It only took hours to work out the bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - a deal that increased the national debt by $5 trillion. You, me and our unborn children now owe the world's lenders our own little piece of a $14 trillion debt, give or take a couple hundred billion. Here is the kicker: We didn't borrow a dime.
The Editorial Board could not believe its collective eyes.
Wide receiver Percy Harvin is expected to play Saturday against LSU, UF coach Urban Meyer said Wednesday.
After a night featuring drama and delays, the seesaw of two-party representation in UF Student Senate has edged closer to a balance.
Free spaying and neutering services in Alachua County are targeting the animal that causes the area's biggest overpopulation problem - pit bulls.
About 300 students waited outside the Orange & Brew to hear results of Student Government elections early Thursday morning, but the results were not made available by press time because votes were still being counted by the Supervisor of Elections.
There are a lot of ridiculous band names out there, but every once in a while, these guys will hit the nail right on the head. Jack's Mannequin: genius. It's got a ring that conveys all of this band's qualities - androgynously nice-looking, probably could be found in an Abercrombie & Fitch store, personality of a stiff piece of plastic. "The Glass Passenger" is the vehicle by which frontman Andrew McMahon pans off his stepford-wife rock 'n' roll on, well, whoever's into this kind of stuff. "The Resolution" and "American Love" will be hits on a spunk-rock station that plays your favorite mix of "80s, 90s and today!" But the kicker is a line from "Annie Use Your Telescope" that yearns, "Is there anybody out there?" It recalls the Pink Floyd song: "Comfortably Numb."
I am extremely disappointed in the quality of the Alligator this year.
The first day of the Student Government election saw a high turnout of voters, but it did not come without some polling mishaps and political mischief.
In the days following the first presidential debate of the general election, I had a lot of explaining to do.
Another week, another award for the Gators' freshmen class.
It's been one year, and UF still can't forget.
To UF students responding to Jamie Edgerly's letter regarding her opposition to gay marriage that ran in Monday's Alligator:
Many people dislike politics because it sometimes seems that people choose to launch personal attacks on one another. It is a shame that politics are being treated the same way on the UF campus.
After reading Monday's article and editorial about the hand scanner referendum, I feel a few clarifications are in order.
Although a Monday poll showed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama with a seven-point lead over Sen. John McCain in Florida, experts say it's not a guarantee he'll win the state in the presidential election.
In the back corner of UF's newly renovated weight room, just off the indoor sprint track, there is a cinderblock wall with paper strewn across it.
Twenty-three acts had to sing, salsa, shimmy or shake for a coveted award Tuesday night: one of three performances at this year's Gator Growl on Oct. 24.
Two former Gators who have risen to political power addressed the impact a new president would have on Florida.
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