Opinion
Opinion
Living Memory: Ferraro’s impact on U.S. politics still felt
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 27, 2011You don’t have to be a woman to appreciate the advances Geraldine Ferraro made in her 1984 shot at the vice presidency. After her death on Saturday, we’ve been realizing that she, along with others of her ilk, have been changing our nation far more than the requisite history-class mention would have us think.
Opinion
Pound Foolish
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 27, 2011With one in 17 of us living with a serious mental illness, it should raise some eyebrows when our state decides to cut all funding to adult mental health services.
Opinion
Florida, other states should elect judges
By Zack Smith | Mar. 27, 2011It’s a basic tenant of American society that public-policy makers are held accountable for their decisions by an informed electorate.
Opinion
US government wrong to turn a blind eye to Bahraini massacre
By Dr. Aunali S. Khaku | Mar. 27, 2011I am writing to express my strong condemnation of the current massacre being perpetrated against the Bahraini people by Bahraini, Emirati and Saudi armed forces with tacit approval of our government.
Sports
Parsons, Gators should be proud of unexpected season
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Butler no longer looking for glass slipper
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UF completes 180-degree turn by avenging last year’s defeat
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Mar. 24, 2011NEW ORLEANS -- Not much looked different Thursday.
Sports
The dance continues: muscle, mental anguish and the American flag
By BILL O'CONNOR | Mar. 24, 2011“How much will he pay?”
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 24, 2011Spring‘s officially underway, Gators. With Sunday evening’s equinox in the books, we’re prepared to enjoy our weekend or two with decent weather before our sidewalks turn into lava flows.
Opinion
Obama negatively reshaping America
By Bob Minchin | Mar. 24, 2011As President Obama’s approval ratings continue to fall and he amasses more enemies on both sides of the aisle in response to his invasion of Libya, I am reminded of perhaps the most telling and haunting moment of the 2008 presidential election coverage.
Opinion
Open Books
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 23, 2011It looks like we won’t be able to park ourselves in front of our computer and read whatever books we feel like for days on end. That’s what we had planned if Google got its way and started to fulfill its goal of scanning all the books the world has to offer.
Opinion
Lack of funds could prove disastrous
By Chad Mohammad | Mar. 23, 2011The devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunami that struck Japan earlier this month reminded us all of the ever-present danger of natural disasters and, more importantly, of the need for us to be as well prepared for them as possible — both as a society and as individuals.
Sports
UF’s rout unimportant in big picture
Mar. 22, 2011The Gators baseball team might have used up all of their runs for the week.
Opinion
Religion can impede scientific progress
By Doug Martin | Mar. 22, 2011As a biochemistry student at UF, I found Zack Smith’s opinion column Monday disheartening.
Opinion
Sobered Up: Welfare drug tests not beneficial for Florida
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 22, 2011The idea of screening welfare candidates and recipients for drugs didn’t come out of the blue. Gov. Rick Scott hinted at it during his campaign. In fact, it was one of the few things we thought Scott was on the right track with.
Opinion
People should take more honest photos
By Wesley Campbell | Mar. 22, 2011Have you ever seen one of those photo montages that show someone’s face holding the same angle and expression relentlessly, regardless of where and when the photo was taken?
Sports
UF ready for The Jimmer Show
By ADAM BERRY | Mar. 21, 2011I had only heard stories and seen brief highlights of Jimmer Fredette before seeing him up close and personal.
Opinion
With Honor: Gator fans should avoid religious jabs
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 21, 2011After a weekend that saw numerous powerhouses get smacked down by teams ranging from the Spiders to the “whointhehell?”, the Gators lived up to expectations and their inflated seeding, pounding the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to within an inch of their lives before sliding by UCLA and into the Sweet 16 (or the “fourth round” for those unwilling to infringe on new tradition grounded in irrationality.)
Opinion
General education distracts from major
By Laura Ellermeyer | Mar. 21, 2011It sometimes seems that high school curricula and “When am I ever gonna use this crap?” go hand in hand. Elective requirements in high school may seem like funny time wasters (I carried a fake baby around for a week and loved every second of it), but as we neared graduation, we looked forward to the end of electives and fixed our gazes on more serious coursework that was actually relevant to a topic and career we chose.
