Tug-o-war: Google v. China
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 23, 2010Google and the Chinese government have been trading blows the past few days after Google finally decided to stop censoring its search engine in mainland China.
Google and the Chinese government have been trading blows the past few days after Google finally decided to stop censoring its search engine in mainland China.
In one of the greatest miracles to ever grace academia since the adderall cocktail, millions of college students overnight have become America’s leading experts on health care policy.
Everyone knows about the Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien mess on NBC that left the latter kicked off The Tonight Show after the former was reinstated.
The Tea Party Movement has been causing controversy since its formation in 2009 to its organization of Saturday’s protest where racial slurs and epithets were screamed at House Democrats.
We made history last night.
Hang in there, Gators, the weekend is almost here. And after hearing several of you vomiting in our parking lot after a “successful” St. Patrick’s Day, we’re sure you’re ready for it.
In a society that goes out of its way to celebrate the mediocre — Applebee’s restaurants, allowing the Detroit Lions to be televised on Thanksgiving Day, ‘80s music — we really outdo ourselves on March 17.
More than a year after Barack Obama was elected president, his home state is finally trying to grow a pair.
She’s at it again. Our favorite anatomically incorrect career hopper is adding another hobby to her already formidable list — promoting the purchase of animals.
Congrats, Mississippi. Your residents just helped solidify the backwards image many Americans have of you.
The upcoming federal election cycle sure looks exciting from here. Democrats are fighting for their political lives, Republicans trying to make gains in both houses of Congress and Tea Partiers clamoring for revolution.
Students get a bad rep around Gainesville sometimes for throwing a metaphorical four-year party, trashing the place because we don’t have to live with the resulting mess. You’ll hear this when any vote on taxes does or doesn’t pass, when discussing student driving habits or when we throw the parties that land us among the top 5 party schools.
Joe Lieberman finally did something right.
A shadow descended upon the Alligator staff Monday night.
As of Tuesday, nearly 800 people have died as a result of the earthquake in Chile. Individuals and corporations alike are coming to the aid of victims any way they can. But it’s frustrating to watch as some mask avarice with fake generosity.
The “Islam is of the Devil” people found themselves on Turlington Plaza Monday, and they got just what they wanted – attention. Some people come to Turlingon wanting to have conversations, others just want to inflame and hear the sound of their own voices.
We know Student Government likes to think of itself as a real government, and with its $14.4 million budget we can see the argument. But now it’s time for SG to remember the No. 1 lesson of democracy: When the voters speak, you listen.
Forgive us if we slur a little. We’re still nursing our Student Government hangovers and are a little disoriented. But we don’t have that much to complain about — unlike our SG reporter, who is still in her exhaustion-induced coma.
Once again, a captive animal has killed its trainer, and this time, it’s close to home.