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Rando slang terms too ridic in convos
By ADAM WYNN | Apr. 16, 2009By majoring in a field that places a heavy emphasis on the proper use of language and simultaneously being a since-birth member of Generation Y, Z, XXX or whatever the hell we're called, I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. Everywhere I hear people horrendously butchering the language I've spent the last 20-odd years trying to understand.
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Bitter Teabaggers ignored president’s package, tax cuts
Apr. 16, 2009Wednesday was Tax Day in America. Like many of my collegiate peers, I paid very little in taxes. In fact, my parents still claim me as a tax deduction, which means that my very existence produces red ink for Uncle Sam. This may be a satisfying fact to remember as I watch the mailman pick his nose, but it hardly qualifies me to preach the virtues of taxation. In reality, I am almost completely divorced from the modern American reality of paying taxes.
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President–elect Johnson should improve public speaking
By Anonymous | Apr. 15, 2009Dear Jordan Johnson, aka student body president-elect:
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Raising taxes won’t fix higher education
By JONATHAN LOTT | Apr. 15, 2009UF is going through a tough period. It's not exactly surprising: The economy is in the gutter, so Florida (along with everywhere else) is losing revenue.
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‘FML’ offers posters a chance to vent
By NAUDIA JAWAD | Apr. 14, 2009It's the biggest pity party on the Internet, and you're all invited.
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Getting your ‘Earth Day’ groove on extends beyond just recycling
By IRENE VAILIKIT | Apr. 13, 2009As Earth Day quickly approaches and students search for ways to become "green," it should be stressed that recycling is not the answer.
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Somali pirates up to snuff with Web 2.0
Apr. 13, 2009The American media worked themselves into such a frenzied pirate orgy over the long Easter weekend that they forgot to check and see if the actual pirates had something to say.
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Antiquated practice of hazing reveals dark side of Greek life
By Anonymous | Apr. 13, 2009The comic featured last week-concerning the hazing incidents that brought the UF chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma to its second suspension for hazing violations - legitimized and downplayed the crimes of which the organization has been found guilty.
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U.S. and Cuba must forge relationship
Apr. 12, 2009For the past 50 years our country has all but ignored Cuba's existence. We've placed a trade embargo on the island nation, only harming our own farmers and other exporters, and we've gone as far to place travel restrictions on the country, punishing Cuban-Americans and hindering our travel industry.
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Politics preventing Florida from succeeding in bad economy
By Travis Hornsby | Apr. 12, 2009The University of Florida is getting better and better these days in large part due to the increase in the scholastic aptitude of its incoming freshman classes.
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Gay marriage victories serve as a step in the right direction
By ERIC CHIANESE | Apr. 9, 2009Well, America sure has been great for these past two centuries.
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‘Build World–Class Talent’ will save higher education’s future
By T.K. Wetherell | Apr. 9, 2009Florida's legislators are wrestling with an unprecedented decline in general revenues. While some talk about embracing Indian gaming as part of a solution, there's a much higher-stakes game in play - a game that risks the future of Florida by dismantling badly needed state programs, including public higher education.
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Superstitions, nerdy habits die hard
By ADAM WYNN | Apr. 9, 2009Last week, I came to an unexpected realization: I am a superstitious tool. I've always dismissed superstition as worthless and irrelevant, and now I'm as guilty as morons who still have rabbits' feet dangling from their key chains.
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DREAM Act will contribute to economy
By JONATHAN LOTT | Apr. 8, 2009I have very mixed feelings about SG's proposed resolution in support of the DREAM Act.
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Tobacco tax OK, but for pot: no taxation without legalization
By BRITTAY YURKOVITCH | Apr. 8, 2009I disagree with Tommy Maple's column that addresses how the increased tax on cigarettes is wrong.
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Brown’s promising future now in doubt
By NAUDIA JAWAD | Apr. 7, 2009Chris Brown catapulted to the highest heights of fame at the age of 16 for having "the dance moves of Usher and a voice all his own." Three years later, he was charged for domestic violence against long-time girlfriend and fellow R&B singer Rihanna, to which he pleaded not guilty.
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Money–hungry insurance companies continue to play games
By BRANDON SACK | Apr. 7, 2009Health insurance companies are scared shitless.
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Potheads targeted by new tobacco tax
Apr. 6, 2009Judging by how our national press covered the G-20 summit, President Barack "Blue Steel" Obama was off in Europe refereeing his wife's Zoolander-esque "walk-off" against French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.
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Genetically modifying crops produces plentiful, resilient food
By AUSTIN GIOVANETTI | Apr. 6, 2009Before watching the video "Harvest of Fear," I had never heard of genetically modified organisms.
