Opinion
Lost in the sauce: traveling along the greener pastures
By BILL O'CONNOR< | June 6, 2011"Sith, get one of your boys to cross the Mekong. Bring back a couple of shopping bags full of pot."
Opinion: Columns
Opinion
A ticking time bomb in getting bombed
By Shea Ford | June 6, 2011"I am become Death, destroyer of worlds."
Sports
UF could ride rollercoaster weekend to championship
By MATT WATTS | June 1, 2011As Brian Johnson lay motionless just off the clay of the pitcher’s mound Saturday at the Southeastern Conference Tournament, one thought reverberated through my mind.
Opinion
When students become sausage: How education has turned into an assembly line
June 1, 2011Recently I was watching an interview of Dave Chappelle, who has faded from the public consciousness after fleeing the burdens of being an American cultural icon.
Sports
Introducing a brand new spin on a sports-writing staple
By JESSE SIMONTON | May 30, 2011Mike Lupica shoots from the lip. Pat Dooley strokes the back nine, and Bill Simmons writes 10,000-word mailbags.
Opinion
Leave it to prophets to ruin a good party
By Shea Ford | May 30, 2011Impending doom arrived May 21, 2011.
Opinion
Lost in the sauce: A hitchhiker's (hazy) guide to alcoholism
By BILL O'CONNOR< | May 30, 2011I gulp a frosty mug of Pabst, wink at Gerry and ask, "Hey Hank, when are you going to start serving blacks in here?"
Sports
UF's small ball anything but
By MATT WATTS< | May 25, 2011Softball teams around the country should be taking notes. Coach Tim Walton has built a superpower in Gainesville.
Opinion
Sleazing and dealing: another day in the life of Rick Scott
May 24, 2011Since assuming office in January, Gov. Rick Scott has taken every step possible to pander to corporate interests at the expense of Florida's working class.
Opinion
Lost in the sauce: A colorful trip to the Palmetto State
By BILL O'CONNOR< | May 23, 2011"Wait ‘til you try this. You won't believe it."
Opinion
Screw moral feats, min-max for the win
By Shea Ford | May 23, 2011Do you ever wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and declare to the world how remarkably awesome you are?
Sports
Back-end boys key, with caveat
By JESSE SIMONTON | May 18, 2011The Philadelphia Phillies sport R2C2. The Miami Heat roll with Three 6 Mafia. The No. 6 Gators baseball team has Lou Pearlman and his throng of boy bands.
Opinion
Self-image and the scale: the henchmen of eating disorders
May 18, 2011As I was placing my weekly necessities on the conveyor belt at Sweetbay one morning, I glanced at the magazines begging for my attention in front of me. Of course, I noticed the emaciated, indeterminate women on the covers and was forced to wonder, "Are these people even real?" Actually, with today's photo manipulation, they often are not.
Sports
Disregard the talking heads: Five real issues facing Gators
By MATT WATTS | May 16, 2011Spring football practice is over, so they tell me. And the Orange and Blue Debut came and went unspectacularly.
Opinion
Lost in the sauce: A hazy stumble down memory lane
By BILL O'CONNOR< | May 16, 2011Editor's Note: Across the world, millions struggle with addiction to alcohol and drugs. These are the stories, as best as he can remember them, of one of those compulsive personalities.
Opinion
Hipsters: A (de-)evolution like no other
By Shea Ford | May 16, 2011They're really obscure. You've probably never heard of them.
Opinion
If he can write for us, why can't you?
By C.J. Pruner | May 11, 2011About two years ago, I decided to do what millions of college-aged kids have done since the days when Jesus and the Dirty Dozen toured as a traveling family band: print out a resume, put on the greatest pseudo-smile Monopoly money can buy and apply for a job.
Sports
Yearning for that feeling
By JESSE SIMONTON | May 9, 2011In a month’s time, Titletown U.S.A. — or just Gainesville as the rest of the country refers to it — could be drowning in hardware once again. Florida athletics are at an all-time high. Any number of teams could bring a championship back to The Gator Nation.
Opinion
This is no time to dance in streets
By BILL O'CONNOR< | May 9, 2011"Hey man, aren't you from New York? A plane just hit the World Trade Center."
Sports
Home away from wherever home may be
By ADAM BERRY | Apr. 19, 2011During my four long years of college, I developed a least favorite question.
