Sports
Spring game good barometer for meaningless future contests
Apr. 16, 2009Get ready for an ugly Orange and Blue Game.
Opinion: Columns
Opinion
Rando slang terms too ridic in convos
By ADAM WYNN | Apr. 16, 2009By majoring in a field that places a heavy emphasis on the proper use of language and simultaneously being a since-birth member of Generation Y, Z, XXX or whatever the hell we're called, I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. Everywhere I hear people horrendously butchering the language I've spent the last 20-odd years trying to understand.
Opinion
Bitter Teabaggers ignored president’s package, tax cuts
Apr. 16, 2009Wednesday was Tax Day in America. Like many of my collegiate peers, I paid very little in taxes. In fact, my parents still claim me as a tax deduction, which means that my very existence produces red ink for Uncle Sam. This may be a satisfying fact to remember as I watch the mailman pick his nose, but it hardly qualifies me to preach the virtues of taxation. In reality, I am almost completely divorced from the modern American reality of paying taxes.
Opinion
President–elect Johnson should improve public speaking
By Anonymous | Apr. 15, 2009Dear Jordan Johnson, aka student body president-elect:
Sports
O'Sullivan proving to be right man for job
Apr. 15, 2009Let's be honest. The UF baseball team isn't a national contender, and Kevin O'Sullivan hasn't turned it into a powerhouse overnight. He's not a miracle worker.
Opinion
Raising taxes won’t fix higher education
By JONATHAN LOTT | Apr. 15, 2009UF is going through a tough period. It's not exactly surprising: The economy is in the gutter, so Florida (along with everywhere else) is losing revenue.
Opinion
‘FML’ offers posters a chance to vent
By NAUDIA JAWAD | Apr. 14, 2009It's the biggest pity party on the Internet, and you're all invited.
Opinion
Getting your ‘Earth Day’ groove on extends beyond just recycling
By IRENE VAILIKIT | Apr. 13, 2009As Earth Day quickly approaches and students search for ways to become "green," it should be stressed that recycling is not the answer.
Sports
Picking MLS team great for filling summer lull
Apr. 13, 2009Summers have usually been a rough time for me as far as sports go.
Opinion
Antiquated practice of hazing reveals dark side of Greek life
By Anonymous | Apr. 13, 2009The comic featured last week-concerning the hazing incidents that brought the UF chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma to its second suspension for hazing violations - legitimized and downplayed the crimes of which the organization has been found guilty.
Opinion
Somali pirates up to snuff with Web 2.0
Apr. 13, 2009The American media worked themselves into such a frenzied pirate orgy over the long Easter weekend that they forgot to check and see if the actual pirates had something to say.
Opinion
Politics preventing Florida from succeeding in bad economy
By Travis Hornsby | Apr. 12, 2009The University of Florida is getting better and better these days in large part due to the increase in the scholastic aptitude of its incoming freshman classes.
Opinion
U.S. and Cuba must forge relationship
Apr. 12, 2009For the past 50 years our country has all but ignored Cuba's existence. We've placed a trade embargo on the island nation, only harming our own farmers and other exporters, and we've gone as far to place travel restrictions on the country, punishing Cuban-Americans and hindering our travel industry.
Opinion
‘Build World–Class Talent’ will save higher education’s future
By T.K. Wetherell | Apr. 9, 2009Florida's legislators are wrestling with an unprecedented decline in general revenues. While some talk about embracing Indian gaming as part of a solution, there's a much higher-stakes game in play - a game that risks the future of Florida by dismantling badly needed state programs, including public higher education.
Sports
UF's success can't be measured by third parties
Apr. 9, 2009I don't know. And that's not because I'm just of average intelligence. You don't know either, and there's a good chance you're smarter than I am.
Opinion
Gay marriage victories serve as a step in the right direction
By ERIC CHIANESE | Apr. 9, 2009Well, America sure has been great for these past two centuries.
Opinion
Superstitions, nerdy habits die hard
By ADAM WYNN | Apr. 9, 2009Last week, I came to an unexpected realization: I am a superstitious tool. I've always dismissed superstition as worthless and irrelevant, and now I'm as guilty as morons who still have rabbits' feet dangling from their key chains.
Opinion
Tobacco tax OK, but for pot: no taxation without legalization
By BRITTAY YURKOVITCH | Apr. 8, 2009I disagree with Tommy Maple's column that addresses how the increased tax on cigarettes is wrong.
Opinion
DREAM Act will contribute to economy
By JONATHAN LOTT | Apr. 8, 2009I have very mixed feelings about SG's proposed resolution in support of the DREAM Act.
