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EDITORIALS
Editorial part 1: Victims are punished in rape culture
Sep. 15, 2013Read part 2 here.
Opinion
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Open call to ACCENT: Bring Noam Chomsky
By Joe Courter | Sep. 15, 2013Thanks to its long connection to famed linguist and author Noam Chomsky, a renowned speaker to worldwide audiences, the Civic Media Center was able to give UF’s ACCENT Speaker’s Bureau a chance to present professor Chomsky on the UF campus this Fall. In 2003, with ACCENT co-sponsorship, Chomsky spoke at the O’Connell Center to 6,000 people.
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COLUMNS
Guest column: Business program in Gainesville is disappointing
Sep. 12, 2013Imagine a program that promised the opportunity to change your life: the opportunity to work side by side with some of Gainesville’s most successful business leaders in creating a mock company. Imagine — after applying to more places than you can count, going on interview after interview and struggling to find a job much less a living wage — that someone offered you the chance to change your career path. Then, imagine the bad news: that for no logical or rational reason, 25 percent of you would be randomly and summarily rejected.
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COLUMNS
Guest column: No 9/11 recognition: Is Firehouse Subs a scam?
Sep. 12, 2013Like most Americans, I am able to vividly recall the events that took place 12 years ago. It was my last year of high school, and a friend and I decided to leave study hall to hang out in the library.
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COLUMNS
Despite what Obama says, intervention in Syria is necessary and inevitable
Sep. 12, 2013In his speech on Tuesday, President Barack Obama argued that the United States is not the global police force.
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DARTS LAURELS
Darts & Laurels 9/13/13
Sep. 12, 2013This week, we remembered the events that transpired on Sept. 11 those 12 years ago. Our hearts and prayers remain with the families and friends of those whose lives were tragically cut short.
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COLUMNS
The NSA can now exploit and crack your data — what do you have to hide?
Sep. 11, 2013We’re on the verge of a second civil war.
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EDITORIALS
We Can’t Stop: Why do we turn to pop culture in turmoil?
Sep. 11, 2013When I find myself in times of trouble/Miley Cyrus comes to me/speaking words of wisdom:/”la-da-dee-da-dee, we like to party.”
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COLUMNS
U.S. foreign policy hasn't improved since attitudes changed on 9/11
Sep. 10, 2013By noon, a third of the class was gone. As the minutes passed, more kids in my fourth grade class were being pulled out by panicky parents. During lunch, the few of us remaining were confused. The rumor in the cafeteria was that the Chinese had attacked us. The idea of the Commies invading U.S. soil made sense to my 9-year-old mind. Earlier that year, an international crisis had occurred after a mid-air collision between a U.S. Navy plane and a Chinese fighter jet. Diplomatic tensions soon subsided, but sitting in the cafeteria, I figured the only thing that could force my buddies to evacuate our elementary school was a ground invasion of South Florida by the Red Army.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Get ready for elections
By Justin Hoover | Sep. 10, 2013Fellow Gators,
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COLUMNS
Guest column: History knows best — Obama may be doomed to repeat it
Sep. 10, 2013Recent debate over American military intervention in Syria has sparked Cold War memories, and the parallels are stark. As I watched a discussion between Sen. John McCain and French writer Bernard Henri-Lévy at a Washington think tank on YouTube from November, this resemblance became apparent.
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COLUMNS
Plenty of hot air: Talk of impeaching Obama is more bark than bite
Sep. 10, 2013The authority to impeach the president of the United States is one of the most seldom-used powers granted to Congress by the Constitution.
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EDITORIALS
Popular college rankings shouldn't be held in such high regard
Sep. 10, 2013Yesterday, we reported that UF had shifted upward in the U.S. News & World Report’s university rankings. Among public universities, we are now 14, and among national universities, we are 49. Damn, it feels good to be a Gator.
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COLUMNS
Guest column: Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sep. 9, 2013Annually, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens who trace their ancestors from Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
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COLUMNS
In defense of Macklemore’s "Same Love”
Sep. 9, 2013Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are undeniably the most successful breakout artists of 2013.
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EDITORIALS
Policy allowing visually impaired Iowans to carry guns should probably be rethought
Sep. 9, 2013There must be something in the corn: On Sunday, The Des Moines Register published an extensively researched article on a strange loophole in Iowa gun laws. Thanks to gun permit changes that took effect in Iowa in 2011, people with visual impairments can legally carry guns with them almost anywhere.
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COLUMNS
Stand Your Ground system still broken, law needs to be amended
Sep. 8, 2013On July 13, I, along with millions of Americans, watched the George Zimmerman trial end with a not-guilty verdict.
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COLUMNS
NSA's spying presents the perfect opportunity to look at digital presence
Sep. 8, 2013If you’re reading this, chances are pretty good that you have an account on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Foursquare or some sort of social media platform. You probably post pictures, update your status, “check-in” at certain locations and play hours of mobile games connected to your social network.
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EDITORIALS
First, Nabokov; now, Salinger: stories and books published posthumously cause a stir
Sep. 8, 2013In 2009, Vladimir Nabokov’s son, Dmitri Nabokov, went against his father’s dying wish and published the writer’s final — and unfinished — novel, “The Original of Laura.”
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Tough questions for Krishna Lunch
By Maxim Dolinsky | Sep. 5, 2013Criticizing what we love is never easy. It is particularly difficult to criticize a warm-hearted group of people who serve healthy and delicious food. Krishna Lunch provides great value for its customers, as evidenced by the high demand for their lunch. Many of us love their nutritious vegetarian meals and appreciate the people who provide it, but we still need to ask some tough questions.
