Opinion
Students should enjoy life and explore surroundings in college
By Michela Martinazzi | Aug. 24, 2011As I enter my sophomore year, I already find myself swamped with homework.
Opinion: Columns
Opinion
Marine submerses himself in war culture
By Suzette Cook | Aug. 24, 2011My nephew sleeps in what we yoga doers call the "corpse" pose. He is on his back, legs straight out and hands folded to the center of his chest. As a kid, he slept in all kinds of weird positions. But during a recent visit with him in Miami, I noticed that he has drastically changed his sleeping habits.
Opinion
Mayor welcomes students to city for fall semester
By Craig Lowe | Aug. 21, 2011Welcome to Gainesville, home of the University of Florida and Santa Fe College at the heart of The Gator Nation.
Sports
What to expect this semester
By TOM GREEN< | Aug. 21, 2011With a new semester and a new football season around the corner, the Gators aren’t the only ones “trying to get better each and every day.”
Sports
Will & Charlie: A Molotov cocktail duo
By JESSE SIMONTON | Aug. 15, 2011On Sept. 3 just before 7 p.m., a swagger-jacked Will Muschamp will sprint onto Florida Field and lead the Gators in their season opener. Just a few long strides away, Charlie Weis will be plodding along, thumbing through his playbook and trying to find the perfect set to propel him back to college football relevancy.
Sports
ESPN: A journalistic enigma
Aug. 15, 2011I appreciate what you guys do at ESPN for the Florida Gators — Will Muschamp, 08/08/11.
Opinion
The white sepulcher that is painted orange and blue
Aug. 3, 2011Do you remember just a couple of months or years ago when you were preparing for this new, magical period of your wonderful life?
Sports
Rejoice Gator Nation: This was your season
By MATT WATTS | Aug. 1, 2011Fans love to gloat. They love to boast.
Opinion
Lost in the sauce: One last call for a swig of surrealism
By BILL O'CONNOR< | Aug. 1, 2011"Mike, join me in a pint of Guinness."
Opinion
When businesses suck, let them know
By Shea Ford | Aug. 1, 2011A few days ago, I went to a McDonald's. My girlfriend and I ordered two sandwiches. The women at the window seemed, shall we say, less than thrilled to be working there.
Sports
The Challenge: Where sports and entertainment meet for a marvelous orgy
By JESSE SIMONTON | July 28, 2011MTV’s “The Challenge: Rivals” is the best damn show on TV not starring Larry David.
Opinion
Don't pass GOP, don't collect compromise
July 27, 2011The news these past couple of days has been an embarrassment to American politics.
Sports
Run, Demps, Run: Back should leave Gators in dust
By MATT WATTS | July 25, 2011Routinely referred to as the fastest man in college football, Florida running back Jeff Demps has an alter ego, one that has always come second to football.
Opinion
The 'S' word: The avada kedavra of American political rhetoric
July 20, 2011If you live in the United States, then you've become accustomed to the logic-be-damned attempts to malign politicians and public policy through the use of fear and hate.
Opinion
Hard times await America's 'Tot Mom'
By Shea Ford | July 18, 2011Casey Anthony is out and ready to party. Innocent or guilty, she had quite a favorable outcome and is free to do whatever she damn well pleases.
Sports
Gay it forward: It’s time for a sports superstar to come out
By JESSE SIMONTON | July 13, 2011Caution: This column is not for the mentally weak or irrationally bigoted. This is not a religious debate or political plea; this is a call for open-mindedness and acceptance. Stop reading if you hate equality and don’t advocate change.
Sports
I’m gonna let you finish Wambach, but U.S. rides Solo
By MATT WATTS | July 11, 2011If you weren’t in front of the television watching the United States play Brazil on Saturday, I feel sorry for you. The women wearing the red, white and blue showed incredible resolve in one of the most epic comebacks the sport has ever seen.
Opinion
Lost in the sauce: guy walks into the bar
By BILL O'CONNOR< | July 11, 2011I've been back from Vietnam for seven years. I spent the first three in a drunken New Orleans haze. The next four, I drove for Hoffa's Teamsters.
Opinion
ABC Family ad blitz: accio facepalm
By Shea Ford | July 11, 2011For those who are living in a cave and are unaware, the final Harry Potter film debuts in U.S. theaters Friday.
