Opinion
Alien conspiracy theory is alive and well
Oct. 23, 2013Out of all the mythical creatures and monsters, aliens have to be the scariest.
Opinion
Sports
Columnist cannot stand sight of postseason without Braves
By JOE MORGAN< | Oct. 23, 2013Last night, I watched a World Series game for the first time this century.
Opinion
Republican political strategy relies on misinformation, deception
Oct. 22, 2013During a recent discussion with medical students at the University of Louisville, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) inadvertently gave rare insight into the political strategy employed by him and his fellow Tea Party politicians.
Sports
The Rally: Who deserves to win the Heisman Trophy?
By PHILLIP HEILMAN< | Oct. 22, 2013Phillip: Now that we are midway through the season, there is one thing certain about the Heisman Trophy race — it will be dominated by quarterbacks.
Opinion
Guest column: Inside the mind of a bomber
Oct. 22, 2013This column is a response to a guest column published in the Alligator: “Palestinians are people with a voice”
Opinion
Clues in ‘The Shining’ reveal the moon landing was faked
Oct. 22, 2013Stanley Kubrick was one of the most evocative and accomplished directors in history. Even his worst movies were great, and his best movies pushed filmmaking into territory that was previously unthinkable. Even in death, he continues to influence directors and writers, and people still debate what his films mean to this day. He also secretly directed the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Opinion
RTS website is useless
By Jack J. Hutchens | Oct. 22, 2013After living in Gainesville for three months, I can say without equivocation that the bus system here is an utter failure. I cannot count how many times the bus drivers and the website have failed me. Apparently, I live in a Bermuda Triangle of bus scheduling. One morning a particular bus comes at 8:40. Another, it’s not there until 9:05 a.m. How could a schedule have a 25-minute window of error? When their website tells me I have 15 minutes to get to my stop, that means the bus will fly by in five with me standing 10 yards away and the driver being too rude to wait for me. Their refusal to pick up customers, I feel, has little to do with their desire to follow the letter of some rule. Something has to change with this system.
Opinion
Accent is rife with corruption
Oct. 22, 2013A strange set of events unfolded last week. In just hours, all 1,700 tickets were taken. The next day, an eager audience packed the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to listen to the words of a frail 84-year-old speaker. Who was this old geezer?
Opinion
Don't get ahead of yourselves, Broward pranksters — you're no ‘Animal House’
Oct. 22, 2013Tuesday, we ran a story about a group of freshmen boys — of course — whose pranks at Broward Hall prompted the installment of surveillance cameras on their floor.
Sports
Taylor should be UF’s starter
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Oct. 21, 2013After Florida defeated Toledo 24-6 on Mack Brown’s shoulders, the Alligator ran the headline: “What Can Brown Do For You?”
Opinion
‘Created Equal’ makes some women feel less than equal
Oct. 21, 2013If you had to make the unfortunate trek through Turlington Plaza last week, chances are you caught an eyeful of the Created Equal movement’s aborted fetus posters and stand-ups lining the walkways. The “graphic images ahead” signs weren’t quite emphatic enough to prepare us for what was there.
Opinion
Better resources for cyclists
By Bruce Frendahl | Oct. 21, 2013I recently became an avid biker after a church friend gave me a bike. I used to bike everywhere on campus and in town when I was a University of Florida student in the 1970s. Some streets around town don’t even have a bike lane.
Opinion
Michael Beato’s columns
By Brandon Duong | Oct. 21, 2013I just would like to say great job for having Michael Beato write a weekly column for the Alligator.
Opinion
Tea Party strategy is flawed, but it has good reason to be upset
Oct. 21, 2013With the government shutdown behind us, the media are declaring winners and losers. No matter what poll or TV station you turn to, there always seems to be universal disapproval for the House Tea Party Caucus.
Opinion
Thanks, Obama: Glitches stall health care website rollout
Oct. 21, 2013One day, our great-great-great grandchildren will laugh at our Dark-Ages digital technology — most likely while cruising around on jet packs and buying Google Glasses out of vending machines. They’ll probably speak of the stalled https://www.healthcare.gov/ website the same way we speak of rotary telephones and dial-up Internet.
Sports
Florida not living up to lofty program standards
By ADAM PINCUS< | Oct. 20, 2013There’s no denying it now. The Gators aren’t very good.
Opinion
The ‘stateless’ Dominicans need international citizens to speak up
Oct. 20, 2013While U.S. policies aren’t anywhere near perfect, they are progressive in comparison to situations abroad.
Opinion
The white (and black) stuff: Oreos are like cocaine
Oct. 20, 2013This week, a scientific report caused national distress when it revealed Oreos are almost as addictive as cocaine.
Opinion
Guest column: A call for employer nondiscrimination
Oct. 20, 2013In 2009, testifying in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, then-Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) insisted he finds it hard to argue for legislation that bans discrimination. He commented it was hard not because he in anyway condones discrimination, but rather that it was hard due to nondiscrimination being so self-evident.
Opinion
The recent government shutdown is just a symptom of larger problems
Oct. 20, 2013Early Thursday morning, President Barack Obama signed a bill that reopened the federal government and avoided a default on our nation’s debts. Yet again, a manufactured crisis was solved, and our elected officials can rest easy.
