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Black-on-black homicide shouldn’t distract from Ferguson
Dec. 1, 2014Do you remember, as children, the many times that we were scolded for something we did? Remember when we would point something out that our brother, sister or classmate did to try and excuse our actions or at least redirect the scolding? Well that juvenile failure to confront the truth is still happening. More recently however, it has made appearances in discussions on FOX, CNN and at dinner tables across the country.
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GOP, anti-abortion legislation not popular with Americans
Dec. 1, 2014Last month, Republicans dominated midterm elections across the nation. No one can deny the power right-wing lawmakers will hold once January rolls around as they now enjoy a strong grip on two-thirds of state legislative bodies.
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Traditions, family will always count
Dec. 1, 2014This past weekend, still recovering from our Thanksgiving feast, I participated with my family in our tradition of having Saturday morning breakfast at Einstein Bros. Bagels. We’ve been doing this every week since before my younger sister was born — almost 17 years. We’ve cycled through all the menu and manager changes as time has passed and are familiarized as regulars by the staff.
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McCollum, Bondi relationship corrupt ‘revolving door
Dec. 1, 2014The Miami Herald published a story Saturday about the close political relationship between former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and current AG Pam Bondi.
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Reality check: All lives matter
Nov. 30, 2014Two years ago in Mobile, Alabama, an 18-year-old white male, Gilbert Collar, was shot and killed by a black campus police officer. He was running around campus, high and naked, when he approached the officer at the campus police station. Collar was unarmed, but the officer still deemed him a threat and decided to use deadly force against him.
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‘#BlackLivesMatter’ is used for a reason
Nov. 30, 2014One week ago, it was announced Darren Wilson would not stand trial for the death of an unarmed black 18-year-old named Michael Brown.
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Thanksgiving ‘14: Be grateful, don’t shop, give back
Nov. 24, 2014For most people, Thanksgiving is all about the three F’s: food, family and football. The image of a family gathered around the table with a large turkey in the middle is one of America’s most iconic scenes.
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Universities need to fight sexual assault
Nov. 24, 2014Recently, Rolling Stone magazine published a story exposing the University of Virginia’s extreme lack of attention to the dangers of sexual assault its students face.
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Debunking all the pit bull-y myths
Nov. 24, 2014One summer night two years ago, a dog named Lilly lost a leg and saved her owner’s life by dragging the unconscious woman off a set of train tracks to avoid an oncoming freight train.
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Florida campaign finance needs fixing
Nov. 23, 2014On most political issues — the economy, health care and climate change — Americans are more polarized than ever before. However, there is at least one subject on which the vast majority of Americans agree: the enormous and inappropriate role that money plays in American elections.
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Black Friday: The madness needs to stop
Nov. 23, 2014The glorious day of Thanksgiving is almost upon us. Nothing tops dedicating a whole day to eating platefuls of food, drinking wine and watching football. Thanksgiving is a timeless holiday where we take a moment to slow down, be with the people we love and be thankful for everything we have. Unfortunately, some people are not thankful for what they have. They just want more, which in turn, has cast a dark shadow over Thanksgiving, rendering it less meaningful. This shadow is caused by none other than the dreadful day after Turkey Day: Black Friday.
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Keystone XL pipeline is lesser of two great evils, needs compromise
Nov. 23, 2014[The views expressed here are not necessarily those of the Alligator.]
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Sex education needs normalization
Nov. 20, 2014Forget math, science and history — students and parents are more concerned about sex in the classroom.
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Reflecting on a tragedy
By Alligator Editorial | Nov. 20, 2014As you have probably noticed by now, we normally go casual on Fridays with a quirky, tongue-in-cheek “Darts and Laurels” summing up the best and worst of the week. But on Thursday night, the Alligator staff was in no mood to chide silliness and applaud reason. Anything we could have written in this space feels trivial compared to what dominated Florida State University students’ thoughts, prayers and social media newsfeeds in the past 24 hours.
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Life lessons for millennials: Be yourself
Nov. 20, 2014Millennials have a bad reputation for being emotionally distant, lazy and unfulfilled. During my time here at UF, I have tried to counteract this generalization.
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Uber’s flippant attitude disconcerting
Nov. 19, 2014The year 2014 has seen dozens of definitive moments — particularly those in technology — that will no doubt set the tone for the rest of the century.
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Florida senators wrong to oppose NSA reform bill
Nov. 19, 2014On Tuesday evening, the U.S. Senate held a vote on a bill that would have curtailed the extensive and likely unconstitutional data collection programs of the National Security Agency.
