Ryan Scott’s letter to the editor Tuesday stated that “as much as changing the name and logo of a party can be aesthetically pleasing, it doesn’t hide the fact that the party is Orange and Blue 2.0.”
Jonathan Ossip’s guest column today was simply a joke. Very funny, Ossip, but we all know you don’t have any friends on Fraternity Row.
The Student Alliance party has taken an unprecedented look at the issues. Instead of using regurgitated talking points, we’ve put serious thought and effort into a real platform. Most importantly, the Student Alliance party has focused on innovation and real ideas to improve student life and build a great future for UF.
I found the Student Alliance party’s recent distribution of flyers around the Plaza of the Americas and along Fraternity Row unnecessary and offensive. The flyers were placed sometimes on walls or cars (something I personally loathe), but mostly they were just thrown around on the ground.
I woke up this morning to find thousands of flyers scattered all over Sorority Row. The flyers were anti-Unite Party in their message and excessive in their nature. From what I understand, these flyers were all over campus in massive quantities.
Way to miss the point of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign in Wednesday’s editorial. There are way more worthy things to criticize than the first lady’s efforts to help America become healthier.
Let’s look at some numbers regarding tuition and fees. When I started at UF in fall 2008, tuition and fees were $126 per credit hour. Bright Futures Scholarship Program still paid 100 percent of this cost. This year, tuition and fees are $146 per credit hour. That’s a $20 increase per credit hour. This becomes $300 more in total for an undergraduate taking 15 credit hours. At the same time, Bright Futures no longer pays 100 percent of tuition and fees costs but a fixed $126. The $20 increase in tuition/fees had to come from the pockets (or other scholarships) of undergraduates.
After the recent catastrophe in Haiti, it has been amazing to see the result from the Student Body and the rest of the country’s helpers. It is becoming visible — the impact a group of people, especially a group of Gators, can make. But it is disheartening to see that it took a disaster as big as a 7.0-magnitude earthquake to spark this.
Matt Simons’ letter in Monday’s Alligator absolutely infuriated me. It was so full of fallacies and ignorant homophobic assumptions that I don’t know where to begin.
I was at Shands yesterday and read the latest edition of the liberal rag you call the Alligator. If nothing else, it is good for a laugh.
The new Friday columnist, Paul Murty, is absolutely horrible. He doesn’t have any original ideas, and it’s pretty obvious he doesn’t actually research his articles past Wikipedia. The economy is not well on its way to recovery. He talks about the preachers on Turlington Plaza as if it’s breaking news and then the issue of gun control as if he knows everything, when actually he offered no ideas of his own whatsoever. At least last week’s column, “Modern Tea Party is deeply flawed,” was relevant to today. Could he write something that isn’t dripping with disdain for anything Republican?
I’m getting a little tired of Paul Murty’s column. I was bemused by — if not OK with— his argument that we should do away with guns. I’m a little less OK with his ignorant generalization of the Tea Party movement. And while I think Tea Partiers are all crazies, I don’t stand on a podium and spout my ignorance of their cause. I really don’t care if the opinions section is inflammatory, inspiring, sweet, horrendously offensive or boring, but please demand that thought be put into the opinion, otherwise it just becomes ignorant rambling. And I’d rather have one of those terribly boring sexToons than more ignorant rambling.
I am writing to express my full support for the Tebow family ad that is expected to air during the Super Bowl. I am outraged at women groups such as N.O.W. for denouncing and condemning the 30 second ad before they even get to see it. From what I gather regarding the ad, it will discuss Pam Tebow’s courageous decision and story to have Tim. Why is the ad vilified as anti-abortion simply because it has a pro-life message? I do not believe for a moment that either Tim or his mother will be chastising others for their opposing views during the commercial. Tim Tebow has been a model student, athlete, humanitarian, and young man. Those that differ with his pro-life position should in no way call into question his integrity and passion.
If undergrads ever want to see a change in Student Government, it isn’t going to come through a self-defeating, lawsuit-happy “Indy” party that does nothing but whine in Senate chambers and does ridiculous stunts on election day. And it isn’t going to come from the party that acts as a mouthpiece for the administration. What needs to happen is real electoral reform. Students need to be represented and participate in the system — not decide between which party is worse, which is nearly impossible at this point.
I have concern over the prevalence of the “Islam is of the devil” T-shirts on the UF campus.
Mark McShera’s letter to the editor Tuesday was an example of how disgusting, vile, hateful and forgetful members of the Student Alliance party can be.
The picture highlighting the “Islam Fair” on campus was a stark reminder that although at times what we hold in common — such as enjoying delicious food — may bring us together, our differences keep us apart. Here we see an attempt to bring Islam to the non-Islamic world, and a photo portraying two women with faces peeking out from behind elaborate head wraps. While it is pleasant to enjoy the food and other positive aspects of other cultures, such as song, dance and philanthropy, we must not forget our critical thinking skills. Human cultural practices differ significantly, and we must identify these differences if we are to embrace our free will. The photo raises several important questions we ought to ask: Why are these women dressed this way? How would they be treated in their culture if they chose to dress differently? In countries where Islamic cultural-religious practices dominate, how are free speech and artistic issues treated? Human rights? Are religious and cultural tolerance encouraged in predominately Muslim countries?
Clarification: This is a response to a letter that was originally attributed to UF student Josh Winegar. Winegar informed the Alligator that he believes the letters were sent falsely under his name by members of the Unite Party, who currently hold the Student Government majority. The Alligator does not currently know the identity of the senders.
Clarification: This is a response to a letter that was originally attributed to UF student Josh Winegar. Winegar informed the Alligator that he believes the letters were sent falsely under his name by members of the Unite Party, who currently hold the Student Government majority. The Alligator does not currently know the identity of the senders.
Clarification: This is a response to a letter that was originally attributed to UF student Josh Winegar. Winegar informed the Alligator that he believes the letters were sent falsely under his name by members of the Unite Party, who currently hold the Student Government majority. The Alligator does not currently know the identity of the senders.
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