ATLANTA - The Southeastern Conference Championship was hyped as an old-school-versus-new-school clash, but in the end, there was only one major difference between No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Florida.
When I realized that extended library hours begin this week, I couldn't help but wonder why people would subject themselves to 20 hours of the UF library experience.
When people search for the cause of a problem, the last place they generally look is in the mirror.
Never has one ligament cost an athlete this much money and fame.
The Alligator is old.
After my third annual Thanksgiving car-a-thon, it's apparent that the problem with holiday traffic on the interstate is not only the number of cars on the road, but also the number of people in those cars who don't know a thing about driving on the interstate.
After months of practices, games and Dan Mullen - who needs to spend his free time sprucing up the ol' resume because I've heard SportsCenter tout him for open coaching positions on two separate occasions - it all comes down to this.
After months of practices, games and Dan Mullen - who needs to spend his free time sprucing up the ol' resume because I've heard SportsCenter tout him for open coaching positions on two separate occasions - it all comes down to this.
Regardless of whether you were elated, irritated, or apathetic, you can agree that this election was epic.
TALLAHASSEE - If you're a fourth-year senior and a UF sports fan, you better thank your parents for conceiving you at the right time.
I know part of my job is trying to get fans hopped up and excited for games, but I just don't have it in me this week.
Another holiday season is upon us. I believe one of the great appeals of this time of year is its comforting predictability: We watch the same specials on TV, hear the same carols, see the same Christmas light displays and above all, visit the same relatives.
I was born into the Jewish faith, but I started identifying myself as agnostic once I entered college. Judaism, while offering an interesting history, tightly knit community and great food, didn't answer any of my deepest questions. Why am I here? Where am I going? What was at the Beginning? What is at the End?
While reading Kevin Reilly's Monday guest column supporting a tuition increase, I couldn't help but notice a striking lack of independent thought and analysis.
One of the slogans of the faculty union is "Top 10 university on a shoestring budget?" It simply is not possible.
The legacy of America is a legacy of progress, and it is time to look toward the next fight. One of the most important concepts to have come from the Enlightenment is the belief in the elimination of prejudicial assumption and the support of rational conclusions rather than blind faith.
OK, loyal Phil on the Hill readers (do those exist?), it seems you're owed an apology.
Early in the presidential campaign, when then-Sen. Barack Obama was asked to describe the model of presidential leadership he hoped to emulate, he cited Doris Kearns Goodwin's book "Team of Rivals." The book describes how Abraham Lincoln filled his cabinet with people who were selected for competence, not loyalty - peers and adversaries alike. Lincoln knew the gravity of the times called for far more than an administration of yes men.
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