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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.
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Farmers must demand right to grow pot
By Brittany Yurkovitch | Apr. 13, 2009Although I can understand the frustration felt by Matthew Vann in his letter to the editor and tobacco farmers in general, I also understand the reasoning behind taxing a dangerous product that creates a huge burden on the state's health care system.
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Flight of Fright
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 13, 2009For the typical American, Easter Sunday means a rat race of extended church services, marathon meals with relatives and organizing an egg hunt - but hardly landing airplanes.
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Antiquated practice of hazing reveals dark side of Greek life
By Anonymous | Apr. 13, 2009The comic featured last week-concerning the hazing incidents that brought the UF chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma to its second suspension for hazing violations - legitimized and downplayed the crimes of which the organization has been found guilty.
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Navy SEALs save captain from Somali pirates
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 13, 2009The most special Easter Sunday of Capt. Richard Phillips' life had nothing to do with the typical holiday fare of oversized chocolate bunnies or a plethora of purple Peeps.
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Somali pirates up to snuff with Web 2.0
Apr. 13, 2009The American media worked themselves into such a frenzied pirate orgy over the long Easter weekend that they forgot to check and see if the actual pirates had something to say.
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Politics preventing Florida from succeeding in bad economy
By Travis Hornsby | Apr. 12, 2009The University of Florida is getting better and better these days in large part due to the increase in the scholastic aptitude of its incoming freshman classes.
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U.S. and Cuba must forge relationship
Apr. 12, 2009For the past 50 years our country has all but ignored Cuba's existence. We've placed a trade embargo on the island nation, only harming our own farmers and other exporters, and we've gone as far to place travel restrictions on the country, punishing Cuban-Americans and hindering our travel industry.
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GmOs represent technology of the future
By Amanda Sookdeo | Apr. 12, 2009Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been an issue for many years relating to the question of whether they are safe. I understand the big conflict surrounding this issue but do not understand the big deal.
