Sports
ESPN’s coverage of NBA free agency shows the network’s flaws
By TOM GREEN | July 5, 2010July 1 was supposed to mark the beginning of arguably the most anticipated summer the NBA had ever seen.
Opinion
Sports
Decision to move CWS from Rosenblatt Stadium a foolish one
By ANTHONY CHIANG | June 30, 2010It is a sad day when you lose something that has been woven into a city’s identity.
Opinion
Government spending out of control
By Bryan Griffin | June 30, 2010On Tuesday, I attended the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce Candidate forum for County Commission candidates. About a hundred business owners showed up to hear the vision of the six candidates for Alachua County. One common theme prevailed: the burden on local business from all levels of government has to subside for the health of the local economy. Increased taxation was shied away from by candidates from both parties. Consistently, all the candidates said we can either be dragged down by the national economic situation, or we find ways to improve upon it.
Opinion
Dumbing Down
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 30, 2010We are not surprised the “Twilight” saga is still eliciting “Harry Potter” levels of fanaticism out of women of all ages, but we would be lying if we said it has not had a profound impact on our faith in humanity.
Opinion
Owner objects to Lab being called a bar
By Larry Bruceowner | June 30, 2010In today’s editorial, the ‘editor’ referred to the Laboratory as a ‘bar on University,’ in a seeming attempt to discredit Ozzie Angulo. The Laboratory is a cafe. We do not sell liquor, and the majority of my business is food sales.
Opinion
Students should take time to celebrate ‘America’s hat’ today
By ANDREW PANTAZI | June 30, 2010Celine Dion. Geddy Lee. Warren Moon’s career. Drake (the rapper, not the Nickelodeon TV star). And hockey.
Opinion
Fire fee hurts property owners
By Jack L. Ward | June 30, 2010Dear Mayor and City Commissioners,
Opinion
Candidate defends headquater location
By Oswald Angulo | June 30, 2010The Laboratory is a hub for some of the most intellectual, artistic, creative and dynamic minds I’ve ever encountered. I spend my entire time debating, discussing and theorizing with the many patrons that come. It is my political training ground.
Opinion
Cold Cuts: County has no more room to slash budget
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 30, 2010Alachua County Commission candidates have been talking a lot about lowering taxes and cutting spending in the county, but we do not have a clue who they think they are kidding.
Opinion
Floridians should invest in education
By Perry C. McGriff | June 28, 2010Public education is the cornerstone of our nation’s economic might. When we make a true commitment to educating a future generation, we are not only producing a workforce that is better equipped to tackle the problems of today, but we are planting the seeds for the innovation of tomorrow. If we are going to prepare our children for the future, I believe Florida must change its course and make a proper investment in public education.
Opinion
Miami flights will help Gainesville airport
By Alligator Editorial Board | June 28, 2010Flying out of Gainesville is a chore. Not because Gainesville Regional Airport is lacking, but because to get anywhere from our tiny airport requires you to fly into the veritable labyrinth that is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Opinion
Smoking ban encroaches on rights
By Carter Lyles | June 28, 2010There is something very unsettling in the way modern society is beginning to parallel the fictional worlds presented by writers such as Orwell, Huxley and Rand. From the disturbing similarities between contemporary texting language and Orwell’s Newspeak to the health care battles that still continue to rage in Congress, it is undeniable that, at some point in the last 50 years, the line between fact and fiction began to blur.
Opinion
Soccer Sham
By Alligator Editorial Board | June 28, 2010The break between summer semesters was quite eventful if you were a soccer fan. The U.S. team made it out of group play and into the Round of 16 in the World Cup before falling to Ghana in an elimination game.
Sports
UF athletic program successful despite postseason struggles
By TOM GREEN | June 28, 2010You hear that noise? It’s the sound of the dead period for Gators sports. The period between the end of summer sports and the start of fall ones.
Sports
Arrests could impact the way the university is viewed by outsiders
By ANTHONY CHIANG | June 16, 2010We are now at 28 and counting.
Opinion
Obama fumbles response to gulf spill
By Bryan Griffin | June 16, 2010The recent Gulf oil spill has become more than a tragedy, and the Obama administration has more than botched the response. This crisis illuminates the administration’s lack of leadership. Unfortunately for Americans, we see a president too tangled in a web of bureaucracy, ego and inexperience to appropriately handle the situation. It was well-worded in a recent column by Mark Steyn: “He has grand plans for ‘the environment’ - all of it, wherever it may be. Why should the great eco-Gulliver be ensnared by some Lilliputian oil spill lapping ‘round his boots?”
Opinion
‘Good Life’ course serves a purpose for freshmen.
By Ben Sarbey | June 16, 2010The Editorial Board misunderstood the purpose of the course, ‘The Good Life.’ The course would challenge students’ views about what ‘the good life’ is and to think about whether it exists. The class doesn’t just “give incoming freshmen a chance to bond over coursework” but has the noble goal of making students reflect on their commonly held notions.
Opinion
Cutting post-doctoral health care benefits will hurt research
By <a mailto:"UFPostDocAssembly@gmail.com" Drs. Aaron T. Dossey | June 16, 2010We are writing as current postdoctoral associates and concerned members of the UF family to communicate concerns about the upcoming change in postdoctoral health care benefits. We believe this represents a step backward in UF’s mission to become a top-tier research institution. Cutting postdoctoral benefits will make UF much less competitive in attracting the best and brightest researchers. Postdoctoral associates are the driving force behind all aspects of research, including research training for undergraduates and graduates. Postdoctoral associates complete a majority of the research that brings millions of dollars in federal research grants, and they write a significant portion of those grants.
Opinion
Lowering the bar
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 16, 2010It has been a few months since he came in last place in Gainesville’s mayoral election, but Ozzy Angulo is ready to give politics another try in the upcoming race for City Commission District 3.
Opinion
Success Snub: Football shouldn’t get all the glory
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 16, 2010It is no secret that UF has a tradition of excellence on the football field, but we were shocked when we heard the University Athletic Association voted to spend $550,000 on statues of our three Heisman Trophy winners, Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow.
