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Gun control hasn’t improved after Columbine
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 19, 2009One decade ago today, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold challenged the idyllic ideology of Americana, awakening a generation caught sleepwalking through the throes of life.
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Stimulus could fix budget woes
By Jordan J. Dominy | Apr. 19, 2009Bernie Machen is running the University of Florida into the ground.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 16, 2009After a semester of suburbia-suffering teens pulling pranks on unsuspecting Taco Bell employees to a tree shaped in the likeness of resident demigod Tim "Have you seen his girlfriend?" Tebow, the Department of Darts & Laurels refuses to believe it's time to bid you Freddy Adu.
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Anonymous column invalid
By Matt Michel | Apr. 16, 2009Dear Anonymous,
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Insecticides crucial to society
By Janel Cotton | Apr. 16, 2009With Earth Day approaching, some people may be advocating against unnatural forms of crop production, but consumers need to realize that even organic farming utilizes insecticides.
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Rando slang terms too ridic in convos
By ADAM WYNN | Apr. 16, 2009By majoring in a field that places a heavy emphasis on the proper use of language and simultaneously being a since-birth member of Generation Y, Z, XXX or whatever the hell we're called, I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. Everywhere I hear people horrendously butchering the language I've spent the last 20-odd years trying to understand.
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Bitter Teabaggers ignored president’s package, tax cuts
Apr. 16, 2009Wednesday was Tax Day in America. Like many of my collegiate peers, I paid very little in taxes. In fact, my parents still claim me as a tax deduction, which means that my very existence produces red ink for Uncle Sam. This may be a satisfying fact to remember as I watch the mailman pick his nose, but it hardly qualifies me to preach the virtues of taxation. In reality, I am almost completely divorced from the modern American reality of paying taxes.
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President–elect Johnson should improve public speaking
By Anonymous | Apr. 15, 2009Dear Jordan Johnson, aka student body president-elect:
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Raising taxes won’t fix higher education
By JONATHAN LOTT | Apr. 15, 2009UF is going through a tough period. It's not exactly surprising: The economy is in the gutter, so Florida (along with everywhere else) is losing revenue.
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Students should volunteer this summer
By Charlie Shaw | Apr. 15, 2009Remember that one-liner when you were writing your college admission essay or when you cast your ballot during the recent election? You know, the one about "saving the world" or "making a difference"? Well, guess what? This summer is your big opportunity to fulfill that promise by improving your local community.
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NASA names space treadmill after Colbert
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 15, 2009Poor Stephen Colbert.
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Congrats to Karma Cream owners
By Ryan Huling | Apr. 15, 2009In response to the Alligator's Tuesday article "Ice cream shop opens today, will offer 11 vegan flavors," I would like to congratulate Payal Patel and Kyle Fick on the opening of the Karma Cream ice cream shop. By staying true to their ethical beliefs and featuring nearly a dozen delicious dairy-free choices, they are doing a great service to the community by offering diners healthier, more eco-friendly options. In addition to helping students keep off that pesky "freshman 15," by picking the vegan Peach Cobbler, Dreamsicle or any of the other dairy-free dishes, consumers won't be contributing to a lifetime of misery for a cow on a dairy farm.
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Dating Distraction
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 15, 2009In times of economic strife, hunger pangs have more to do with love than an inability to afford daily delivery service from Pita Pit.
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FSU faces the prospect of making massive cuts
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 14, 2009While budget woes at UF have students and faculty up in arms over a murky academic future, the financial situation at Florida State University teeters on the horrific.
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‘FML’ offers posters a chance to vent
By NAUDIA JAWAD | Apr. 14, 2009It's the biggest pity party on the Internet, and you're all invited.
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Twitter Terror
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 14, 2009Quickly becoming as hipster-chic as a medium green tea fro-yo from Pinkberry, Twitter's emergence on the social networking scene offers users a fresh alternative from the likes of Facebook.
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‘Organic’ no guarantee of quality
By George Aberth | Apr. 14, 2009Most people think that by buying "organic" they are guaranteed safer, healthier food. In reality, this food, which costs twice as much, may not be any better than normal food.
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GM food products need to be labeled
By Jason Ludlow | Apr. 14, 2009While I agree with the heading of Amanda Sookdeo's article from Tuesday's letter to the editor, "GMOs represent technology of the future," new technologies shouldn't invalidate good old American values.
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Getting your ‘Earth Day’ groove on extends beyond just recycling
By IRENE VAILIKIT | Apr. 13, 2009As Earth Day quickly approaches and students search for ways to become "green," it should be stressed that recycling is not the answer.
