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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Opinion: Editorials

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Darts & Laurels

Although we currently lack an Opinions Editor, the Editorial Board is still chock-a-block with opinions. As we prepare to celebrate National Let's Light Shit On Fire Day, let us all remember to exercise caution when launching a Roman candle at the feet of our drunkest friend. We hear the emergency room waits on July 4 are more painful than the burns. Plus, no one likes losing digits. Without further adieu, the Editorial Board presents Darts & Laurels.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Darts & Laurels

With the unforgiving humidity of a Gainesville summer sucking the life out of you like a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, the Department of Darts & Laurels encourages you to relax and crack open an ice-cold Zima.


Florida Alligator
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Darts & Laurels

With King James left watching from his medical bed and Superman laughing all the way to the STAPLES Center, the Department of Darts & Laurels offers Gainesville's faux Orlando Magic fans a hearty congratulations on reaching the NBA Finals.


Florida Alligator
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Loan Sharks

From scrambling retirement nest eggs to making housing foreclosures more prevalent than Starbucks on a Seattle street corner, the economic downturn has been a real, well, bitch. The latest to feel the wrath of the recession's iron fist? Student loan forgivingness programs.


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Darts & Laurels

After a brief hiatus highlighted by one not-so-esteemed staffer unsuccessfully teaching British men how to play beer pong in Orlando, we officially declare the Department of Darts & Laurels back and better than ever.


Florida Alligator
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Deputy should be commended for heroism

Ask any man or woman who makes a career out of serving the community in the field of law enforcement: it's a tough job. Police officers embody a unique group of people who tirelessly give of themselves for the greater good of the public, all the while constantly risking his or her life. The most trying challenge of the position, however, lies in the responsibility of brandishing a handgun - a burden where a strong sense of self-restraint easily trumps a case of trigger-happy hands.


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