Opinion: Columns
Opinion
Kanye promotes meritocratic system
Sep. 16, 2009Kanye West and his enduring propensity to go off-script at inopportune television moments seems to have forced the entire mainstream media into a state of apoplexy.
Sports
Revenge will come after halftime
By CALLOVI< | Sep. 16, 2009It's hard enough to get Urban Meyer or any other member of the Florida football team to say anyting about Lane Kiffin or his remarks let alone get them to say what they plan on doing as retaliation for Kiffin's offseason comments.
Opinion
Middle Eastern children show compromise on the horizon
By Travis Hornsby | Sep. 15, 2009What causes human beings to hate so much that they are willing to end the lives of others?
Opinion
Arguing over facts prevents progress
Sep. 15, 2009You have a right to your own opinion," my mother likes to say. "You do not have a right to your own facts."
Sports
Expect the unexpected on Saturdays
Sep. 14, 2009You know what I love most about college football? The fact that the season never shakes out the way we think it will.
Opinion
Golden rule applies to relationships
Sep. 14, 2009I had a friend who was really into returning lost things to their owners. One of my more resonant memories of this is the time she found a teddy bear on the sidewalk.
Opinion
Republicans lack intellectual figures
Sep. 13, 2009The United States of America desperately needs William F. Buckley to rise up from the grave.
Sports
Kiffin's offseason actions breathe life into once-great rivalry
Sep. 13, 2009I hope none of my colleagues waste any ink writing the obligatory "The real season starts now" column this week or a "Now it's time for Lane Kiffin to back up his comments" piece.
Sports
Picks Column: Troy
Sep. 11, 2009The alligatorSports Brand Picks Column altered its style last week with a debate over the week's most divided game instead of a silly interview, and we have taken the lack of response from our readers as a sign of approval.
Sports
Picks Column: Troy
Sep. 10, 2009The alligatorSports Brand Picks Column altered its style last week with a debate over the week's most divided game instead of a silly interview, and we have taken the lack of response from our readers as a sign of approval.
Opinion
Bright Futures should be need-based
By Kyle Robish | Sep. 10, 2009Quit bitching. Seriously, shut up. I am tired of hearing all of you Floridians complain about how bad the recent cuts in the Florida Bright Futures program are for you.
Sports
NFL season brings questions, here are the answers
By CALLOVI< | Sep. 10, 2009The NFL season has officially begun.
Opinion
Defending Israel is American
By RAFAEL YANIZ | Sep. 9, 2009I am writing in regard to Travis Hornsby's guest column, "Mideast trip reveals need for peace."
Opinion
Health care debate ignores zombies
Sep. 9, 2009In a few years, Sarah Palin will be a hot forty-something with her own little media empire. The thing we may remember most about Sarah Smile, though, could be the way she hijacked the multifaceted debate about end-of-life care and turned the whole thing into a screaming match about government "death panels."
Sports
No-huddle key to Florida's fortunes
Sep. 9, 2009The Gators' new no-huddle offense could win them the national championship.
Sports
Jumpball: College fans overly obnoxious
Sep. 9, 2009Nail me to the cross because I'm about to say something not exactly flattering to the vast majority of the Alligator readership.
Sports
Jumpball: College fans just dedicated to team
Sep. 9, 2009As usual, Kyle Maistri chooses to focus on the negatives and neglects the overwhelming positives about you, the college football fan. He fails to understand your unwavering passion and misconstrues your enthusiastic nature for something that it's not. Forgive him. He doesn't know any better. Unlike you and me, he doesn't embrace the joy of spending Saturday with 90,000 good friends.
Opinion
Middle East trip reveals need for peace
By Travis Hornsby | Sep. 8, 2009Instead of working odd jobs, getting an internship or taking classes this summer like a normal college student, I decided to go to the Middle East. I spent the majority of my time in the West Bank, even though the U.S. Department of State advised to stay clear of the Palestinian territories. What I saw has completely changed my views and understanding of American foreign policy in the Middle East.
Opinion
"Twilight" does not have literary value
Sep. 8, 2009"Twilight" has made the world a worse place.
