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COLUMNS
Capital punishment is cruel and unusual
By Chris Dodson | Oct. 16, 2010An eye for an eye.
Opinion
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In last decade, society has developed case of ‘sexual ADD’
By Carter Lyles | Oct. 14, 2010A unique schism has developed in the world of the post-modern relationship, a schism that has brought a veritable role reversal to the previously established and socially-accepted positions of the genders.
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 14, 2010If you’re energized and dedicated enough to get out of bed on your day off and realize UF recognizes the day before Homecoming as a holiday but not the day before Thanksgiving, good for you!
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COLUMNS
The Rewards and Responsibilities of 21
By Hassan Casanova | Oct. 14, 2010Have you ever woken up after a night of drinking with mysterious scratches everywhere? No? Yeah, me either….
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COLUMNS
Columnist discusses UF ‘mediocrity’
By Nate Rushing | Oct. 13, 2010Let’s have a big round of applause for mediocrity, UF’s new area of excellence. After watching Saturday’s game, I was struck with a dilemma: Where will I now derive my pride in my choice of higher learning?
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EDITORIALS
Family matters: Michelle Obama good for Democrats
By Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2010Fearing for their livelihoods in November’s election, the Dems are rolling out the big guns.
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EDITORIALS
Family matters: Michelle Obama good for Democrats
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2010Fearing for their livelihoods in November’s election, the Dems are rolling out the big guns.
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COLUMNS
Life is hard for those with HIV/AIDS
By Jessica Drew | Oct. 13, 2010“Life isn’t fair!” says the 15-year-old girl whose parents just told her she couldn’t go to a birthday party because of a bad grade. “Life isn’t fair!” says the college student who can’t go out with his friends because of a 10-page paper due the next day that he hasn’t started. “Life isn’t fair!” says the wife at home who has to take care of her two kids and work on a proposal for her job. Well I’ll tell you whose life isn’t fair: the life of an individual suffering from HIV/AIDS — especially one in a low-income state.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Bryan Griffin deserves forgiveness
By Scott Hendel | Oct. 13, 2010Over the past couple of weeks I have gotten to know Bryan Griffin as a person and a friend. I know he would never intentionally plagiarize. He’s passionate person about his beliefs. I’m sure this was nothing more than him admiring an article and trying to get the message to others. All it would’ve taken was a citation I’m sure was subordinately overlooked due to the pressure of balancing activities and schoolwork with the column.
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EDITORIALS
Drip, drip coffee
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2010You’ll be waiting a little longer for your already-making-you-late-for-class-with-a-line-stretching-to-Quiznos $6.87 skinny, double-shot, extra-hot, no-foam, in-a-reusable-cup-please, sugar-free-syrup, soy Mochachinofrappelatte.
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EDITORIALS
The Greasy Bird
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 12, 2010In a marketing move some are calling greasy, unhealthy and hideous, not much unlike the criticisms of its artery-clogging sandwich laden with 32 grams of fat, KFC is paying (supposedly) good-looking girls at a handful of colleges across the nation to promote its death-defying sandwich with the words “Double Down” on the buns of specially-designed sweatpants.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The best advice reader has gotten
By Erin Jester | Oct. 12, 2010My father is a man of few words.
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COLUMNS
Columnist: Dylan is a man of the ages
By Sean Quinn | Oct. 12, 2010Last week, I mused on why Florida needs to get on the ball when it comes to decriminalizing marijuana, and I attended the Bob Dylan concert with thousands of other fans at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Some would like to use that anecdotal evidence to further their claims of me as a “stoner.”
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EDITORIALS
The Dirty Bird
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 12, 2010When weighing a quasi-important, ecologically destructive decision in the aftermath of the nation’s largest environmental catastrophe, apparently six months is plenty.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Americans entirely apathetic
Oct. 12, 2010UF’s Student Body really has nothing interesting to say.
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COLUMNS
A schleppy superhero for our time
Oct. 11, 2010Our society has been picking straws for years in the superhero department, forced to borrow champions of yore and update them to the modern era.
OPINION
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
It’s still great to be a Florida Gator
By Victoria Shell | Oct. 11, 2010Why does our football team only sing with the band and the fans after a win? I wasn’t as disappointed by the loss on Saturday as I was by how we trudged off the field with our tails between our legs. I hate losing as much as the next orange-and-blue-blooded fan, but it’s still great to be a Florida Gator, and another team can’t take that away. We let them have the game, but we didn’t have to let them have our pride. Our team should sing with the band even after a loss, because “in all kinds of weather we’ll all stick together.”
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Gator glory alive and well
By Jennifer Costa | Oct. 11, 2010I was shocked by the assertion UF is “no longer an academic [and] athletic force” and it has returned to “mediocrity” after falling behind the University of Miami as the top-ranked college in Florida.
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EDITORIALS
Injustice for all: Gay Americans face enormous persecution
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 11, 2010It is no longer a casual concern for a few individuals to get riled up about with megaphones and handmade signs, chanting phrases we’re all tired of hearing.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Columnist’s behavior disappointing
By Mark McShera | Oct. 11, 2010When I first read Bryan Griffin’s Thursday column, I found it encouraging he would attempt to broaden his horizons and break from his normal pattern of beating Republican talking points. However, when it came to my attention Griffin had plagiarized, I could only feel disappointed. Griffin and I rarely agreed on political issues during our four years together as undergraduates, but I always thought he took his paeans to justice and American values seriously. Sadly, I was mistaken.
