Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 30, 2008To kick things off this week, we want to take on the ObamaBot because, for a while, we were uncertain how to approach our mechanized, liberal friend.
To kick things off this week, we want to take on the ObamaBot because, for a while, we were uncertain how to approach our mechanized, liberal friend.
Apparently, this whole "no comment" thing this week extends to more than just UF football players.
As a lifelong Georgia Tech fan, former Georgia Tech student and University of Georgia graduate, I urge you to go to any legal sportsbook and bet on Georgia to beat UF and win the BCS National Championship.
With Election Day approaching, a panel Thursday night encouraged voters to look at the entire scope of Amendment 2.
Kenny Boynton, one of the nation's top prospects in the class of 2009, announced his commitment to UF on ESPNU today.
Jean Zeeb and her female partner were used to having the legal equivalent of marriage in Vermont.
I always play it safe with a simple "Hello" because the rare few misinterpret "Hi, how you doing?" as "Hi, tell me how crappy your day was in the context of your life story." Lucinda Williams - a.k.a. Debbie Downer - is one of these people. With "Little Honey," the aging country maven spills her guts with songs about stalling Chevys and drunken lovers, all in a self-ingratiating attempt to fulfill a patience-trying time quota. Williams has a cheese grater for a voice, and on the inebriated "Jailhouse Tears," she sings in down-home Southernisms that twist the life out of unsuspecting vowels. It briefly occurred to me this record could be collaborated to sound perfectly tuneful if you're actually hung over, so start drinking or just nod your head and pretend like you're listening.
Through the wins and losses, the Gators have remained collected going into the depths of the Southeastern Conference season. When asked whether he would be upset if the Gators lost every meet of the season but still swam their best and improved, senior Rex Tullius answered quickly and without hesitation.
When people hear the word "racism," they often cringe and change the subject.
County taxes were the main issue debated by six local political candidates at a forum Wednesday evening.
One UF sophomore regained his title Wednesday as the second annual condom race winner.
Known for his curious mind and extensive interests, former UF professor Gerald Horton, 74, died Wednesday morning after being diagnosed with an aggressive cancer in his gallbladder about six weeks ago.
Bethany Koch's extremist liberal rant in Wednesday's Alligator is indicative of two things. First, she has never worked a 40-hour-week job and seen the government steal 19 cents of every dollar she earns.
Fresh off a full Canadian Tour, Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello talked to the Alligator about life on the road and returning home to play a special Halloween show at The Fest. First stop Gainesville, and then it's onto Europe for a six-week tour.
It's that time of the year again. Get ready to see tattoo-clad, mohawked music fans roaming the streets of downtown Gainesville this weekend for the seventh incarnation of The Fest.
Make no mistake about it, the "Gator Stomp" is not what gave Georgia its 42-30 win against UF last season. The real momentum-shifting moments came from running back Knowshon Moreno.
I was disappointed to read that the majority of student senators gutlessly passed on registering a stance on Amendment 2.