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Christian philosophies shaped America
By Bryan Griffin | Sep. 1, 2010Allow me to begin by lobbing a grenade into the mine field.
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House candidate gets stickers wrong
By Sean Quinn | Aug. 31, 2010Palm Beach County isn’t exactly known for its good voting record.
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Florida primary results show media predictions mean little
By Brittany Fox | Aug. 30, 2010A guy walks into a bar. He gets a drink, stands up and says, "All politicians are crooks." A man in the corner replies, "Hey, I resent that." First guy asks, "Why, are you a politician?" Man in the corner says, "No, I'm a crook."
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Ignoring intolerance solves nothing
By Dave Schneider | Aug. 30, 2010The Dove World Outreach Center's hateful plan to burn Qurans on Sept. 11 prompts a lot of responses from people.
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Fla. voters judge on money, not merit
By Chris Dodson | Aug. 29, 2010There is a crook trying to get inside the governor's mansion.
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Failure to pass resolution against burning angers senator
By Neil Gundavda | Aug. 26, 2010In Student Senate Tuesday night, the Student Alliance brought forth a resolution to condemn the Quran burning event by the Dove World Outreach Center scheduled for Sept. 11. The event is already being protested by many outraged students and has been met with vehement opposition from local and national media groups. The fact that the traditionally open and tolerant city of Gainesville will be the site of such an egregious event is a blight on our community and everyone who lives within it.
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Most practical freshman advice yet
Aug. 26, 2010For the past two months, y'all have been subjected to a never-ending parade of "freshman advice" columns where writers muster up all the meaningless humanitarian niceties and spew them on print in their best imitation of Dr. Phil, devoid of anything entertaining or soul-rotting.
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Labor secretary: Make labor day a day on, not a day off
By Hilda L. Solis | Aug. 25, 2010For many college students, Labor Day means the end of a summer job or summer fun, the start of a new school year and perhaps the kickoff of
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Obama: a leader who doesn’t lead?
By Bryan Griffin | Aug. 25, 2010A leader, above all else, has a responsibility to those he or she governs.
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Freshmen should lose the facial hair
By ANDREW PANTAZI | Aug. 24, 2010The grass is green. The flowers are blooming. And the chin pubes are sprouting.
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Stop abusing Facebook statuses
By C.J. Pruner | Aug. 23, 2010Picture in your mind the most wonderful, pristine girl in the world. She cooks, rips your friends when they’re being complete tools, and is down for making any place her personal bedroom. For about 75 percent of you, the image of Vince’s porn-star girlfriend from Entourage pops up. Go with it. For girls, just picture Don Draper covered in flowers and Nicholas Sparks novels.
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Freshman: Try new things, be individual
By ANDREW PANTAZI | Aug. 22, 2010I’ve got some advice for freshmen.
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Find your passions while at UF
By Joe Glover | Aug. 20, 2010To: The UF Freshmen and Transfer Students
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Take advantage of time in Gainesville
By Bryan Griffin | Aug. 20, 2010Welcome to UF. You are now a student at the flagship academic institution of the state of Florida. With a University of Florida degree, you have endless career opportunities and a promising shot at some of the nation’s top graduate programs.
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UF president: ‘You are exceptional in a number of ways’
By Bernie Machen | Aug. 20, 2010Welcome to the University of Florida and The Gator Nation!
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Limiting freedoms is justifiable at times
By Chinedu O. Ikpechukwu | Aug. 4, 2010Freedom is an addictive thing, isn’t it? Each time we get a little bit more freedom to do anything, regardless of the positive or negative impacts, we cling to it like a mother clinging to her newly born baby. It is our baby. It is our everything. But why is this so? Why do we find it so difficult to let go of any kind of freedom? I would put my hard-earned Monopoly money on the reason being a human tendency, to grasp onto anything that enables us to express ourselves. Since expression can be quasi-defined as life, the opportunity to live to one’s fullest potential, which I believe is infinite, can be equated as freedom.
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Paint the roses whatever color you like
By Bryan Griffin | Aug. 4, 2010We have about 80 years to live, and about one-third of that we spend unconscious. And I don’t mean because of an accumulation of hard nights at Midtown. Throw in work, education, eating, daily household and personal hygiene chores, and the roughly five years everyone spends in a line of some sort just waiting for something like a red light to turn green.
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Arizona’s law is reasonable
By Josh Mclawhorn | Aug. 2, 2010Simply being an American citizen comes with a grab bag of freedoms and benefits. Social Security, education, welfare and President Obama’s soon-to-be-implemented comprehensive health care system are only some of the fruits of our nation’s wealth - a wealth built on the social and ethnic diversity that defines America. While this diversity is our nation’s greatest strength, we cannot allow unrestrained access to America’s limited bounty. I am writing in regards to SB1070, the Arizona law causing so much uproar – the one that allows police officers to detain suspected illegal immigrants unless they are carrying immigration documents. I’ve heard the words “un-American,” “fascist,” “xenophobic” and “racist” all used to describe this legislation and its supporters, and I have never been more worried for the future of America.
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We can all relate to ‘Jersey Shore’ cast
By HILARY SHEINBAUM | Aug. 2, 2010Jersey Shore: Two words that ignite controversy, YouTube impersonations and fist pumps.
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Media hurt gulf towns the most
By Crystal Reyes | July 28, 2010About two weeks ago, I took a trip to Cedar Key with my Counseling in Community Settings class and our professor, Dr. West-Olatunji. Cedar Key is a small town located on the Gulf Coast, about 50 miles southwest of Gainesville. Known for its aqua-farming, it is a big name in the clamming industry. The purpose of our trip was to talk to members of the Cedar Key community in order to gain a better understanding of how the oil spill has impacted their lives. As future counselors, we also wanted to learn how our profession could better serve the needs of communities impacted by the oil spill.
