Driving down University Avenue about a week ago, I saw three typical Gainesville hippies waving a banner comparing Gaza to the Warsaw ghetto of Nazi-occupied Poland.
As a University of Georgia graduate and devoted Bulldog fan, you may find it hard to believe that I was actually rooting for Florida to win the BCS football national championship.
It has recently come to my attention that there are some in the media who do not believe Florida should be crowned the BCS National Champion.
Apparently, Spenser Solis doesn't value every human life with his attempt to justify the collective, disproportional punishment of Gaza as part of Israel's defense when Israel, along with the United States, is one of the few countries to still maintain with a straight face that blatantly offensive attacks are indeed defensive.
What would you do if you lived under the constant threat of rocket attack? Since Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005, the people of southern Israel have been held hostage by Hamas. The truth is that there never really was a ceasefire to begin with. Since Israel left Gaza, Hamas, which is recognized as a terrorist group by both the U.S. and the EU, has fired more than 6,000 rockets into civilian areas of Israel.
In reading yesterday's article regarding the UF student reaction to the conflict in Gaza, I felt that Naomi Fireman's comments were extremely insensitive to the plight that the Palestinian people now face.
Thanks for reminding us why we all hate you, Bernie, by not only reminding us how pathetically few tickets students get compared to alumni, but also by giving us your standard holier-than-thou insistence that we go to class while you nurse your hangover in Miami.
The entire Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a very divisive topic in contemporary American society.Religious preference, ethnicity, political affiliation and social status often define and pervade the deep rifts that characterize this 60-year-old dispute.
I have been a football season ticket holder since 1997. In 2003, I not only kept up my Gator Booster status but I also upgraded to Champions Club at a time when the program was struggling to sell these seats due to a decline in the team's performance. In 2006, I had no trouble getting either SEC Championship or BCS Championship game tickets.
I was disappointed with Phil Newman's comment in Monday's article about the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony.
As the public relations director for the Political Science Honor Society, I have had the pleasure of serving with Mr. Dictor over the last year on the executive board.
Allow me to speak up before things get out of hand.
I was disappointed with Monday's article on the student ticket disaster Saturday in Atlanta.
Here's some news for Wes Hunt: The problems you note don't apply only to UF students.
Sen. Fager's letter on Sen. Ben Dictor was as poorly conceived as it was inaccurate.
I found Wes Hunt's grumbling article a waste of time and a waste of ink.
I congratulate Student Sen. Ben Dictor on making a bold move in his political career.
Dear Wes Hunt,
Mr. Hunt, your column showed a gross misunderstanding of the issues facing the UF Student Body.
As a smoker on campus, I have been told to move to beyond 50 feet by a UF employee. Not nicely or properly, but in the form of walking by, saying "50 Feet!"
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