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Darts and laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2011For this installment of the Alligator's weekly tradition, we're turning over a new leaf.
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Steve Jobs embraced life's hardships
By Akansha Mishra | Oct. 13, 2011Recently, the world mourned the loss of a revolutionary figure: Steve Jobs. Jobs reconciled philosophy, courage and technology to significantly alter the way that we look at the world.
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Not-so-slick Rick; Governor should leave liberal arts alone
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 12, 2011For Gov. Rick Scott, the preparation of a competent workforce should be the sole purpose of a college education.
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Anger is not enough to change the world
By Alex Guilmartin | Oct. 12, 2011It appears that Occupy Gainesville is ready and raring to go.
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Political system should protect citizens from greed
By Travis Pettengill | Oct. 12, 2011I am writing this in response to Travis Hornsby's column, "Why I am no longer liberal-minded." With no disrespect to Hornsby (I agree with everything he said, in fact), he is not saying anything about the big picture. And I have to hand it to him for working for Kerry, the least likable and least articulate Democratic candidate in living memory.
Sports
The Rally: Can UF open up the offense?
Oct. 11, 2011Tyler: Florida’s offense will be more complex this week. It certainly won’t be getting any simpler.
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The Mailbag: Brantley vs. Tebow, jump passes and redshirt possibilities
Oct. 11, 2011Welcome back to another edition of The Mailbag. Florida’s football team may be struggling, but we’re still on top of our game and ready to answer another batch of questions, so let’s see what you’ve got.
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Columnist needs to understand the poor, unprivileged
By Diana Moreno | Oct. 11, 2011This is a response to Travis Hornsby's column from Monday called "Why I am no longer liberal-minded." I would much rather spend my post-work hours doing something relaxing rather than writing a guest column, but I must do something about the rage headache your column has caused me.
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Fox's stubbornness, corporate greed almost killed ‘The Simpsons'
By Kaylanie Alvarez | Oct. 11, 2011As Homer Simpson would say, "Woo Hoo!"
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Don't judge protesters by same picket sign
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 10, 2011This weekend, an Occupy Wall Street protester was captured in a photograph defecating on a police car in New York City.
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Fair's fare; Mandatory minimums don't always fit crimes
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 9, 2011A couple of decades ago, Congress mandated that, in most drug-related convictions, the defendant must receive a minimum sentence for possession of the drug, usually depending upon weight and type of drug.
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Why I am no longer liberal-minded
By Travis Hornsby | Oct. 9, 2011In a recent response column to my piece on Social Security, the writer suggested that I came from a wealthy background and loved to walk all over the poor to get ahead.
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Columnists were right to defend vegetarian lifestyle
By Amelia Jensen | Oct. 9, 2011In response to Greg Allard's reply ("Thirty Years Later, Becoming Vegetarian ‘Best Decision' of Life," 4 Oct. 2011) to Sami Main's article ("Vegetarian Options Should Not Be Feared," 4 Oct. 2011), I would like to send high praise to both Allard and Main for speaking out about the benefits of a vegan diet.
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Society should consider motivation for terrorism
By Zulkar Khan | Oct. 9, 2011It has almost become axiomatic that terrorism does not stem from religious doctrine. Rather, the violence espoused by Muslim militants or preachers such as Anwar al-Awlaki remains rooted in political frustration.
Opinion
Darts & laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 6, 2011Well, this week has finally come to an end, and it's been an interesting one.
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Alabama immigration law not a solution
By Akansha Mishra | Oct. 6, 2011The simple truth is that the repercussions of illegal immigration can be detrimental to our country. When dealing with this issue, we must keep our national self-interests in mind.
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Ten years of war is too much
By William Tew | Oct. 6, 2011Ten years ago today, President Bush launched Operation Enduring Freedom, the United States-led invasion of Afghanistan.
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Al-Awlaki's death necessary
By Rahul Bhandari | Oct. 6, 2011There is a very interesting thought experiment, widely referred to as the "Trolley Problem," which poses the question of whether to save a group of five people by diverting a trolley away from them toward a man laying in a hammock who would be killed instead.
Opinion
Why the iPhone Ire?
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2011If you didn't watch the unveiling of the new iPhone on Tuesday, we just have to one thing to say: Way to have a life.
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Al-Awlaki forfeited his rights
By Steve Packard | Oct. 5, 2011International terrorists raise new questions to international and domestic law, an area in which I have absolutely no credentials.
