Sports
Draft lottery good for NBA
By ANTHONY CHIANG | May 19, 2010Integrity is one of the key reasons we all love sports.
Opinion
Opinion
Three-time graduate offers advice for the summer student
By Bill McKendree | May 19, 2010As a three-time UF graduate, I have 10 summer semesters under my belt. Next to fall, it is my favorite time in Gainesville because it has many benefits over the regular season.
Opinion
Communism’s return possible in U.S.
By Bryan Griffin | May 19, 2010Thomas Jefferson once said, “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”
Opinion
Pricey Party: Democrats spend $800,000 on victory
By The Alligator Editorial Board | May 19, 2010Last night, Democrats celebrated their victory in a special election for an empty seat in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. We just wonder if having another Democrat on Capitol Hill was worth the $800,000 the party spent on advertising.
Opinion
Power Struggle
By The Alligator Editorial Board | May 19, 2010The war between the states, or between one state and a growing list of cities, is starting to get heated.
Opinion
Superhero stories contribute to America’s culture
By Alex King | May 19, 2010Comics—and comic-based shows and movies—represent a modern mythology that is otherwise missing from our American culture. Humans have always enjoyed telling epic tales of heroes who are capable of much more than mortal men. These stories have been around for centuries and will persist.
Opinion
Problems at home should be priority
By Joshua Lee | May 17, 2010In recent weeks, we have seen natural disasters and incidents that have irreparably stained many parts of our nation.
Opinion
Tourism Trouble: Florida could feel spill’s impact for years
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 17, 2010If you have ever had a desire to see the Florida Keys the way Ernest Hemingway did, you might want to take that trip before they become little more than polluted islands in the oil stream that’s pouring out of the Gulf of Mexico.
Opinion
Super Overdone: Enough with the comic book heroes in pop culture
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 17, 2010When fall rolls around, one hit show will be noticeably absent from NBC’s prime-time lineup: “Heroes.”
Opinion
Women should veto HB 1143
By Katie Walters | May 17, 2010Sens. Andy Gardiner and Mike Haridopolos introduced two amendments to a bill in the Florida House of Representatives that would restrict women’s access to abortion. The bill and the two amendments passed in the House and Senate last week. Florida now waits for Gov. Charlie Crist to either sign or veto the bill, which has not yet come to his desk. Once it does, he has 15 days to decide.
Sports
Tyus' plan to stay should shock none
By ANTHONY CHIANG | May 12, 2010For some reason we were all surprised.
Opinion
Health care should not depend on non-profits
By Nick Miner | May 12, 2010On Tuesday, the Alligator published an article by Bryan Griffin who argued for a larger role for non-profits in the American health care system. This article was not only full of blatant contradictions but naive in the extreme. Mr. Griffin was arguing that the health care system would perform better in private hands, he just forgot that non-profits are heavily dependent upon the government and are not private enterprise. In his attempt to discredit the new health care laws he actually made an argument for an increased government role.
Opinion
Student criticizes Southwest Recreation Center security
By Nathan Kelley | May 12, 2010I wanted to let the Alligator know how Southwest Recreation Center is keeping students’ personal belongings safe.
Opinion
Government spends efficiently
By Nicholas Mildebrath | May 12, 2010Debate is important. Especially when it comes to something as vital as health care. But when it comes to debate, as one senator put it, “You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.”
Opinion
Congress should be more concerned for public’s interest
By Bryan Griffin | May 12, 2010This week, the director of the Congressional Budget Office announced the health care legislation is going to cost about $115 billion more than expected. This brings the total in health care spending up to about $1 trillion — so far.
Opinion
Fire assessment fee should go up in smoke
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 12, 2010We thought plans for a fire assessment fee died years ago, but the Alachua County Commission is pulling out the Jaws of Life to try and make its recent version of this terrible idea a reality.
Opinion
Kagan’s experience is not a problem
By DEBORAH SWERDLOW | May 12, 2010As someone who is fascinated by the U.S. Supreme Court, I’ve been consuming every bit of information about President Obama’s recent nominee, Elena Kagan. Unfortunately, it seems as if the Alligator’s Editorial Board has not consumed even half of that information.
Opinion
Tea Party is a few cards short of full deck
By Alligator Editorial Board | May 12, 2010Just when we thought the Tea Party movement could not get any more ridiculous, one company has started selling its own take on the Iraqi Most Wanted Playing Cards, except they feature politicians.
Sports
Confusion is the key to success
May 10, 2010You have 15 seconds to translate UF doctorate student Andrew Charles Thoron’s thesis into plain English.
