Sports
Big plays bigger than red zone
Oct. 19, 2010Look at Florida’s “Keys to Success” chart, and you will only see one assignment for the offense: succeed in the red zone.
Opinion
Opinion
Public education mars America’s desire for greatness
By Brian Amos | Oct. 19, 2010If you’ve done as much study of the Founding Fathers as I have, one fact starts to stick out time and again: none was the product of public education. That’s right, the greatest men of American history were all schooled either in the rooms of a private institution or by the best teacher in the world: real life.
Opinion
Justice for some: Administration not exempt from obeying law
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 19, 2010We’re proud of our justice system in this country. We don’t imprison Nobel Peace Prize winners like China does, unless you count that whole Martin Luther King Jr. situation when we threw the book at him for being black.
Opinion
The day the (Rock 104) music died
By Sean Quinn | Oct. 19, 2010Feb. 3, 1959. July 12, 1979. And now, Oct. 15, 2010. What do all three of these dates have in common? They’re all considered days when the music died.
Opinion
Mad as a Hatter
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 19, 2010If the Tea Party gets any more laughs, or gets any crazier, we’re going to have to start wondering if it’s Kool-Aid in their cups rather than chai.
Opinion
A serious need for America
By Dave Gallo | Oct. 19, 2010It’s been a long and crazy road to these midterm elections with lots of rhetoric and lots of ridiculous commercials. However, now it’s time to have a moment of seriousness before we go to the polls in less than two weeks.
Sports
Meyer deserves some blame for Florida’s offensive struggles
Oct. 18, 2010A Craigslist posting for a new UF offensive coordinator hit the internet Monday because current offensive coordinator Steve Addazio “is the suckiest suck that ever sucked,” according to one Facebook status immediately following the Mississippi State debacle Saturday.
Opinion
Sowing Secrets: Facebook users should value privacy
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 18, 2010Put that hoe down! Step away from the wandering stallion. And leave. Just leave that sad brown duckling in the pond.
Opinion
Tragedy reminds people of the importance of accepting others
By Ashton Charles | Oct. 18, 2010As students, we should each take the opportunity to learn a lesson of acceptance and civility from the recent tragedy at Rutgers University.
Sports
Columnist examines sports gender roles
Oct. 18, 2010This football season has been creating excellent opportunities to examine the role of women in male locker rooms, but the way the NFL backpedaled from a series of teachable moments is both superficial and predictable.
Opinion
Hot As Ice
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 18, 2010It’s not often we say this, but Nelly might be on par with Nostradamus.
Sports
No sense in sugarcoating anymore, Gators are just not a good team
Oct. 17, 2010Well, there’s really no other way to put it.
Opinion
HIV affects everyone — not just the individuals who are infected with the illness
By Michael Rosenberg | Oct. 17, 2010Imagine one of your best friends was tested for HIV, and the test comes back positive.
Opinion
Mum Mumbai: U.S. remained silent on terrorist warning
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 17, 2010For a nation so grossly aroused by confrontation, the U.S. does a fine job sweeping semi--important secrets under the rug.
Sports
Coaches must adjust to new wave of offensive talent
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Oct. 14, 2010Fans aren’t the only ones stuck in Florida’s glory days.
Sports
Picks column: Mississippi State
Oct. 14, 2010We heard the news of Ole Miss’ new mascot and we couldn’t pass this game up.
Opinion
In last decade, society has developed case of ‘sexual ADD’
By Carter Lyles | Oct. 14, 2010A unique schism has developed in the world of the post-modern relationship, a schism that has brought a veritable role reversal to the previously established and socially-accepted positions of the genders.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 14, 2010If you’re energized and dedicated enough to get out of bed on your day off and realize UF recognizes the day before Homecoming as a holiday but not the day before Thanksgiving, good for you!
Opinion
The Rewards and Responsibilities of 21
By Hassan Casanova | Oct. 14, 2010Have you ever woken up after a night of drinking with mysterious scratches everywhere? No? Yeah, me either….
