Energized from a powerhouse internship during the summer of 2010 at the largest animal rights organization in the world, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), I had this crazy idea that I could change the world one plate at a time.
In response to Greg Allard's reply ("Thirty Years Later, Becoming Vegetarian ‘Best Decision' of Life," 4 Oct. 2011) to Sami Main's article ("Vegetarian Options Should Not Be Feared," 4 Oct. 2011), I would like to send high praise to both Allard and Main for speaking out about the benefits of a vegan diet.
Ten years ago today, President Bush launched Operation Enduring Freedom, the United States-led invasion of Afghanistan.
International terrorists raise new questions to international and domestic law, an area in which I have absolutely no credentials.
One week after postal workers rallied in Support of HR 1351, Rep. Clifford Stearns has not signed on as a co-sponsor of this bill.
By now, you've probably heard about the Student Government elections scandal that I've come to call "votergate."
I don't know which budget Unite Party member T.J. Villamil was talking about in his letter this week, but it isn't one that was passed by the Student Senate.
Regarding this week's cartoon of President Barack Obama "walking on egg shells" around the Middle East conflict, I would like to point out that Obama and his administration have taken a clear stance on the Palestinians' recent request for statehood. In his address to the U.N. General Assembly, Obama reasserted his stance that negotiations are the only path to peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Direct negotiations between the State of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority, as opposed to a unilateral declaration of independence at the United Nations, is a fundamental basis for achieving a peaceful and mutually agreeable formation of a future Palestinian state.
On Monday, Travis Hornsby's column was almost as erroneous as it was backward.
Monday's columnist, Travis Hornsby, was completely correct about the necessity of a simple tax code.
Every year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans who trace their ancestors from Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
As another Halloween approaches and parents in the Gainesville area think about buying chocolate "treats" for children, here is something to consider: The chocolate you buy could be tainted with child labor.
In response to your Tuesday column "Meatless Mondays Are Vital for Creating a Healthier Campus," I would like to compliment Jared Misner for his incredible work toward bettering this planet for all the creatures on it.
Sometimes we're mortified by our own kind. Today is one of those days.
Having just celebrated our nation's birth, I thought that my fellow Americans should be alerted to one of the most dangerous activities destroying America today, causing personal heartache, moral decay and a weakening of the American spirit: Internet pornography.
In summer of 2008, I walked into my first Senate meeting. Fresh out of high school, I thought I had found a good place to get involved. What I found instead was a disaster.
When Gov. Rick Scott announced his budget proposal in February, the word "education" was notably absent from the political event. And when he did roll out his education budget proposal, it called for slashing already underfunded public schools by more than 10 percent.
Gov. Rick Scott needs to go. In his first few months of office he has single-handedly killed the best opportunity this state had for economic development and job growth, further destroyed our education system, attempted to balance the state's budget on the backs of our middle class and much more. Or should I say so much less? He is the most corrupt American politician since Boss Tweed and is twice as creepy looking. Like Tammany Hall, he needs to be eliminated. The high-speed rail would have brought about 24,000 jobs to our state, one of the hardest hit states by the recession. It also would have marked an economic and technological step forward. Scott opposed and effectively slaughtered the rail for pure petty politics.
As most of you know, a devastating storm system swept across the South on April 27, 2011, bringing with it some of the most destructive tornadoes in our nation's history. Tuscaloosa, Ala., home to the University of Alabama, was one of the most severely impacted areas. As of May 1, 2011, 40 Tuscaloosa residents had been found dead, with over 350 still missing.
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