Use What You Got: Bill of Rights provides for marriage equality
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 8, 2012A closer look at the Bill of Rights could give same-sex marriage advocates the tools they need to ensure marriage equality nationwide.
A closer look at the Bill of Rights could give same-sex marriage advocates the tools they need to ensure marriage equality nationwide.
Contrary to popular sentiment, the chapter of our nation's history known as the civil rights movement has yet to be complete.
I am officially alarmed by President Barack Obama's hypocrisy.
The likelihood of seeing a solar eclipse or Halley's Comet is greater than the chances of seeing politicians of opposite political parties agree on something - in public, at least.
As college students, we are the members of what many call the "Internet generation."
Do well in high school to attend college. Pass your courses in college. Get a good job. Contribute to America's economy. This is the story of the successful American life.
In a recent ad, which ran during the Super Bowl, Pete Hoekstra tried to tie Debbie Stabenow's record of increased spending to the issue of Chinese ownership of our debt.
On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott, in a somewhat surprising statement, said he did not support increasing tuition for students at Florida's colleges and universities.
We're told we attend UF to "get an education."
I've recently come to the conclusion that the building blocks of success have little to do with your GPA. Rather, most of my "education" comes from outside the classroom.
Last night, the plurality of Florida Republican voters decided that Mitt Romney should be the nominee for the GOP.
Last Thursday, Rudy Giuliani's talk about leadership was led astray when a man had some questions about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Those of us who passed through the Plaza of the Americas last week observed one of the many peculiarities of college life.
When looking at the three top candidates for the presidency, what's the difference?
We readily scorn humanitarian crises in hindsight, but we have a selfish habit of ignoring those that persist in the present.
"Miss Representation" is a refreshing, must-see documentary that differs from the normal, macho Hollywood blockbuster films.
Early Sunday morning, a brush fire in Paynes Prairie State Park created poor visibility along Interstate 75.
At the risk of sounding like I don't care about poor people (when in fact those who would redistribute income would do more long-term damage than any other policy), the pictures currently painted in the media and by speakers at university campuses are inaccurate.
Not too long ago, I embodied a characteristic that I now cannot stand: I believed the poor deserved to be poor.
While reading last Friday's paper, the first section I read of Darts & Laurels criticized Newt Gingrich for wanting to colonize the moon.