Sports
Preseason polls more fun for fans than coaches
Sep. 8, 2008Preseason polls and early-season rankings are two of the most dangerous aspects of college football.
Opinion: Columns
Opinion
Republicans should take reality–based stance on sex–ed
By Monique Cunin | Sep. 8, 2008Election 2008 has finally cast all of its actors.
Sports
Gators starting to find identity
Sep. 7, 2008When the lights brightened, the shadows of surprise evaporated.
Opinion
RTS schedule should reflect reality
Sep. 7, 2008I don't own a car, so I keep a colorful, expensively designed Regional Transit System bus schedule by my bedside.
Sports
Identity starting to emerge for UF
Sep. 6, 2008When the lights brightened, the shadows of surprise evaporated.
Opinion
Scalping deserves harsher penalties
By MARC WEINOTH | Sep. 4, 2008I've got some good news for students still looking for a ticket to tomorrow's football game against Miami: There are plenty available. It will only cost you $150.
Sports
Offensive line key to running back's success
Sep. 3, 2008When Jeff Demps sneaks through Miami's defensive line, avert your eyes.
Opinion
Liberal bias on university campuses not fair to education
By Jimmy Paul | Sep. 3, 2008Liberal bias runs rampant on the Syracuse University campus, even in places you wouldn't expect.
Opinion
Storm relief gives students perspective
Sep. 2, 2008Countless Gulf Coast communities lie in the wake of Hurricane Gustav's path and are now in desperate need of rebuilding to help salvage the lives of thousands.
Opinion
McCain’s war experience a hindrance, not an advantage
By Jimmy Pianka | Sep. 2, 2008Despite its obvious appeal to a culture still enamored with war, Sen. John McCain's past as a tortured POW is in fact his greatest shortcoming. It is precisely what makes him ill-suited to lead us into an acceptable future.
Sports
Miami rivalry still a big deal
By Karal Hyppolite | Sep. 2, 2008With the outcome of UF's matchup with Hawaii being a foregone conclusion, I was all set to write about how this weekend's showdown with Miami is no longer a warranted rivalry.
Sports
Miami the real start of the season for the Gators
Sep. 1, 2008Don't be fooled by the fact that Hawaii is listed before Miami on UF's schedule. The matchup with the Hurricanes on Saturday is the real season opener.
Opinion
Students should take advantage of chances to study abroad
By JESSICA HOLLAND | Sep. 1, 2008You're here. You've made it back to Gainesville, and some of you are here for the first time. That's great. Now get the hell out of here.
Opinion
Palin a weak choice for McCain’s ticket
Sep. 1, 2008In a move that was timed to steal media attention from Sen. Barack Obama's nomination acceptance speech at the close of the Democratic National Convention, Sen. John McCain announced Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska as his running mate. Although the media craze surrounding her would have you think she is a demigod among mortal choices, Palin is not McCain's strongest possible vice presidential choice.
Opinion
Clinton supporters vital for Obama win
By MICHAEL HEANEY | Aug. 28, 2008Unity is the talk of the town in Denver this week. The Democrats have gone out of their way to try to demonstrate that their party has healed its rift in the months following the grueling primary battle between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Opinion
Chinese, Americans not so different
By ANTHONY PAGLINO | Aug. 28, 2008I recently returned from a summer studying Chinese in Beijing. It was an intense summer, to say the least, in a war zone of culture fought in the urban jungle that is Beijing. The language barrier was daunting, the food hard to digest and the cabbies had a death wish that Charles Bronson couldn't deliver on.
