Here’s a fundamental fact: America’s best and most aggressive collegiate daily newspaper is the Independent Florida Alligator. It has stood the test of time and has been a force to be reckoned with in all the eras in which it has served.
We can learn a lot about the problematic illusion-making tendencies of the discourse on guns by analyzing a recent news story from Loganville, Ga.
Kim Kardashian, living brand and professional Beyoncé wannabe, made headlines Dec. 30 when her beau Kanye West announced her pregnancy at a concert in Atlantic City.
We should start treating people like we treat words. If we can ban the stupid things people say, then wouldn’t it just make sense to ban the stupid people?
Well, the world didn’t end like the Mayans said it would.
Marco Rubio is “not a scientist, man.”
Believe it or not, the holiday season is fast approaching.
We are living in exciting times.
I’m tired of being told I’m wasting my vote.
What is art’s purpose in the physiological world?
An article in “The Gainesville Iguana” newsletter pointed out an article by Noam Chomsky with the same title as this editorial. I read it and realized this information needs to be shared.
Considering he’s provided me with inspiration for several of my columns, a goal of mine for this week was to avoid mentioning Mitt Romney. But alas, I watched the second presidential debate Tuesday night, and yet again, that man’s mouth provided far too much fodder for criticism.
There are few things that really, really bother me — like trips to the dining hall where no food is lying out fresh and ready for me to devour or waiting at a bus stop longer than I am actually on the bus itself — and Internet classes.
I sometimes hate that God answers my prayers.
Gaffes generated a significant presence in the short run. However, in the long run, there is no question that gaffes of this nature have little to no impact.
Restrictions proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and approved by the Board of Health plan to ban the sale of sugary drinks and sodas in containers larger than 16 ounces at restaurants, street carts and entertainment venues in New York City.
Four years ago, during the 2008 election cycle, voters in Alachua County voted “yes” on the One Mill Ad Valorem Tax, a property fee levied against homeowners in Alachua County that is used to directly provide funding to schools’ nurses, elementary art and music programs, K-12 school library programs, K-12 guidance programs, classroom technology, school magnet programs and high school band and chorus programs. This voting initiative, which expires in 2013, will be put to a vote again this election cycle, and I am writing to urge voters to vote “yes” on this imperative revenue source used to fund our school programs, which in turn make our community stronger.
Although it debuted before my time, so to speak, I have fond memories of watching “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” as a young child discovering the wonders of television in the living room of our tiny Orlando apartment.
Our generation has tools that our parents and grandparents could only dream of, and groundbreaking technology seems to be at our fingertips with newer, smarter gadgets coming out one after another.
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