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By C.A. Madden, retired USMC chief warrant officer
Mar. 5, 2008Marine training not at fault for video
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Concealed weapons do not belong on campus
By the Editorial Board | Mar. 5, 2008In the wake of recent shootings on college campuses, many have been left wondering what can be done - if anything at all - to make sure students are safe at school.
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Responsible investing long-term goal
By SKEET SURRENCY | Mar. 5, 2008I'd like to offer a brief response to the socially responsible investment story in Tuesday's Alligator, for which I was interviewed.
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Police handled bomb threat poorly
By Jennifer Meyerson | Mar. 4, 2008When the alarm went off in the Florida Gym Tuesday, it was chaotic. There were no direct instructions other than the standard fire alarm the building is equipped with. All the message said was to evacuate the building. Students and faculty lingered because no one was given instructions.
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Marine should be dishonorably discharged
By SHIVANI PATEL | Mar. 4, 2008The actions of the U.S. Marine shown throwing a puppy off a cliff in an Internet video are shameful and denounced by the Animal Activists of Alachua. That a person could take pleasure in the abuse and suffering of an innocent animal is appalling and cannot be justified. Animal cruelty is a felony in many states, and the Marine should be dishonorably discharged and serve prison time if the video is depicting reality. He should not be shown leniency in this matter based on the fact that he is a Marine. In fact, members of the military should be held to a higher standard.
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Tuition increase will prevent disadvantage
By Jason Silver | Mar. 4, 2008Within the past two semesters on campus, I experienced my second UF professor close to tears when it comes to the budget cuts. The most recent 6 percent cut that departments must meet makes matters even worse at a school that is trying to become a top 10 institution. I want UF to be that top 10 school, and I'm confident that the only way that will happen is tuition is increased to similar rates of other public schools. One can take a look at the University of Michigan. According to its Web site, tuition and fees for in-state students are currently $10,448 for students in their first two years, and $11,776 for students in their third and fourth years. In comparison, UF's tuition and fees are $3,370. UF is an amazing institution, and I'm afraid that without an increase in tuition, The Gator Nation will be at a severe disadvantage in the future.
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Eliminating Board of Governors wrong move
By the Editorial Board | Mar. 4, 2008Though Gov. Charlie Crist would have you believe the state of Florida is not overcome with serious financial difficulties judging by his overly optimistic State of the State speech Tuesday night, a storm is brewing for this legislative session.
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Fear tactics used to divide electorate
Mar. 4, 2008The American people have been fed a steady diet of fear for the better part of the last seven years. Since the harrowing hours of Sept. 11, our media and politicians have done their best to scare the living daylights out us by incessantly informing us that its not a matter of if there will be another terrorist attack, but when.
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Puppy video brings up bigger issue
By Don Kershaw | Mar. 4, 2008By the time the average reader views this article, most will have seen the supposed video of a member of the United States military throwing puppy off of a cliff in Iraq.
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Students must look past preachers
By GERALD LILES | Mar. 2, 2008"If you are a whoremonger, you hate Christ, and Christ hates youuuu!"
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Political hiring lacks common sense
By Bryan Welliver | Mar. 2, 2008In response to Jack Davis's guest column Monday, I must say that I could not agree more. As a student within the Department of History, I see firsthand how the budget crisis affects things at every level. Classrooms lack dry-erase markers for the white boards. In one class, our midterms had to be printed on thirds of sheets of paper.
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Commission should not raise county gas tax
By the Editorial Board | Mar. 2, 2008Anyone who has tried to make their way out of Gainesville on a Friday afternoon or has attempted to rush over to The Oaks Mall for that last-minute gift knows that we live in a football town with a major traffic problem.
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New freedom comes with anxieties
By CARLY HALLAM | Feb. 28, 2008Somebody save me. I'm having a quarter-life crisis four years too early. I've been in school since I was six. I have nine weeks and two days left until my graduation. But the only number that seems to matter to me is zero. That's how many job offers I've received.
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Darts & Laurels
By the Editorial Board | Feb. 28, 2008This week was chock full of antics that made us feel like we were drifting back to our days on the elementary school playground. With UF's Student Government elections came the usual name-calling, and there were even a few grown-ups who displayed more than their fair share of immaturity. So, live from the sandbox, we bring you this week's edition of…
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Orange and Blue campaign a success
By Kyle Huey | Feb. 28, 2008Reading yesterday's Alligator, you would have thought that the Orange and Blue Party got slaughtered. But we didn't exchange hugs of commiseration last night. We exchanged hugs of joy. We may not have won the executive positions, but we did win more Senate seats than any opposition party since the Unite Party won 13 in Spring 2006. The Orange and Blue Party ran a strong campaign, and I think even the Gator Party will acknowledge that.
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Gator Party corrupted by power
By anonymous sorority member | Feb. 28, 2008The Gator Party's stance against online voting has pushed many previous supporters in the Greek community to feel that the party has lost touch with all sense of fairness. As members of the Greek community, we understand that electing a Student Government hostile to the Greek system is not in our best interest. But we also understand we are a minority on campus, and other students may not share our opinions. These students have the right to be heard, and online voting will make this possible.
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Gator Party must keep platform promises
By the Editorial Board | Feb. 27, 2008We won't act shocked or even remotely surprised.
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American dream has died for most
By Scott Erker | Feb. 27, 2008Like President Bush cherry-picking intelligence reports to show Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, Gerald Liles cherry-picks stats in his latest column to assert that the American dream is alive and well, although nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is that working Americans have been at the job longer and working harder for wages that have been relatively stagnant since the Vietnam War.
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Huckabee should admit defeat, drop out of election now
By BRAD KNOTT | Feb. 27, 2008With a recent sweep in the Potomac primaries, Sen. John McCain is moving closer to securing the nomination for the Republican Party. In sweeping Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., McCain dealt a huge blow to former Gov. Mike Huckabee, his last major opponent for the nomination.
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UF must make medicines accessible
By Gloria Tavera | Feb. 27, 2008Scanning the Student Government ballot Tuesday, I was extremely pleased to see the referendum for the creation of a committee to advise UF's Board of Trustees on socially responsible policy.
