Opinion
Opinion
Preachy Keen: ACLU is right to defend church’s freedom of speech
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 23, 2009When the Dove World Outreach Center, a local church, chose its name, the story of Noah must have come to mind.
Opinion
Many Christians share liberal values
By Ashley Stringfield | Nov. 23, 2009This is in response to Monday’s article, “UF study shows religious left more active.” I am glad that someone has finally said something. I have been waiting to hear this for a long time. It is true that not all Christians are Republican. Many of the Christian students I know are conservative when it pertains to issues such as abortion and gay marriage but are as interested or more in historically liberal-leaning causes, such as better health care and education for this nation’s poor. One of the Ten Commandments is “Thou shall not kill.” I believe there are other ways to kill that are just as important as the abortion issue, ways that are completely ignored in the Republican arena.
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US must engage Cuba to spark change
By Kevin Weng | Nov. 23, 2009This letter is in response to Dayme Sanchez’s recent opinion piece, “Cuban embargo should remain in place.”
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Regulation should be left to states
By Caitlin O'Conner | Nov. 23, 2009This is in response to Monday’s editorial about the Environmental Protection Agency and nutrient limits for Florida’s rivers and lakes. In case you didn’t know, FDEP (the Florida Department of Environmental Protection) has passed down this year nutrient limits for nitrogen and phosphorus present in Florida waterways like the St. Johns River.
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People in spotlight face more scrutiny
By Michel Schoemaker UF physics freshman | Nov. 23, 2009In response to Nicole Martingano’s letter yesterday, I can only say that I wholeheartedly agree that anyone can be a drunken driver. After all, the first thing you learn in driver’s ed is how the immediate effect of alcohol is not the slight dizziness so many students seem to enjoy, but the lack of judgment. (Drunken texting, anyone?)
Opinion
UF should spend on education, not pride
By Brittany Fox | Nov. 23, 2009With the current stimulus plan showing few signs of creating real economic stability, maybe the leaders of the free world should take a look back a few centuries.
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Dems should be cautious with reform
By Jenna Kilic | Nov. 23, 2009Thank you, Editorial Board, for writing the “Party Poopers” editorial in Monday’s paper. You were dead on. Those stupid, cautionary senators, Ben Nelson and Joe Lieberman, need to keep their mouths shut so we liberals can ram through health care legislation we think is appropriate. If any Democrat questions whether it’s financially sound, screw ‘em! They can join those loser Republicans, who for eight years got to be fiscally irresponsible. Well, now it’s our time, damn it. Who cares if we’re in a recession?
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Holidays create ‘Garden State moments’
Nov. 23, 2009For many first years, the Thanksgiving holiday is the first real opportunity in the semester to go back home. And thus, it’s often the first real opportunity to have what I call a “Garden State moment.”
Sports
FIU game gives glimpse of future
By CALLOVI< | Nov. 22, 2009Tim Tebow only has three games left as a Gator, raising plenty of questions about what the offense will look like when he’s gone.
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Party Poopers: On health care, Democrat defectors better left alone
Nov. 22, 2009On Saturday night, the Senate voted to move health care legislation to the floor for debate in a close party-line vote of 60 to 39.
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Poison the Well: Lobbyists do more harm than good by opposing regulations
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 22, 2009Last week, a federal judge in Tallahassee approved a settlement in an environmental suit that requires the EPA to set nutrient limits for lakes, streams and creeks in Florida.
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US keeps moral high ground with trials
By Nick Miner | Nov. 22, 2009Last week, the Alligator published contradictory views on whether trying Khalid Sheikh Muhammad in New York is the right move. Unfortunately, both pieces missed some of the most pertinent questions. Before addressing these, it must be said that I feel trying Muhammad in New York is the right decision. Don’t get me wrong, he in no way deserves the protections we are providing him.
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RTS is concerned with rider safety
By RTS Executive Board | Nov. 22, 2009The RTS family joins the Alligator in offering the sincerest condolences to the family of Erin Pelton. No words can express the loss of such a bright young person on the cusp of a promising future.
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Undergrads have right to protest fee
By Frank Coxon IV | Nov. 22, 2009I would like to give a response to Matthew Powers and all those others who have stated, “Undergraduates haven’t the right to complain about the fee.” To all of those, I return your “Shut up, undergrads,” with a “Shut up, graduates, and think about it.”
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SG, administration have bad timing with renovation and expansion plans
By Patrick McHenry | Nov. 22, 2009The issue about the Reitz Union expansion raises fundamental and core problems surrounding the attitudes of this university, its administration, its Student Government and the complete lack of distinction between any and all of these categories.
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Embargo gives Castro regime leverage over citizens
By Andrew Wilson | Nov. 22, 2009I used to feel the exact same way as Dayme Sanchez does about the Cuban embargo, but last time I went to Cuba I changed my mind.
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Pride in UF doesn’t come from buildings
By Lauren Parater | Nov. 22, 2009This is in response to Zach Faza’s letter to the editor about his support for the renovation of the Reitz Union. It is ignorant to argue that the pride Florida students have is derived from the quality and beauty of their campus. This is not a resort, but a university that students attend for a reputable education. What separates UF students from everyone else? Certainly not an addition onto an already over-glorified building. Suggesting that our “premier” university status is dependent on such materialism is insulting.
Opinion
Anyone can be a drunken driver
By Nicole Martingano | Nov. 22, 2009Friday night I received text messages from several friends and students at UF regarding a DUI featured on the front page of the Alligator. Kristen Gillis, an avid supporter of my personal campaign against drunken driving and a friend of mine, made a mistake, a big one. I was worried, personally hurt, and pretty heartbroken.
Sports
FIU gives Florida a chance to rest, fix passing game
By CALLOVI< | Nov. 19, 2009As much as Urban Meyer tries to play up FIU, it is still just FIU.
