You have a right to your own opinion," my mother likes to say. "You do not have a right to your own facts."
I would like to defend Kyle Robisch and his column last week regarding Bright Futures scholarships. It seems Sarah Maloney is nitpicking the literal meanings of his words. Anyone deserving a need-based scholarship is required to have a certain GPA and SAT score. That is supposed to be the point of a scholarship - to give an incentive to be a well-educated student. What's the point in receiving a scholarship to attend the university because I can't afford it if I fail every single class I take? So cheers to you, Kyle, for making this point.
I have to admit, I usually hate everything on MTV and refuse to watch it, but when I got on Facebook and saw no less than 700 statuses along the lines of "Kanye West at the VMAs - what a terrible person!" it was of the utmost importance that I find the video online.
A 68-year-old man was honored for 50 years of service at the same McDonald's in Missouri.
I had a friend who was really into returning lost things to their owners. One of my more resonant memories of this is the time she found a teddy bear on the sidewalk.
I know the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program is flawed, but under no circumstances should it become an entirely need-based program. What Kyle Robisch fails to realize is that basically all of the scholarships available for Florida students are need-based. I worked extremely hard in high school, and it paid off in the form of an extremely high SAT score, a 4.3 GPA, passing five out of six AP exams and becoming a sports captain. However, when it came to scholarships, I received a measly $500 after applying for about 20. The vast majority of scholarships have a need-based component. I don't see how my parent's salary has anything to do with how much I achieved in high school. If we make everything need-based, it will discourage students from doing well in school and push them to attend schools that are less scholastically renowned.
A 68-year-old man was honored for 50 years of service at the same McDonald's in Missouri.
I was outraged to read Monday's story, "Demonstrators gather to protest Islam on Sept. 11," not solely due to the protesters' complete intolerance of other religions and incredibly hateful message, but also because of the way the Alligator reported the story.
All right, Mr. Matthew Christ, you have my attention. In your article, "Republicans lack intellectual figures," you gave me an opportunity to voice my opinion.
While I wholeheartedly agree that the "woe is me" attitude in response to the Bright Futures cutback is ridiculous and just straight-up annoying, a need-based system is not the answer.
While we didn't know that anyone still watched the MTV Video Music Awards (the last time we remember watching it, it involved strawberry yogurt with rainbow sprinkles and the privilege of staying up late), it came to our attention that a certain atrocity occurred on last night's show.
Kyle Robisch wrote of how Bright Futures should be based solely on "need," but then he goes on to talk of how you don't "deserve" Bright Futures if you can't pull the minimum GPA and SAT.
Students should lose scholarship opportunities if their parents are successful. Sure, some of those students deserve the money, but there are so many more who need it. Everyone knows need trumps ability.
The Supreme Court is debating whether to overthrow campaign finance laws that prohibit corporations from spending unlimited amounts of money on political advertisements and endorsements right before an election.
Kyle Robisch, have you ever heard of a personal budget? I'm a UF junior who relies on Florida Bright Futures, and I'm grappling with the concept of money management.
Yep, that's right. I blame you guys, every last one of you who eats on campus. I know it takes five minutes in the morning to throw two slices of bread together with some meat and cheese, but that five minutes will save you 20 in the Subway line. I bring my lunch every day I can. When they were open, I was a faithful Wendy's dollar burger patron when I couldn't bring lunch.
The United States of America desperately needs William F. Buckley to rise up from the grave.
Campus food prices are high because the university invites a company called Aramark to operate as a monopoly over all food services on campus. As a former student senator with the Progress Party, I authored bills and tried to use the power of Student Government to stop the administration from signing a new, more-than-decadelong, multimillion dollar contract with Aramark a year ago. My efforts were stopped by the majority party who acted, as usual, as a mouthpiece for the administration.
I sincerely hope the entire UF financial sector is slated for a thorough overhaul. It is nearing the end of the third week of classes, and there is still no financial aid, much less any noted 'progress' on ISIS. I have been to the Registrar's Office, Financial Affairs and Financial Services (including my dean's office) several times, and the response is always the same. No one takes responsibility, but everyone is quick with excuses and a shove out the door when in reality, it's one monetary menage a trois.
Israelis claim they want peace but then create settlements on Palestinian land. From 2005 to 2008 there were 1,754 Palestinian and 117 Israeli deaths. Israel should be charged with war crimes for their disproportionate military responses that often punish the Palestinians collectively.
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