. This is what the view from the other side looks like, Florida fans. Remember when Florida celebrated a 41-14 win over Ohio State in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game? The total domination the Gators exhibited over the Buckeyes came to mind as eerily similar to the way the Crimson Tide did whatever they wanted in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game. The reasons were different -UF was simply more athletic than OSU -but have you ever seen Urban Meyer look so SEE PHIL, PAGE 14 alligatorSports.org E The UF men's swim team finished second to host UGA at the Georgia Invitational, while the women's squad finished third behind Georgia and Denver. Check out our Web site for a full recap of the action. TEEING OFF WITH PHIL KEGLER E The schedule for all the bowls was released Sunday. My favorite non-BCS game: pass-happy Houston vs. run-happy Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl on Dec. 31. .I'm still in shock at how close Texas came to throwing away a shot at a BCS title. .Michael Vick was booed pregame in Atlanta, scored TDs and then was showered with "We want Vick!" cheers. It really is all about winning.

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14, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, DECEMBER 7,2009 Gators find stroke, rout Dolphins UF WENT 12 OF 20 FROM BEYOND THE ARC. By ADAM BERRY Alligator Staff Writer aberry@alligator org JACKSONVILLE -So far this season, the Gators have built their identity on defense, a sharp contrast to the team that lived and died by its 3-point shooting a year ago. Friday night, Florida looked a little more like its old self. No. 13 UF shot 12 of 20 from beyond the arc on its way to an 85-67 win at Jacksonville (0-5), moving to 8-0 for just the third time in school history. "I feel like in the previous games, we've had bad shooting nights and good defense," said freshman guard Kenny Boynton, who returned to the starting lineup and scored 15 points. "In this game, we had a good shooting night and bad defense. "We've just got to put it all together." The Gators entered Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena shooting just 27.7 percent from 3-point range, but Boynton, Erving Walker, Dan Werner and Chandler Parsons kept shooting with confidence like UF coach Billy Donovan told them to, and the shots finally started falling. Florida's eight second-half 3s were more than the team has made in all but one game this season. "Teams were not even playing us honest sometimes. Me and KB had a lot of good looks this game and the last few games," said Walker, who led the team with 18 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc. "It seems like it's slowly starting to change, and we're happy for that." The Gators and Dolphins traded baskets for the opening Men's 13 minutes of the Basketball game, and UF held just a 31-29 lead with 7:13 remaining in the first half. The fast-paced first half was starting to wear on a UF team playing its eighth game in 17 days, but the Gators clamped down on defense and only allowed one JU field goal from that point on -a layup by guard Ben Smith as the buzzer sounded. "We've had an emotional, long stretch here. It's been a long stretch for our kids, and our kids have done a good job," Donovan said. "I knew there was going to be a lot of emotion and energy. "We looked a little drained and a little fatigued, but we hung in there and did the things necessary to find a way to win the game." With Jacksonville refusing to be put away for most of the second half, Florida's defense once again buckled down. The Gators gave up just seven points in the final 8:43 and held the Dolphins scoreless for more than five minutes to end the game. "It's good to see us hitting shots, but we definitely didn't play defense the way we wanted to," said Werner, who finished with 13 points. "They were flying the ball up and down the court. Our pressure really wasn't as effective. They did a great job handling it. "The last couple minutes of the first half and the last couple minutes of the second half really won us the game." With the Gators' outside shooters hitting from long range, Vernon Macklin put together one of his best scoring games as a Gator. The junior center hit all six of his free throws -extending his streak to 12 straight and giving Donovan another reason to play him late in the game -and finished with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting. "(The improved outside shooting) makes it a lot easier," Macklin said. "I want these guys to keep this up and keep on knocking them down and help out a lot of our big guys." PHIL, from page 13 bad with a team that was supposed to be so good? Remember when UF would not be denied in a 31-20 win over Alabama in last year's SEC title game? The Gators outscored the Tide 14-0 in the fourth quarter of the 2008 affair. Tebow delivered a big-time performance on a national stage and seemed to will his team to victory. The senior quarterback delivered a similar pep talk to his teammates before Saturday's fourth quarter. Nothing changed. By the time it was over, the 2008 SEC champion Florida team outgained the 2009 runner-up Florida by 23 yards inside the Georgia Dome, but UF lost the time of possession battle Saturday by a whopping 19 minutes, likely due to an abandonment of the run game. Offensive coordinator Steve Addazio, who regrettably was unavailable for comment afterward, called a game in which his two star running backs combined for three carries. And while the offense continued to struggle in the red zone (zero touchdowns in three trips compared