Sports
National title goes unnoticed
By TOM GREEN | May 31, 2010Go ahead and add another national championship to Florida’s collection.
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Bus customer does not deserve refund for his missed flight
By Karl Bruno | May 31, 2010This headline, "Bus customer demands refund for missed flight," makes it sound like the bus didn't get him there on time, in which case he would be right to demand a refund.
Opinion
UF Supreme Court nominees lacked basic knowledge about FERPA.
By Alan Martin | May 31, 2010David Nigliazzo was not the only controversial nominee.
Opinion
Up in smoke: Countdown to the campus smoking ban
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 31, 2010Students only have one more month to smoke on campus before it is officially banned. Let the countdown begin.
Opinion
Donating hair to oil spill effort wasn’t done in vain
By Christopher Day | May 31, 2010I cut off 8 inches or so and donated all my hair to the group in the plaza Thursday.
Opinion
Officers’ claims of self-defense do not justify student shooting
By Andrew Lapetina | May 31, 2010Bill Cervone's statement clearly indicates that he believes police officers can, in the name of self-defense, shoot any person in their presence armed with a possibly deadly weapon - such as a cane, which is hardly different from a table leg - and wielding it in a dangerous manner.
Opinion
Inhospitable: Crist vetoes $9.7 million for Shands funding
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 31, 2010Things just got a little more difficult for the under-insured and uninsured.
Opinion
Facebook should not share user info
By Joshua Lee | May 31, 2010Like most college students, I am quite tied to my Facebook account and have put much of my life on the ever-growing social network. When I first heard about Facebook four years ago, I promised myself I would never sign my deal with the devil and get an account. Four years later and here I am, one of those people who logs on at least twice a day to update myself on things that the website says I care about.
Opinion
Fat Tuscan restaurant owners can’t complain about zoning restrictions
By Robert Hueckstaedt | May 31, 2010If the zoning code hasn't changed, then the owners of the Fat Tuscan have no argument.
Opinion
Soccer deserves a spot in the limelight alongside football
By Marc Evenst Jn Jacques | May 31, 2010It is love at first sight. It is a Thursday afternoon, and you are exhausted, waiting on the bus and eager to get home.
Opinion
Forget Nothing: Remember the purpose of Memorial Day
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 26, 2010The weather is going to be great, but you may want to think twice before cracking open a beer and having a pool party this weekend.
Opinion
The Savvy Modern Online Politico
By Bryan Griffin | May 26, 2010I love a good Internet political meme. Most political junkies have their inner circles of friends on an email list-serve that they use to distribute particularly funny or applicable memes. It can be a very enjoyable hobby.
Opinion
Student Health Care Center offers services for sexual health
By Laura Mize | May 26, 2010After seeing the column ‘Sexual health care on the cheap’ in the May 13th edition of the Alligator, we’d like to remind readers that the UF Student Health Care Center also offers a full range of sexual health care services available to students.
Opinion
Columnist gets hands on BP’s leaked memo
May 26, 2010As a corporation, British Petroleum is deeply saddened by the recent leaks in our interwebs tube that have pumped out an ever-increasing number of highly sensitive and damaging internal documents into the vital Gulf of Public Opinion. We have prepared the following memo as a “top kill procedure” on the destructive flow of information by piping loads of crap into real leaks of BP’s corporate philosophy:
Opinion
Life Prerequisites
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 26, 2010Starting next school year, incoming high school freshmen in Florida will have to pass both Algebra 1 and Geometry in order to earn their diplomas.
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Resident disagrees with State Attorney’s decision regarding student shooting.
By Andrew Lapetina | May 26, 2010Gainesville residents who walk with canes are advised not to lift them above their waist in the presence of law officers. Doing so may result in you being legally shot, or so argues Bill Cervone in his statement regarding Kofi Adu-Brempong.
Sports
Age ain’t nothin’ but a number
May 24, 2010Kevin O’Sullivan is the R. Kelly of college baseball coaches.
Opinion
Driving comes with social responsibility
By Joshua Lee | May 24, 2010A couple of weeks ago, at the tender age of 19, I finally got my Florida driver's license. After a three-year saga of excuses and missed opportunities, I finally sucked it up and studied hard enough to pass - despite running over a cone and failing my first attempt. While pretty much all college students and young drivers can relate to the experience, I feel like I have a unique view of the whole process.
Opinion
Disappointing Decision: UPD officers not charged
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 24, 2010Imagine a world where all you had to do to get away with shooting a disabled man in the face was say you felt endangered and the law would be on your side.
