Opinion

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Opinion

Emancipation Day should be reminder to keep fighting slavery

May 21, 2012

On May 20, 1865, U.S. General Edward M. McCook gave the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in the state of Florida. During the Civil War, more than 1,000 African-American Floridians joined nearly a quarter of a million African-Americans across the nation to serve in the Union Army and Navy. Many more worked as scouts, spies and laborers in a struggle to end the long nightmare of slavery. Henceforth, African-American Floridians observed May 20 as a sacred day of remembrance of the Peculiar Institution’s many victims, and in hope that the nation would nevermore place property rights above human rights.

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Opinion

Darts & Laurels

By Alligator Editorial Board | May 17, 2012

We have a lot to cover today, so let’s skip the introduction and get right into this week’s first-Darts-and-Laurels-of-the-summer edition of...

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Opinion

Alligator cartoon offensive to Asian-American community

May 17, 2012

Last semester, the Alligator ran a comic strip that alluded to a scene from an Indiana Jones movie. In the comic, the character, Short Round, who is Asian, inquired about the keyboard clacking noises coming from the study-in led by the Computer and Information Science and Engineering students.

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Opinion

Attorney general misconduct is nothing new

May 17, 2012

There are few things more telling about an administration than cabinet-level appointees. You can learn a lot about the inner workings and unadvertised positions of a presidency just by examining the kinds of people who surround the executive and their behavior.

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Opinion

Cohen’s ‘The Dictator’ reinforces Arabic stereotypes

May 17, 2012

Most of us have probably seen the trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie, “The Dictator.”

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Opinion

Welcome Back: Editorial Board wants to hear your voice

May 14, 2012

The Alligator Editorial Board wants to welcome back all returning students and introduce ourselves to those who are new to Gainesville.

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Opinion

The media need to curb sensationalism

By Sami Main | May 14, 2012

To quote Seth Meyers, “President Obama was finally outed as a Democrat.”

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Sports

Column: Departing editor discovers true meaning of family at Alligator

By MATT WATTS | Apr. 24, 2012

What is family?

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Opinion

To be a contrarian, go conservative

By Luke Bailey | Apr. 24, 2012

A conservative on a college campus can achieve a serene state of being that is pursued by many but accomplished by few: the status of a contrarian.

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Sports

Column: Stay until they turn out the lights, because you never know

By TOM GREEN | Apr. 22, 2012

Since January, when it really hit me that this was my last semester, I have stewed over what I wanted to say with my final column for the Alligator.  Without a doubt, it has been the hardest assignment in five years of college.

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Opinion

University should have stepped up after death of student

By Daniella Saetta | Apr. 22, 2012

This is a call to the UF president, provost and dean of students.

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Sports

Column: Gators’ big boppers push team out of recent funk

By TOM GREEN | Apr. 17, 2012

Florida appears to finally be back on the right track.

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Sports

Column: Unexpected cause for UF baseball’s unexpected struggles

By TOM GREEN | Apr. 15, 2012

Something is still amiss with Karsten Whitson.

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Opinion

Life or Death: Capital punishment debate is still relevant

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 15, 2012

On Wednesday, state Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda will be speaking about the death penalty in the lounge at the Catholic Student Center at St. Augustine Church on 1738 W University Ave.

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Opinion

Darts & Laurels

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 12, 2012

We present to you this week’s OK-only-a-couple-more-weeks-left-we-can-do-this-maybe-but-I-have-so-much-stuff-to-do-and-oh-wait-did-I-forget-about-that-paper-due-tomorrow edition of...

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Opinion

Republican Party’s budget proposal to reduce deficit is ‘laughable’

By Ford Dwyer | Apr. 12, 2012

President Obama is right to claim that the Republican Party has been “radical” and “extremist” in its approach to deficit reduction. I welcome his refreshingly blunt rhetoric.

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Opinion

The Alligator should “Dart” itself

By Joe Courter | Apr. 12, 2012

The next time the Alligator jumps to conclusions based on police reports, think again.

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Opinion

Article about arrest of transgender person perpetuates stereotypes

By Laurie Reisman | Apr. 12, 2012

Shame on Tyler Jett and the Alligator for publishing “Resident charged with shaking ‘his wee-wee’” on April 6. I believe this article exhibits extreme bias.

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Opinion

Summer plans can be tough to make

By Garret Bruno | Apr. 11, 2012

It’s that time of the year when everyone’s asking about summer plans. By now, we all spew that scripted answer — a summer job, studying abroad, going back home or even staying in Gainesville. Then there’s perhaps the most visible breed: those who’ve snagged a prestigious summer internship.

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Opinion

Drug Dilemma: Scott vetoes bill offering treatment

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 11, 2012

A report by the Florida Department of Corrections showed that 26.1 percent of all prisoners admitted for the fiscal year 2010-2011 were incarcerated for non-violent drug offenses, the most common type of offense for the year.