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Toy story: In the defense of sex toys
Feb. 23, 2014Wednesday night I found myself licking lube off my fingers in a classroom full of people.
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State legislatures are more important than Congress, so pay attention
Feb. 23, 2014In the age of cable news, political blogs and social media, it’s easy to focus on the political news in Washington, D.C. The noise clogs the pores of all three major cable news networks and permeates throughout the front pages of newspapers until it makes its way onto the web.
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Manners matter: a common courtesy guide
Feb. 20, 2014I always get pegged as nice. When I hold the door for a stranger: nice. When I tell someone his backpack is unzipped: nice. When I inform the barista at Starbucks someone left $20 unattended on the counter: nice.
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BuzzFeed, sponsored content trending
Feb. 20, 2014Thousands of years from now, historians and archeologists will be scouring Internet archives, and they’re going to find BuzzFeed. And it’s going to be really embarrassing.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The future of Bambooville
By Elliot Larkin | Feb. 20, 2014Bambooville, the oasis of relaxation, inspiration and nature appreciation located in the Bartram and Carr wilderness area, has been dismantled upon mandate from university administration.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Why Students Party boycotted
By Olga Rodriguez | Feb. 20, 2014On Wednesday night, the results of the Spring 2014 Student Government election were announced, and the Students Party officially chose to boycott the presentation. My name is Olga Rodriguez, president of the Students Party, and I would like to explain why.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Swamp’s intimidation tactics are reprehensible
By Juliana Schmidt | Feb. 20, 2014On Wednesday, I exercised my right as a UF student to vote. I wore my “I Voted” sticker as I sat eating at a table in the Reitz Union when a girl walked up to me and asked if she could have my sticker.
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UF has beef, but we want bamboo
Feb. 20, 2014Many students and faculty are outraged with UF’s harsh decision to remove the popular campus landmark Bambooville. But the university’s behavior on this matter is far from shocking.
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DARTS LAURELS
Darts & Laurels 2/21/14
Feb. 20, 2014Now that election fervor has died down, we can all go back to walking through campus without fear of harassment — er, political canvassing. Though elections are over, it’s important now more than ever to stay informed about SG goings-on in order to hold senators and executive officers accountable for the promises they’ve made.
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EDITORIALS
UF should be a place for free —not hate — speech
Feb. 19, 2014If you’re on Facebook, you probably saw bemused, frantic, outraged statuses about the Turlington preacher and a UF student getting into a tussle.
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Plan to help homeless a step, not a solution
Feb. 19, 2014Nine years ago, a 10-year plan to end homelessness began in Gainesville. It only takes a walk past Bo Diddley Community Plaza downtown to see how well that went.
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EDITORIALS
Why do I vote this way? Hey, must be the money
Feb. 18, 2014Although some UF students get fired up over Student Government elections, the overwhelming majority just don’t. During last year’s elections, voter turnout accounted for just 20 percent of the UF Student Body.
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Anti-LGBT laws show intolerance
Feb. 18, 2014Last week, I wrote about how the reaction of prominent Republicans to Coca-Cola’s “America the Beautiful” commercial reflects conservative intolerance toward nonwhite and non-English speaking Americans.
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Minimum-wage raise would be ineffective, increase layoffs
Feb. 18, 2014To say that Democrats will have a difficult election cycle this year would be an understatement. Forget the fact that the majority of senators up for reelection are Democrats who represent red states and that House seats are pretty secure. Forget the fact that the president is losing favorability each month while the economy struggles to grow.
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What to know about Venezuela
Feb. 18, 2014Last week, I spent my Wednesday night watching “Breaking Bad” episodes on Netflix.
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Protect Earth and her scarce resources
Feb. 18, 2014Our sun is amazing. It keeps us warm and keeps things lit. It’s pretty much the best thing to happen to this solar system since sliced bread — well, before sliced bread, to be exact. I guess you could say we’re the sun’s Goldilocks child because to date, we are the only planet with observable life in our solar system.
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EDITORIALS
SG Spring 2014 endorsement: Swamp, but with footnotes
Feb. 17, 2014Endorsing Student Government parties is always difficult, and in an election season that saw unprecedented events, we found it even harder. Swamp is the only party with a full executive ticket, but we have serious reservations about encouraging the growth of a one-party system — especially when that one party has a history of corruption.
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Ellen Page’s coming out sparks debate
Feb. 17, 2014The best Valentine’s Day surprise for some may have come in a small package in the shape of actress Ellen Page. The 26-year-old “tiny Canadian,” as she describes herself on Twitter, known for “Juno,” officially announced she’s gay at a Las Vegas event sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign on Friday.
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Students Party, it’s time to wake up
Feb. 17, 2014I was extremely surprised at Students Party minority leader Michael Christ for calling Taco Libre party “pathetic” and “insulting” in an article in the Alligator.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Vote yes on the Student Green Energy Fund
By Frank Plageman | Feb. 17, 2014While students are looking over party platforms in the upcoming Student Government election, there is another issue that they need to be informed on prior to voting. I, along with other students, gathered enough signatures for a nonbinding referendum on green energy to be placed on this semester’s SG ballot.
