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Breaking Ground - Health care bill passage marks important step
By Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 21, 2010We made history last night.
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People’s voice must be heard on immigration crisis
By JAIME GONZALEZ | Mar. 18, 2010My parents are Americans. They are citizens of this great country, which they are proud to call home. They are also immigrants.
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EDITORIALS
Darts and Laurels
By Alligator Editorial Staff | Mar. 18, 2010Hang in there, Gators, the weekend is almost here. And after hearing several of you vomiting in our parking lot after a “successful” St. Patrick’s Day, we’re sure you’re ready for it.
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God given too much credit in sports
Mar. 18, 2010He’s all-knowing. He’s all-loving, and He’s all powerful.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A Letter to the City Commission
By John Davies | Mar. 17, 2010The City Commission works for us, the taxpayers, just like the police are supposed to.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Alligator coverage on Adu-Brempong case is shameful
By Rob Robins | Mar. 17, 2010The Alligator’s coverage of the shooting of UF graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong has been shameful. The story was first reported not as a front-page headline, as warranted, but buried deep within the paper. What pressing development grabbed the front page headline that day?
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Alligator missed important point in Adu-Brempong case
By Nick Mildebrath | Mar. 17, 2010Much of the Alligator coverage in the past two weeks has dealt with the actions of the University Police during the tragic shooting of graduate student Kofi Adu-Brempong. But another, equally great tragedy is the scant coverage of the extremely poor response to a man suffering from poor mental health.
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Columnist ties basketball to politics
Mar. 17, 2010Today roughly marks the one-year anniversary of the unquestioned pinnacle of Barack Obama’s presidency – the bracket he filled out for last year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Mired in the muck of a massively unsatisfying and restive term as the leader of the free world, President Obama now must re-calibrate his approach and perhaps use the basketball acumen of his inner circle to a decided political advantage.
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St. Hacktrick’s Day
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 17, 2010In a society that goes out of its way to celebrate the mediocre — Applebee’s restaurants, allowing the Detroit Lions to be televised on Thanksgiving Day, ‘80s music — we really outdo ourselves on March 17.
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Hawhyii: Birther bill may do more harm than good
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 17, 2010More than a year after Barack Obama was elected president, his home state is finally trying to grow a pair.
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Alligator weighs group’s demands
By Jared Misner | Mar. 16, 2010Following the controversial shooting of Ghanian graduate assistant Kofi Adu-Brempong by University Police, Students for a Democratic Society presented a list of demands to Vice President of Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin. Listed below are these demands followed by the Editorial Board’s recommendations.
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Mississippi Cruelboard
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 16, 2010Congrats, Mississippi. Your residents just helped solidify the backwards image many Americans have of you.
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EDITORIALS
Bad Barbie: New toy sends wrong message to children
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 16, 2010She’s at it again. Our favorite anatomically incorrect career hopper is adding another hobby to her already formidable list — promoting the purchase of animals.
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Jaywalkers should be smart about it
By Will Penman | Mar. 16, 2010I wish we were all really good jaywalkers. There may be some hardasses who think jaywalking is wrong because it’s against the law.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Audio tapes should inspire students to vote
By Jonathan Ossip | Mar. 16, 2010On March 4, the Alligator Editorial Board commented on what they called the Unite Party’s “naughty audio.” However, the editorial and the administration’s silence on this issue reveal the true problem in Student Government: apathy.
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COLUMNS
TheLadders commercial is regressive
Mar. 15, 2010I fully admit to being a cynic about advertising, but there’s one TV commercial that throws me beyond mere cynicism and into just sputtering, angry confusion.
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EDITORIALS
No Excuses: Students should vote in today’s city election
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 15, 2010The upcoming federal election cycle sure looks exciting from here. Democrats are fighting for their political lives, Republicans trying to make gains in both houses of Congress and Tea Partiers clamoring for revolution.
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Give Us Google
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 15, 2010Students get a bad rep around Gainesville sometimes for throwing a metaphorical four-year party, trashing the place because we don’t have to live with the resulting mess. You’ll hear this when any vote on taxes does or doesn’t pass, when discussing student driving habits or when we throw the parties that land us among the top 5 party schools.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Alligator endorsement misrepresented Mayoral candidate
By Monica Leadon Cooper | Mar. 15, 2010I was misrepresented in the Alligator on Monday concerning my knowledge of the city’s strong anti-discrimination protections.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reader urges UF students to vote for Wells in Gainesville’s elections
By Ben Cavataro | Mar. 15, 2010In today’s elections for City Commission’s District 4, students should choose Randy Wells. Wells has a proven track record of getting results and bringing people together.
