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Opinion

Wall necessary until intolerance ends

By Lindsey Parsons | Feb. 5, 2008

The editorial condemning the Writing on the Wall Project was actually proof of its importance. As the editorial stated, we don't live in a perfect world - the sad truth is that discrimination and intolerance are still very prevalent and very real threats everywhere and to the Gainesville community. An even sadder truth is that while some will experience intolerance, there will always be some that never will.

Florida Alligator
Opinion

Torture overshadows War on Terror

Feb. 5, 2008

U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey still isn't sure if the interrogation practice known as waterboarding - where an individual is strapped down with a rag placed over the nose and mouth while water is poured over the rag to simulate drowning - constitutes torture. That is, unless he were to be subjected to it.

Florida Alligator
Opinion

State funds shouldn't go to private university

By the Editorial Board | Feb. 5, 2008

UF has to cut $16 million come July 1, when officials project the total drop in recurring state support will be $47.2 million.Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University expects to lose another $4.6 million this year, and Florida State University anticipates a reduction of programs and a hiring freeze because of new cuts in the $16 million to $18 million range. The Board of Governors, facing $147 million in cuts to the state university system this year alone, gave university presidents the go-ahead last month to lay off faculty members, slash enrollment and take other actions to salvage their budgets.

Florida Alligator
Opinion

Student voice needed

By the Editorial Board | Feb. 5, 2008

Do you keep up with the news? Are all your friends tired of hearing you talk about the upcoming election or the latest campus scandal? Would you like to have a say in what goes into the Alligator?

Florida Alligator
Opinion

Vote to protect real marriages

By BENJAMIN BURWELL | Feb. 5, 2008

Shakespeare once wrote, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Truly it is the substance of the rose - not the name given - that makes it the beautiful flower it is. But what if we took the opposite approach? Would calling a dandelion a rose make it smell sweet? Of course not. There is much in a name.

Florida Alligator
Metro

Outreach meetings give voice to citizens

Feb. 5, 2008

For some people, participating in City Commission meetings can be intimidating or inconvenient, so city officials decided to bring the meeting to them, City Manager Russ Blackburn said.

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