Opinion
Cycling accident reminds us of safety
By Brenda Fields | Oct. 6, 2010Alfredo Kiernan’s cycling accident with a pedestrian on Stadium Road should remind us that we all share our spaces.
Opinion
Opinion
Marijuana is a God-given right
By Stan White | Oct. 6, 2010Sean Quinn is mistaken when suggesting that Florida should decriminalize marijuana. It’s clearly time to completely re-legalize cannabis for responsible adults.
Opinion
Reader supports pro-marijuana articles
By Josh Wickam | Oct. 6, 2010I couldn’t agree more with Sean Quinn’s Wednesday column. Alcohol is a far worse drug than marijuana, and the fact that marijuana is still illegal in most states and federally is absolutely insane. I would love to see the Alligator do an in-depth article on recent studies that have been done to support the idea of marijuana being legal. I’m 30, and our generation, which is soon to be in power, largely thinks marijuana is no big deal. And it isn’t.
Opinion
Free Tilly: SeaWorld negligent in care
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 6, 2010Shamu is shaking his head.
Opinion
Consider this while fighting boredom
By Bryan Griffin | Oct. 6, 2010Editor's note on 10/8/10: This column has been taken down. The original column ran in Thursday's edition, but our readers pointed out a Reddit article with references too similar to Griffin's writing. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Sports
Reporters, fans just don’t understand
Oct. 5, 2010During the fall, I probably watch somewhere between 10-15 hours of college and professional football every weekend.
Opinion
Frito-Loud
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2010Just about a year and a half after Frito-Lay introduced its earmuff-almost-necessary-to-open-it biodegradable SunChips bag, the junk food giant is sending the bags to the dump and reintroducing the totally-not-sustainable old version while the company tries to find a bag that’s quietly biodegradable.
Opinion
Capitalism not to blame for negative foreign affairs
By John Mark Quick | Oct. 5, 2010Idan Solon’s Tuesday letter to the editor in which he attempts to chastise a capitalist system through actions by the U.S. government misses the mark.
Opinion
Florida should decriminalize marijuana
By Sean Quinn | Oct. 5, 2010Katy Perry was right. In California, the grass is always greener. And as of last week, getting caught with an ounce or less of grass won’t get you jail time, it will only get you a $100 fine and a citation. For those playing at home, that’s about three days of parking citations from UF and less than one citation for using a duplicate decal.
Opinion
Mad Martyr: Time Square bomber sentenced
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2010Justice was swift, but Allah is still great.
Opinion
Fox News is the Republican Party
By Ford Dwyer | Oct. 5, 2010I am writing in response to Chris Dodson’s Monday column, which condemned President Obama’s negative view of Fox News.
Opinion
Money not source of all evil
By William Tew | Oct. 5, 2010Mr. Solon is right to condemn our government’s clandestine escapades. They are inexcusable stains on this country, but they are not products of capitalism.
Sports
Don’t compare loss to others
Oct. 4, 2010Like several other aspects of this season, Florida’s loss last Saturday immediately drew comparisons to another moment in the Urban Meyer era.
Opinion
Columnist misses point about Fox News
By Dave Gallo | Oct. 4, 2010Chris Dodson’s criticism of President Barack Obama’s campaign against Fox misses the point.
Opinion
Sexy Studies: Teens using condoms more often
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 4, 2010Americans are having a lot of sex.
Opinion
‘Teen Mom’ signals demise of America
Oct. 4, 2010Everybody with cable TV and a proclivity toward captivating car-wreck television has an opinion on the sorta-famous young mothers on MTV’s “Teen Mom,” but this week marks the first time police started a case against someone based solely on what the baby momma did on MTV.
Opinion
Fare trials
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 4, 2010Sixth Amendment, Schmixth Amendment!
Opinion
Negligence caused gay suicides
By Sterling Davenport | Oct. 4, 2010I am furious and cannot keep silent any longer. For those who are not aware, there has been a series of suicides over the last few weeks with a common theme: people who were being harassed for their sexuality. We all (or at least should) remember Matthew Shepard, the gay student at the University of Wyoming who was brutally beaten and left on a split-rail fence in the middle of nowhere to die.
Opinion
Free market leads to tragic effects
By Idan Solon | Oct. 4, 2010William Tew’s Monday letter to the editor and his suggestion that socialist governments have more frequently brain-washed their citizens than capitalist governments should be called into question.
Sports
Loss a sign of things to come
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Oct. 3, 2010In reality this game didn’t mean much, but its result sent one very clear message.
