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.
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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.)
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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.
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Columnist’s rhetoric does little to defend bill
By Chad Kimes | Mar. 21, 2011The rhetoric used by Zack Smith in Monday’s column is overused and deceptive. Sadly, however, it tends to work. He starts by
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Evolution constant subject of critical evaluation
By Bill Hirschi | Mar. 21, 2011Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” was published in 1859, and the theory that life on Earth is in a constant state of evolution was around even before that. What columnist Zack Smith seems unable to grasp is the fact that the theory of evolution has, in fact, been subject to “critical analysis” for 150 years and has been proven every time.
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Action in Iraq, Libya fundamentally different
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Mar. 21, 2011The current military action in Libya is not the same as the Iraq War. Plain and simple. In 2002 and 2003, the United States cooked up a reason to go to war based on faulty intelligence and post-9/11 hysteria. The U.S. went to the U.N., couldn’t get a military resolution, and we invaded Iraq anyway. In Libya’s case, the U.S. and our allies are riding with our allies in NATO on the back of a U.N. Security Council resolution.
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Critical analysis of evolution needed
By Zack Smith | Mar. 20, 2011Nearly everyone agrees that critical thinking is a skill essential for children to develop as early as possible.
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Mardi Gras letter dull, condescending
By Jamie Garvey | Mar. 20, 2011First off, I must say I generally don’t read Tiffany Miles’ letters because, overall, I find their content to be dull and presented in a condescending manner.
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Gator Nation stands together for Japan
By Ben Meyers | Mar. 20, 2011There are moments in time when I am immensely proud to be a Florida Gator. Thursday was one of them. No, it wasn’t due to many students’ impressive performances on St. Patty’s Day. It wasn’t even due to our dominance in basketball. It was due to the sight I witnessed at the candlelight vigil in commemoration of the disaster in Japan. Hundreds of students sat huddled in the Reitz Union Amphitheatre. There were students from all communities and cliques. Unity prevailed as all the students joined in praying for those affected by the tragedy and committing to doing all they can to help. We heard emotional tales of those here who know individuals who lost their homes and even their lives. Though the words were in Japanese, the emotion transcended language and generated compassion from all in attendance.
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Line in the Sand: U.S. actions in Libya cue Iraq comparisons
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 20, 2011The president must understand our fears about the situation in Libya. Why else would he stress his understanding of the risks of any military action? Why would he emphasize and repeat his intentions of keeping U.S. troops off Libyan soil? Obama is seeing what we’re seeing — a frighteningly familiar scenario of international forces intervening in a country on the brink, complete with the undertones of terrorism and the memorable words of a crazy dictator. We’ve seen this movie before, and we know how it goes. Or do we?
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Rowdy Reptile questions ticket pricing
By Jordan Ball | Mar. 20, 2011While the Florida ticketing office may find it surprising that their 75 student tickets allotted for the UCSB and UCLA games didn’t sell out, I’m certainly not. Expecting students to pay $154 up front to watch the Gauchos and Bruins is asinine.
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If you want to dance, heed warnings or prepare to pay the piper
By BILL O'CONNOR | Mar. 17, 2011“Hey man, I hate to ruin your vacation, but we got a problem.”
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Smaller issues not federal concerns
By Bob Minchin | Mar. 17, 2011The economy is in the tank. Unemployment is stagnant. The budget crisis has brought us to the brink of a government shutdown. Libya is burning, and Egypt is still in turmoil.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 17, 2011We expect half of our readers will have a massive hangover when they see this, so we’ll make it short.
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Opinion: Gainesville run-offs create now-or-never feeling
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 17, 2011It didn’t hit me until Wednesday, but run-off season has officially begun.
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Going Green; Legal medical marijuana makes sense
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 16, 2011The Editorial Board is pretty straight-laced, no matter the preconceptions people have of college newspaper editors.
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Republicans suppress voters, voices
By Chad Mohammed | Mar. 16, 2011The saying “If you don’t use it, you lose it” does not only apply to exercise and health.
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People too obsessed with idea of time
By Wesley Campbell | Mar. 15, 2011Time is a pretty interesting thing. Daylight saving time? More like nightlife-losing time. Correct me if I’m wrong, but we can all thank Ben Franklin for its invention.
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Noah’s Ark II: Beck’s interpretation of disasters is bizarre
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 15, 2011Excuse us if we seem confused. We’re trying to come to grips with the strange feeling of deja vu.
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Watching What You Say
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 15, 2011It’s common knowledge that when someone says something like, “No offense, but...” he or she is about to contradict him or herself. After watching a YouTube video making the rounds this week, we’re beginning to see those phrases as red flags. We’re talking about the video University of California — Los Angeles student Alexandra Wallace posted disparaging Asians she saw talking on phones in the school library.
