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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Opinion: Columns

Florida Alligator
Opinion

Handouts won’t save auto industry

As Detroit descends upon Capitol Hill desperately seeking a handout to rescue the flailing automotive industry, we must consider redefining the American dream.


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Opinion

Flings no substitute for relationships

I was talking with a friend the other day about how she met her boyfriend of three years. As I get older, I turn more of my attention to these stories because they have become almost as important to me as politics.


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Opinion

Bible archaic, full of contradictions

As an atheist and a divisive jerk (which are not mutually inclusive), there's not much that I enjoy more than watching a fundamentalist Christian argue a modernized Christian.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Sports not worth risking health, girlfriend

I don't get it. I can't count how many times I repeated this to my sports-obssessed ex-boyfriend during the year we dated. People go nuts for tailgating, body paint and Super Bowl parties. This behavior makes them look like ridiculous, idiotic monkeys running around in jerseys.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Fla. votes on Obama, Amendment 2 clash

After awarding its 27 electoral votes to the incompetent George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, Florida has finally shown signs of maturing. In 2008, our stubborn state budged, proving itself open-minded enough to support a progressive black man who is the antithesis of "W."


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Opinion

Tuition hike would protect degree value

It's your typical Monday morning: You grudgingly fight your way out of bed, stumble across campus to class and slump into the first seat you can find in the back of Carleton Auditorium. Your professor walks in and somberly approaches the lectern.


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Sports

Where does Moody fit in?

During UF coach Urban Meyer's press conferences this season, I have waited and listened for the same question.


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Opinion

White House should represent America

The U.S. was founded in a revolutionary spirit. This American brand of patriotism insists that our citizens constrain the power of our leaders, in spite of impulsive emotions and desires. Throughout their political experience, Americans are encouraged to openly challenge their leaders.



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