Opinion: Columns
Opinion
Election celebration shows enthusiasm for change, Obama
By ANDREA WILLIAMSON | Nov. 9, 2008As an American, the proudest moment of my life came on Tuesday night.
Sports
UF nation's most dangerous team
Nov. 9, 2008NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Faster than a speeding bullet.
Sports
UF most dangerous team in the nation
By By< a href="mailto:khyppolite@alligator.org"> Karl Hyppolite < | Nov. 8, 2008NASHVILLE - Faster than a speeding bullet.
Sports
For man crush to be complete, Demps needs nickname
Nov. 6, 2008I don't develop man crushes easily, and there are only five that have really stuck with me.
Opinion
Republican Party should return to its conservative roots
By JONATHAN LOTT | Nov. 6, 2008I think everyone in this country can agree to just be happy the election is over. Granted, some of us, namely those who supported Sen. John McCain, are bound to be disappointed. An objective analysis of the situation shows us that, despite our best efforts, the election was ours to lose. The future of our party is clear and hopeful.
Opinion
Anti–Palin views do not count as sexism
Nov. 6, 2008It's strange, really. I don't feel like a sexist.
Sports
Calathes better be good
Nov. 5, 2008You better hope Nick Calathes really likes to play point guard.
Opinion
Obama win brings hope to Americans
Nov. 5, 2008Sitting on the floor against the wall in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom, I had separated myself from the masses and slowly began to grasp what President-elect Barack Obama's victory meant to the black students at UF.
Opinion
Rental bicycles won’t lower car use
Nov. 4, 2008When I first saw a front-page story about a UF program encouraging bicycle use, I was more than excited. I am a huge cycling advocate.
Sports
Forget a playoff, BCS provides possibilities
Nov. 4, 2008It's best if I just come out and say it.
Sports
Werner the only one left
Nov. 3, 2008Some time at the end of last season, when Dan Werner was moving out of his dorm room, it hit him: He was the only one left.
Opinion
Spreading wealth helps middle class
Nov. 3, 2008In the last three decades, conservative leaders in this nation have done something remarkable. They have convinced Americans that equality is bad, specifically economic equality. Anything remotely resembling a progressive tax system is labeled as socialist and radical.
Opinion
Next president will face uphill battle
Nov. 2, 2008With early voters turning out in droves and national anticipation at an all-time high, the most consequential election in at least 30 years (or possibly ever) is a day away.
Opinion
Paradoxical reasoning spoils politic
Oct. 30, 2008In the last 200,000 years, man has evolved from a common hominid to that of a god among all animals. We have accomplished what the dinosaurs could not in more than 165 million years. We have conquered all other animals, save those at the most isolated depths of the ocean. We have been to space, to our moon and are planning a trip to Mars, yet people live in fear of truth.
Opinion
Day off would entice students to vote
Oct. 29, 2008The next time you see my beautiful mug gracing the Alligator, we will have a new president. No recount. No Supreme Court. Only our 44th president.
Sports
Columnist goes around the world of UF sports
Oct. 29, 2008All right folks, this week Phil on the Hill returns to its old lineup format. And in honor of the rain-shortened World Series Game 5, we will discuss exactly 3 1/2 topics in order to help you finish your bus ride or class or wherever you decide to give me a few moments of your time.
Sports
What players would say if they could
Oct. 28, 2008As I left the UF-Georgia game last season, two thoughts ran through my head.
Opinion
Substantive discussion of women’s issues lacking in election
By Bethany Koch | Oct. 28, 2008"How much emotion is too much?"
