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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

It’s still great to be a Florida Gator

Why does our football team only sing with the band and the fans after a win? I wasn’t as disappointed by the loss on Saturday as I was by how we trudged off the field with our tails between our legs. I hate losing as much as the next orange-and-blue-blooded fan, but it’s still great to be a Florida Gator, and another team can’t take that away. We let them have the game, but we didn’t have to let them have our pride. Our team should sing with the band even after a loss, because “in all kinds of weather we’ll all  stick together.”


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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Campus should enforce smoking policy

What good is a rule if there are no mechanisms in place to enforce it? I’m talking about UF’s no-smoking policy. I see people every day, all day, smoking on campus, and they’re not even having to hide because they know there’s nothing anybody can do to them. I think on-campus smokers should be ticketed for the offense. If you were to add $5 to that $4 pack of cigarettes, I bet people would think twice about lighting up on campus.


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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

UF still Florida’s top public institution

I am a faithful Alligator reader, and I must say sometimes I both agree and respectfully disagree with opinions from the Editorial Board.  However, to say UF has lost its luster as the top school in the state reflects short-sighted thinking and a lack of understanding U.S. News and World Report rankings. To tie this change in rankings to a few football game losses is an extremely immature conclusion.


Florida Alligator
METRO

Sink pledges to help schools

While budget reform, immigration and health care have dominated this election season, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink brought attention to education issues Monday.


SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Offensive struggles hurt Gators’ defense

LSU came into Saturday night’s showdown in The Swamp with the second-worst scoring offense in the Southeastern Conference but made use of a short field time and again in a 33-29 win against Florida.



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