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Women should embrace feminism
Oct. 13, 2009It takes a TV show to make me appreciate being a woman in the 21st century.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Protest of Che Guevara misguided
By John Story | Oct. 13, 2009On Tuesday, I was very pleased reading Paul Murty's guest column, "Che is a hero, not a terrorist." This article, the superb cover story on the National Equality March and the report back on Hugo Chavez' health care campaigns in Venezuela made for a very progressive issue that made my day a happy one. In response to Friday's anti-Che Guevara rally, my friends and I hastily organized a counter-demonstration, using a flag with Guevara's portrait and the slogan "Hasta la victoria siempre" scrolled at the bottom.
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Flash mobs too loud, obtrusive for indoors
By Chad Kimes | Oct. 13, 2009Last night at about 5:30 I was studying in the Reitz Union for my two Wednesday exams. The room gradually got a bit louder. People dressed in black hustled and bustled about but were being generally unobtrusive.
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Protest challenged views of misinformed Guevara supporters
By JOHNATHAN LOTT | Oct. 13, 2009I have great reservation writing this response to Paul Murty's Tuesday column because I'm afraid it will give his ignorance an air of legitimacy. The letter was the most fallacious, logically incoherent and misleading piece the Alligator has published in months.
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Baby Bonus: UF could afford more for graduate assistants
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2009In the next academic year, graduate students may receive a $500 stipend increase, thanks to a vote by the Graduate Assistants Student Union.
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Philly accusations false
By Kaitlyn Flynn | Oct. 12, 2009I am responding to Tommy Maple's column, "Philly no friend of man's best friend," in Thursday's Alligator. I am an out-of-state freshman from Philadelphia. Actually I am from South Philly, so although I should have "at least two emotional and psychological disabilities," I sincerely hope you take what I am about to say into consideration.
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On The Map
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 12, 2009Although the use of public transportation in Florida is relatively unimpressive overall, Alachua County manages to stay ahead of the curve.
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Art project puts message before money
Oct. 12, 2009PostSecret, the popular community art project created by Frank Warren, is the opposite of advertising. And that's a damn good thing.
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Che is a hero, not a terrorist
By PAUL MURTY | Oct. 12, 2009As I walked through Turlington Plaza to drop off a midterm Friday afternoon, I noticed a few posters with Ernesto "Che" Guevara's infamous picture on them. Progressing through Turlington, I saw protesters holding signs condemning Che Guevara, calling him a terrorist instead of a hero.
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Altered photo glorifies unrealistic body image
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 12, 2009In a recent advertisement for its Blue Label line of jeans, Ralph Lauren created an advertisement that featured model Filippa Hamilton in a pair of the brand's $500 Tartan Patchwork jeans.
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Obama should win Heisman for direction, determination
By Kyle Krutek | Oct. 11, 2009In the wake of President Barack Obama surprising the planet by winning the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, I would like to throw his name into the conversation for another prestigious award: the Heisman.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Florida lacks pre-game sportsmanship
By James Honeycutt | Oct. 11, 2009I congratulate UF on defeating Louisiana State University Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. I was in the stadium.
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And Justice For All
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 11, 2009The day before tens of thousands of gay rights supporters marched on Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama spoke at the annual Human Rights Campaign black-tie dinner, vowing to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
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Obama has chance to earn peace prize
Oct. 11, 2009Fred Armisen offered the most precise answer this Saturday as to why President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in a surprise Oslo announcement on Friday: "Because I'm not George Bush."
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Alligator seeks editor for opinions section
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 11, 2009We are desperate for your opinion.
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Media obsessed with college athletes
Oct. 8, 2009As you read this, I am hard at work imbibing the contents of my giant, green Bubba Keg on a bus to Baton Rogue.
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Darts & Darts
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 8, 2009It's been a pretty stressful week at the Alligator. Not only do we all have exams coming up, we've also been doing the jobs of several people. It's been so rough that we might even take our three-day weekend early. On that note, we present to you a doing-homework-at-home-has-never-sounded-so-appealing edition of…
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Thursday column's author misinformed
By Fara Cohen | Oct. 8, 2009I'm a Gator, and I read the Alligator every day. Tommy Maple's Thursday column is one of the worst I have read and one of the most obvious examples of an author not doing his research.
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Philadelphia doesn't hate dogs
By Greg Fulginiti | Oct. 8, 2009I am shocked and extremely insulted from Tommy Maple's article about my birthplace and the city in which most of my family resides. I am not going to comment about the dog fighting subject because I love dogs and know their value to our society.
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Cross Critics: Desert religious symbol doesn't cross the line
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 7, 2009The U.S. Supreme Court is debating the constitutionality of a cross erected in the Mojave National Preserve as a memorial honoring fallen soldiers.