to four in six trips in '08), there is nothing more puzzling than the defense allowing 490 yards. But this one wasn't one player, one coach or even one unit's fault. Alabama was just better in every facet of the game, and that was the biggest surprise of all. "They came out and played tremendous," Nelson said. "They came out and played like a national champion should play. And we didn't." When Tebow announced that he would return for his senior season, he told fans he wanted to do it all again. For 12 weeks, the 2009 UF football team seemed to be a team of destiny. It looked poised to put the final seal on Tebow's promise with a defense that sought its place among the greats in history. At the end of the day, the ending to the script was very simple, very cut and dry. The greatest era in Florida football history came to a stumbling end Saturday, and no one really knew why. That is life on the other side of the coin. The Perect Gift Made Simnle. Spa Rogale INSTANT Online Gt rates. Easy online appointments available anytime you wish! Expert Waxing! 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UF looks to fix running game FOOTBALL, from page 1 multiple occasions throughout the regular season, but the defense never let the team down before Saturday. Alabama controlled the ball for 39:37 of the game's 60 minutes and converted 11 of its 15 third downs, including 8 of 9 in the second half. "They ran the same stuff we saw on film, they just ran it a little bit harder," UF cornerback Joe Haden said. The offense was unable to step up and save the day as the defense faltered, partially because a frustrated Tebow and the rest of the unit couldn't seem to stay on the field. The Gators averaged 236 rushing yards and 451 total yards per game coming into the rematch with Alabama. But they could only manage 88 rushing yards and 335 total yards of offense against the nation's No. 2 defense. "Obviously our rushing, we didn't get the backs -Tim ran the ball for some yards -but we didn't get our backs going," Meyer said. "But it seemed like we were behind, and we were trying to play catch-up the entire night, and we didn't do that." UF was content to abandon the run early despite never trailing by more than nine points in the first half. Offensive coordinator Steve Addazio's unit ran the ball nine times and passed it 17 times before the break, with only three of those carries going to players other than Tebow. The balance, or lack thereof, only got worse in the second half, as the Gators finished with 14 rushes and 35 passes, with four carries going to players other than Tebow. Addazio has said many times this season that Florida is a rushing team, only to abandon that identity in the biggest game of the season. "If you try to be something you're not, sometimes that fails," Addazio said after UF played Vanderbilt. The Gators will have to figure out some way to get back to the running game that made them so successful if they hope not to suffer a similar fate against the Bearcats. "I don't think you can win the game without getting the running backs involved, so that's a high priority for us," Meyer said in the Sugar Bowl teleconference Sunday night. "This is not how we wanted to finish our season in the SEC, and, you know, there were a lot of goals and a lot of goals we won't be able to accomplish. We've still got to regroup and go have a good bowl game, and that's what our focus will be." Tim Tebow UF senior quarterback Motivation will be another issue for a Florida team that had hopes of winning its third national championship in four seasons. Last year, the Crimson Tide suffered their first loss of the season to the Gators in the SEC Championship Game and were unable to regroup before dropping a second game to Utah in the Sugar Bowl. UF will lean on its decorated senior class to avoid a similar fate. "This is not how we wanted to finish our season in the SEC, and, you know, there were a lot of goals and a lot of goals we won't be able to accomplish," Tebow said. "We've still got to regroup and go have a good bowl game, and that's what our focus will be." MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 U ALLIGATOR, 15 Florida ii3, Alabama N SWAMP STUDS It was hard to find standout performances in a loss as dismal as this one, but Tebow did about as good as he could after Florida apparently decided to abandon the running game (four non-Tebow rushes). His 310 total yards were the fourth-most he has had all season, and when he led that four-play, 70-yard Tim Tebow drive in the second quarter, UF fans probably got some hope. Unfortunately, no Tebow pep talks could rile the defense out QB, Sr. of its slumber, and the senior's interception in the end zone sealed the Gators' fate. 20-of-35 passing, 247 yds, TD, INT; 10 rush, 63 yds The fact that a punter is our No. 2 Swamp Stud pretty much sums up Florida's terrible day in its biggest game of the year. Henry has been one asset the Gators have been able to count on all year, and the junior set an SEC Championship Game record by averaging 48.8 yards on his four punts, eclipsing his mark of 47.7 from a year ago. Matching your season high of Chas Henry four punts in a game where your defense can't get a stop is a P, Jr. recipe for disaster, but Henry did all he could do to swing the field position game in UF's favor. 4 punts, 195 yds, long of 57, 2 inside the 20 H David Nelson WR, R-Sr. It wouldn't be a championship game if Tebow didn't connect with Nelson, who caught only his second touchdown pass of the season in the second quarter. The redshirt senior's seventh career touchdown turned out to be the Gators' only trip to the end zone in nine offensive possessions. Nelson was understandably down after the game, but he had his best performance of the season and had the second-most catches Saturday. 