News
Minorities get sweet deal at bake sale
By Alex Orlando | Feb. 17, 2011Cookies were going for cheap Thursday — that is, unless you’re white.
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Metro
Commission approves plan for Koppers cleanup
By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 17, 2011Take a 26-year problem that has frustrated city staff and citizens. Add a 703-page solution.What do you get?
Opinion
Columnist overlooks recycling benefits
By Italo Lenta | Feb. 17, 2011I was both disappointed and appalled to read Laura Ellermeyer’s column in Tuesday’s edition entitled, “Recycling proves wasteful in long term.” Leaving aside for the moment the fact that a first-year finance student such as Laura is entitled to hold whatever opinion she wants concerning recycling, I find it inexcusable that the Alligator would print such a socially and environmentally irresponsible article. First, it is a fact that recycling our cans, bottles, plastics and paper allows us to reuse our planet’s scarce resources over and over, thereby reducing the impact caused by the extraction of mineral, forest or petroleum products. Does Ellermeyer know that recycling aluminum cans saves 95 percent of the energy used to produce those cans from scratch? That means you can make 20 cans out of recycled material with the same amount of energy it takes to make one can of new material. Energy savings from recycling cans in 1993 alone were enough to light a city the size of Pittsburgh for six years. It also takes water — a lot of water — to process raw aluminum into cans. Why should we willfully waste resources when we can easily conserve them?
Opinion
Darts and Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 17, 2011Forgive us if we’re not as chipper as usual.
News
Plant Science Research center gets $1 million grant to build new facilities
By Alexander Klausner | Feb. 17, 2011Daniel Colvin got his wish.
Opinion
Racial profiling a necessary evil
By Ryan Scheb | Feb. 17, 2011In a letter to the editor published Thursday, the concept of racial profiling is mentioned in conjunction with the evilness of the Republican Party and its opposition to affirmative action. While I realize I won’t make many friends with this argument, I have no problem with racial profiling. Is it ideal? Absolutely not. In an ideal world, every single person would be treated the same in every situation. However, that is simply unrealistic; thus, I believe racial profiling to be a necessary evil.
Opinion
Recycling more than a financial matter
By Brian McNab | Feb. 17, 2011In response to Tuesday’s column by Laura Ellermeyer, a student of finance, I think she missed the potential of a further means of reducing the cost of waste management. She — as is appropriate for finance majors and the students of economics — is preoccupied with the ebb and flow of money, not with the conditions of the planet on which we live. She recommends not recycling because it will save money. Unfortunately, she did not go far enough. To further the reduction in cost, she should have advocated that we could save more money by just dumping our garbage into the streets, where the recycling will be done by dogs, raccoons, opossums and the poor. That way we could fire all of the people who cart away our garbage and sell the trucks that are used to other cities that are stupid enough to insist on recycling.
Opinion
Comparison shows ineffective spending
By Bob Minchin | Feb. 17, 2011“Do it my way, or the government will be shut down!”
News
Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll and engineer Norman Augustine speak at UF
By Joshua Jurnovoy | Feb. 17, 2011Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll and Norman Augustine discussed ways to improve U.S. technological development.
News
Local group will travel to Haiti to help those in need
By Kat Bein | Feb. 17, 2011While some students choose are spending their Spring Break soaking in the debauchery of sun-kissed tourist destinations, David Ames is asking Gainesville residents to spend their break making a difference in the world.
News
Student Government parties release election platforms
By ELIZABETH BEHRMAN | Feb. 17, 2011With Student Government elections just days away, the Unite Party and the Progress Party are hitting the ground running with their campaigns.
Sports
Gators easily adjusting to NCAA’s new bat rules
By TOM GREEN | Feb. 16, 2011The ping is less noticeable this year.
Sports
So it begins...
By BILL O'CONNOR | Feb. 16, 2011Money is like chalk to a gambler. It’s how we keep score.
Sports
Dwyer’s 200-yard freestyle part of record-breaking day for UF
By GREG LUCA | Feb. 16, 2011Swimming in a position he wasn’t meant to be in, Conor Dwyer came within .01 seconds of an American record.
Sports
Back-to-back meets to test durability, cause lineup shuffle
By ALLISON BANKO | Feb. 16, 2011The Florida gymnastics team’s stamina will be pushed to its limit this weekend.
Sports
Brombacher, grand slam lead Florida to win over JU
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Feb. 16, 2011After throwing a perfect game over the weekend and being named Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday, Stephanie Brombacher kept her hot start rolling Wednesday.
Sports
Gators use offensive outburst to cruise past Dolphins
By JOHN BOOTHE< | Feb. 16, 2011JACKSONVILLE — Early in the first half against Jacksonville, Florida held the commanding lead its players were looking for all week.
Sports
Gators finish eighth after another rough day in California
By ALEX PECKHAM< | Feb. 16, 2011The Florida women’s golf team entered play Wednesday eager to redeem itself after two poor rounds at the Northrup Grumman Regional Challenge.
Opinion
Gov. Rick Scott cares only for himself
By Chad Mohammed | Feb. 16, 2011Last week, Gov. Rick Scott presented his budget for the 2012 fiscal year, proclaiming, “This was the budget you asked for.” The proposed budget is $5 billion leaner than budgets of years past, as Scott promised. However, the governor cut from areas most critical to the state’s well-being.
