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Student Body President Susan Webster addresses voting issues, changes
June 27, 2016Hello, Gator Nation, and welcome to Summer B!
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Opinion: Was the Brexit worth it? As with most questions, the answer is probably no
June 27, 2016The United Kingdom’s referendum to leave the European Union, or the “Brexit,” as it has been affectionately called, has been a long time coming with strangely not a lot of attention throughout the world until it happened.
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UF President Kent Fuchs: "Love and be kind to one another"
June 27, 2016Universities don’t teach the one concept most important in our world and in our personal lives.
Sports
Column: In times of crisis and uncertainty, put sports aside
By Ethan Bauer | June 27, 2016When the news that the UK voted to leave the European Union broke on Thursday, my Twitter feed was predictably flooded with tweets about it. But those tweets were contrasted with a different type of 140-character blurb.
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Opinoin: Fathers are underrated
June 18, 2016I wouldn’t be the person I am today without my father. Countless studies over the past decade point to the fact that the possibilities for my future improved tremendously because my dad was simply there for me during my childhood. Parents determine the destiny of their children in the years when kids try to make a sense of this world. Fathers traditionally play half the role in parenting, but their role is often underrated.
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Darts & Laurels: June 16
June 15, 2016How do we have a Darts & Laurels today, while we still grieve over those we lost in Orlando, while we painstakingly hold our breath for those still in recovery. The rest of the country can move on, but how do we? It happened right here at home. How did those in Newtown, Connecticut, or Charleston, South Carolina, move on when mass murder devastated their lives?
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Opinion: What is this tragedy befalling us all?
June 15, 2016There is a Swahili proverb: “The world is a field of chaos.” With my eyes I see it is so, and with all my heart I wish it wasn’t the case.
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Guest Column: New administration, new developments and exciting things to come
June 15, 2016Hey Gator Nation!
Sports
Column: Foley leaves legacy of leadership
By Ethan Bauer | June 13, 2016People love to talk about how it’s important to be a leader.
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Guest Column: Be wary of instant approval credit
June 13, 2016Let’s be honest, getting offers for free or discounted things online or in the mail can be pretty exciting. As you move forward in your financial life, you will start to get more and more offers for things like new cars, insurance options and instant approval credit card offers. Most of these offers are easy to disregard, as they include major financial decisions you have to make when the time is right for you.
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Opinion: Gun reform still largely out of reach
June 13, 2016Sunday morning Orlando became the center of another massive shooting, something that seems to have become an occupational hazard of American life. While the details are still coming in about the deaths and injuries, and the whole story is not yet clear, a couple things are.
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Opinon: No one is above the law, except Brock Turner
June 13, 2016Wow, has it really been a week since our last talk? I feel like so much has happened! I don’t know if 650 words are going to be enough to express my discontent with three latest controversies: the gorilla, the rapist and the two hair-dyed blondes that could possibly be president.
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Editorial: How long will this go on?
June 13, 2016Twenty first-graders attending school in Newtown, Connecticut. Then, it was a family and pedestrians in Santa Monica, California. Twelve more at a Washington, District of Columbia, naval yard. Three at Fort Hood, Texas. A long-planned mass-murder at Isla Vista, California.
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Darts & Laurels: June 9, 2016
June 8, 2016Dear readers, we’re nearing the end. Five weeks into Summer A. It’s already almost over: crazy, right? It’s time to hit the books and try to pull some miracles in these classes so that we can all go back to enjoying what summer is truly about… never-ending rain?
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Opinion: The U.S. ‘justice system’ is not doing its job
June 8, 2016In light of the controversy around the Stanford rape case, it’s amusing to observe Americans wonder why there are many in our country who don’t have an ounce of respect for the justice system.
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Opinion: With the onset of global warming, climate change talks will start again
June 8, 2016My gosh, it’s been hot these past few months. It must be from that El Niño. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 13 of the 15 highest monthly temperature anomalies have occurred since February 2015. Unfortunately, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology declared El Niño finished on May 24. Opponents of the existence of climate change have blamed abnormalities, climate and weather since 2014 on El Niño. Now that it has ended, politicians may actually have to respond to Mother Nature.
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Satire: Save money, live better... Build drones?
June 6, 2016Well, dear readers, this is it. We’re calling it. The end is nigh — and not the cool kind of Nye we all know and love from probably the only thing we liked in elementary school more than recess: “Bill! Bill! Bill!” (If this reference went over your head, you need some more science and bowties in your life!) But for real, the coming months are basically life-or-death… or move to Canada.
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Opinion: Trump, his protesters and American democracy
June 6, 2016If you ask the average person on the street what the definition of democracy is, they will usually include answers such as “one person, one vote” and the rights of citizens. While these may be true, there is a lot more to successful democracy than just the basic definitions that are popular to the general public. Things such as rule of law and peaceful transition of power to an opponent are key in order for democracy to continue without slipping into authoritarianism.
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Opinion: Children’s art embodies the understanding of ourselves and each other
June 6, 2016One of the less “typical” courses available here at UF is titled “Harry Potter and the Holocaust.” I’ve had the privilege of taking it. While I could write a column about that class alone — send an email, and maybe I will — there’s one theme I want to ramble about this week.
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Darts & Laurels: June 2, 2016
June 1, 2016If you’re on the lookout for some life coaching, Dr. Ben Carson awoke from his slumber, yet again. Let’s see what message he brought to Fox News on Memorial Day: “America right now is like a cruise ship that is about to go off of Niagara Falls with tremendous carnage and death.” Hmm… Never mind. This sounds more like some nightmare he had after seeing “Titanic.” Anyway, we at the Alligator would never do you like that. We’d never give you up, let you down or run around and desert you. So, relax and fade away into our latest segment of…
