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What to know about Venezuela
Feb. 18, 2014Last week, I spent my Wednesday night watching “Breaking Bad” episodes on Netflix.
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Protect Earth and her scarce resources
Feb. 18, 2014Our sun is amazing. It keeps us warm and keeps things lit. It’s pretty much the best thing to happen to this solar system since sliced bread — well, before sliced bread, to be exact. I guess you could say we’re the sun’s Goldilocks child because to date, we are the only planet with observable life in our solar system.
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Ellen Page’s coming out sparks debate
Feb. 17, 2014The best Valentine’s Day surprise for some may have come in a small package in the shape of actress Ellen Page. The 26-year-old “tiny Canadian,” as she describes herself on Twitter, known for “Juno,” officially announced she’s gay at a Las Vegas event sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign on Friday.
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Students Party, it’s time to wake up
Feb. 17, 2014I was extremely surprised at Students Party minority leader Michael Christ for calling Taco Libre party “pathetic” and “insulting” in an article in the Alligator.
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Anti-intellectualism threatens the US
Feb. 17, 2014The UF Student Senate has again proven to be poorly imitating the anti-democratic actions of the U.S. Congress. Is it a coincidence that just weeks after the Student Senate tried to pass its own oppressive resolution concerning Israel, the U.S. Congress is now attempting to do the same?
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Here’s the hard truth: Men are bad at sex
Feb. 16, 2014Men are bad at sex. At least that’s what a recent article published on Cosmopolitan magazine’s website suggests.
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Comic relief: Write-ins promise justice for marginalized Greek members
Feb. 16, 2014We are Ian Matthews and Stephanie Kirkpatrick, and we are running as write-in candidates for Student Body president and vice president, respectively.
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Bondi’s talk shows Republican disconnect
Feb. 16, 2014I attended the talk on campus with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, one of a series of events hosted by the Bob Graham Center here at UF. If you haven’t looked into it, the center has a video archive on its site, and it has brought in a number of interesting and important Florida political figures.
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SG barely resembles a working democracy
Feb. 16, 2014Someone once told me universities were microcosms of our society as a whole. A large group of individuals with varying interests work, live and play under the same banner — in this case UF — and even get the opportunity to govern themselves. However, at UF it raises a fascinating question. If our little society is representative of society as a whole, why is it that we have such a difficult time with the concept of democracy?
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SG write-in campaign must succeed to challenge system
Feb. 13, 2014Last week, I wrote about the Taco Libre Party, an offshoot of the Students Party whose goal is to bring a Taco Bell to UF’s campus. Upon closer inspection, though, it was clear that the Taco Libre party is the creation of frustrated opposition members trying to generate interest in Student Government in the shadow of the domineering Swamp Party.
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Reaction to Coke ad reveals conservative intolerance
Feb. 13, 2014Two weeks ago, MSNBC president Phil Griffin apologized to Reince Priebus, head of the Republican National Committee, for a tweet sent out by the network’s official Twitter account.
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A nonconformist guide to loving Feb. 14
Feb. 13, 2014Valentine’s Day gets a bad rap.
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Lessons about love rise out of tragedy
Feb. 12, 2014A bipolar man and reformed alcoholic kidnapped his son while his wife was at work one day. He didn’t get too far, though.
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TED Talks shift social responsibility
Feb. 11, 2014The motto of the informative and highly addictive TED Talks is “ideas worth spreading.” Gainesville’s independent offshoot — TEDxUF — had plenty of ideas worth writing home about. Some of the area’s best and brightest took to the stage Saturday and shared their experiences, concerns and hopes for the future.
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Confronting fear is good for your health
Feb. 10, 2014One good quip that came from John Mayer’s song “The Heart of Life” was “Fear is a friend who’s misunderstood.”
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Disturbing findings on UF student leadership
Feb. 10, 2014Like most students, I rarely pay attention to UF politics. However, when someone promises me there’s more than what meets the eye, I try to understand what’s going on.
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Culture is a part of human identity
Feb. 10, 2014Syria is rife with civil unrest. Many archaeological sites have been looted, museums are being damaged, and artifacts are being stolen. During times of war, cultural heritage is left defenseless. Islamic landmarks like the Umayyad Mosque, the old city of Aleppo and the Krak des Chavaliers — a crusader castle — have all been damaged by bombs and theft.
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Voter suppression machine targets UF
Feb. 9, 2014Is Gov. Rick Scott so concerned about his chances at re-election that his appointees need to prevent early voting on UF’s campus? After the Florida’s Division of Elections announced last week the Reitz couldn’t be an early voting location for Gainesville’s upcoming municipal elections, it certainly appears that way.
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Real talk: Valentine’s Day sex isn’t special
Feb. 9, 2014If you Google “Valentine’s Day sex,” you’ll get about 312 million results. That’s a lot of ideas.
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NYFW: ‘Find me posing for the paparazzi’
Feb. 6, 2014There are two kinds of people: those who will admit they care about fashion and those who care about fashion but don’t know it.
