Opinion
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Pilfering stickers unacceptable
Oct. 14, 2008Ann Brosius Gainesville resident, SG election poll worker
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Major Indecision
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2008It looks like we're finally going to get our chance to figure out what we're going to be doing with the rest of our lives. Courtesy of Student Government and the Career Resource Center, we will be treated to the first ever UF Majors Fair.
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Sober is Sexy: Google doesn’t let friends e–mail drunk
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2008By a show of hands: Did anyone consume on Saturday before the LSU game? You know what we mean (Sorry Big Machen).
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Republicans pulling out all stops to win
Oct. 13, 2008For those of you who haven't read it already, pick up a copy of George Orwell's "1984." It holds some remarkable insight into the workings of the mind of man when it comes to political and even religious allegiance. The two most important terms in there are "doublespeak" and "doublethink."
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Net Losses: Safety net taints image of Golden Gate Bridge
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 12, 2008For all its scenic beauty, the Golden Gate Bridge still needs a makeover - and a grim one, at that.
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50–50
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 12, 2008The Editorial Board has seen its share of divorces. No, not personally, but we've lived through our parents' separations or seen dozens of our friends trudge through it.
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Rays’ story transcends tough times
Oct. 9, 2008The sky is falling, and I really don't know where to turn.
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Everyone can learn something from SG
By DAVID WINCHESTER | Oct. 9, 2008Nearly 10 years ago, the Alligator printed a guest column of mine about Student Government teaching me all I needed to know in life. It was my attempt to author a scathing indictment of the corruption and shortsighted nepotism of SG back in my days at UF.
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Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 9, 2008For starters, we'd like to give UF's Human Decency Now organization a thank-you-for-rationally-addressing-a-potentially-volatile-situation LAUREL.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Swamp Will Rise Again
By Cameron Moser | Oct. 9, 2008I've been hearing it for quite some time now.
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Alligator has lowered standards
By Theresa Sumrall | Oct. 8, 2008I am extremely disappointed in the quality of the Alligator this year.
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Good job turning out to the polls, Gators
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 8, 2008The Editorial Board could not believe its collective eyes.
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Baby boomers the real ‘Me’ generation
Oct. 8, 2008It only took hours to work out the bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - a deal that increased the national debt by $5 trillion. You, me and our unborn children now owe the world's lenders our own little piece of a $14 trillion debt, give or take a couple hundred billion. Here is the kicker: We didn't borrow a dime.
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‘Crazy socialists’ trustworthy
By Claire Beach | Oct. 8, 2008In response to Chairman Bryan Griffin's red-baiting comment that he doesn't want any "crazy socialist hippies" to control UF's money: Those are just the kind of people I trust with my money. Just look at what the greedy, free-market-loving capitalists did with it on Wall Street.
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‘Joe Six–Pack’ deserves more dignity than the Average Joe
By Susan Holcomb | Oct. 8, 2008Who is Joe Six-Pack? It's a question I've been mulling over ever since the term came up in last week's vice presidential debate. It's pretty clear what image the phrase is supposed to conjure up in the American psyche: He's the average Joe, the hardworking member of the middle class who kicks back with a beer after a long day of work.
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Seriously, guys? That was your big rebuttal?
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 7, 2008The Editorial Board is simply amazed by the amount of absurdities that arose from the first day of the Student Government election.
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Government bailout part of financial mismanagement cycle
By Daniel Rood | Oct. 7, 2008As you might have noticed, our economy isn't doing so well. Congress has just passed an enormous bailout bill worth $700 billion of taxpayer money. Along with the high price tag, the bill also gives the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve unprecedented powers over the free market.
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Hand scanners waste of money
By SKEET SURRENCY | Oct. 7, 2008After reading Monday's article and editorial about the hand scanner referendum, I feel a few clarifications are in order.
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SG e–mails should have stayed private
By LINDSEY MARMORSTEIN | Oct. 7, 2008Many people dislike politics because it sometimes seems that people choose to launch personal attacks on one another. It is a shame that politics are being treated the same way on the UF campus.
