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Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

Well, it’s the end of the Summer semester, and it’s definitely been an interesting one. Although we’re going to try to end the semester on a lighter note, we do need to start off with some more somber reminders in this our-thoughts-go-out-to-the-victims-of-the-shooting-at-the-Sikh-temple-in-Wisconsin edition of...


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

They are all featured in this week’s does-watching-the-Olympians-do-triple-back-flips-row-boats-for-200-meters-swim-faster-than-you-can-run-and-dive-from-high-in-the-air-make-you-feel-bad edition of...


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Supporters' comments on Change.org

Brian Steele: After working at the Alligator for nine semesters, I can confidently say that this student-run paper has the most passionate, dedicated, and hardest working staff I have ever seen, and that includes the organizations I have worked for post-graduation. We worked for less than minimum wage, but we did so because we cared. A lot. I will be very disappointed in my alma mater should this go through. What is to gain from this? Limiting the voice of students? As a top-notch university, which I believe UF is, is this really the way to develop young minds to go into their chosen fields? Diversity should be clear for all to see, not hidden in the corner.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

While the Alligator certainly has problems of its own at the moment, they obviously pale in comparison to the horrible incident at “The Dark Knight Rises” premiere in Aurora, Colo., last week. That brings us to this week’s our-thoughts-go-out-to-everyone-affected-by-this-tragedy edition of...


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

‘Gun-Free Zones’ invite aggression

This week, I am so sickened and saddened by the cinema shooting in Aurora that it’s difficult to navigate my thoughts on the matter in a coherent fashion. Senseless acts like this boil down to something that not all psychologists and sociologists will admit exists: genuine evil.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

New York Times turns a blind eye to the people of the Middle East

In a July 9 article in the New York Times, Scott Shane reports that amid the chaos of the Arab Spring and the ascent of the Muslim Brotherhood to Egypt’s presidency, the United States now finds itself contemplating new friendships in the region. What those friendships will now entail, according to Shane, are newly brokered relations between the U.S. and hard-line Islamist regimes in the area.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Voter purges are an affront to democracy

The 2012 presidential election is coming up soon and both sides are gearing up for an all-out battle. President Obama and the Democrats have been working overtime to win over groups like the LGBTQ and immigrant communities, while the Republicans have been tirelessly working toward systematic voting purges.



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