I am disappointed by the stance the Editorial Board took in Monday’s editorial “Zombie Nation.” Humans vs. Zombies is just a master game of tag that unites all different kinds of students across UF’s campus in a game that makes the boring walk to class more interesting for a week.
Paul Murty made several appalling claims in his column last Friday. First, he claimed there were “pretty valid reasons” for the cover-ups of sexual abuse. The only reason he gave is a shortage of priests. Is that a reason to cover up child sex abuse? What about a teacher shortage? Then he claimed “people seem to think that these problems are only in the Catholic Church,” implicitly blaming the media for the misconception.
Paul Murty’s column is a pain to read every week and last Friday’s was no different. To say that the media target the Catholic Church is ridiculous.
As a Christian missionary I am ashamed the Westboro Baptist Church continues to pose as Christians. Real Christians base their faith on the Bible — the teachings of Jesus. He says, “All men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” The most famous scripture, John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son ... that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
I’m pretty sure there’s a simple solution to the controversy in this town over “ladies night” at the bars. Placate all sides by doing away with free drinks for women and replace the specials with free drinks for anyone who shows up in a dress and heels.
There appears to be no limit to what busybody bureaucrats like Gainesville’s Equal Opportunity Director Cecil Howard will
Yesterday, I was invited to a group on Facebook called “Make UF Florida’s Flagship School.” I appreciate the support for UF, but as a Floridian this horrifies me. We are all Gators at UF, and we all want to be seen as the best in Florida. While I refuse to take a stance on whether we are better than that other school, this is the wrong approach.
The cancelation of the Band of Horses concert turned the potentially greatest exam week many of us would have seen in years into the worst. Heaven forbid we stop cramming and let the Adderall wear off long enough to relax and enjoy some music. True, the Slightly Stoopid concert got a little more “stoopid” than we all expected, but I doubt that fans would have gotten rowdy enough during “The Funeral” to crowd surf and smoke out the Reitz Union Ballroom. Personally, I am embarrassed that our school feels the need to ground us for exam week because we aren’t responsible enough to attend a concert during a study break. Don’t lecture us on stress management, UF; you’ve lost your credibility.
I am sick of reading the discussion about ladies night. Do you want to know the opinion of average Joe or Lane? Who cares? If women are concerned about being taken advantage of, then do not drink to the point at which you cannot control yourself. That is Safety 101. Guys who complain about free drinks for women? Really? Are you really going to try to hook up with a girl who is going to a club or bar just to get hammered? Doesn’t seem to be where you need to look for women anyway, so why does it matter?
In response to Ryan Weiss’ letter to the editor yesterday, I would say that a student-run newspaper is the perfect place for a column like CJ Pruner’s. I thought his column was great, and it gave me a good laugh before class. I don’t think anyone expects you to take these columns too seriously — have you ever read Tommy Maple’s columns?
Who is complaining about ladies night?
Recently, the city of Gainesville’s Office of Equal Opportunity has brought to light many local establishments that are in violation of the city’s discrimination ordinance. These businesses frequently sponsor promotional activities designed to specifically attract females, giving preference to one gender over the other.
I am a student in the Documentary Institute. Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin are my classmates. I want to echo my professor Churchill Roberts’ words that the university should be embarrassed over the controversy that has risen around Bougher and Safiullin’s thesis film.
As a 1989 graduate of UF from the College of Journalism and Communications, I think it is absurd that the two documentary graduate students, Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin, can’t include their recent footage from Haiti in their film due to UF’s ban on post-earthquake travel there.
The University’s decision to censor the documentary film thesis of journalism students Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin should raise red flags for all students. Bougher and Safiullin, whose thesis centers on a Haitian aid organization, happened to be in Haiti when the earthquake struck. They may have lived to tell their story, but the University doesn’t want them to.
CJ Pruner’s column on Monday regarding Jordan Johnson’s political legacy had a few minor errors that I want him to acknowledge. One, while it is implied that the article is written by CJ Pruner, I cannot help but feel that others deserve credit for its content, namely, Michael Moore movies and malt liquor. Additionally, the article concludes by saying that he is a “journalism junior.” I would like to recommend a more appropriate description, perhaps “cynical moron.”
It has been said that “anti-Catholicism is the anti-Semitism of the Left.” The Monday editorial “Idol Hands” is vivid proof this is true.
This is to correct something a letter said Friday: Americans do not elect leaders to alter their country. Now just to quickly get to my point, a leader is meant to usher in what is best for a group of people.
Alligator, get a hold of yourself.
The Editorial Board’s one-sided analysis of Ann Coulter’s recent mistreatment by the University of Ottawa deserves greater analysis.
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