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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Reuse cities' plans to reduce waste

By the Editorial Board | Jan. 9, 2008

The popular joke that you turn 21 years old when you move to Gainesville is something many UF students have taken literally at some point or another. Whether it's letting your friend buy you a drink and sneak it to you in a crowded bar or, more boldly, ordering a drink while cleverly making sure your wristbanded-less arms don't show, it's an all-too-common practice. But that doesn't make it legal.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Running Huckabee column irresponsible

By Jim Glover | Jan. 9, 2008

In reference to the Mike Huckabee column published in Tuesday's Alligator, I would like to commend the editorial staff on their incredible and unbiased coverage of the upcoming presidential election. It is understandable that sometimes the editorial staff can become exhausted by their bashing of the Republican Party, and, inevitably, you have to look to the U-Wire to fill the opinions page with left-wing propaganda.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Clinton the real candidate for change

By Joseph Trimboli | Jan. 9, 2008

While Barack Obama can certainly deliver an inspirational speech about change, this does not make him the most qualified candidate to deliver it. For the past 35 years, Hillary Clinton has worked to advance the interests of women, children and working-class families. During her time in the White House, Clinton took on the Republican attack machine that derailed John Kerry's 2004 presidential bid.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

'Student-athlete' often an oxymoron

Jan. 9, 2008

While high-school seniors all over the country are struggling to achieve nothing less than a 4.0 to get into their top-choice university, the star quarterback of their graduating class is receiving a full ride to wherever his heart desires. Admissions officers don't even glance at his grade point average.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Underage, under arrest

By the Editorial Board | Jan. 9, 2008

Homeowners looking to reduce their energy consumption can take advantage of the rebates Gainesville Regional Utilities offers for solar water heaters. Commuters looking for a way to conserve fuel can use the new Web-based Alachua County carpool program. These are just a few of the latest ways Gainesville residents can go green. And it's our guess, judging by the growing number of Toyota Priuses driving around town - along with UF's growing commitment to sustainability - that this trend is one that's here to stay. However, local government may be overlooking one of the most fundamental ways to protect the environment: recycling.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Pakistan not important for everyone

By Warren Rhea | Jan. 8, 2008

In response to Anuradha Pandey's column Tuesday, so what? I happen to be one American who knows what's happening in Pakistan, and that's why I support those who don't care. Your generalizations about most Americans being close-minded and careless aside, I'm sorry some of us don't reel in shock after hearing about yet another country plagued by fundamentalist Islamic terrorism.Please stop trying to make us all feel bad because you think you're the only one who is informed about the world. There are others. And please stop berating Americans about their political knowledge by assuming foreigners know our domestic politics better than we do.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Have opinion, will write

By the Editorial Board | Jan. 8, 2008

Ah, writing your very own Alligator column. While it may not get you to the front of the line at your favorite club or even so much as a free beer, it will give you a chance to voice your opinion and reach out to the UF and Gainesville communities. Oh, and you even get your picture in the paper. In fact, thanks to a little thing called the Internet, you may one day achieve worldwide fame for your perfect prose. The opportunity is yours.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Interest in Pakistan too little, too late

By ANURADHA PANDEY | Jan. 7, 2008

At last, another one of the Bush administration's foreign policy blunders has been placed under scrutiny: the protection of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf at all costs. I'm willing to bet that most Americans hadn't even heard Benazir Bhutto's name until she was assassinated, let alone had known that she was Pakistan's prime minister under a power-sharing agreement with Musharraf that the Bush administration orchestrated.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Still In Doubt

By the Editorial Board | Jan. 6, 2008

On Thursday, a Leon County circuit court judge tossed out a lawsuit intended to clarify who has the right to control tuition - the state Legislature or the Board of Governors, the governing body of Florida?s public universities.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Machen shouldn't get bonus

Dec. 4, 2007

So UF President Bernie Machen got almost ,300,000 in bonuses from the UF Foundation right before Christmas. It was approved by the UF Board of Trustees.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Coal & Presents

By the Editorial Board | Dec. 4, 2007

The last day of the semester is more than just the last day of classes. It's more than the promise of a solid four days of drinking - er, studying. It's more than the upcoming Winter Break.

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