Opinion
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Rush’s vampiring ways are not the issue
Apr. 6, 2014A lot of hoopla was made last week over the revelation that congressional candidate — and UF graduate — Jake Rush participated in various role-playing games, typically starring as a vampire. The story quickly went national, as various political blogs and news outlets wanted to discover more on the vampire who wants to role play as a congressman.
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We need to pop the virginity stigma
Apr. 6, 2014Last October, a 19-year-old made headlines when he announced he would lose his virginity on stage in front of a crowd as part of a performance art piece.
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Marijuana rips lives, families apart
Apr. 6, 2014DENVER — In what will go down in history as the biggest national overdose since America died of alcohol poisoning once Prohibition was lifted, the entire state of Colorado has overdosed on marijuana.
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Embrace the dad jeans: Normcore is in
Apr. 3, 2014Spring is abloom, but ignore the flower prints and bright colors: What you should really be digging out of your closet is the pair of dad jeans you bought months ago at the thrift with the intention of turning into distressed cutoffs.
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Darts & Laurels 4/4/14
Apr. 3, 2014Is it just us, or was this week not totally hellish? Most of us are in that comfortable lull between midterms and finals, the weather is gorgeous, and McDonald's will be giving away coffee for the next two weeks.
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Government seeks to destroy privacy
Apr. 3, 2014The rapid growth of technology’s capabilities is cause to reflect on what privacy means in the 21st century. But the U.S. government is not concerned with such reflection. In the post-9/11 world, the government has made it a top priority not to redefine but destroy the idea of privacy.
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Colbert racism mishap shows satire is lost on Twitter
Apr. 3, 2014Sitting behind his anchor desk on Monday night, Stephen Colbert offered the nation a firm and righteous apology.
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Accent blunders suggest tokenism
Apr. 3, 2014On Monday, I was surprised to learn that Accent Speaker’s Bureau had to cancel its event featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert after he backed out of the interview. I assumed it was an early April Fools’ Day joke. The news of the cancellation came the same day that Olmert was convicted of bribery in a Tel Aviv court for taking $160,000 in bribes to speed along government permits to build the Holyland housing estate while he was the mayor of Jerusalem.
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Get-the-flunk-out-of-my-inbox: FERPA needs revamp
Apr. 2, 2014As we reported Wednesday, students have noticed a sudden influx of emails from a website called ClusterFlunk advertising networking services. Although junk email plagues everyone, Webmail’s spam filter usually catches them. However, as in this case, messages occasionally trickle through, reminding us that personal data — such as students’ university email addresses — are public knowledge.
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Unpaid internships create cycle of privilege
Apr. 2, 2014When I was an underclassman, I asked every graduating senior the same question: What does it feel like to be moving on to real life? I rarely got the same answer.
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Defense against the dark LARPs: a Jake Rush story
Apr. 1, 2014Jake Rush caught the attention of websites like Gawker when reports surfaced of the Alachua Republican lawyer’s involvement with live-action role-playing games. During his undergraduate years at UF, Rush was part of The Camarilla, the UF chapter of an international gaming society. Around 2009, under the name of his gaming alter ego Chazz Darling, Rush posted messages in a gaming forum with violent and sexual threats, according to Gawker.
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Obamacare succeeding in spite of Scott
Apr. 1, 2014Throughout his administration, Gov. Rick Scott has been a fierce opponent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more often referred to as “Obamacare.”
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Enough already: Left is hypocritical regarding campaign finances
Apr. 1, 2014For the past few weeks, the left has been hell-bent on criticizing Republican campaign donors. The overwhelming amount of this one-sided smearing and demonization borders on the absurd.
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America passively condones rape culture
Mar. 31, 2014The first of many things wrong with the column in Time magazine by Caroline Kitchens is its title: “It’s Time to End ‘Rape Culture’ Hysteria.”
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April Fools’ rules: Don’t be dumb, don’t cross the line
Mar. 31, 2014April Fools’ Day is seriously tempting for college newspapers. So many raunchy jokes we could make! So many university officials we could roast! So many punny headlines — more than usual!
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Chew on this: Paleo diet isn’t perfect
Mar. 31, 2014There’s a new fad in dieting commonly referred to as the “paleo diet.” The name is short for the “paleolithic diet” and is inspired by caveman — more accurately referred to as Neanderthal — diets.
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Friendship means listening, even when you’d rather not
Mar. 31, 2014Even for a morning person like me, 7:30 a.m. isn’t the best time to hear a pal from high school rant about his family troubles. But I decided to continue the phone conversation and be a “good friend.” This was no light sacrifice. Instead of enjoying the previous night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” I was listening to depressing personal problems. But sometimes you feel as though a friendship is worth sacrificing a morning ritual, and this was one such rare occasion.
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Flavet fail: Moving Gator Growl won’t solve everything
Mar. 30, 2014Florida Blue Key announced Sunday it’s breaking with the 82-year tradition of holding Gator Growl in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. This October, the pep rally/concert/comedy show will take place on Flavet Field.
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Sex on campus is doable, pun intended
Mar. 30, 2014The semester is starting to wind down, and finals week is looming. The library is getting more crowded, and students are spending more time on campus to compensate for how little they’ve paid attention all semester.
