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Alligator misses the mark on Mars story
By Joe Haldeman | Aug. 21, 2012I was on campus yesterday and picked up a copy of the Alligator, which had a story on the cover titled “NASA sends rover to Mars, awes students.” This is good because students don’t know or care much about space flight.
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Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson deserves attention
By Jote Thompson | Aug. 21, 2012There is a storm brewing in America that will rock the world if it gets any worse. Americans are at the breaking point with a bad economy, corrupt banks and bought-out government officials.
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Darts & Laurels
Aug. 8, 2012Well, 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...
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Chick-fil-A debacle not just ‘free speech’
Aug. 6, 2012This Chick-fil-A debate has been around longer than the past month; the company’s policies are no secret.
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Recognizing racism still exists is the first step to eliminating its place in society
Aug. 6, 2012It’s been a little more than 40 years since the unofficial end of the Civil Rights movement. Today, many believe that the victories won between 1954 and 1968 have stood the test of time and that a society of equality has flourished and taken ground.
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Darts & Laurels
Aug. 1, 2012They 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...
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Coming out brings unexpected treatment, even from friends
Aug. 1, 2012Now that headlines are filling up with support for equal rights, hate for fried chicken and blogs with “gays should be loved, too” cries, there’s a matter surrounding homosexuality I’d like to address.
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Guest column wrong about the role of government
By Gelin Looi | Aug. 1, 2012By no means did he say that an individual cannot make it; just that it is necessary to acknowledge that the government and taxpayers’ money pay for the infrastructure and the assurance of political stability necessary for businesses to emerge and grow.
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Alligator alumnae's column in support of the Alligator
July 26, 2012This column appeared Friday in The Miami Herald.
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Supporters' comments on Change.org
July 26, 2012Brian 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.
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Darts & Laurels
July 26, 2012While 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...
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‘Gun-Free Zones’ invite aggression
July 24, 2012This 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.
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Romney could learn a lesson from sitcoms
July 23, 2012Tune into a family sitcom, and I guarantee you will catch that scene at some point. It’s the job of sitcoms to portray everyday struggles and to teach us how to deal with them.
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Media humanize Colorado theater shooting suspect because he is white
July 23, 2012Several minutes after midnight on July 20, the premiere of the film began. In Aurora, Colo., moviegoers’ viewing was cut short when James Holmes, dressed in what looked like SWAT team armor, allegedly burst into a theater and let loose rounds of ammunition into the crowd.
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New York Times turns a blind eye to the people of the Middle East
July 18, 2012In 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.
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Obama and progressives support dependence, not freedom or prosperity
July 18, 2012President Barack Obama made that statement at a speech in Roanoke, Va., last week. This quote is making the rounds on conservative blogs and on social media websites.
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Fellow Feminists: Tosh is not worth the outrage
July 18, 2012As a passionate, self-proclaimed feminist, I have a problem with the recent uproar resulting from Daniel Tosh’s decision to respond, rather menacingly, to a female heckler at one of his shows.
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Voter purges are an affront to democracy
July 16, 2012The 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.
