Opinion

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Brantley’s health crucial for UF

Spring practice is a minefield of useless information.

Bright Futures raise acceptable, but not enough

This seems to be an unpopular opinion, but I’ll say it: The increased minimum scores for Bright Futures is the first step to fix it.

Idol Hands

In the old days, grabbing a fistful of altar boy would get you a cop car ride, a trial and a new girlfriend named LaDarius.

Bright Futures has become a middle-class entitlement

I bet the view from your ivory tower is quite lovely. But let’s put in a little perspective. Many people who have been proponents to the raising of the Bright Futures standards come at it from the idea that it is there to reward hard work, good grades and service.

Shame on Them: Church’s smear tactics cruel, indecent

First, it was the disturbingly homophobic fliers accusing Gainesville mayoral candidate Craig Lowe of being “responsible for legally allowing men in women’s restrooms.”

Reform is constitutional

Student Government president blows golden political moment

In the game of politics, Double J just rolled a double zero.

Current events bring sense of deja vu

Rarely is this question posed: Have I unknowingly been in the hot tub time machine or has the past week or so been a really wicked case of déjà vu? I have recently been asking myself this as a series of seemingly long-exhausted events came to an incredibly startling — OK, slightly entertaining — temporal intersection.

Darts and Laurels

We’re not sure about you, but it’s been quite an eventful week here at the Alligator.

Health care is only start of much greater war for the United States

In the days following the signing of the crown-jewel of Democratic domestic policy, the Alligator’s Editorial Board, its gallery of columnists and other esteemed members of the media have been touting victory for the president in the 100 Years War for universal health care in the United States.

New bill will give enormous power to American federal government

Mr. Will Penman,

Band’s evolution reflects columnist’s

Music is a very important tool to measure what kind of mood you are in over an extended period of time. It can be difficult when your favorite band seems to betray all of its previous values in pursuit of a more mainstream sound, making it more aesthetically pleasing to the masses.

Meyer gives story new life

Deonte Thompson didn’t make a whole lot of headlines on the football field last season, but he’s certainly made his fair share — unintentional as they may be — during the first two weeks of spring practice.

Health care bill targets tattoos with tax

One of the best parts of the latest fad in American federal legislating is how the actual content of our billion-dollar bills remain completely secret until after they are signed into law. It’s like a scratch-off lottery ticket, and who doesn’t love the excitement and anticipation of scratch-offs?

Filthy Facebook: UK study relates Facebook to syphilis

Students don’t need another reason to feel bad for lurking on Facebook, but UK officials just added one more to the growing list.

The ‘C’ Word

We cannot even begin to imagine why anyone would still want to listen to Ann Coulter.

Raise Bright Futures standards

Look at what has been on American television and what has been popular in American music for the past decade. Look at the countries that have been the most innovative in mathematics and physics for the past two decades; America is no longer one of them. Look at the American manufacturing machine and how it has been struggling for the past three decades. The list can go on.

Accent mishandled Samberg show

With deference to Andy Samberg, last night’s event was disappointing to say the least. Let me preface this by saying that if you don’t think $72,000 is a lot of money, just stop reading and check out today’s crossword.

Samberg show disappointed

OK, so Andy Samberg is funny. Unfortunately, not as funny as many expected. With a lot of the crowd leaving before he finished making his last weird face or avoiding his last question in a strange voice, it seemed the event didn’t quite live up to SNL dreams. The Q-and-A setup might have been rather interesting — I am personally addicted to “Inside the Actors Studio” — if Andy had actually answered a majority of the questions. His attitude, dress and request that no pictures be taken (what am I supposed to do with all that empty space in my OMGsPrING2010 album on Facebook?) made Andy appear less like the silly, fun guy who sings about jizzing in his pants. I’d personally like a $72,000 refund.

Columnist ‘too objective’

Matthew Christ: To which political party do you belong? I couldn’t tell after reading yesterday’s column. Maybe if you had spent a few words glorifying one of the two parties, I could have figured it out. Perhaps some shameless, ruthless bashing of all things related to your political opposition would have helped. I turn to the opinions section of the Alligator to see stubborn opining, not acceptance and compromise.