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Sunday, September 21, 2025

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Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Baby boomers caught with pants down

There are many avenues President Obama could have traversed with his first State of the Union speech, and I suppose that he can be forgiven for wanting to stick with whatever it is his teleprompter told him to say Wednesday night. I probably would have paid attention if he were wearing a T-shirt with three wolves on it.


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Deleting economics class a mistake

The administration of the Warrington College of Business Administration recently announced its plans to do away with managerial economics, a long-required course for many majors in the business college. The deans have decided to replace this course with international business, on the claim that a new global economy demands business students learn how to compete worldwide. However, the real reasons motivating their decision show little regard for the business college students and the value of their degrees.


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sarcasm lost on readers

This is regarding Kyle Maistri’s article in Tuesday’s paper about playing pick-up basketball at Southwest Rec. No one should go play pick-up if they are looking to impress the guys around them. Everyone goes to play for the exercise and for the love of the game. This article epitomizes the type of player everyone at Southwest Rec hates to play with. Don’t ever switch on defense, harass anyone who calls a foul on you and then call everything. You play to win, not to look good.


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Unite Party already has executive ticket chosen

Alligator, I’ve got a wager for you. I find it hilarious the Unite Party says it will be “conducting interviews” to determine its executive candidates. It’s common knowledge they have already chosen Marcus Dixon to run for vice president and Virlany Taboada to run for treasurer. Because I feel bad for the students who will come out to interview when Unite has made up its mind, I’m willing to put my reputation on the line. If I’m wrong then feel free to Dart me, Joshua Niederriter, when they announce their candidates. But if I’m right send a Dart at the party for misleading the Student Body. I hope you take me up on this offer because either way you win.


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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Religion must evolve with audience

The whirlwind that is “Avatar” made it over to the Vatican earlier this month in a private screening before its release in Italy. They were not enthused with the movie, and I am not surprised with their reaction.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Town hall forum to discuss Reitz Union plans

As we begin discussions on how to effectively address the issues that face the Reitz Union, Student Government and the Alligator have teamed up to host a town hall forum. The purpose of this town hall forum will be to provide students an opportunity to learn about the significant issues facing our Union and engage each other in a constructive conversation.


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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Petty PETA

There’s no shortage of vegetarians at the Alligator. Several of our staff members forgo turkey in favor of Tofurkey, and one of us hasn’t had dairy in years. But a recent blog from PETA has the Editorial Board raising its eyebrows.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Presidential Preview

Wednesday night President Obama will be broadcast into American living rooms to tell us about the shape our country is in. But you don’t have to wait until tomorrow to hear his talking points. We are here to cut the crap and get to the truth. The State of the Union is perilous.


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Corporations entitled to free speech

Last Thursday, the Supreme Court got it right. When the Supreme Court was created by the Founding Fathers, it was not intended to promote social justice or uphold laws that are popular with much of the public. The Supreme Court instead serves to ensure that laws follow the Constitution strictly as it is written.


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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Supreme Court decision has grim implications for Americans

Some people believe that Tuesday’s Republican victory in Massachusetts, which may have cut the throat of health care reform, was big news. I beg to differ. The big news came out of a large room holding nine small people and a few witnesses on Thursday afternoon. It was doomsday for the individual in American politics. The Supreme Court decided on Thursday that corporations and unions are no longer beholden to the rules that had limited their spending on federal elections. Remember that date. Because the gargantuan coffers of those corporations and unions are now open very, very wide, and the words “shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech” have led to some very murky consequences. Justice John Paul Stevens read a long, lonely dissent from the bench. He called the decision “a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have ... fought against the distinctive corrupting potential of corporate electioneering since the time of Theodore Roosevelt.”



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