Sports
All-Star Game lacks flair despite playoff implications
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | July 15, 2013I remember the worst night in All-Star Game history well.
Opinion: Columns
Opinion
Bill should eliminate agricultural subsidies
July 15, 2013Though lawmakers in Washington argue about how best to manage the agriculture industry, it seems the best way for them to manage it would be to not manage it at all. Agricultural subsidies have created a drag on our economy, encouraged poor farming practices and have given politicians an excuse to try and implement tax penalties on food items they deem unhealthy.
Opinion
Yes, justice was legally served
July 15, 2013With Zimmerman’s acquittal came shock, rage and celebration. Activity spiked across social media as everyone weighed in on whether justice was served. Friends turned on each other, relatives engaged in feuds, and others lashed out against complete strangers in fury.
Sports
The Alligator Awards: Who was the best male athlete at Florida in 2012-13?
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | July 10, 2013As part of the Alligator Awards recognizing the best in UF athletics during the 2012-13 season, columnists Phil Heilman and Adam Lichtenstein will debate two of the five nominees in each week’s category. Vote for the winner online at alligatorSports.org.
Opinion
It’s not you, weird roomie, it’s me. Well... it’s actually both of us.
July 10, 2013One of the greatest and most useful sources of learning experiences in college cannot be found in any classroom, textbook or library.
Opinion
Unemployable? Consider working the pole
July 10, 2013Chris Rock once said, “My only job in life is to keep my daughter off the pole.” If my parents have the same expectation for their son, this column will disappoint them.
Sports
Catch up on Florida football’s history before season starts
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | July 8, 2013When I was accepted to the University of Florida for the Fall 2010 semester, I didn’t know much about college sports. I had always preferred professional sports, and in my mind, college athletics were nothing more than wasted time on SportsCenter.
Sports
Interesting tidbits from Florida’s new football media guide
By LANDON WATNICK< | July 8, 2013The Florida football team released its media guide – sans cover – via Gatorzone.com on Monday.
Opinion
Loving my failed foster puppy
July 8, 2013On a rainy afternoon in January, Fawn stretched her paws against the tile floor of a veterinarian’s office.
Opinion
World Cup will kill Brazil
July 8, 2013Joga Bonito, Portuguese for the beautiful game, is also known as association football and in our country — where a different football reigns supreme — soccer.
Opinion
NSA spying should come as no surprise
July 8, 2013In the midst of the National Security Agency snooping hysteria, Fox Business Network pundit, author and consumer reporter John Stossel claims the federal government spying on its citizens is not that big of a deal compared to the multitude of other ways government interferes in our lives.
Opinion
#StandWithWendy leads to midnight Texas Senate showdown
July 1, 2013At some point a week ago, a show became a spectacle.
Opinion
The Tea Party movement is a farce
June 17, 2013It is beyond comprehension why anyone would consider the Tea Party movement to be any different than Occupy Wall Street.
Sports
The Rally: Will Tim Tebow save his NFL career or flop in New England?
By LANDON WATNICK< | June 12, 2013A day after Tim Tebow’s release from the New York Jets, the Omaha Beef – an indoor football team in Nebraska – offered the former Florida quarterback a roster spot and $75 per game. Forty-one days later, the New England Patriots trumped the Beef’s offer, signing Tebow to a two-year, non-guaranteed contract. ESPN’s Ed Werder broke the story Monday afternoon, and immediately, our Facebook and Twitter feeds exploded. Tebowmania is a big deal – since ESPN tells us it is – so now it’s our turn to take a stab at it. As the hysteria slowly dies down for the time being, alligatorSports assistant editor Landon Watnick and alligatorSports.org editor Chuck Kingsbury will debate if Tebow will succeed in his first season in Foxborough, Mass.
Opinion
Video games are not inherently negative
June 12, 2013My family was channel surfing the other day when we came across a program. I don’t know what the program was about or what context I was viewing it under, but one part stuck out before the channel changed.
Sports
MLB Draft takes toll on Gators
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | June 10, 2013Florida baseball is in trouble. For the second straight year, the MLB Draft has sucked the best talent away from Gainesville.
Opinion
Athletes’ remarks about homosexuality are often overstated
June 10, 2013Following the Indiana Pacers’ Game 6 victory in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on June 1, star center Roy Hibbert made comments that many people deemed offensive.
Sports
The Rally: Who is Florida’s equivalent of LeBron James?
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | June 5, 2013The NBA is nearing the end of its two-month haul through the postseason, and Miami Heat forward LeBron James has continued his dominance through the Eastern Conference Finals. As James leads his team into the Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, alligatorSports editors Adam Lichtenstein and Landon Watnick will decide which Florida player dominates or dominated his or her game in a LeBron-esque fashion.
Sports
Despite loss, Florida’s future bright
By LANDON WATNICK< | June 5, 2013Tim Walton is a man of the present, not the future.
