Just when you thought it was safe to cross the Turlington minefield, another socially aimless specimen is trying to rise from the graveyard of “who gives a crap?”
I’m pretty sure there’s a simple solution to the controversy in this town over “ladies night” at the bars. Placate all sides by doing away with free drinks for women and replace the specials with free drinks for anyone who shows up in a dress and heels.
Paul Murty’s column is a pain to read every week and last Friday’s was no different. To say that the media target the Catholic Church is ridiculous.
On Tuesday, Gainesville will get a glimpse of the increasingly popular God-concentrated argumentative cavalcade appearing in many of the auditoriums across the country and the world, the local showcase the Accent speaker’s bureau has dubbed The Great Religion Debate. These loosely related, independently organized events have made celebrities out of their dialectical pugilists, among them Richard Dawkins, William Lane Craig and Shmuley Boteach, although I must admit it seems the notoriety gained from these debates is severely biased toward the atheistic side of the podium. Is it infamy more than fame, the relative lameness of their theist counterparts or simply their writing of more entertaining books? I’m sure we’ll find out.
As a Christian missionary I am ashamed the Westboro Baptist Church continues to pose as Christians. Real Christians base their faith on the Bible — the teachings of Jesus. He says, “All men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” The most famous scripture, John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son ... that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
The cancelation of the Band of Horses concert turned the potentially greatest exam week many of us would have seen in years into the worst. Heaven forbid we stop cramming and let the Adderall wear off long enough to relax and enjoy some music. True, the Slightly Stoopid concert got a little more “stoopid” than we all expected, but I doubt that fans would have gotten rowdy enough during “The Funeral” to crowd surf and smoke out the Reitz Union Ballroom. Personally, I am embarrassed that our school feels the need to ground us for exam week because we aren’t responsible enough to attend a concert during a study break. Don’t lecture us on stress management, UF; you’ve lost your credibility.
There’s been yet another scandal in the Catholic Church. It seems that every few years, there’s something else that comes out about a number of priests involved in pedophilic relations and a subsequent Church cover-up. Of course, the national media eats this up and has something to talk about for another week.
I am sick of reading the discussion about ladies night. Do you want to know the opinion of average Joe or Lane? Who cares? If women are concerned about being taken advantage of, then do not drink to the point at which you cannot control yourself. That is Safety 101. Guys who complain about free drinks for women? Really? Are you really going to try to hook up with a girl who is going to a club or bar just to get hammered? Doesn’t seem to be where you need to look for women anyway, so why does it matter?
In 2007, lines stretched for blocks so people could buy the Jesus phone. Now on Saturday, while Jesus waits for colorful streamers and the Easter bunny, Apple will release iPad, its tablet computer.
As thousands travel home to see their families, jam chocolate eggs and marshmallow chickadees down their gullets at a pre-diet-Oprah-like pace and put on their best “Christ-y” faces, we present a special sugar-coated, Jesus-juiced Good Friday edition of Darts & Laurels.
Amidst all the discussion about health care reform, infamous Bush-bashing organization Answer (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) held its annual war protest recently in Washington, D.C., to mark the seventh anniversary of the United States’ congress-approved invasion of Iraq.
In response to Ryan Weiss’ letter to the editor yesterday, I would say that a student-run newspaper is the perfect place for a column like CJ Pruner’s. I thought his column was great, and it gave me a good laugh before class. I don’t think anyone expects you to take these columns too seriously — have you ever read Tommy Maple’s columns?
Who is complaining about ladies night?
Recently, the city of Gainesville’s Office of Equal Opportunity has brought to light many local establishments that are in violation of the city’s discrimination ordinance. These businesses frequently sponsor promotional activities designed to specifically attract females, giving preference to one gender over the other.
The fourth film in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise certainly caused a cheer from half of us and a groan from the other half, but it’s very likely that we will all see it.
As Google and China continue their convoluted Mexican standoff across the South China Sea and our country slogs through divisive political struggles and rampant joblessness, I decided to do something proactive and start a cult.
For a city that prides itself in being environmentally friendly, Gainesville is about to get a heap of garbage dumped on it — hate-spewing, bigoted, “Christ-loving” garbage.
No matter your politics, as a citizen of the world and a product of history, you must recognize that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are pivotal moments in our age that will have repercussions for decades to come.
As a 1989 graduate of UF from the College of Journalism and Communications, I think it is absurd that the two documentary graduate students, Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin, can’t include their recent footage from Haiti in their film due to UF’s ban on post-earthquake travel there.
I am a student in the Documentary Institute. Jon Bougher and Roman Safiullin are my classmates. I want to echo my professor Churchill Roberts’ words that the university should be embarrassed over the controversy that has risen around Bougher and Safiullin’s thesis film.
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