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Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett drops back to pass against Penn State during the second half of the Buckeyes' 38-10 win on Oct. 17, 2015, at Ohio Stadium.
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Picking the College Football Playoff teams midway through the season

Oct. 19, 2015

Even after seven weeks of the college football season has come and gone, the fight to be a top-four team and clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff is still too close to call. But at the halfway mark of the season, each member of the alligatorSports football group — sports editor Graham Hall, assistant sports editor Luis Torres, staff writer Graham Hack and managing/online editor Jordan McPherson — has his own thought of who will be playing for the national title come January. If the season were to end today, here is who each writer would have in their Final Four:

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Opinion

Editorial: As we extend our stay in Afghanistan, the ghosts of Bush and Cheney linger

Oct. 19, 2015

Following the Sept. 11 attacks, the U.S. firmly and confidently planted itself in the Middle East beginning with Afghanistan in late 2001. At the time, there were few who would have publicly disagreed with this course of action, but then again, how could they? The nation had just been attacked on a scale that had never been seen before and has yet to be matched. We were hurt, and, perhaps more than anything else, we were scared. Not to go after the men who had hurt us so deeply would have been a decision rooted in fear and cowardice.

Florida Alligator
Opinion

Conversion therapy poses threat to LGBTQ+ youth

Oct. 19, 2015

On Thursday, the U.S. government issued a report calling for an end to "ex-gay" conversion therapy. A practice devastating to LGBTQ+ children and teenagers, conversion therapies "reinforce harmful gender stereotypes and are not appropriate mental health treatments," according to a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration official.

Florida Alligator
Opinion

Life is what happens while you’re on your phone

Oct. 19, 2015

I’m a people watcher. Whether it be at Midtown, Turlington or in class, you can often find me unabashedly staring at people from a stationary viewpoint — usually just watching, but occasionally taking notes. What started as a slightly creepy habit has recently been exacerbated by my independent research class, which requires me to take extensive field notes on basically anything I observe people doing. Sure, I was used to standing in a corner at any given social event and idly watching people interact. However, something about taking notes took it to a sociopathic level I wasn’t particularly comfortable with.

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