All hugged out: Crist-Obama hug not that big of a deal
Hugs don’t mean much to us.
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Hugs don’t mean much to us.
This week, the Editorial Board is taking a page out of Bill Maher’s book and issuing a “New Rule” of our own: Celebrities and politicians are no longer allowed to speak in public.
The Gainesville Melting Pot has closed, but the question of employee payments remains open.
Michelle Obama launched the “Let’s Move” campaign to end childhood obesity Tuesday. While the Editorial Board knows the program will succeed to the same extent the “Just Say No” campaign did, we question the methods the first lady plans to use to fix the growing problem by 2020. (She thinks America can kick this habit in a decade? Really?)
Social media seems to have settled down into its middle age. People are happily married to their Twitter accounts and Facebook pages, some are stuck with Myspace, their high school sweetheart. A few even ended up with the strange one from the bar like Dogbook or Stache Passion.
And just when you thought our ranting about Sarah Palin was over, the Editorial Board is here to issue you another full serving.
You betcha!
The Editorial Board would like to offer a bit of advice for all of you aspiring politicians out there: Don’t make a sex tape, OK?
On Sunday, military newspapers released the results of a survey that revealed a sharp decrease in the number of active-duty troops who oppose people who are openly gay and serving.
Happy Friday, Gators.
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When the Editorial Board read that Republican National Committee co-chair Jan Larimer thought women need “more hand-holding” than men throughout the election process, we envisioned a patronizing man who happened to have a Scandinavian first name. We were wrong.
Look around, boys and girls, you’re surrounded by hotties.
Following in the footsteps of the rockumentary “Spinal Tap” and the mockumentary “Best In Show,” the new Web show “Bump+” gives a faux documentary treatment to a reality show about people choosing whether to have an abortion.
Last month’s cold weather left Gainesville residents turning up their heaters and scrambling to buy gloves and scarves. But this January wasn’t the coldest one the city has seen.
The Editorial Board is going to try something new today.
Leave poor Taylor Swift alone.
When Gainesville resident Marion J. Caffey describes the recent success of musical group 3 Mo’ Divas, he embraces their less-than-mainstream status.
January was a sad month for equality. Hatred and callousness have shown themselves all over the world. In case you’ve forgotten the examples of that, let the Editorial Board give you a recap of the highlights of Dismal January.
The Editorial Board has never been so happy to say TGIF. And we are in dire need of the weekend to rest and recuperate because it’s almost that time again, kids. It’s the most dreaded time of the semester. Yep, you guessed it — Student Government elections.