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Online lectures could have unintended results
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 20, 2009With the first round of exams approaching, UF may find itself with a pile of unexpected consequences.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 17, 2009You're all revved up and ready for your first real football game of the season, and it's sure to be a good 'un. We know you're already parked on the couch with your Gators Snuggie and have your first pre-kickoff drink in hand-and we're happy for you, and we're gonna let you finish-but not before we present you with this week's edition of last-week's-Darts-&-Laurels-was-one-of-the-best-Darts-&-Laurels-of-all-time edition of…
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Liquor Cabinet
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 16, 2009While Student Body President Jordan Johnson can provide Fabulous Rides for those who have imbibed too much, he can't prevent his fellow SGers from driving his agenda into the ground.
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Government should continue to fund ACORN
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 16, 2009The Senate should not have voted to deny funds to ACORN - the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - on account of transgressions perpetrated by a handful of employees.
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Long Shot
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 15, 2009Everyone has the right to decide what to put in their bodies, but a 17-year-old girl from Port St. Joe, Fla., is facing possible deportation for refusing a Gardasil vaccine.
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Obama should nix color-coded terror alerts
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 15, 2009The Obama administration should do away with the color-coded, terror-alert system instead of trying to tweak it.
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Burger King
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 14, 2009A 68-year-old man was honored for 50 years of service at the same McDonald's in Missouri.
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Burger King
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 14, 2009A 68-year-old man was honored for 50 years of service at the same McDonald's in Missouri.
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Swift Rebuke
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 13, 2009While we didn't know that anyone still watched the MTV Video Music Awards (the last time we remember watching it, it involved strawberry yogurt with rainbow sprinkles and the privilege of staying up late), it came to our attention that a certain atrocity occurred on last night's show.
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Court should keep limits on campaign ads
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 13, 2009The Supreme Court is debating whether to overthrow campaign finance laws that prohibit corporations from spending unlimited amounts of money on political advertisements and endorsements right before an election.
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Darts and Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 10, 2009We at the Department of Darts & Laurels aren't huge TV fans, apart from our nightly "Jeopardy!" sessions and one of our members' obsession with all things TLC.
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President Obama fails to unite parties after speech
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 9, 2009If President Obama's speech did not manage to turn Republican members of Congress last night onto the idea of major health care reform, it will be a huge political failure and a huge disappointment.
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Obama's speech did not indoctrinate children
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 8, 2009Schools should have shown President Barack Obama's speech on Tuesday instead of succumbing to parents who wanted it boycotted.
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Feckless Faith
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 7, 2009Pastor Randy Meadows of Louisville's City of Refuge Church so believes in the power of God to transform individuals that he's willing to use the welfare of children as collateral.
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Release of photo in citizens' best interest
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 7, 2009A few days ago, the Associated Press decided to publish a photo despite Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' strongest urging to reconsider.
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Darts and Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 3, 2009With the second week under your belts, you're probably feeling a little fatigued.
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Lawmakers overzealous in fighting H1N1
Sep. 1, 2009The government is acting like back-to-school season will somehow resemble "28 Days Later."
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New DMV fees will help fund schools, prisons
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 31, 2009Motor vehicle fees are going up on Tuesday and many people feel it's inappropriate timing, given the current economic climate.
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Orange and blue beer cans will not promote drinking
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 29, 2009Bernie Machen can't make up his mind about drinking.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 27, 2009If you're anything like us, fall is one big wake-up call (and if you're even more like us, you totally missed your 7 a.m. wake-up call on Monday).
