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Only two options: to have or to be
Nov. 19, 2013There are only two options for all of us: to have or to be.
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Stars at night are big and racist: UT cancels game
Nov. 19, 2013This week, the University of Texas at Austin chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas made headlines when news outlets picked up on a game the organization had created called Catch an Illegal Immigrant.
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Democrats gut Obamacare
Nov. 18, 2013Apparently there is a bit of irony in the November air in Washington. More Americans have lost their health insurance because of Obamacare than Americans who have signed up for it. The president botched the health insurance exchange website, and the strong unity of Congressional Democrats who pushed the Affordable Care Act through Congress and onto the American people is starting to chip away.
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Are gender roles still an issue today?
Nov. 18, 2013In case anyone missed the memo, we’re about to enter 2014. If you did miss the memo, then you’re not alone, because Justin Lookadoo, an unfortunately prominent speaker in public schools across the South, seems to believe this is still the 19th century. High schools invite Lookadoo to advise their students about dating as teenagers, but what they receive is a handbook on gender stereotyping.
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Assassination, sushi and socks: Buying with Bitcoins
Nov. 18, 2013Bitcoin, the purported digital currency of the future, made headlines yesterday. In addition to having leapt in value — one bitcoin is now worth more than $550 and growing — U.S. agencies met with a Senate committee in order to sell the idea that bitcoins are “legitimate financial instruments,” according to Bloomberg.
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Too many people don’t value what they already have
Nov. 17, 2013Early last week, baseball fans and Atlanta residents were shocked to learn that after just two decades of calling Turner Field home, the Atlanta Braves are moving to suburban Cobb County in 2017.
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Game Over: Obamacare woes aren’t just a fumble
Nov. 17, 2013For the first time since 2007, non-economic issues are dominating the top two spots in the Gallup poll’s rankings of America’s most important problems. Dissatisfaction with the government in general remains at No. 1 this month, while Americans’ concerns over high health care costs and poor health care jumped from No. 4 last month to No. 2 this month. It comes as no surprise since the Affordable Care Act has been plagued from the start by convolution, lack of transparency, poor planning and lack of accountability on the president’s part — until this past week.
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Guest column: How Israel can better the world
Nov. 14, 2013On Tuesday I attended an event hosted by the Jewish National Fund titled Making the World a Better Place, which was supposed to highlight the positive impact Israel is supposedly making on the global community.
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Guest column: Obamacare tagline misleads
Nov. 14, 2013“If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period.”
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Students should know the facts about education reform
By Rachel McGovern | Nov. 14, 2013Chances are if you’re reading this, you have student loan debt. You may have a federal subsidized or unsubsidized loan, a loan through your school, or your parents may have even taken out a Direct PLUS Loan to help cover the costs of your education. I have a twin sister attending Florida State University, so I happen to have all of the above. I have federal subsidized and unsubsidized loans, and my parents have taken out loans in order to pay for housing and books.
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Darts & Laurels 11/15/13
Nov. 14, 2013Gainesville was straight-up COLD this week. We’re talking hats, gloves, coats and boots. On days like those, it’s hard to get out of bed and face the world — a pile of blankets, a mug of cocoa and a Netflix binge sound way more appealing than class. But you’re all champs: You went to class, you studied hard and now it’s Friday. Treat yo’self to a peppermint mocha latte, and enjoy this week’s edition of Darts & Laurels.
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University presidential candidates should appear in the Sunshine
Nov. 13, 2013Amid the revelations that the government watches nearly everything we do, it may come as a surprise that states have actual laws ensuring government transparency.
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Veterans deserve more respect than Americans give them
Nov. 12, 2013Monday marked Veterans Day, a holiday many Americans easily forgot. No grand fireworks shows or barbecues happen, and most Americans don’t get the day off from work. The only thing you might notice about Veterans Day is the absence of mail.
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Voter ID laws rig the system, threaten democracy
Nov. 12, 2013Former Rep. Jim Wright (D-Tex.) once held one of the most prominent political positions in the United States. From 1987 to 1989, Wright served as speaker of the House of Representatives. However, last Nov. 2, Wright found he might not even be able to cast a ballot in his state’s elections.
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Instead of death, fear the unlived life
Nov. 12, 2013As I age into my early 20s, I realize now that overused cliches are not as useless as their unoriginality might suggest. Take this one: “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
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UF not responsible for drop in sexual health rankings
Nov. 12, 2013Yesterday, the Alligator reported that UF dropped three slots in the 2013 Trojan Sexual Health Report Card from No. 12 in 2012 to No. 15 this year.
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Guest column: Support in-state tuition for all military veterans
Nov. 11, 2013There is a bill moving through the Florida legislature that would allow honorably discharged military veterans to pay in-state tuition. For out-of-state military veterans applying to public universities and colleges in Florida, the bill would waive the one-year standard to establish residency.
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Response to Hillary Clinton guest column
By Fahad Khan | Nov. 11, 2013The author of the column does not realize that those of us “ready for Hillary” are not mindless supporters of the political class, but rather citizens simply excited to support the possible campaign of one of the most qualified and groundbreaking potential candidates this country has seen.
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Social media projects prove their worth
Nov. 11, 2013Social media is constantly painted as a detriment to the individual and culture at large.
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How you can help the devastated Philippines
Nov. 11, 2013Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines Friday, and details continue to emerge about the storm’s size and how much relief is needed.
