Sports
Taylor should be UF’s starter
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Oct. 21, 2013After Florida defeated Toledo 24-6 on Mack Brown’s shoulders, the Alligator ran the headline: “What Can Brown Do For You?”
Opinion: Columns
Opinion
‘Created Equal’ makes some women feel less than equal
Oct. 21, 2013If you had to make the unfortunate trek through Turlington Plaza last week, chances are you caught an eyeful of the Created Equal movement’s aborted fetus posters and stand-ups lining the walkways. The “graphic images ahead” signs weren’t quite emphatic enough to prepare us for what was there.
Opinion
Tea Party strategy is flawed, but it has good reason to be upset
Oct. 21, 2013With the government shutdown behind us, the media are declaring winners and losers. No matter what poll or TV station you turn to, there always seems to be universal disapproval for the House Tea Party Caucus.
Sports
Florida not living up to lofty program standards
By ADAM PINCUS< | Oct. 20, 2013There’s no denying it now. The Gators aren’t very good.
Opinion
The ‘stateless’ Dominicans need international citizens to speak up
Oct. 20, 2013While U.S. policies aren’t anywhere near perfect, they are progressive in comparison to situations abroad.
Opinion
Guest column: A call for employer nondiscrimination
Oct. 20, 2013In 2009, testifying in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, then-Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) insisted he finds it hard to argue for legislation that bans discrimination. He commented it was hard not because he in anyway condones discrimination, but rather that it was hard due to nondiscrimination being so self-evident.
Opinion
The recent government shutdown is just a symptom of larger problems
Oct. 20, 2013Early Thursday morning, President Barack Obama signed a bill that reopened the federal government and avoided a default on our nation’s debts. Yet again, a manufactured crisis was solved, and our elected officials can rest easy.
Sports
Picks Column: Missouri
Oct. 17, 2013So, we here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column heard that the government was back in business and that they celebrated by raising the debt ceiling. Hooray!
Opinion
‘Captain Phillips’ paints incomplete story
Oct. 17, 2013As an avid movie enthusiast, I seized the opportunity last weekend to watch “Captain Phillips,” the two-hour account of the 2009 hijacking of the USS Maersk Alabama by Somali Pirates.
Sports
The Rally: Who will win the FSU-Clemson game?
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Oct. 16, 2013Each week, two alligatorSports columnists will debate the biggest looming matchup in college football. Today, Adam Lichtenstein and Joe Morgan preview No. 5 Florida State’s showdown against No. 3 Clemson in Clemson, S.C., on Saturday at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Sports
Gators will face big test on Saturday
By ADAM PINCUS< | Oct. 15, 2013A foul smell of stale beer and unfortunate nights fills the streets as lime-green hand grenades line the sidewalks next to call cards for the city’s classiest establishments.
Opinion
The God mystery: Is He just chilling?
Oct. 15, 2013“If God is so caring and great, why is there suffering in life?”
Opinion
Not even Madonna is safe from wrath of movie theater rules
Oct. 15, 2013Madonna is officially banned from the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.
Sports
Muschamp’s leadership will help embattled UF fight on
By JOE MORGAN< | Oct. 14, 2013I believe “To Kill a Mockingbird” is one of the few novels you’re forced to read in high school that you don’t actually hate. I’ve read Harper Lee’s lone novel several times since.
Opinion
When it comes to writing essays, SAT should cut the crap
Oct. 14, 2013David Coleman was named the new president of the College Board last summer and, thanks to him, the board is debuting a reconstructed SAT in 2015. The SAT has long been a poor excuse for a college-readiness exam. This is especially true of the essay section, which came under heavy fire at a September press conference filled with high school and university faculty from across the country. They told Coleman in no uncertain terms how detrimental the essay portion has become for students. For the first time, the College Board is listening.
Opinion
Wait for more action — it’s too early to determine new Pope’s impact
Oct. 14, 2013Many would consider America to be one of the most religious countries on Earth.
Opinion
Guest column: Palestinians are people with a voice
Oct. 13, 2013This past Thursday, I attended an event hosted by CAMERA and UF Hillel titled “Less Hamas, More Hummus.”
Opinion
How the Internet and television news undermine journalism
Oct. 13, 2013What I am about to say might not win me any friends at the Alligator, but I must be frank: The current state of American journalism is doing its part to destroy American democracy.
Opinion
People selling, hustling Banksy works aren't the bad guys
Oct. 13, 2013He’s reached worldwide fame while preserving his anonymity, putting the spotlight on the underground street-art scene.
Sports
Picks Column: LSU
Oct. 10, 2013Rapper Kanye West and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel reconciled on Wednesday’s edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and we here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column could not be more relieved. In fact, as the crew watched the pivotal, emotional exchange between West and Kimmel, there were some tears shed. But not a single one of us would Runaway. We considered this exchange a Good Life lesson. Even the most Heartless among us felt their love grow Stronger as we witnessed this spectacle of forgiveness and understanding.
