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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear several cases that will further define the freedoms of speech that are protected by the First Amendment, but only one case prominently involves Arnold Schwarzenegger and the tenuous link between Mortal Kombat and parenting skills.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Earth Day official endorses UF’s Meatless Monday

By Sean S. Miller | Nov. 8, 2010

Our generation is one of change and progress. We revolutionized the Internet. We elected a black president. And we are legalizing same-sex marriage. Now, we are beginning to reshape another age-old custom of our society: the American diet. Our generation deserves more than just Happy Meals. We deserve healthy meals.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Team America

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 8, 2010

In a move that can only be labeled as an attempt to become the super-exclusive “Mean Girls” of Capitol Hill, GOP-elected officials rallied behind an agenda Sunday based largely on bullying their boss: Mr. President.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Eat Les Chiken: UF right to promote ‘Meat-Free Monday’

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 7, 2010

UF has a case of the Mondays.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Bieber Fever

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 7, 2010

Even The Bieber isn’t immune to bullying.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Rights should be protected, not attacked

By Noah Beckman | Nov. 7, 2010

I am disappointed The Editorial Board worried about a setback to the gay rights movement and gun control in the same sentence. On one hand, The Editorial Board wants to grant more rights, yet on the other it wants to take rights away. Did you know Florida is actually a state where concealed carry has been legal since 1988? In all that time, only 0.02 percent of carry permits have been revoked. That means 99.98 percent of permit holders have been perfectly good, law-abiding citizens.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 4, 2010

After this week, we’re seeing red.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Philosophy graduates aren’t poor

By Gene Witmer | Nov. 4, 2010

Thursday’s cartoon “Spin to Win” might be amusing, but it leans on a myth about philosophy majors the data simply do not support.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Reader appreciates columnist’s views

By Douglas Stewart | Nov. 4, 2010

Bravo to columnist Nate Rushing for his Thursday column.

OPINION | COLUMNS

On how to find that one missing sock

By Hassan Casanova | Nov. 4, 2010

As humans, we tend to lose lots of things.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Entertainers just aren’t entertaining

By Nate Rushing | Nov. 3, 2010

A friend of mine was required to watch “Singing in the Rain” for a class last week. She, like all blue-blooded Americans who have anything remotely close to a heart, loved the movie that tells the whimsical, fictitious story of the first talking movies. This prompted me to look up some of the singing and dancing numbers from the film. As I browsed through “Make ‘em Laugh,” “Singing in the Rain,” etc., I realized something: We settle for some sorry excuses for pop stars these days.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Block the block: Proposed tuition change is unfair for students

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Nov. 3, 2010

Imagine going to a coffee shop, ordering your typical 12-ounce latte and being charged for a 20-ounce drink. The shop doesn’t have room to hold any more wasteful small cups, and the large, which costs a good deal more, will lead to higher profits for the premier coffee institution.

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