Sports
Muschamp needs first win against UGA
By JOE MORGAN< | Oct. 29, 2013Saturday’s game against Georgia is a must-win for Will Muschamp and Florida.
Opinion
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Guest column: How citizens can help the nation
Oct. 29, 2013Now that the government shutdown has ended, it’s time to focus on what we informed citizens can do to further our government’s stellar financial standing and its excellent track record of international diplomacy.
Opinion
McDonald’s relies on government to subsidize its workers
Oct. 29, 2013It is no secret that the high levels of profitability among many large American corporations stem, in part, from their low labor costs. According to Reuters, the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is “one of the lowest minimum wages” among industrialized countries.
Sports
Ortiz postseason magic special
By PHILLIP HEILMAN< | Oct. 28, 2013With the score tied heading into the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox trailing the St. Louis Cardinals two games to one in the World Series, David Ortiz decided he needed to do more than hit Sunday night.
Opinion
Public sector should emulate America’s private sector
Oct. 28, 2013In 2008, then-candidate President Barack Obama was a tech pioneer. He utilized social media and the Internet to spread his message of “Hope and Change” to millions of Americans. His Internet-money campaign was unbridled. Because of his many online successes, media outlets dubbed him the first social-media president and the man who would usher the federal government into the 21st century.
Opinion
Guest column: ‘Rape culture’ label ignores root cause
Oct. 28, 2013In recent years, stories on rape have become increasingly formulaic. We’re given the same statistics with absolutely no analysis of the cause of rape or real solutions.
Opinion
Stop and smell the roses, busy Gators
Oct. 28, 2013A good friend of mine carries home a new stack of books from the library every week. She reads all the time, maintains good grades and serves as an event director for one of her extracurriculars. One of my favorite things about her is that, no matter when I ask her to do something, she’s ready. I’ve never heard her say, “I can’t, I’m busy.” She has just as much to do as everyone else but makes time for the things she enjoys, like reading Jacques Lacan and taking photo excursions.
Opinion
Goodbye, Lou Reed — Velvet Underground frontman dies at 71
Oct. 28, 2013There’s an often-repeated quip about the Velvet Underground: Only about 30,000 people bought the band’s debut album, but they all went out and started a band after hearing it.
Sports
Gators need multiple lucky breaks to make it to Atlanta
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Oct. 27, 2013Somehow, some way, Florida is still in the hunt for a trip to Atlanta.
Opinion
Guest column: Iran nuclear challenge a win-win?
Oct. 27, 2013Iran‘s nuclear program became a challenge 10 years ago. Some parts of the international community, represented by the permanent members of United Nations Security Council and Germany (P5+1), are exposing their concern about possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program, and Iran is operating on peaceful purposes of its program.
Opinion
Saudi women drive rights argument home
Oct. 27, 2013A revolution can start with the simplest of actions.
Opinion
Chris Brown shouldn't be let off, but probably will anyway
Oct. 27, 2013Chris Brown was arrested early Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., on felony assault charges, but hey, we’ll probably forget about it in a few weeks or so.
Sports
The Rally: Who will win the Gamecocks-Tigers matchup on Saturday?
By PHILLIP HEILMAN< | Oct. 24, 2013Phillip: Adam, do you know why chickens live on farms? Because they wouldn’t survive in the zoo. Sure, the joke is corny, but the point is prescient — No. 5 Missouri will continue its improbable season and take care of business against No. 21 South Carolina on Saturday at home.
Opinion
Guest column: You say you want a revolution? You should start with music
Oct. 24, 2013Music has lost its revolutionary power, and it’s your fault.
Opinion
Wednesday columnist’s complaints unjustified
By Akeila Brown | Oct. 24, 2013I’m not quite sure I understand the author’s beef with Accent Speaker’s Bureau.
Opinion
Views in Wednesday column not representative of IOC
By UF Islam on Campus | Oct. 24, 2013In light of one of the opinion columns that appeared in the Alligator on Wednesday, Islam on Campus would like to clarify its views on the article, “Accent is rife with corruption.”
Opinion
Zulkar Khan’s column on Accent Speaker’s Bureau corruption
By Heather Ray | Oct. 24, 2013I am grateful to be part of an institution where students question apparent corruption and cronyism in organizations intended to represent them.
Opinion
America’s policy on Pakistan: A love/hate relationship
Oct. 24, 2013Shortly after the U.S. government shutdown ended, American officials announced Pakistan will be receiving more than $1.5 billion in military and economic aid.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels 10/25/13
Oct. 24, 2013As F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in that one book you kind of remember from high school, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”
