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Trickle-down ethics: We need to be human
Sep. 24, 2013Last week, this plea from an 8-year-old kid from North Carolina surfaced online:
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National obsession with cheese is a disgusting problem
Sep. 24, 2013Our national obsession with all things cheese — from pizza to Easy Mac to the yellow stuff on stadium nachos that forms a skin when not eaten right away — has finally caught up with us. On Tuesday, the Center for Science in the Public Interest published a report card grading Americans on their eating habits. In the area of dairy, we scored an abysmal C-.
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Guest column: Meatless Monday on campus represents a positive movement
Sep. 23, 2013President Bill Clinton, once known for his love of fast food, has been making headlines for his recent dietary changes. He’s swapped the Big Macs, chicken nuggets and fried shrimp for veggie burgers, beans, and fresh fruits and vegetables. After years of battling heart problems — even undergoing quadruple bypass surgery — Clinton took his doctor’s advice to reduce his meat consumption and increase his intake of plant-based foods. He reports that the results have been tremendous: losing 24 pounds, feeling more energetic and seeing a welcome drop in cholesterol levels.
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America misses the mark when it comes to guns
Sep. 23, 2013Last week, the Washington Navy Yard incident was the latest mass shooting to plague our country. Other shootings on this list include Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary School and the Aurora movie theater massacre.
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Jaywalking enforcement is counterproductive
By Shane Jarman | Sep. 23, 2013After reading about GPD’s anti-jaywalking initiative in the Alligator, I took care to legally cross the street before my weekly trip to Chipotle Mexican Grill.
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There are better ways to react to terrorism
Sep. 23, 2013The Washington Navy Yard shooting is one more dash of salt in the open wound of 2013. There have been at least 17 mass shootings since the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School in December of 2012, making it impossible to ignore the obvious need for changes in legislation surrounding gun control.
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Nice try: Victoria’s Secret says it’s not about thinness
Sep. 23, 2013Yesterday, the creative director of the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show talked to British Vogue about the casting criteria for the show’s models. Don’t drink anything before reading on, unless you’re into spit-takes.
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Prove them wrong, let GOP pass everything
Sep. 22, 2013Last week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut nearly $40 billion from the country’s food stamps programs over the next 10 years. It was a huge slap in the face to millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table. Fortunately, the bill will die a quick death in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
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Guest column: Starbucks serving it cold, asking customers to leave guns at home
Sep. 22, 2013Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz wrote an open letter to customers earlier this week requesting gun owners not bring their firearms when they pick up their morning latte.
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Did the NYT make the right choice publishing terrorist attack photos?
Sep. 22, 2013A journalist’s job is to seek truth. Sometimes, that truth can be uncomfortable or shocking. In tragic events like Saturday’s shooting in Nairobi, Kenya, reality is simply horrifying.
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Penthouse Magazine files for bankruptcy, Internet to blame
Sep. 22, 2013These days, dirty magazines — like VHS and cassette tapes, flip phones and the Walkman — have become relics of yore. The Internet, for better or for worse, quickly phased out the need for clunky adult DVDs and magazines.
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Bring Noam Chomsky to UF
By Andrew Pentland | Sep. 19, 2013Marx, Lenin, Shakespeare, Aristotle, the Bible, Plato, Freud, Chomsky, Hegel and Cicero: One of these things is not like the others. All of them are ten of the most cited authors of all time, but only one of them is currently living.
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Public perception of Obama will plummet
Sep. 19, 2013Often, leaders are remembered for their failures rather than their accomplishments.
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Darts & Laurels 9/20/13
Sep. 19, 2013Gainesville appears to be hosting some kind of lovebug Coachella at the moment. Luckily, you’re holding a pile of papers that function as both an informative news medium and an oversized lovebug swatter!
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Privacy is dead: Facebook violates our civil liberties
Sep. 18, 2013As various public health, youth and consumer groups work this week to request the Federal Trade Commission block Facebook from passing a bunch of sketchy changes to its privacy policy, we’re reminded of the old German legend of Faust.
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The latest Republican attempt at sabotaging Obamacare
Sep. 17, 2013Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature health care law in March 2010, Republicans at all levels of government have made every effort to weaken and sabotage the law.
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Response to Richard Vieira’s Friday column
By Eric Brown | Sep. 17, 2013In response to Richard Vieira’s article on U.S. intervention, I wish to reiterate that self-determination for the Syrian people doesn’t equate to a regime change by the U.S. or any other foreign government.
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Lessons from "Fahrenheit 451": Why burning Qurans is a big deal
Sep. 17, 2013Terry Jones’ insatiable hunger for the media’s spotlight was briefly fed last week when news of his arrest broke.
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Voice your opinion with the Swamp Party
By Vivan Ngyuen | Sep. 16, 2013After a rigorous three-day selection process, Swamp Party is proud to present a full slate of 50 Senate candidates after a record-breaking number of students interviewed to become student representatives.
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Special thanks to UF’s Indian Students Association
By Neel Patel | Sep. 16, 2013I am a 2005 graduate of UF and a proud Gator. As a former member of the Student Senate, a former officer of the Indian Students Association, an honors ambassador and a member of Savant UF, I recall organizing and participating in many activities on and off campus to raise awareness of issues we believed needed attention.
