Opinion

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Opinion

Americans need anger for motivation

July 10, 2017

I write a column every week, and many of these weeks, I have a hard time picking a topic. Sometimes topics just come to me, but often, they don’t. To remedy this, sometimes I search Google for topics. Sometimes I take the advice of a fellow columnist and Google search, “What are Americans angry about today?” I did that this week, and I was greeted by a slew of articles about why Americans are so angry. There was nothing too specific that day, but essentially, a bunch of news outlets wrote pieces about why Americans are so angry about many different things.

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Sports

Column: Hayward's Fourth of July splash still not enough for Celtics

By Jake Dreilinger | July 5, 2017

July Fourth.

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Opinion

Issues with Russia should matter to ordinary citizens, not just politicians

July 5, 2017

Democrats have been criticized from within their own ranks for focusing on the issue of Russian interference in the 2016 election when an economic message could be more effective against Republicans, who are in the middle of pushing an extremely unpopular health care bill through Congress. In his testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier last month, former FBI Director James Comey insisted that all Americans should be concerned about the prospect of a foreign power influencing the outcome of a Democratic election. He told the committee,  “It’s not about Republicans or Democrats. They’re coming after America, which I hope we all love equally. They want to undermine our credibility in the face of the world.”

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Opinion

Politicians need to chill out on Twitter

July 5, 2017

As President Donald Trump gained popularity, the informational canal politicians use to reach the American people changed. Instead of news briefings, professional interviews and dignified speeches, politicians have turned to Twitter as their main form of communication with their constituents.

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Opinion

There’s nothing new under the sun

June 28, 2017

I recall a conversation I had with my dad in which he reflected on his experience in school as a child. He vividly remembers the school administration in the early 1960’s conducting drills in which he and his classmates would practice crouching down under their desks in the event of a nuclear blast.

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Opinion

Wealthy Republicans have no idea that it costs money to stay alive

June 28, 2017

Twenty-two million. Over the next two decades, 22 million Americans are expected to lose their health insurance under the proposed U.S. Senate Republican health care bill.

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Sports

Column: A message to the Class of 2021

By Jake Dreilinger | June 27, 2017

I was in your shoes nearly two years ago.

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Opinion

Ossoff lost Georgia, and I’m not surprised at all

June 26, 2017

Last Tuesday, Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the most expensive congressional race in U.S. history. The special election filled the vacancy left by current Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price in Georgia’s 6th congressional district, located just outside of Atlanta. Newt Gingrich took the 6th district in 1979, and it has been held by Republicans comfortably since. However, since President Donald Trump won the district by a close margin of only two percentage points in 2016, Democrats saw an opportunity to try to flip it.  

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Opinion

College is fleeting, enjoy it while you can

June 26, 2017

As I drove back to Gainesville after about two months filled with travel and relaxation, I came to a horrific realization.

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Opinion

The Philando Castile verdict has made a mockery of the criminal justice system

June 26, 2017

On Friday, Jeronimo Yanez, the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year, was found not guilty of second-degree manslaughter.

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Opinion

There is danger in “improving” relations with North Korea

June 14, 2017

On Tuesday, news outlets disclosed that American college student, Otto Warmbier, had finally been released after more than 17 months in detention in North Korea. According to Warmbier’s parents, he is currently in a coma after he contracted botulism, a paralyzing nerve toxin, and is still in “bad shape.”

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Opinion

Servers deserve your tips: Please don’t cheat them

June 14, 2017

Recently, I started working as a server for a new company. I have never worked in the restaurant business before. That is to say, I have no prior experience serving, bussing, cooking or hosting. My only experience in the industry is the many times I’ve been a customer.

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Sports

Column: People need to focus on other NBA draft prospects besides Lonzo Ball

By Jake Dreilinger | June 12, 2017

When anyone talks about this year’s NBA Draft, the first name that always comes up is former UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball.

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Opinion

'You've Got Time' to watch 'Orange Is the New Black' on Netflix

June 12, 2017

If 2016 was the year of realizing things, then 2017 is the year of trying things.

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Opinion

Comey’s testimony brought about a big win for Republicans

June 12, 2017

Former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee last Thursday regarding possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump in the FBI’s investigation of collusion between his campaign and the Russian government. Trump’s political opponents desperately hoped Comey would show that Trump’s behavior provided grounds for impeachment. While Comey’s words showed he did not trust the president and believed the president wanted to dismiss the investigation of Michael Flynn, a former national security advisor, I believe it yielded nothing incriminating. In fact, I think it did more to clear Trump’s name.

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Opinion

College students can’t be perfect all the time and that’s perfectly OK

June 12, 2017

Something we’ve noticed about UF students is that they all have a common undying need to succeed.

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Sports

Column: The NHL playoffs have outdone the NBA postseason

By Jake Dreilinger | June 8, 2017

If you’re anything like me, you’re sitting at home watching the NBA Finals and feeling a little bit disappointed. With the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers going a combined 24-1 in the first three rounds of the playoffs, this series between the two heavyweights was supposed to be an exciting one.

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Opinion

How to tackle the current tactics of change

June 7, 2017

Last week I wrote about my renting experience with Watson Realty Corp. In my column, there were some misrepresented facts: after Sharon Giddens left the company on good terms — for she was not fired, nor did she quit — one of my roommates stayed in contact with another person from Watson Realty. I, however, was left in the dark for the period of three months. This was not Watson Realty’s fault. Though our relationship was not ideal, Watson Realty does not deserve the disservice of falsity. My sincerest apologies.

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Opinion

Should police track your phone without a warrant?

June 7, 2017

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will answer that question in an upcoming term, ultimately deciding whether law enforcement authorities should be required to get a warrant before they can track your location through your cellphone records.

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Sports

Column: Coaches need to stop offering middle schoolers scholarships

By Dylan Dixon | June 6, 2017

There are a lot of things about Lane Kiffin that give me pause.