Opinion
Airbrushed Reality
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 2, 2011Instant Photoshop is one step closer to reality, but hold off on the celebration.
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Speak Your Mind: Court defends First Amendment
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 2, 2011When we first heard about the 8-1 Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church, we were confused. This ridiculous group protests outside military funerals, including the one in question held for Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, putting the families of the soldiers through more grief than necessary.
Opinion
Shooting still mentioned out of context a year later
By Jacob Rockwell | Mar. 2, 2011It’s one year later, and the Student Body still does not know all the facts behind the Kofi Adu-Brempong incident. But what we do know stinks to high heaven.
Sports
Legal rackets pay off in the end
By BILL O'CONNOR< | Mar. 2, 2011When I got back from Vietnam at age 22, I worked for Jimmy Hoffa’s Teamsters. I delivered appliances for Sears throughout the five boroughs of New York.
Opinion
Opinion: Video could make informal meetings more formal
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 2, 2011When Alachua County Commissioners don’t have a Tuesday public meeting, they still meet. They sit in a smaller room around a table where they can talk without all the formalities.
Sports
Donovan’s efforts with seniors worthy of SEC coaching honor
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Mar. 1, 2011After demolishing Alabama in the O’Connell Center on Tuesday night, Billy Donovan now owns four conference titles and two national championships in his 13 years as Florida’s head coach.
Opinion
Asking Too Little: Bright Futures should up its standards
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 1, 2011Remember that 30 percent tuition increase UF President Bernie Machen proposed? It looks like that increase would hit students even harder because the Florida Legislature has to make cuts to Bright Futures after it convenes on March 8.
Opinion
Study abroad vibe available at home
By Wesley Campbell | Mar. 1, 2011Everyone wants to study abroad. You rarely come across anyone who looks back on their experience negatively. They have their stories, and when they recount one, there are smiles on their faces and a twinkles in their eyes that tell you how much they value those memories.
Opinion
Citizens never unanimous in support
By Lance Duff | Mar. 1, 2011Zack Smith made a great point in his Monday column, “Planned Parenthood’s funds need a trim.” Not everything the government pays for is supported by every citizen of this nation. I personally do not support the wars our country is currently fighting nor do I support giving tax exemption to churches.
Opinion
Prioritizing organic foods for a budget
By Dimitri Blondel | Mar. 1, 2011Thanks for printing Ashley Bray’s column on organic foods last week. It had some good advice, although I would argue that local production affects taste more so than choosing between organic and nonorganic. Nonetheless, I agree that the health benefits of organic food are worth striving for, and that those on a limited budget can employ a strategy of mixing organic and conventional, because eating all organic foods would be too expensive. For anyone wanting to try this, an invaluable tool is the “Dirty Dozen” list, which details the produce with the highest levels of pesticide residues.
Sports
Class of ‘11 comes full circle
By ADAM BERRY | Feb. 28, 2011Two years ago, this Senior Night would have marked the end of a dark time for Florida basketball.
Opinion
Campaign funding decision benefits Republicans
By R. R. Renner | Feb. 28, 2011Zack Smith concludes in his column published Feb. 21 that U.S. House Republicans voted to end the public funding of presidential campaigns because of its “unpopularity” and its waste of public funds.
Opinion
Surgical Cuts: Proposed budget targets most vulnerable
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 28, 2011We’ve been mentioning our governor’s proposed budget cuts here and there, but it’s time to get specific about people on the losing side. Of course, most organizations receiving government funding could be counted among the losers, but the money needs to be sheared from somewhere. We just don’t like that people who are already struggling may have their helping hands abandon them.
Opinion
Anti-Planned Parenthood arguments ridiculous
By Ariel Drescher | Feb. 28, 2011I just wanted to say “bravo!” to Zack Smith for his insightful column published Monday on why Planned Parenthood should lose its funding. His sleuthing uncovered the fact that even though absolutely zero government dollars spent on the organization go toward abortion services, some of the money they receive is instead being used on insidious programs like “sexuality education” and “public policy objectives.”
Opinion
Chain looks to fix what isn’t broken
By Laura Ellermeyer | Feb. 28, 2011Starting in March, Starbucks customers will experience a slight alteration to their experience in the form of an updated logo. Starbucks recently unveiled the design, which while not very different omits the text from the famous emblem.
Opinion
Planned Parenthood’s funds need trim
By Zack Smith | Feb. 27, 2011That name inevitably evokes a knee-jerk reaction from all who hear it. For some, it is an organization providing needed health services to men and women, while to others it is a force perpetuating one of the greatest moral crises of our time.
Opinion
Do you really know what’s going on?
By Bob Minchin | Feb. 24, 2011We have been bombarded lately with media reports about a wide range of spectacular events. Middle East unrest, budget crises, government shutdown warnings, pirate slayings and government officials on the run in the Midwest have captured the attention of all who keep even cursory tabs on the news.
Sports
UF can’t take foot off pedal yet
Feb. 23, 2011For the first time in years, the Gators men’s basketball team can switch to cruise control.
Sports
Excess, debauchery and hypocrisy: A long weekend in Myrtle Beach
By BILL O'CONNOR< | Feb. 23, 2011My divorce lawyer’s on the phone.
Opinion
Focus is Overrated
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 23, 2011Too distracted to get that paper written in one sitting?
