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Opinion: Gainesville run-offs create now-or-never feeling
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 17, 2011It didn’t hit me until Wednesday, but run-off season has officially begun.
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Going Green; Legal medical marijuana makes sense
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 16, 2011The Editorial Board is pretty straight-laced, no matter the preconceptions people have of college newspaper editors.
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Republicans suppress voters, voices
By Chad Mohammed | Mar. 16, 2011The saying “If you don’t use it, you lose it” does not only apply to exercise and health.
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People too obsessed with idea of time
By Wesley Campbell | Mar. 15, 2011Time is a pretty interesting thing. Daylight saving time? More like nightlife-losing time. Correct me if I’m wrong, but we can all thank Ben Franklin for its invention.
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Noah’s Ark II: Beck’s interpretation of disasters is bizarre
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 15, 2011Excuse us if we seem confused. We’re trying to come to grips with the strange feeling of deja vu.
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Watching What You Say
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 15, 2011It’s common knowledge that when someone says something like, “No offense, but...” he or she is about to contradict him or herself. After watching a YouTube video making the rounds this week, we’re beginning to see those phrases as red flags. We’re talking about the video University of California — Los Angeles student Alexandra Wallace posted disparaging Asians she saw talking on phones in the school library.
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Mardi Gras article embarrassing, trashy
By Tiffany Miles | Mar. 15, 2011First off, I must say I generally don’t read the Alligator because, overall, I find its news to be pointless and presented in a sophomoric manner.
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Major selection: security over dreams
By Laura Ellermeyer | Mar. 14, 2011My mother recently forwarded me an article that listed some popular college degrees, spotlighting ones the author considered “winners” and “losers.” His rankings are not the focus, but rather the article’s topic.
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Empathy Lesson: Suggestions for approaching a disaster
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 14, 2011Our hearts go out to the nation of Japan, which is coping with a natural disaster combined with a nuclear threat, the likes of which it has never seen. Most of us have witnessed the horrific images of the damage in the wake of this confluence of problems, be it via Internet, television or newspaper.
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Vegas trip for Big Dance yields more than simply March Madness
By BILL O'CONNOR< | Mar. 13, 2011“Red, are you shitting me? Vegas, four days, all expenses paid for the NCAA Championship. Out of sight. Yeah, I’m definitely in.”
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alligatorSports columnists give a lesson in NCAA Bracketology
By ADAM BERRY. ANTHONY CHIANG | Mar. 13, 2011Adam Berry: Bad News Berry
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Freedom, fairness support traditional marriage
By Zack Smith | Mar. 13, 2011Freedom and fairness are two of the bedrock principles upon which our nation was founded. As such, they provide potent pressure against any who appear to disfavor them.
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Gators' process results in conference title, but doesn't end with SEC rings
By ADAM BERRY | Mar. 5, 2011NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It certainly wasn’t the Southeastern Conference
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College baseball benefits from MLB eligibility rules
Mar. 3, 2011Perhaps more than anything, the Gators baseball team is a national championship contender this year because of MLB’s eligibility rules.
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Darts and Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 3, 2011It’s been a pretty sobering week for us. We’ve been bombarded with stories of budget cuts and constantly reminded of how much money the university, the state and the nation need to stay afloat.
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Machen’s admiration for Israel is appreciated
By Rafael A. Yaniz | Mar. 3, 2011I would like to publicly thank UF President Bernie Machen for moderating the Jewish Awareness Month and Accent show featuring Alan Dershowitz event this past Wednesday evening. UF is lucky to have someone like Machen at the helm of our institution who shared, “If you have not been to Israel, you have not seen the world.”
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Government redundancies inexcusable
By Bob Minchin | Mar. 3, 2011Picture this scenario: It’s lunchtime. You’re hungry, so you go to Orange and Brew for a panini. You place your order, and because you have an unlimited meal plan, you hand the cashier your meal card. When you get your sandwich, the cashier demands that you pay for it again using your debit card. When your tuition bill comes due, you see that the price of the sandwich was added to your statement, forcing you to pay for it a third time.
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Gerrymandering a lingering problem
By Chad Mohammed | Mar. 2, 2011It’s a weird day in political La-La Land when the Tea Party members and Democrats agree on an issue.
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Medicaid’s optional services a poor choice for cuts
By Jeff Johnson | Mar. 2, 2011In the Tuesday editorial, “Surgical Cuts: Proposed budget targets most vulnerable,” you stated that Florida shouldn’t be paying for dentures, eyeglasses or hearing aids because “they don’t support life itself.”
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Airbrushed Reality
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 2, 2011Instant Photoshop is one step closer to reality, but hold off on the celebration.
