Hands off; Government abuses eminent domain
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 26, 2011In the U.S., the line between where your property rights end and the so-called "public interest" begin have always been a point of contention.
In the U.S., the line between where your property rights end and the so-called "public interest" begin have always been a point of contention.
On Tuesday, the state released the names of the jurors who acquitted Casey Anthony of first-degree murder charges.
This weekend, Bo Diddley Community Plaza in downtown Gainesville was host to the Pride Festival.
The issue of religion in public schools is messy at best.
Well, it's almost the weekend here in Gainesville, but there's no football game at home or away. So what is there to do?
On an unofficial Occupy Wall Street website, occupywallst.org, there is a "Proposed List of Demands."
At some point during your college career, you might have heard a classmate or even a professor utter a phrase to the likes of "there is no such thing as right or wrong, just cultural differences."
Someone needs to remind Florida state Rep. Brad Drake, (R-Eucheeanna) that it's 2011 and not 1800.
In our editorial Oct.10, we discussed the problems with federal "mandatory minimum" laws.
For this installment of the Alligator's weekly tradition, we're turning over a new leaf.
For Gov. Rick Scott, the preparation of a competent workforce should be the sole purpose of a college education.
This weekend, an Occupy Wall Street protester was captured in a photograph defecating on a police car in New York City.
A couple of decades ago, Congress mandated that, in most drug-related convictions, the defendant must receive a minimum sentence for possession of the drug, usually depending upon weight and type of drug.
Well, this week has finally come to an end, and it's been an interesting one.
If you didn't watch the unveiling of the new iPhone on Tuesday, we just have to one thing to say: Way to have a life.
If you have not already, some of you might start getting charged a monthly fee for debit-card usage.
Does the War on Terror create an exception for killing U.S. citizens without trial?
The results are in for this semester's SG elections, and needless to say, there were a few problems. Although the make-up of the Student Senate probably would be about the same regardless of the errors, the situation doesn't really support the idea that SG is a corruption-free organization.
It might be shocking to some, but college students, regardless of whether they are older than 21, sometimes drink adult beverages.
The American people are mad.