Opinion
We Can’t Stop: Why do we turn to pop culture in turmoil?
Sep. 11, 2013When I find myself in times of trouble/Miley Cyrus comes to me/speaking words of wisdom:/”la-da-dee-da-dee, we like to party.”
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U.S. foreign policy hasn't improved since attitudes changed on 9/11
Sep. 10, 2013By noon, a third of the class was gone. As the minutes passed, more kids in my fourth grade class were being pulled out by panicky parents. During lunch, the few of us remaining were confused. The rumor in the cafeteria was that the Chinese had attacked us. The idea of the Commies invading U.S. soil made sense to my 9-year-old mind. Earlier that year, an international crisis had occurred after a mid-air collision between a U.S. Navy plane and a Chinese fighter jet. Diplomatic tensions soon subsided, but sitting in the cafeteria, I figured the only thing that could force my buddies to evacuate our elementary school was a ground invasion of South Florida by the Red Army.
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Guest column: History knows best — Obama may be doomed to repeat it
Sep. 10, 2013Recent debate over American military intervention in Syria has sparked Cold War memories, and the parallels are stark. As I watched a discussion between Sen. John McCain and French writer Bernard Henri-Lévy at a Washington think tank on YouTube from November, this resemblance became apparent.
Sports
The Rally: Who will win the Texas A&M-Alabama matchup on Saturday?
By JOE MORGAN< | Sep. 10, 2013Each week, two alligatorSports columnists will debate the biggest looming matchup in college football. Today, Joe Morgan and Phil Heilman preview No. 1 Alabama’s showdown against No. 7 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.
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Plenty of hot air: Talk of impeaching Obama is more bark than bite
Sep. 10, 2013The authority to impeach the president of the United States is one of the most seldom-used powers granted to Congress by the Constitution.
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Popular college rankings shouldn't be held in such high regard
Sep. 10, 2013Yesterday, we reported that UF had shifted upward in the U.S. News & World Report’s university rankings. Among public universities, we are now 14, and among national universities, we are 49. Damn, it feels good to be a Gator.
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Stop blindly linking Tebow to downtrodden Jaguars
By JOE MORGAN< | Sep. 9, 2013The Jacksonville Jaguars do not want Tim Tebow. Get over it.
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Guest column: Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sep. 9, 2013Annually, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens who trace their ancestors from Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
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In defense of Macklemore’s "Same Love”
Sep. 9, 2013Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are undeniably the most successful breakout artists of 2013.
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Policy allowing visually impaired Iowans to carry guns should probably be rethought
Sep. 9, 2013There must be something in the corn: On Sunday, The Des Moines Register published an extensively researched article on a strange loophole in Iowa gun laws. Thanks to gun permit changes that took effect in Iowa in 2011, people with visual impairments can legally carry guns with them almost anywhere.
Opinion
Stand Your Ground system still broken, law needs to be amended
Sep. 8, 2013On July 13, I, along with millions of Americans, watched the George Zimmerman trial end with a not-guilty verdict.
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NSA's spying presents the perfect opportunity to look at digital presence
Sep. 8, 2013If you’re reading this, chances are pretty good that you have an account on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Foursquare or some sort of social media platform. You probably post pictures, update your status, “check-in” at certain locations and play hours of mobile games connected to your social network.
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First, Nabokov; now, Salinger: stories and books published posthumously cause a stir
Sep. 8, 2013In 2009, Vladimir Nabokov’s son, Dmitri Nabokov, went against his father’s dying wish and published the writer’s final — and unfinished — novel, “The Original of Laura.”
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Blame loss on offense
By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN< | Sep. 7, 2013MIAMI GARDENS — When coach Will Muschamp addressed the media following Florida’s 21-16 loss to Miami on Saturday, there was one group that he singled out — the defense.
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Picks Column: Miami
Sep. 5, 2013The alligatorSports crew embarks on its first road trip of the 2013 season this weekend, heading down the Florida Turnpike to Miami — the general home area of a few of our staff members. While down there, we plan to check out the farm that grows Adam Pincuses. We heard rumors of a radiation leak in the area during early 1992, so we’ll keep you posted. Either way, we expect a pretty exciting trek down to the Magic City. Last year’s inaugural road destination — College Station, Texas, — gave us the collegiate debut of Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel as well as a pretty terrifying I-10 standoff with a pissed-off cattle-truck driver. If you’re traveling down along with us, stay cool, be safe and hit up your South Florida friends for a Sun Pass. This week, we have Joe Morgan and Phil Heilman debating the Georgia-South Carolina game.
Opinion
Tough questions for Krishna Lunch
By Maxim Dolinsky | Sep. 5, 2013Criticizing what we love is never easy. It is particularly difficult to criticize a warm-hearted group of people who serve healthy and delicious food. Krishna Lunch provides great value for its customers, as evidenced by the high demand for their lunch. Many of us love their nutritious vegetarian meals and appreciate the people who provide it, but we still need to ask some tough questions.
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Life lessons: caring for an injured bird, the not-quite-an-Ornithology-major way
Sep. 5, 2013It was a typical Saturday morning, and I was drawing with my fictional friends — this time it was The Doctor and Donna — when I heard a thump above me.
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Responsibility for drug and rape culture can't be blamed on one particular song or performer, but we need to reevaluate pop culture nonetheless
Sep. 5, 2013Last weekend, two attendees of New York’s “Electric Zoo” music festival died from an overdose on molly, the pure form of ecstasy.
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Darts & Laurels 9/6/13
Sep. 5, 2013It’s September, and you know what that means: Halloween-themed crap is about to hit every store shelf, while the weather continues to remain hotter than Satan’s armpit. Sorry, but it’s impossible to enjoy pumpkin-flavored everything when shorts and flip-flops are still de rigueur.
