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Online proposals no substitution for face–to–face romance
By Michelle Hipps | Jan. 12, 2009LuckyD0g21: So what are your plans for this weekend?
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BCS conferences need realignment
By Tyler Antar | Jan. 11, 2009It has recently come to my attention that there are some in the media who do not believe Florida should be crowned the BCS National Champion.
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Obama needs to extend global reach
By Anish Mitra | Jan. 11, 2009What do you call 2,000 Americans at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean? A good start.
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Offices so empty you could hear a mouse fart
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 11, 2009The Gators took home the championship, Superman will return to Gainesville and the Alligator Editorial Board rocked "I heart Bernie" T-shirts at work Sunday night.
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Gators earned BCS title
By Bob Brown | Jan. 11, 2009As a University of Georgia graduate and devoted Bulldog fan, you may find it hard to believe that I was actually rooting for Florida to win the BCS football national championship.
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Gainesville lacks informed intellectuals
By Yoav Mor | Jan. 11, 2009Driving down University Avenue about a week ago, I saw three typical Gainesville hippies waving a banner comparing Gaza to the Warsaw ghetto of Nazi-occupied Poland.
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Defense no excuse for attacks
By Jonathan Bull | Jan. 8, 2009Apparently, Spenser Solis doesn't value every human life with his attempt to justify the collective, disproportional punishment of Gaza as part of Israel's defense when Israel, along with the United States, is one of the few countries to still maintain with a straight face that blatantly offensive attacks are indeed defensive.
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Geico ads: So easy a caveman could do it
By SANDY NADER | Jan. 8, 2009How would you like it if all the money you could have saved on your car insurance was a bundle of cash that constantly watched you with an ever-so-slight smile, your own personal green bundle of buyer's regret?
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Partial coverage breeds U.S. apathy
By NAUDIA JAWAD | Jan. 8, 2009As the battle between Israeli and Hamas fighters in Gaza stretches into its second week, not enough Americans are speaking up against the outrageous destruction of innocent lives.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 8, 2009It's that time of year again. Quickly becoming as commonplace as luminaries like Homecoming and spring break in Cancun, it's the unofficial kickoff to the spring semester - UF finding itself in the BCS National Championship Game.
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Skin–tight shirts fail to make men into campus tough guys
By ADAM WYNN | Jan. 7, 2009You've got to love fads. The concept is solid gold.
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Israel attacks not in self–defense
By Haitham Shriteh | Jan. 7, 2009In reading yesterday's article regarding the UF student reaction to the conflict in Gaza, I felt that Naomi Fireman's comments were extremely insensitive to the plight that the Palestinian people now face.
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Hamas doesn’t want peace
By Spenser Solis | Jan. 7, 2009What would you do if you lived under the constant threat of rocket attack? Since Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005, the people of southern Israel have been held hostage by Hamas. The truth is that there never really was a ceasefire to begin with. Since Israel left Gaza, Hamas, which is recognized as a terrorist group by both the U.S. and the EU, has fired more than 6,000 rockets into civilian areas of Israel.
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Bright Futures intentions fall short
By JOHNATHAN LOTT | Jan. 7, 2009The first week of class is a wonderful, joyous week - it's financial aid disbursement time. So when 73 percent of you collect your Bright Futures checks, think about the implications of that money.
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Machen ideology rocks Capitol Hill
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 7, 2009Tim Tebow, take a seat - the Editorial Board has a new hero.
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No mercy not fair
By Matt Martz | Jan. 6, 2009Thanks for reminding us why we all hate you, Bernie, by not only reminding us how pathetically few tickets students get compared to alumni, but also by giving us your standard holier-than-thou insistence that we go to class while you nurse your hangover in Miami.
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Conflict coverage biased
By DERRICK PEAT | Jan. 6, 2009The entire Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a very divisive topic in contemporary American society.Religious preference, ethnicity, political affiliation and social status often define and pervade the deep rifts that characterize this 60-year-old dispute.
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Server crash no match for new staff
By Nicole Safker | Jan. 6, 2009Sorry, guys.
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Illinois shouldn’t let Burris take Senate seat
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 6, 2009Roland W. Burris wants you to know that he's not here looking for drama.
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Economic woes shouldn’t dictate faith
Jan. 5, 2009The culmination of a brutal year for every aspect of the Western economic paradigm birthed a dismal Christmas retail season. The blind faith in overheated consumerism that fuels the economic engine of the world exploded over the last year - and even 8-pound, 6-ounce baby Jesus could not steer us clear of fiscal ruin.
