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We can condemn terrorism without targeting refugees
Nov. 15, 2015This has been a year of magical thinking.
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Millennials aren’t THAT terrible
Nov. 12, 2015You’ve heard the complaints. We’re lazy and entitled, and when we aren’t staring at a screen, we’re staring at ourselves. We’re millennials, and we’re pretty unpopular.
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The mother of sexual awkwardness
Nov. 12, 2015My worst nightmare came true Friday. It was about 15 minutes after meeting my partner’s mom for the first time. We were walking down the street to the Homecoming parade when someone handed us a copy of the Alligator.
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Mizzou students are the crest on a wave of activism
Nov. 12, 2015This column concerns the events which transpired at the University of Missouri on Monday. No doubt you’re familiar with it already — along with the heresy of plain red cups, the Mizzou story has captured the country’s imagination.
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From President Fuchs: Listening, learning and combating racism
Nov. 11, 2015In 1902, two years before he became UF’s first president, Andrew Sledd lost his faculty position at Emory University in Georgia because he spoke out against racism.
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Syria, Afghanistan and double-back in U.S. strategy
Nov. 9, 2015This past October, we witnessed a stark readjustment of the U.S. military agenda in the Middle East. On Oct. 30, President Obama announced the U.S. military would, in fact, be putting "boots on the ground" in Syria. Earlier on Oct. 15, the Obama administration announced an extension of the timeline for U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. Through most of next year, 9,800 troops will continue operations, and by Jan. 2017, a residual force of 5,500 troops will remain indefinitely.
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Mississippi needs to change its state flag
Nov. 9, 2015"Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before the fall."
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The Odyssey needs to rethink its approach to online journalism
Nov. 9, 2015It’s an experience we know all too well: innocently scrolling through Facebook, attempting to stay up to date on your friends’ activities and unwillingly being drowned in a sea of useless click-bait articles. You know the type of article I’m talking about: the ones with titles like, "20 Things I Want to Tell My Little," "10 Struggles That Only Girls With Long Hair Will Understand" and "8 Thoughts Every Girl Has When Picking Out a Halloween Costume."
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Don’t twist the meaning of sexual liberation
Nov. 8, 2015To adapt Maxim Biller: Nothing is as boring as sexual liberation, at least for women.
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Ben Carson, partisan politics, scrutiny
Nov. 8, 2015Most politicians go to great lengths to cultivate a carefully constructed image. Donald Trump has made himself the candidate who says what others are thinking but are afraid to say. Jeb Bush has made it a point to distance himself from his brother’s policies.
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Relax, Jeb Bush is still going to be president
Nov. 8, 2015Back in the early days of the 2014 football season, the Green Bay Packers were 1-2. Fans were upset. Head management started updating their resumes. Things were not looking good. After receiving a loss at the hands of the Detroit Lions — yes, you can understand the Pack’s frustration — quarterback Aaron Rodgers told the cheesehead faithful to "R-E-L-A-X." Rodgers calmly told the media and Green Bay nation everything will be all right. And he was right. The team finished 12-4, captured first place in the NFC North and went to the NFC Championship.
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From your Student Body President: Create long-lasting memories this Homecoming
Nov. 5, 2015Hello Gators! I’m back for another issue of my new monthly column. I hope everyone survived midterms and is getting ready for a well-deserved Thanksgiving Break!
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Butts, butts, butts: Anal is in, can I get a #ButtStuff2k15
Nov. 5, 2015The 21st century has brought me a lot of things that I’m thankful for, among them being iPhones, the next Star Wars trilogy and butt stuff.
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Far from peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Nov. 4, 2015"We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions." — Yitzhak Rabin
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Ann Coulter should not speak at UF
Nov. 4, 2015On Monday, a fellow opinion columnist wrote about how he felt Ann Coulter should be a guest speaker on campus. While I would concede there is a need for more conservative speakers, I could not disagree more. Coulter is the last conservative speaker we need.
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Democratic debate ignores the disenfranchisement in mass incarceration
Nov. 4, 2015Earlier last month, the first of the Democratic Party debates for the 2016 U.S. presidential election commenced in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcast on CNN with Anderson Cooper as the moderator.
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Smathers Library mural shows UF history
Nov. 3, 2015History and art combine in a recent campaign by the Smathers Libraries to restore one of UF’s largest wall murals.
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Grammar ain’t what it seems — don't cling to rules
Nov. 3, 2015"HOSTESS: …she speaks English perfectly!
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American policy of procrastination
Nov. 3, 2015We’ve all done it. There was some major paper to write or exam to study for that was left until the last minute. With all the time beforehand to do so, we procrastinate out of laziness, fear or even a mixture of the two. Now, a rushed essay or some crammed studying may not be such a big deal in the grand scheme of things. However, if we continue to add to a society of lazy individuals waiting to make the world a better place on a day that will never come, we will create — and have already created — very serious issues for society as a whole.
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Islam: Is there a need for reformation?
Nov. 2, 2015In light of all the strife and tragedy that has emerged from the Middle East, many people look to Islam as the foremost cause of all this. Comedian and late-night talk show host Bill Maher professes quite frequently that Islam’s dogma is uniquely violent and backward. "When there’s this many bad apples, there’s something wrong with the orchard," Maher recites on his show.
