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No chance for Enron 2.0 under Obama
Feb. 16, 2009The Enron-aissance may finally be over.
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Obama needs to convert platform to policy
Feb. 16, 2009The first 100 days of a new presidency are supposedly a telling period, a unique window of time in which a president can enact big change. It's a completely arbitrary deadline, devoid of any real significance, but it has become conventional wisdom nonetheless. Why do we accept this absurd notion that only in the shell-shocked aftermath of an election can meaningful policy be shoved through our cantankerous political system?
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It’s OK to bullshit with strangers
By ADAM WYNN | Feb. 15, 2009People have forgotten how to talk to each other.
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SG online voting has dirty little secret
Feb. 15, 2009In 2007, UF students Tommy Jardon and Sam Miorelli, both current leaders of the Orange and Blue Party, started to renew efforts to make online voting the norm for Student Government elections.
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America’s most powerful must set good example for public
By ERIC CHIANESE | Feb. 12, 2009Here's a joke: What's the only thing former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and notorious gangster Al Capone have in common?
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Alligator to host SG debates next week
Feb. 12, 2009I've got one reason why you should care about Student Government elections, and it's worth $13 million.
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Guns have a rightful place in schools
By JONATHAN LOTT | Feb. 11, 2009A Gainesville teacher was arrested on Monday after he was found to be in possession of two loaded firearms - a small one in his pocket and a larger one in his car.
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Despite steroid use, baseball remains America’s pastime
By JASON KIEFFER | Feb. 11, 2009Many fans are quick to say the game of baseball is being ruined and degraded by the use of steroids.
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Snuggie comforts you with open arms
By NAUDIA JAWAD | Feb. 9, 2009Not many things are quite as impressive as the Snuggie - the blanket with sleeves that "won't slip and slide like a regular blanket."
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Republican party takes a breather
Feb. 9, 2009As I write, the Senate has passed the economic stimulus package, sending it back to the House for the final stage of negotiations. It's a wonder they achieved any deal, however fragile it was, considering the attempts by Congressional Republicans to dynamite the process.
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‘Roids ruin youthful nature of sport
By ALLIE CONTI | Feb. 9, 2009"Field of Dreams" will always be one of my favorite movies, but I'm not sure how anyone can be a fan of professional baseball in this day and age.
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Nu’Keese should stay away from Southeastern Conference
By RICH KLEINMAN | Feb. 8, 2009Dear Nu'Keese,
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U.S. defense spending a budget buster
Feb. 8, 2009The United States of America allocates more funds than all other countries combined to defense spending. It's a statement I've heard before but never really believed.
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Super Bowl commercials not so super
By ADAM WYNN | Feb. 5, 2009Another Super Bowl came and went, and did anything come from it? Personally, I didn't learn anything new or surprising.
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‘Green’ sex helps conserve
By Hannah Warren | Feb. 5, 2009Biofuels, hybrid cars, conservation, polar bears, Al Gore … the list of green initiatives is endless.
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Dying young preserves musical fame, keeps star from falling
By ALLIE CONTI | Feb. 4, 2009Don't you wish The Beatles could still make music?
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Public schools inefficient, bureaucratic
By JONATHAN LOTT | Feb. 4, 2009On Monday, Michelle Obama officially began exercising her power as first lady. Making the rounds, she toured federal agencies to praise them and make them feel like they, despite being government bureaucrats, are doing legitimate work.
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Shoe–throwing: The next fad in violence
By NAUDIA JAWAD | Feb. 3, 2009"Long live democracy. In a size 10."
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Fleeting Facebook fad nothing more than selfish endeavor
By Michelle Hipps | Feb. 2, 2009I refuse to do it.
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Bad investing has global implications
Feb. 2, 2009For the past 30 years, Western society has funneled its best and brightest minds into the financial sector. Harvard, Oxford and State U all sent their most illustrious stars into the wide-open galaxy of wealth creation, where the collisions of brainpower and avarice resulted in spectacularly profitable inventions like the now-poisonous derivatives market.
