Flip to today’s special “Gators vs. Tide” Avenue to see what UF alumnus is opening for Big Sean tonight. See Story, Not officially associated with the University of Florida Published by Campus Communications, Inc. of Gainesville, Florida We Inform. You Decide. Page 8. VOLUME 106 ISSUE 27 WWW.ALLIGATOR.ORG THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 UP IN THE AIR Unite sweeps election despite system errors CLARE LENNON, EMILY MORROW cast, compared to the 7,526 last and MEREDITH RUTLAND year. Alligator Staff Writers The results may not even mat- ter, though. Errors with the new When Student Government electronic voting system might Supervisor of Elections Toni have caused students to acciden- Megna announced the results tally vote in the of the fall Student Senate elec- wrong district. tions, members of the Unite Party When student jumped up for their usual cheers addresses were and whistles. loaded into the Unite Party candidates computer sys- claimed 46 of the 50 seats up for tem, many of the addresses were election this cycle. Students Party Meyers candidates won three seats, and students’ per- one independent candidate was manent home addresses instead elected. of their Gainesville addresses. About 87 percent of the 7,229 Records indicate 535 students students who voted on the refer- voted in District E, which is the endum to repeal the 15 percent district for commuter students. tuition hike recently imposed by Of those, 501 voted for Unite Par- the administration. A referendum ty candidate Brett Rowland. That Brett Le Blanc / Alligator Staff question gauges student opinion district includes all ZIP codes Unite Party members celebrate an election victory Thursday morning. The Unite Party won 46 of 50 but takes no actual action. except for those specifi ed in Dis- contested seats. The Students Party took three seats and an independent student won one seat. This year, 8,271 ballots were SEE ELECTIONS, PAGE 5 ON CAMPUS Gator Growl adds Sister Hazel Student petition protests to the entertainment roster moving of library collections CLARE LENNON the UF Gospel Choir has performed for free Alligator Writer in the past. He said bringing in a new national � COLLECTIONS MAY BE MOVED Overcrowding and high traffi c are is- anthem act is part of an effort to change Gator INTO LIBRARY WEST. sues that would only be heightened by The push for big-name Gator Growl enter- Growl and bring in a bigger crowd. Fireworks the arrival of other collections, Reynolds tainers continues with offi cials’ announcement will be brought back for the fi rst time in four said in the petition. JESSICA OLIVER If administration decides to move the that two members of southern rock band Sister years, he said, and live skits will return to the Alligator Contributing Writer Hazel will host and sing the national anthem show. In addition, the stage will be set up at the collections, the students and faculties of for the homecoming pep rally. student section of the stadium, and the audi- Traci Reynolds puts up a fi ght. the College of Design, Construction and Lead singer Ken Block and guitarist Drew ence will sit on the alumni side. The stage pre- The 23-year-old speech language pa- Planning and College of Fine Arts would Copeland, both Gainesville natives, will join viously has been set up at the north end zone. thology master’s student at UF created a no longer have the luxury of the collec- tions being in their own buildings. comedian Joel McHale and the Goo Goo Dolls “[Students should] expect a very petition, which has collected more than for the pep rally at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at Ben Hill 1,300 signatures as of Wednesday, to However, moving the collections high-energy show from the moment would make them more accessible, con- Griffi n Stadium. they sit in their seats to the second prevent the Architecture and Fine Arts Student Government Productions is paying Library and the Music Library from mov- sidering that Library West is open longer Block and Copeland $5,000. they leave the stadium.” ing their collections to Library West. than the other libraries. Sister Hazel is best known for its 1997 single Aaron Heger “I saw that everyone had an opinion Christopher Silver, dean of the Col- “All for You,” which was in the top 20 songs on Gator Growl producer and seemed to be talking openly about lege of Design, Construction and Plan- ning, has said his college would assist Billboard’s Hot 100 list. The band’s 2009 album, Heger promised an entertaining show. what could or should be done, but none “Release,” reached No. 37 on the Billboard 200 were really doing anything about it,” she the fi ne arts programs in fi nding space- “[Students should] expect a very high-ener- saving innovations similar to its own. list. gy show from the moment they sit in their seats said. Gator Growl producer Aaron Heger said to the second they leave the stadium,” he said. Today 92/69 Gator Chomp ranked as a top college football tradition Professor’s documentary won 21 awards FORECAST 2 CLASSIFIEDS 13 Ohio State University took the top spot, pg 3. 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