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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Alligator has lowered standards
By Theresa Sumrall | Oct. 8, 2008I am extremely disappointed in the quality of the Alligator this year.
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EDITORIALS
Good job turning out to the polls, Gators
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 8, 2008The Editorial Board could not believe its collective eyes.
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COLUMNS
Baby boomers the real ‘Me’ generation
Oct. 8, 2008It only took hours to work out the bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - a deal that increased the national debt by $5 trillion. You, me and our unborn children now owe the world's lenders our own little piece of a $14 trillion debt, give or take a couple hundred billion. Here is the kicker: We didn't borrow a dime.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
‘Crazy socialists’ trustworthy
By Claire Beach | Oct. 8, 2008In response to Chairman Bryan Griffin's red-baiting comment that he doesn't want any "crazy socialist hippies" to control UF's money: Those are just the kind of people I trust with my money. Just look at what the greedy, free-market-loving capitalists did with it on Wall Street.
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COLUMNS
‘Joe Six–Pack’ deserves more dignity than the Average Joe
By Susan Holcomb | Oct. 8, 2008Who is Joe Six-Pack? It's a question I've been mulling over ever since the term came up in last week's vice presidential debate. It's pretty clear what image the phrase is supposed to conjure up in the American psyche: He's the average Joe, the hardworking member of the middle class who kicks back with a beer after a long day of work.
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EDITORIALS
Seriously, guys? That was your big rebuttal?
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 7, 2008The Editorial Board is simply amazed by the amount of absurdities that arose from the first day of the Student Government election.
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COLUMNS
Government bailout part of financial mismanagement cycle
By Daniel Rood | Oct. 7, 2008As you might have noticed, our economy isn't doing so well. Congress has just passed an enormous bailout bill worth $700 billion of taxpayer money. Along with the high price tag, the bill also gives the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve unprecedented powers over the free market.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Hand scanners waste of money
By SKEET SURRENCY | Oct. 7, 2008After reading Monday's article and editorial about the hand scanner referendum, I feel a few clarifications are in order.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SG e–mails should have stayed private
By LINDSEY MARMORSTEIN | Oct. 7, 2008Many people dislike politics because it sometimes seems that people choose to launch personal attacks on one another. It is a shame that politics are being treated the same way on the UF campus.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Personal attacks undermine arguments
By Shaelyn McDaniel | Oct. 7, 2008To UF students responding to Jamie Edgerly's letter regarding her opposition to gay marriage that ran in Monday's Alligator:
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COLUMNS
Presidential debates are overrated
Oct. 7, 2008In the days following the first presidential debate of the general election, I had a lot of explaining to do.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Election codes help ward off volunteers
By Alexandra Butler | Oct. 6, 2008It is my first year here at UF, and I already know the horrors of Student Government elections. I asked some of my friends who had gone here if there was any way out of listening to the pointless nagging of students running for Senate, and all I got were suggestions to just avoid them. This was hardly sufficient for me, so after some investigating, I found my answer in the election codes. If you wear a "No Campaigning" sign or something to that effect, candidates are forbidden to talk to you and risk a fine if they do. With that news, I implore you all to liberate yourselves from the time-wasting politicos.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
America not a Christian nation
By Chad Kimes | Oct. 6, 2008I'm sick and tired of the notion that America was founded on Christian values. In fact, the Constitution has clauses that attempt to bar any religion from entering government. Before you fall back on "In God We Trust," you should know that the phrase did not become the nation's official motto until an act of Congress in 1956.
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EDITORIALS
Alligator will not endorse a party this semester
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 6, 2008Despite the flood of fliers, stickers and screen-printed, UF-colored T-shirts, the Alligator Editorial Board has respectfully declined its option to endorse any Student Government party for the fall election.
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COLUMNS
Alligator obligated to report the news
Oct. 6, 2008Usually picking the stories for the next day's edition of the Alligator is a relatively painless process.
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COLUMNS
Bailout not without consequences
By Brandon Esposito | Oct. 5, 2008With the passage of the economic rescue plan, the federal government has mobilized more than $700 billion to quell the parallel crises in housing and finance. While this massive allocation may mitigate the turmoil in the credit markets, there are broader economic ramifications to consider.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mullen’s playbook too limited
By Carla Pereira | Oct. 5, 2008In Thursday's Alligator, Phil Kegler insisted that offensive coordinator Dan Mullen was not responsible for the Mississippi loss. While Mullen had nothing to do with the multiple drops, fumbles and the missed extra point attempt that lost us the game, Mullen did call to run tailback Jeff Demps up the middle and for two consecutive attempts into the end zone on the final drive instead of sticking with the quick option slants that got us into range.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Christian values oppose gay marriage
By Jamie Edgerly | Oct. 5, 2008I'll come right out and say it. I'm a Christian and I don't want gays to have the right to marry. Hate me or like me as you will. Marriage is supposed to be a sacred bond between man and woman in a one-to-one ratio. I want to see that bond protected.
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EDITORIALS
Scanners not 1984
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2008Students for a Democratic Society is at it again, and this time its target is hand scanners at the gym.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Basketball coverage should be ongoing
By Sara Klee | Oct. 5, 2008Look, I know this is a football school. I know you want the women's soccer team to feel all warm and fuzzy. I know one or two people out there might even care about golf. But honestly, basketball season is only one month away. You are allowed to put in an occasional article about what's going on outside of Tebow and the gang.
