The Editorial Board could not be more spot-on: Orcas do not belong in tanks for their entire lives any more than humans belong in bathtubs for their entire lives.
So maybe it’s time to address the pink elephant in the column. I know readers have speculated, and, yes, my last name is Italian.
Is it just us or is it the time of the year when everything just seems to become a race to the finish? It’s the time of the year when professors forget we have more than one class, and it feels like we’re taking 27 credits instead of a measly 12. It’s the time of the year when we can almost feel the winter holidays, and we start thinking about making those ring chains where we tear a ring off every day as we get closer to the finish (winter break).
Free Tilly?
Recently, Florida’s child-welfare system was given a 10-month extension to its Title IV-E waiver allowing organizations the flexibility to use federal funds to serve children in their own homes and reducing the number of children in foster care.
Sean Quinn’s Wednesday column was right on the money, and for those readers who got that knee-jerk “Keep dreaming, stoner!” reaction,try to think rationally about the issue.
An unpopular Kansas “church” reminiscent of our very own Dove wants you to know God is your enemy.
Alfredo Kiernan’s cycling accident with a pedestrian on Stadium Road should remind us that we all share our spaces.
Sean Quinn is mistaken when suggesting that Florida should decriminalize marijuana. It’s clearly time to completely re-legalize cannabis for responsible adults.
I couldn’t agree more with Sean Quinn’s Wednesday column. Alcohol is a far worse drug than marijuana, and the fact that marijuana is still illegal in most states and federally is absolutely insane. I would love to see the Alligator do an in-depth article on recent studies that have been done to support the idea of marijuana being legal. I’m 30, and our generation, which is soon to be in power, largely thinks marijuana is no big deal. And it isn’t.
Shamu is shaking his head.
Editor's note on 10/8/10: This column has been taken down. The original column ran in Thursday's edition, but our readers pointed out a Reddit article with references too similar to Griffin's writing. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Just about a year and a half after Frito-Lay introduced its earmuff-almost-necessary-to-open-it biodegradable SunChips bag, the junk food giant is sending the bags to the dump and reintroducing the totally-not-sustainable old version while the company tries to find a bag that’s quietly biodegradable.
Idan Solon’s Tuesday letter to the editor in which he attempts to chastise a capitalist system through actions by the U.S. government misses the mark.
Katy Perry was right. In California, the grass is always greener. And as of last week, getting caught with an ounce or less of grass won’t get you jail time, it will only get you a $100 fine and a citation. For those playing at home, that’s about three days of parking citations from UF and less than one citation for using a duplicate decal.
Justice was swift, but Allah is still great.
I am writing in response to Chris Dodson’s Monday column, which condemned President Obama’s negative view of Fox News.
Mr. Solon is right to condemn our government’s clandestine escapades. They are inexcusable stains on this country, but they are not products of capitalism.
Chris Dodson’s criticism of President Barack Obama’s campaign against Fox misses the point.
Americans are having a lot of sex.
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