Opinion
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Men: Shut up and listen about assault
Sep. 10, 2014With the recent reports of Ray Rice committing assault and the outbreak of assaults at UF, the topic of violence against women is on everybody’s lips.
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EDITORIALS
Florida House bill threatens state waterways
Sep. 10, 2014Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to prevent new federal oversight of state wetlands and waterways.
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Time to end Swamp Party dominance
Sep. 9, 2014They haven’t appeared just yet, but they’re coming soon.
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Inmate abuse must be addressed by correctional leaders
Sep. 9, 2014In the aftermath of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the nation’s attention has turned to the issue of police brutality. The problem of abuse and excessive force by law enforcement also extends to America’s prison system. Nowhere is inmate abuse more evident and prevalent than in Florida.
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McDonnell conviction highlights problems with GOP governors
Sep. 9, 2014Last week, former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was convicted of corruption. McDonnell was once a shining star in the Republican Party and was a potential 2012 running mate for Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
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Rice incident latest national example of violence against women
Sep. 9, 2014Sunday night, a string of texts lit up on my phone. As soon as I saw the short UF Alert number, I knew — dreading it, but knowing it — another case of battery had just been reported to the police.
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EDITORIALS
College students shape the future — if they vote
Sep. 8, 2014Low voter turnout has been a prominent feature of American elections for the last several decades. In the 2012 election, only about two-thirds of all voters cast ballots.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the editor: Removal of University of Illinois professor should cause concern
Sep. 8, 2014The removal of Steven Salaita, a tenured professor at the University of Illinois, for his tweets in support of Palestine should be of great concern to those who value academic freedom at American universities. Salaita had been offered a job as a tenured professor of American Indian studies, and his appointment was contingent on approval by the University of Illinois’s Board of Trustees. The university chancellor, Phyllis Wise, refused to forward Salaita’s appointment to the board.
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Senator’s push for film screening is indoctrination
Sep. 7, 2014There’s a common trope in the conservative movement that liberals control American schools and use them to brainwash and indoctrinate impressionable American youth.
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Chaotic world stuck with ‘no strategy’ President Obama
Sep. 7, 2014With the rise of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a Sunni jihadist group in the Middle East that is labeled as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. and many other nations, the entire world is on high alert, waiting for whatever barbaric action the group has planned next.
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Open the Internet: Support net neutrality
Sep. 7, 2014The Internet is a powerful tool of democracy that provides diverse groups of people with an open and equal platform to communicate, share information and express their views. Net neutrality, a concept that has come under fire in recent years, is the principle protecting these essential aspects of the Internet.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor: Last week’s open letter to President Bernie Machen wrongfully condemns proclamation
Sep. 4, 2014I was taken aback by the recent open letter to UF President Bernie Machen in this past week’s Alligator. In it, the author condemns Machen’s proclamation, "I believe the entire University of Florida community holds academic freedom to be a cherished principle that advances the interests of society," and challenges our president to use boycotts as the model for academic integrity.
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DARTS LAURELS
Rain, CVS and the Gator Nation in today's Darts & Laurels
Sep. 4, 2014The big story at UF this week was the cancellation of the inaugural game of the 2014 Gator football season against Idaho. After hours of lightning delays, Gator fans got a small, exciting taste of the upcoming season when Valdez Showers — how appropriate — ran back the opening kickoff for 64 yards. Unfortunately, the game was immediately postponed, and eventually canceled, after more lightning was spotted nearby. For making The Gator Nation wait a whole extra week to start the football season, we give a really-bad-timing DART to Florida thunderstorms.
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Common Core opponents need a plan
Sep. 3, 2014I can’t stand numbers, and for good reason.
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Corrupt behavior of Scott’s allies speaks volumes
Sep. 3, 2014There’s an old Japanese proverb that says, "When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends."
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Republican staff’s China trip shows double standard
Sep. 2, 2014Two members of Florida’s congressional delegation, Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen have gained reputations during their time in office for speaking out forcefully and frequently against communism, particularly the Fidel Castro regime in Cuba.
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Prosecution of public prayer
Sep. 2, 2014The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees every American freedom of religion.
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Celebrity phone hacking, photo leak is not a ‘scandal’
Sep. 2, 2014In recent days and weeks, a number of female celebrities have had their phones hacked, which has resulted in private nude pictures of them being plastered far and wide across the Internet.
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Nicki Minaj: different kind of feminist
Sep. 2, 2014When Nicki Minaj released the cover art for her new single, “Anaconda,” the world eagerly awaited the release of the accompanying music video.
