Opinion
Senior shares advice with freshmen
By ANDREW PANTAZI | July 14, 2010Grab your Magic 8-Ball and give it a shake.
Opinion: Columns
Sports
Columnist announces free-agency intentions in “700-word special”
By TOM GREEN | July 12, 2010It’s been fairly well-documented, to say the least, that NBA free agency started July 1, with many big names on the move – most notably, LeBron James and Chris Bosh to Miami with Dwyane Wade.
Opinion
Ways to excel in academics, social life
By Bryan Griffin | July 12, 2010Last week, I began my list of seven important lessons for incoming UF freshmen. I mentioned the importance of living in the dorms, learning how to cook on a budget and studying with a purpose. If you missed last week's column, check out the Opinions page at alligator.org. This week, I continue with the fourth tip.
Opinion
Customers should respect people who serve them
By Caitlin Thornbrugh | July 7, 2010Baskin Robbins, Pizza Street, M. Isabella’s, Panera, University Book Shop, The Kansan, KU Catering. Over the past seven years, I have worked a part-time job at each of these companies. Some for as many as three years, and one I lasted just five hours.
Opinion
Important tips for incoming freshmen
By Bryan Griffin | July 7, 2010Because entering college doesn’t come with an instruction manual like your iPad does, I thought I would impart a few quick-but-vital lessons to the newly arrived crop of UF students. Due to space limitations, I have broken this into a two-part series for this week and the next.
Sports
James’ hour-long free-agency special a product of American audience
By ANTHONY CHIANG | July 7, 2010We only have ourselves to blame for this.
Sports
Preseason poll: The top 10 teams for 2010 season
By EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK | July 5, 2010We here at the alligatorSports desk all know how much all of you, our loyal readers, love your college football.
Opinion
Trends can provide a fun way to examine state of economy
By Andrew Dehnhoff | July 5, 2010Skirt length. Lipstick. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Not generally things you would correlate with the stock market.
Opinion
Stupidity decreases value of UF degree
By ANDREW PANTAZI | July 5, 2010I already have enough reasons to question the legitimacy of graduating from UF: Ron Zook, Jesse Palmer — The Bachelor, really? — and Mike Mularkey (just because of his name).
Sports
ESPN’s coverage of NBA free agency shows the network’s flaws
By TOM GREEN | July 5, 2010July 1 was supposed to mark the beginning of arguably the most anticipated summer the NBA had ever seen.
Sports
Decision to move CWS from Rosenblatt Stadium a foolish one
By ANTHONY CHIANG | June 30, 2010It is a sad day when you lose something that has been woven into a city’s identity.
Opinion
Government spending out of control
By Bryan Griffin | June 30, 2010On Tuesday, I attended the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce Candidate forum for County Commission candidates. About a hundred business owners showed up to hear the vision of the six candidates for Alachua County. One common theme prevailed: the burden on local business from all levels of government has to subside for the health of the local economy. Increased taxation was shied away from by candidates from both parties. Consistently, all the candidates said we can either be dragged down by the national economic situation, or we find ways to improve upon it.
Opinion
Students should take time to celebrate ‘America’s hat’ today
By ANDREW PANTAZI | June 30, 2010Celine Dion. Geddy Lee. Warren Moon’s career. Drake (the rapper, not the Nickelodeon TV star). And hockey.
Opinion
Floridians should invest in education
By Perry C. McGriff | June 28, 2010Public education is the cornerstone of our nation’s economic might. When we make a true commitment to educating a future generation, we are not only producing a workforce that is better equipped to tackle the problems of today, but we are planting the seeds for the innovation of tomorrow. If we are going to prepare our children for the future, I believe Florida must change its course and make a proper investment in public education.
Opinion
Smoking ban encroaches on rights
By Carter Lyles | June 28, 2010There is something very unsettling in the way modern society is beginning to parallel the fictional worlds presented by writers such as Orwell, Huxley and Rand. From the disturbing similarities between contemporary texting language and Orwell’s Newspeak to the health care battles that still continue to rage in Congress, it is undeniable that, at some point in the last 50 years, the line between fact and fiction began to blur.
Sports
UF athletic program successful despite postseason struggles
By TOM GREEN | June 28, 2010You hear that noise? It’s the sound of the dead period for Gators sports. The period between the end of summer sports and the start of fall ones.
Sports
Arrests could impact the way the university is viewed by outsiders
By ANTHONY CHIANG | June 16, 2010We are now at 28 and counting.
Opinion
Obama fumbles response to gulf spill
By Bryan Griffin | June 16, 2010The recent Gulf oil spill has become more than a tragedy, and the Obama administration has more than botched the response. This crisis illuminates the administration’s lack of leadership. Unfortunately for Americans, we see a president too tangled in a web of bureaucracy, ego and inexperience to appropriately handle the situation. It was well-worded in a recent column by Mark Steyn: “He has grand plans for ‘the environment’ - all of it, wherever it may be. Why should the great eco-Gulliver be ensnared by some Lilliputian oil spill lapping ‘round his boots?”
Opinion
Democracy failed when Board of Trustees approved fees
By Brittany Fox | June 14, 2010The Board of Trustees did its job. Instructed by President Machen to (as quoted in the Alligator) “wrassle” with the new student fees, the board did just that. What is “wrassle,” you say?
Sports
2010 World Cup brings soccer fever to America
By TOM GREEN | June 14, 2010They say Americans don’t care about soccer. They say Americans will never embrace the sport the way they embrace football, basketball, baseball and even hockey.
