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Americans are increasingly narrow-minded
By Akansha Mishra | Sep. 22, 2011A couple of days ago my friend and I found a humorous screen shot of a conversation between two friends. The first friend exclaimed, "Osama is dead!" and the second friend mistakenly took "Osama" for "Obama" and replied that she could not believe that the president was dead.
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Death penalty not the answer; killing innocents is unjust
By William Tew | Sep. 22, 2011The state of Georgia killed Troy Davis Wednesday at 11:08 pm.
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Netflix separation neglects customer needs
By Alex Guilmartin | Sep. 21, 2011On Monday morning, I received an email from Netflix.
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Journey of life makes for bumpy ride
By Nicholas Butler | Sep. 20, 2011Fender-benders eventually happen to all of us. One of my closest friends just had her first car accident.
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Politics needs better female role models
By Sami Main | Sep. 19, 2011I'd like to issue an apology on behalf of all women. Sorry, ladies, but I think a good percentage of you will agree with me anyway.
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Labor unions do not always help workers
By Travis Hornsby | Sep. 18, 2011In an era where real wages aren't really increasing much and the rich are getting richer, it seems economically just for unions to protect workers from laws that would open jobs to labor force competition and market wages.
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Keeping cats indoors good for ecosystem
By Sarah Lane | Sep. 15, 2011Do you let your cat roam free outside?
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Importance of education lost in the mix
By Akansha Mishra | Sep. 15, 2011From the start of the modern education reform movement, presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama have addressed education in different ways. However the primary issue remains the same. Education was, and still is, in need of dramatic reform.
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Good deeds important to gain perspective
By Ford Dwyer | Sep. 14, 2011Many organizations around campus invited students to participate in events commemorating the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Releasing balloons dangerous to birds, marine animals
By Eddie Roqueta | Sep. 14, 2011Ever since we were little kids, we have been innocently releasing balloons into what we thought would be an infinite sky, floating on to Neverland.
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Judging sorority women is hypocritical
By Alex Guilmartin | Sep. 14, 2011I'm a psychology major at UF. I'm also a male. That makes me what some would call a rarity.
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Rick Perry tries to extend executive power
By Nicholas Butler | Sep. 13, 2011Weeks after Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced his candidacy for president, it appears that the top-tier jocks in the endurance marathon, which has been underway for sometime, have finally been identified.
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Financial worries should not deter students from studying abroad
By Matt Caesar | Sep. 12, 2011If paying for tuition, fees, rent, textbooks, food and personal expenses wasn't enough, I'd like to add another task to the typical college student's challenges: studying abroad.
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Sexism, honor crimes results of culture, not Islamic faith
By Muteb Alqarni | Sep. 11, 2011A few days ago, I read a news story about a man from the Middle East who shot his daughter dead in the hospital after she gave birth to twins because her husband passed away four years ago.
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Great minds, intellect can help us preserve our liberty
By David Masten | Sep. 11, 2011Quick, pop quiz!
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Towers symbolize rebuilding
By Suzette Cook | Sep. 8, 2011I didn't know it would be the last photo I would ever take of the Twin Towers.
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Intolerance unwelcome as we move forward
By Akansha Mishra | Sep. 8, 2011It was a day of sickening triumph on one end and undeserved heartaches on the other.
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We shouldn't wear a mask on the Web
By Alex Guilmartin | Sep. 7, 2011Steve Jobs is done.
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Anti-activism assertion unfounded
By Conor Munro | Sep. 6, 2011Luckily, students around campus don't take the Alligator's editorials seriously. Last Friday, in the Darts and Laurels editorial, the Alligator sent a very clear message to students when they threw a "we-don't-want-to-pay-higher-tuition-either-but-holding-picket-signs-isn't-going-to-do-anything DART to Students for a Democratic Society."
