Sports
Time for UF to move on from ugly season
By ADAM PINCUS< | Dec. 1, 2013God must hate Florida football.
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Picks Column: Florida State
Nov. 25, 2013In honor of this miserable season coming to a close, we at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column would like to honor Florida’s bowl-less offseason. Well, no, that’s not entirely true. There will be plenty of bowls of chips to go around when the Gators are watching any one of 35 bowl games that they couldn’t get invited to. Make sure to remember the French onion dip!
Opinion
Parting thoughts: Here, try these on for perspective
Nov. 25, 2013Last year, I finally gave in and scheduled the eye exam I’d put off since high school. My lens prescription needed updating, and I was tired of the bright red frames my 15-year-old self thought were cool. I was ready for some new glasses. Afterward, I engaged in the usual dance of pulling frames on and off my face a ridiculous number of times to choose a complementary pair.
Opinion
History repeats itself: Senate goes nuclear
Nov. 25, 2013In a week that was dominated by the antics of the crack-smoking mayor of Toronto and the remembrance of JFK, the United States Senate did something unprecedented.
Opinion
Thanksgiving is for loved ones, not doorbusters
Nov. 25, 2013Look, it’s 2013: We have tiny computers in our pockets, we can order pizzas without picking up a phone and we can stream an entire season of “Xena: Warrior Princess” on Netflix in one sitting. Information is available at our fingertips, and communication is effortless with the help of smartphones.
Opinion
Guest column: Is it great to be a gator at UF?
Nov. 24, 2013We have all heard the cheer, “It’s great — to be — a Florida Gator!” It is usually chanted after a football victory as the crowd exits Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. We all feel great about our team and our school. Have you ever wondered what it is like to be an actual alligator living on campus?
Opinion
Retailers and shoppers are slowly destroying Thanksgiving
Nov. 24, 2013As the nights grow longer and the temperature slowly cools, we are faced with a series of festive days. It’s a whirlwind for all Americans, especially students, who use the time to visit family, cram for finals and crank out that 15-page essay the night before it’s due.
Opinion
We must do more to stop the ‘tide of evil’
Nov. 24, 2013Against a tide of evil, it can seem overwhelming to be even a single drop of good.
Opinion
Face value: In defense of selfies
Nov. 24, 2013Last week, language lovers lamented the Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year pick for 2013 — “selfie.”
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Picks Column: Georgia Southern
Nov. 21, 2013We here at the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column are extraordinarily excited for this weekend. For the Georgia Southern-Florida game, you ask? Of course not. The second installment of the ‘Hunger Games’ series, “Catching Fire” premiered last night at midnight! If that doesn’t get your heart pumping, then we don’t know what’s wrong with you. Just watch the trailer, for crying out loud!
Opinion
Not your mother’s Plato: Philosophy matters
Nov. 21, 2013As the end of my final semester at UF approaches and one of my many ambitions comes to fruition, I find myself constantly reflecting on an eventful college experience.
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Darts & Laurels 11/22/13
Nov. 21, 2013The last full week of the semester is coming to a close, and you should pat yourself on the back: You made it! Without further ado, here it is, folks: Your last-one-of-the-semester edition of Darts & Laurels.
Opinion
Panic switch: Recognizing, treating anxiety
Nov. 20, 2013It starts in subtle ways: a little shaking, some quickened breathing. No one else will notice, but you know the train has left the station. There’s no way to stop it.
Opinion
Students: Do what you love, not what’s expected
Nov. 20, 2013Remember in the beginning of “Space Jam” when Michael Jordan left basketball to follow his father’s steps and play baseball?
Opinion
Bullying is a pervasive problem in our society
By Alyssa Milonas | Nov. 19, 2013About 160,000 students, afraid of being attacked or harassed, skip school every day. Bullying begins in elementary school, peaks in middle school and lessens in high school, but it does not stop there. It has recently moved from inside school hallways onto the football field. Though evidence is still coming to light, it’s clear that a Miami Dolphin lineman, Richie Incognito, acted inappropriately toward a vulnerable teammate, Jonathan Martin. The fact that the resulting investigation has made hundreds of headlines is no surprise: Bullying is a significant problem. The fact that many children admire NFL players makes it critical for locker room behavior to be honorable.
Opinion
Nation still has healing to do after JFK death
Nov. 19, 2013Fifty years ago this Friday, two bullets tore through the body and head of the president of the United States, making Nov. 22, 1963, the most infamous day in American history since Pearl Harbor.
Opinion
Only two options: to have or to be
Nov. 19, 2013There are only two options for all of us: to have or to be.
Opinion
Stars at night are big and racist: UT cancels game
Nov. 19, 2013This week, the University of Texas at Austin chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas made headlines when news outlets picked up on a game the organization had created called Catch an Illegal Immigrant.
Sports
Dark season still offers hope
By PHILLIP HEILMAN< | Nov. 18, 2013I'm not much of a fan of extended metaphors.
