Better Late Than Never: Equality not a partisan issue
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 29, 2010There are only a few, very rare events in this world that bring the Editorial Board so much joy at once.
There are only a few, very rare events in this world that bring the Editorial Board so much joy at once.
Bryan Griffin's column concerning Barack Obama is a wonderful example of the dishonest and unproductive state of political debate in this country.
There is a crook trying to get inside the governor's mansion.
We hope you survived your first week of syllabus scanning, Sakai navigating and book buying relatively unscathed.
In Student Senate Tuesday night, the Student Alliance brought forth a resolution to condemn the Quran burning event by the Dove World Outreach Center scheduled for Sept. 11. The event is already being protested by many outraged students and has been met with vehement opposition from local and national media groups. The fact that the traditionally open and tolerant city of Gainesville will be the site of such an egregious event is a blight on our community and everyone who lives within it.
For the past two months, y'all have been subjected to a never-ending parade of "freshman advice" columns where writers muster up all the meaningless humanitarian niceties and spew them on print in their best imitation of Dr. Phil, devoid of anything entertaining or soul-rotting.
We’re sure you’ve heard about Wednesday’s front-page nightmare of a typo — and if you haven’t, we aren’t going to repeat it.
For many college students, Labor Day means the end of a summer job or summer fun, the start of a new school year and perhaps the kickoff of
A leader, above all else, has a responsibility to those he or she governs.
The Queen Bee is free.
The grass is green. The flowers are blooming. And the chin pubes are sprouting.
Happen to catch the Miss Universe Pageant Monday evening? Even know it was on TV? Yeah, we didn't either.
After an American soldier was killed in Iraq on Sunday following the U.S. miltary's removal of combat units from the country, we, and certainly the rest of the country, are left with a sour taste in our mouths and a yearning for what "removal of combat troops" really means - if anything.
Picture in your mind the most wonderful, pristine girl in the world. She cooks, rips your friends when they’re being complete tools, and is down for making any place her personal bedroom. For about 75 percent of you, the image of Vince’s porn-star girlfriend from Entourage pops up. Go with it. For girls, just picture Don Draper covered in flowers and Nicholas Sparks novels.
I’ve got some advice for freshmen.
Welcome to UF. You are now a student at the flagship academic institution of the state of Florida. With a University of Florida degree, you have endless career opportunities and a promising shot at some of the nation’s top graduate programs.
UF is a big place, and as your unofficial welcoming committee, we’re going to pass along a few tips to help you incoming freshman get accommodated a little quicker than we did.
To: The UF Freshmen and Transfer Students
Welcome to the University of Florida and The Gator Nation!