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Machen ideology rocks Capitol Hill
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 7, 2009Tim Tebow, take a seat - the Editorial Board has a new hero.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
No mercy not fair
By Matt Martz | Jan. 6, 2009Thanks for reminding us why we all hate you, Bernie, by not only reminding us how pathetically few tickets students get compared to alumni, but also by giving us your standard holier-than-thou insistence that we go to class while you nurse your hangover in Miami.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Conflict coverage biased
By DERRICK PEAT | Jan. 6, 2009The entire Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a very divisive topic in contemporary American society.Religious preference, ethnicity, political affiliation and social status often define and pervade the deep rifts that characterize this 60-year-old dispute.
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EDITORIALS
Server crash no match for new staff
By Nicole Safker | Jan. 6, 2009Sorry, guys.
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EDITORIALS
Illinois shouldn’t let Burris take Senate seat
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 6, 2009Roland W. Burris wants you to know that he's not here looking for drama.
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COLUMNS
Economic woes shouldn’t dictate faith
Jan. 5, 2009The culmination of a brutal year for every aspect of the Western economic paradigm birthed a dismal Christmas retail season. The blind faith in overheated consumerism that fuels the economic engine of the world exploded over the last year - and even 8-pound, 6-ounce baby Jesus could not steer us clear of fiscal ruin.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ticket office failed to please fans
By Dean Millard | Jan. 5, 2009I have been a football season ticket holder since 1997. In 2003, I not only kept up my Gator Booster status but I also upgraded to Champions Club at a time when the program was struggling to sell these seats due to a decline in the team's performance. In 2006, I had no trouble getting either SEC Championship or BCS Championship game tickets.
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EDITORIALS
Chomp out fires
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 5, 2009The Editorial Board understands that college students will be, well, college students come Thursday evening.
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EDITORIALS
No Mercy: Post–BCS hangovers don’t matter to Machen
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 5, 2009Apparently reaching the pinnacle of the college football world doesn't mean much to UF President Bernie Machen, who seems to think championships are as commonplace as players like Oklahoma's outspoken Dominique Franks.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Article understated ticketing issues
By Michelle Kimmel | Dec. 9, 2008I was disappointed with Monday's article on the student ticket disaster Saturday in Atlanta.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dictor dedicated to improving SG
By David Lopez | Dec. 9, 2008As the public relations director for the Political Science Honor Society, I have had the pleasure of serving with Mr. Dictor over the last year on the executive board.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Students still care about veterans
By Kelly Packard | Dec. 9, 2008I was disappointed with Phil Newman's comment in Monday's article about the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dictor always working for students
By Dave Schneider | Dec. 9, 2008Sen. Fager's letter on Sen. Ben Dictor was as poorly conceived as it was inaccurate.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Wes Hunt just being a columnist
By Andres Corzo Lucioni | Dec. 9, 2008Here's some news for Wes Hunt: The problems you note don't apply only to UF students.
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COLUMNS
Present not only time to experience life
Dec. 9, 2008I have a Wrestlemania theory about life.
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EDITORIALS
Parking as important as graduate schools
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 9, 2008We cannot wait for the days when we're successful UF alumni capable of showering our beloved alma mater with donated cash - a "Thank you" for good times, bad times and in-between times we thought we would forget.
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EDITORIALS
Sketchy Business
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 9, 2008How many scams have to make their way through Gainesville before its residents realize they shouldn't just look before they take an unforeseen financial leap?
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Negativity hurts paper’s reputation
By Carolyn Terranova | Dec. 9, 2008Allow me to speak up before things get out of hand.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Pretentious, dumb students always haters
By Juliana Sams | Dec. 8, 2008Dear Wes Hunt,
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EDITORIALS
Give a Little Bit: Machen’s choice reflects holiday spirit
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 8, 2008In the spirit of the holidays, President Bernie Machen has chosen to donate $285,000 - the amount of his annual bonus - to a scholarship program.
