Sports
Coming to Jesus moment narrowly misses
By BILL O'CONNOR< | Apr. 13, 2011“Hey you, Spartacus. Take it outside, asshole.”
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No one wants to be tolerated
By Andrew Robb | Apr. 13, 2011The LGBT community doesn’t really care about tolerance. This couldn’t be any clearer after their reaction to Chick-fil-A.
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Chick-fil-A not anti-gay
By Ryan Galloway | Apr. 13, 2011If Megan Bissell labels herself as an angry lesbian, I’d have to label myself as a broken-hearted Christian. Why? Because it sucks that our world breeds angry people, let alone angry lesbians, and it sucks that “Christians” often have been the least compassionate of all. For that, I’m sorry. Jesus’ message was uncompromising and offensive, yet the soft-hearted flocked to Him because of His supernatural love. I regret that many “Christians” don’t follow His example.
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Obama charts middle ground on deficit
By Chad Mohammed | Apr. 13, 2011On the heels of an 11th-hour deal late Friday night that averted a government shutdown, the real debate has only now begun. Debate over the debt ceiling will be heating up; if we stay on the current course, the U.S. will reach the maximum borrowing limit of $14.31 trillion by mid-May. Additionally, the fiscal budget for 2011-2012 will be taking place. The reality of the situation is that the only remedy would be major cuts, coupled with tax increases. However, many on the right say we only have a spending problem and not a revenue problem, and many on the left refuse to cut spending in favor of only raising taxes.
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Lesson in Slavery
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 13, 2011Teachers get put into some tough positions, and we’re not even talking about questions about unions or budget cuts.
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Warping Time; China’s stance on TV time travel ridiculous
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 13, 2011Picture our television shows and movies swept clean of any element that “disrespects history.” According the Chinese government, which apparently is trying to make historical scholars out of its populace, shows and movies shouldn’t include elements of time travel lest they change the look of history.
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Abortion came as relief from pregnancy
By Whitney Mutch | Apr. 13, 2011I’d like to thank the Alligator for the coverage of the abortion speakout sponsored by the Gainesville chapter of National Women’s Liberation.
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No reason for optimism in 2011
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Apr. 12, 2011Disappointment is defined as the feeling of sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfillment of one’s hopes or expectations.
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Important Anniversaries
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 12, 2011Tuesday was a landmark day as both the 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight and the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War.
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Stepping out of comfort zone rewarding
By Wesley Campbell | Apr. 12, 2011Let me just say it: Wakeboarding is hard. In a series of events that were largely out of my control due to misinformation being fed to me by a friend, I ended up at Wakefest ’11. Wakefest is an event organized and run by the Gator Wakeboard Club, and it took place this past Sunday on Lake Wauburg.
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Offensive line’s development more important than QB controversy
By ADAM BERRY | Apr. 11, 2011In the wake of another disappointing, but all too familiar, John Brantley performance on Saturday — 4-of-14 passing, 45 yards, no touchdowns; the only thing missing was an interception — people are already looking to stir up a quarterback controversy in Gainesville.
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Twittering Twits: Scott’s social media war pits him against press
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 11, 2011In the same way our everyday conversations and arguments have fundamentally changed with the rise of social media, it is transforming the government’s relationship to the press.
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Columnist hits nail on the head
By Marilyn Murphy | Apr. 11, 2011While captive in the passenger seat on a jaunt to Chiefland, I came upon Bob Minchin’s Friday column “Obama and his never-ending campaign.” It was a wonderful read, and I was kind of amazed to see such a quality work in this little college paper. I can see that there are still a few unmuddled intellects left.
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Distance shouldn’t limit relationships
By Laura Ellermeyer | Apr. 11, 2011As the horrific years of high school finally come to a long-anticipated close, many lovebirds find themselves debating the future of their coveted young romances. Sweethearts around the country gaze longingly into each others’ eyes and mourn the impending split caused by age, different schools or any variety of other reasons. Many couples, fearing their young love is not strong enough glue to hold them together over distance, find themselves pining out car windows in a cinematic way as they drive off to college toward untold adventures. However, for folks such as myself, the distance is not enough of a deterrent to constitute a break up, and freshmen find themselves thrust into a whirlwind of constant texting, hour-long Skype sessions and (hopefully) frequent weekend visits.
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Brantley still listed as starter, but no QBs standing out for UF
Apr. 10, 2011Will Muschamp said on the first day of spring practice that Florida’s preliminary depth chart was worth as much as the sheet of paper it was printed on. Three weeks later, the value has not gone up — at least not for the quarterbacks.
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Government crisis averted for now
By Zack Smith | Apr. 10, 2011It was 11:59 p.m., and only one minute remained until the U.S. federal government was set to shut down.
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Jumpball: Is the Orange and Blue Debut worthy of excitement or cynicism?
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Apr. 7, 2011ANTHONY CHIANG- Chaing Reaction
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Obama and his never-ending campaign
By Bob Minchin | Apr. 7, 2011It’s official. On Monday, President Obama released a Web video that formally kicked off his re-election campaign for 2012. Four years ago, Obama launched the campaign that took the nation by storm — a campaign that used words and branding to stir up a kind of hysteria that launched an unknown Illinois senator into rock star status and, ultimately, the White House.
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Darts and Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 7, 2011Is that “The Final Countdown” we hear playing?
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Accent drops ball on school speakers this year
By Alex Kaufman | Apr. 7, 2011Accent has a fantastic history of bringing good speakers to UF. A look through past speakers on Accent’s website has names of historic figures who have shaped history and taken their time (and UF’s money) to speak in this middle-of-nowhere place of Gainesville. The self-stated goal of Accent is to bring “prominent, controversial and influential speakers” to UF. Since I have been here, the likes of Jack Kevorkian, John Kerry (see tazing incident in school history), the Mythbusters, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Mike Rowe and John Legend have all made appearances. I can tell people I’ve heard Dr. Jack speak his crazy-ass mind after he got out of jail for euthanizing all those people or that I was there when that Meyer kid made a national storm by being a fool.
