Opinion
Welcome to the Web, a voyeur’s paradise
May 22, 2012I’m not really liking the turn technology has taken lately.
Opinion
Opinion
Bloomberg’s reaction to living wage bill shows disconnect
May 22, 2012New York City used to be the city of hopes and dreams. Today, we see a different narrative emerging.
Opinion
Emancipation Day should be reminder to keep fighting slavery
May 21, 2012On 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.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 17, 2012We 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...
Opinion
Alligator cartoon offensive to Asian-American community
May 17, 2012Last 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.
Opinion
Attorney general misconduct is nothing new
May 17, 2012There 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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Cohen’s ‘The Dictator’ reinforces Arabic stereotypes
May 17, 2012Most of us have probably seen the trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie, “The Dictator.”
Opinion
Welcome Back: Editorial Board wants to hear your voice
May 14, 2012The Alligator Editorial Board wants to welcome back all returning students and introduce ourselves to those who are new to Gainesville.
Opinion
The media need to curb sensationalism
By Sami Main | May 14, 2012To quote Seth Meyers, “President Obama was finally outed as a Democrat.”
Sports
Column: Departing editor discovers true meaning of family at Alligator
By MATT WATTS | Apr. 24, 2012What is family?
Opinion
To be a contrarian, go conservative
By Luke Bailey | Apr. 24, 2012A 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.
Sports
Column: Stay until they turn out the lights, because you never know
By TOM GREEN | Apr. 22, 2012Since 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.
Opinion
University should have stepped up after death of student
By Daniella Saetta | Apr. 22, 2012This is a call to the UF president, provost and dean of students.
Sports
Column: Gators’ big boppers push team out of recent funk
By TOM GREEN | Apr. 17, 2012Florida appears to finally be back on the right track.
Sports
Column: Unexpected cause for UF baseball’s unexpected struggles
By TOM GREEN | Apr. 15, 2012Something is still amiss with Karsten Whitson.
Opinion
Life or Death: Capital punishment debate is still relevant
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 15, 2012On 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.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 12, 2012We 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...
Opinion
Republican Party’s budget proposal to reduce deficit is ‘laughable’
By Ford Dwyer | Apr. 12, 2012President 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.
Opinion
The Alligator should “Dart” itself
By Joe Courter | Apr. 12, 2012The next time the Alligator jumps to conclusions based on police reports, think again.
Opinion
Article about arrest of transgender person perpetuates stereotypes
By Laurie Reisman | Apr. 12, 2012Shame 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.
