Opinion
Opinion
SG politics not surprising
By Joyce Dewsbury | Oct. 4, 2009It was disheartening to read the article "Records reveal SG criminal charges" in the Sept. 29 issue of the Alligator. However, given the many shenanigans that have occurred during student elections and the various behaviors on the part of different party members in the past, it is not surprising. For a long time I have felt that participation in Student Government is an interesting training ground for later activity in local, state, or national elections or offices.
Opinion
Democrats must compromise with opposition
By Tyler Horvath | Oct. 4, 2009The latest installment in the Democratic Party's disappointing slew of failures occurred Tuesday when the public option for health insurance was voted down in the Senate Finance Committee. Five Democrats joined the Republicans in voting the option into oblivion.
Opinion
Friday opinions piece shows insensitivity
By Sean Johnson | Oct. 4, 2009Campaign season is nowhere near fun for anybody involved: the parties running, the candidates running and the Student Body. This year, I got lucky: I had a managerial economics exam on Wednesday night that required a bit more attention. However, I take deep offense with the Alligator's Editorial Board comparing campaign season to a "personal Trail of Tears" in Friday's "Darts & Laurels."
Sports
Picks Column: Bye Week
Oct. 1, 2009In the past, UF bye weeks have also meant a week off from the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column.
Opinion
SG controversy triggers deja vu
By Greg Ramos | Oct. 1, 2009While I was reading the letters to the editor today, I read the article about the Unite Party members who were stealing all of the newspapers from the Graham area on Tuesday morning when the Alligator announced that several of the current senators of the Unite Party have criminal records, including Student Body President Jordan Johnson. I felt like I was suffering from a terrible case of deja vu as I recalled last fall when members of the then Gator Party stole newspapers from different campus locations when the Alligator broke the story of e-mails between top Gator Party members discussing how they were going to keep the Orange and Blue Party out of critical positions in Student Government.
Sports
Several sports fighting for spot in America's heart
Oct. 1, 2009On Thursday, my esteemed colleague Phil Kegler examined the lack of a fourth-best team in college football.
Opinion
Article revealed disappointing trend
By CHRIS MOODY | Oct. 1, 2009The paper was right to have published the news about the students and their personal records. It just seems to be a trend that we have seen in the paper the last few weeks: a student arrested for a DUI, an entire group of people that was investigated for a large party consisting of underage drinking, and much more. All this happened within the last few months.
Opinion
Students should plan for post-graduation
By Jaela Dahl | Oct. 1, 2009I found Hilary Lehman's column to be particularly poor advice for students.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 1, 2009In case you've been sequestered in your house with a case of the swine flu (or "bacon fever" as we like to call it), it's gotten noticeably cooler outside, not to mention noticeably quieter.
Opinion
Letter supported ignorance
By Chris Marth | Oct. 1, 2009I wholeheartedly agree with Michelle Isgut. The Alligator shouldn't report the facts in the public record.
Opinion
Timing of story shows Alligator bias
Oct. 1, 2009For about 20 percent of the Student Body here at UF, the Student Government election season is exciting. Let's count within that group the Greeks (myself included), Hispanic Student Association, Black Student Union and other large to semi-large student groups that make up the majority coalition party in SG. Pepper in the socialists, progressives and random concerned students who make up the two minority parties and boom - we have all of the students who are currently giddy with excitement or absolutely irate over the election results. These students know (or are told) who they are going to vote for each and every election. Regardless, their votes are set.
Opinion
Tufts University policy prolongs adolescence
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 30, 2009Tufts University in Boston recently announced a new policy in which students are not allowed to have sex in their rooms while their roommates are present.
Opinion
Stealing papers is juvenile
By Graham Hall Resident | Sep. 30, 2009As a freshman, I had no idea what to expect when it came to Student Government elections at a university.
Opinion
Skateboarding is not a crime
By David Hughes | Sep. 30, 2009Is it so much to ask? Last night, two of my friends and I were enjoying the beautiful six-stair set by the music building, performing 180s and ollies and continually progressing through harder and harder tricks.
Opinion
Paper shouldn't expose personal issues
By Michelle Isgut | Sep. 30, 2009You're so damn predictable. Oh no! Another article bashing the majority party? And how is it that all this bad press somehow makes it onto the front page of the paper on election day?
Opinion
Stretching school year not the solution
By Kenny Picciano | Sep. 30, 2009In response to the "School Year Stretch" editorial in Tuesday's Alligator: The idea of bringing reform to the public school system is nothing short of completely necessary and painfully overdue.
Opinion
Dose of Reality
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 30, 2009It's pretty lucky that "Kate" still rhymes with "Eight."
Opinion
Floridians should unite against drilling
Sep. 30, 2009Florida politics has always been a giant petri dish of sleaze, and the Florida Legislature is always a spectacular orgy of corruption. However, the one topic that has always been off-limits was oil drilling around Florida. Overwhelming public support for a drilling ban - and the overarching concern for what is left of the natural environment - has stood out every year.
