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Mississippi needs to change its state flag
Nov. 9, 2015"Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before the fall."
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The Odyssey needs to rethink its approach to online journalism
Nov. 9, 2015It’s an experience we know all too well: innocently scrolling through Facebook, attempting to stay up to date on your friends’ activities and unwillingly being drowned in a sea of useless click-bait articles. You know the type of article I’m talking about: the ones with titles like, "20 Things I Want to Tell My Little," "10 Struggles That Only Girls With Long Hair Will Understand" and "8 Thoughts Every Girl Has When Picking Out a Halloween Costume."
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Don’t twist the meaning of sexual liberation
Nov. 8, 2015To adapt Maxim Biller: Nothing is as boring as sexual liberation, at least for women.
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Ben Carson, partisan politics, scrutiny
Nov. 8, 2015Most politicians go to great lengths to cultivate a carefully constructed image. Donald Trump has made himself the candidate who says what others are thinking but are afraid to say. Jeb Bush has made it a point to distance himself from his brother’s policies.
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Relax, Jeb Bush is still going to be president
Nov. 8, 2015Back in the early days of the 2014 football season, the Green Bay Packers were 1-2. Fans were upset. Head management started updating their resumes. Things were not looking good. After receiving a loss at the hands of the Detroit Lions — yes, you can understand the Pack’s frustration — quarterback Aaron Rodgers told the cheesehead faithful to "R-E-L-A-X." Rodgers calmly told the media and Green Bay nation everything will be all right. And he was right. The team finished 12-4, captured first place in the NFC North and went to the NFC Championship.
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From your Student Body President: Create long-lasting memories this Homecoming
Nov. 5, 2015Hello Gators! I’m back for another issue of my new monthly column. I hope everyone survived midterms and is getting ready for a well-deserved Thanksgiving Break!
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Butts, butts, butts: Anal is in, can I get a #ButtStuff2k15
Nov. 5, 2015The 21st century has brought me a lot of things that I’m thankful for, among them being iPhones, the next Star Wars trilogy and butt stuff.
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Far from peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Nov. 4, 2015"We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions." — Yitzhak Rabin
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Ann Coulter should not speak at UF
Nov. 4, 2015On Monday, a fellow opinion columnist wrote about how he felt Ann Coulter should be a guest speaker on campus. While I would concede there is a need for more conservative speakers, I could not disagree more. Coulter is the last conservative speaker we need.
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Democratic debate ignores the disenfranchisement in mass incarceration
Nov. 4, 2015Earlier last month, the first of the Democratic Party debates for the 2016 U.S. presidential election commenced in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcast on CNN with Anderson Cooper as the moderator.
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Smathers Library mural shows UF history
Nov. 3, 2015History and art combine in a recent campaign by the Smathers Libraries to restore one of UF’s largest wall murals.
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Grammar ain’t what it seems — don't cling to rules
Nov. 3, 2015"HOSTESS: …she speaks English perfectly!
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American policy of procrastination
Nov. 3, 2015We’ve all done it. There was some major paper to write or exam to study for that was left until the last minute. With all the time beforehand to do so, we procrastinate out of laziness, fear or even a mixture of the two. Now, a rushed essay or some crammed studying may not be such a big deal in the grand scheme of things. However, if we continue to add to a society of lazy individuals waiting to make the world a better place on a day that will never come, we will create — and have already created — very serious issues for society as a whole.
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Islam: Is there a need for reformation?
Nov. 2, 2015In light of all the strife and tragedy that has emerged from the Middle East, many people look to Islam as the foremost cause of all this. Comedian and late-night talk show host Bill Maher professes quite frequently that Islam’s dogma is uniquely violent and backward. "When there’s this many bad apples, there’s something wrong with the orchard," Maher recites on his show.
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Courage and the fear of movie theaters
Nov. 2, 2015Since my mother’s application of the Mozart effect to me in utero, I’ve come to fruition as a reasonable man in most aspects of my life. I find a symmetrical existence in the virtues of temperance, modesty and magnanimity to name a few. (I took an ethics class one time, and I own a thesaurus.)
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The Fest vs. Florida-Georgia: Not so different after all
Nov. 2, 2015Our day-to-day lives are filled with divisive choices: Library West or Marston Science Library? Midtown or downtown? Each choice, while seemingly innocuous, comes with its own set of die-hard advocates that keep these meaningless rivalries alive.
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Why study the humanities? There’s a good reason
Nov. 1, 2015"También No-hacer es creador, pues no sólo de hacer vive el hombre"- -Gonzalo Arango
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Controversial Ann Coulter must speak at UF
Nov. 1, 2015I want to make my intentions perfectly clear: I want Ann Coulter, the conservative firebrand and provocateur, to speak at UF. In fact, the event should be required for everyone to attend. If a student values his or her education, listening to Coulter speak is a must.
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Classroom assault highlights another discussion about race
Nov. 1, 2015Assaulting a student should never be a disciplinary measure, especially when the offense is as harmless as using a cellphone in school. And yet, a police officer saw it fit to flip a girl’s desk over. Police officers are meant to keep people safe, so what went wrong?
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Police violence and censoring art
Oct. 29, 2015Quentin Tarantino, the director of "Pulp Fiction" and "Django Unchained," is not unfamiliar with controversy. I realize this is a very I’m-20-years-old thing to say, but the man is one of the best directors out there. He took his passion for cinema and turned it into a successful career by writing and directing many of the most celebrated films of the last 25 years. His work is known for its fast-paced, witty and profane dialogue; its fantastical homages to other films and film styles (the Dirty Dozen, Spaghetti Westerns, Blaxploitation cinema) — and for his films’ often extreme violence.