4 rec, 53 yds, TD STANDINGS T. Tebow -18 J. Brantley -2 C. Rainey -7 D. Doe -2 J. Cunningham -6 C. Dunlap -2 R. Cooper -5 C. Henry -2 J. Demps -5 A. Jones -2 A. Hernandez -5 C. Sturgis -2 R. Stamper -5 D. Thompson -2 J. Haden -4 B. Hicks -1 A. Black -3 Ja. Jenkins -1 B. Spikes -3 D. Nelson -1 SCORE BY QUARTERS TOP THREE PLAYS Mark Ingram's 69-yard gain down to the UF 1-yard line on a screen pass in the second quarter Riley Cooper's 59-yard catch-and run late in the second quarter Greg McElroy's scramble down to the UF 2-yard line as he eluded several defenders on the first play of the fourth quarter URNING POINT Just after Florida closed the gap to 12-10 on a quick 70-yard drive, Alabama answered on its very next play with a 69-yard screen pass to Mark Ingram down to the UF 1-yard line. Ingram punched it in on the next play, went up 19-10, and the momentum remained in the Crimson Tide's favor from then on out. KEY STAT 39:37 Alabama's time of possession 1 2 3 4 Final UF 3 10 0 0 UA 9 10 7 6 Jessica Warshaver / Alligator Staff Fan us on Facebook for up to the minute discounts! 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16, ALLIGATOR U MONDAY, DECEMBER 7,2009 UF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Florida hopes team meeting leads to improved play By EUGENIO TORRENS Alligator Staff Writer etorrens@alligator org With nearly a week off to reflect on its latest loss, UF is ready to get back out on the court and under the lights. Those bulbs won't be brighter than on tonight's national stage when Florida plays Rutgers (5-4) at 7 in Piscataway, N.J., in a game being televised on ESPN2. Coming off a compressed week that saw Florida play four games in an eight-day span, UF has had the luxury of a near-full week of practice. "The good thing about this week was we just got to focus on us and Rutgers," guard Jordan Jones said. "There were no other factors coming into play or any other games we had to worry about." That week also provided the Gators (3-4) some time to digest their poor start to the season. "There hasn't been one game this year that we executed outside, inside, just all aspects of what we're capable of," Jones said. Following UF's fourth loss of the season on Tuesday, Florida had a team meeting where teammates held nothing back, calling each other out and getting everything out into the open. Azania Stewart, who scored a career-high 17 points against FAMU on Tuesday, said she took away from that game a need for accountability. "We're 3-4, and that's not a good look right now," Stewart said. She said she has been surprised by the team's inconsistency this season, pointing out shades of potential in the opening 12-0 run against FAMU and the 11-0 run in the closing 48 seconds of that same contest. The pair of runs wasn't enough. "If we can do that for the first four minutes, why can't we keep it consistent throughout? That's what really this week has been about," Stewart said. With more free time this week, there has been more attention paid to the Scarlet Knights, and the Gators will have to play lockdown defense against a team that's full of one-on-one offensive threats that can penetrate at any time. UF will likely counter with depth -boasting a larger roster than Rutgers' 10-woman squad -and help defense. If there has been one surprising problem for the Gators this season, it hasn't necessarily been the defense as much as their inconsistent shooting. Splitting its last four games, Florida has shot a combined 50.8 percent from the field in the two wins while shooting a pedestrian 34.6 field-goal percentage in the two losses. That has meant more reliance on the post game as a means of generating offense. "It's kind of been a deflating thing when we're out there and we have a wide-open shot and the shots just aren't falling," Jones said. "It's definitely a game, especially being on national TV, that we want to show what team we really can be and not the team we've been these past couple of games." Cusack four digs shy of SEC mark VOLLEY, from page 13 Rosa attempted to play despite the injury but could not finish the match. The senior was in tears for much of the final set as an injured left shin kept her on the sideline. "No matter how much you tell the team that they can do it, they know what she means to the team," FIU coach Danijela Tomic said. "Seeing her on the bench crying is not easy to overcome." Wise knew the Gators' win must be put in perspective. "I know deep down there is an asterisk, and that is Rosa," -0 Wise said. "If she is 100 percent healthy, she is one of the most dyVolleyba11 namic outside hitters." But in the end UF won its 25th match of the year for an NCAA-best 19th straight season. Cusack finished just four digs short of becoming the SEC's all-time career digs leader. UF surprised by McElroy's execution DEFENSE, from page 13 McElroy seemed to sneak up on the Gators. He completed 12 of 18 passes for 239 yards and dropped in a touch pass to tight end Colin Peek from 17 yards out to cap the Crimson Tide's first drive of the second half. The junior looked poised in the pocket and found the open man consistently with Alabama's offensive line keeping Florida's pass rush at a distance. Without suspended defensive end Carlos Dunlap, the Gators sacked McElroy one time -on a safety blitz by Ahmad Black. "The guy that we didn't think could execute as well as he executed was the quarterback," Heater said.