Opinion
Govt. should put rights first
By Christina Garcia de los Rios | Dec. 7, 2009The following is an excerpt from a letter sent to New York State Sen. Tom Libous.
Opinion
Opinion
Public reaction to loss disappoints
By Lindsay Waldron UF criminology senior | Dec. 7, 2009Three things to describe Tim Tebow: amazing athlete, outstanding character and 100 percent human. With humanity comes imperfection. Shocking, right?
Sports
Florida fans get rare taste of falling short
Dec. 6, 2009ATLANTA — David Nelson didn’t want to leave the field.
Opinion
Road Rebel: Confederate plate no debate for state
Dec. 6, 2009As it turns out, the longest battle of the Civil War was not Gettysburg, or Marietta, or Yorktown.
Opinion
'Mock' Trial
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 6, 2009Italy’s courts threw the book at American college student Amanda Knox on Saturday, sentencing her to 26 years in prison for murdering her British roommate.
Opinion
Graduate students deserve pay increase
By Luke Rostant | Dec. 6, 2009I am writing today to voice my opposition to the creation of any fee for the restoration or expansion of the Reitz Union.
Opinion
2009: Year of distractions, scandals
Dec. 6, 20092009 hasn’t left us yet, but it’s not too soon to look back on the last of what Time Magazine recently dubbed “The Decade from Hell.”
Opinion
Pedestrians must look out for cyclists
By Lily Bruns | Dec. 6, 2009It’s about that time for another complaint from the beleaguered Gainesville cyclist. I come to you with scabby palms and bruised shins. The cause of my pain? This time around, an innocent pedestrian crossing the street.
Opinion
Humor column lacks humor
By Ryan Scheb | Dec. 6, 2009I would like to express my disgust at Erik Voss’ Avenue column, “Killing Christmas spirit.” Not only was it lacking humor, but it was simply revolting. If the Alligator must resort to publishing stories about the intentional public embarrassment of another human being for its “humor” column, it needs a new comedian.
Opinion
Reader fails to detect sarcasm
By Caitlin Niblick | Dec. 6, 2009Thank you, Mr. Maple, for bringing Tiger Woods’ affair to light for everyone who had unfortunately missed out on the “media sleaze machine” coverage. I’d have to say that yours was by far worse. Not only did you cite the same news sources you bashed, but you also managed to do so in a way far more offensive than the mainstream media. You refuted the media’s attack on Woods’ affair with a cocktail waitress by saying his actions were only really wrong because he didn’t choose the right type of woman to sleep with.
Sports
Here is what you want if you desire a playoff
Dec. 3, 2009Do you want a college football playoff?
Sports
Picks Column: Alabama
Dec. 3, 2009There’s a lot at stake this week in the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column this week, as the pickers are doing their final jockeying for the crown and trying to avoid embarrassment. Only two — Bobby Callovi and Kyle Maistri — are still actually picking for glory.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 3, 2009So you’re finally ready to dump all the knowledge you (hopefully) absorbed over the semester in a cathartic flurry of finals, term papers and unnecessarily harsh “Rate My Professors” rants?
Opinion
Obama is right to weigh options in war
By Nick Miner | Dec. 3, 2009In a recent interview, Dick Cheney attacked the president for “agonizing” over the Afghanistan strategy, saying: “Every time [Obama] delays, defers, debates, changes his position, it begins to raise questions: Is the commander in chief really behind what [the military has] been asked to do?”
Sports
Offense will determine UF's fate
Dec. 3, 2009The success of the Gators in the SEC Championship Game lies in the hands of Tim Tebow and the offense.
Sports
It’s really too easy being this awesome
By BEN VOLIN | Dec. 2, 2009Editor’s Note: Graduate student, Palm Beach Post Gators beat writer and reader Ben Volin earned a guest column for winning our inaugural alligatorSports Fantasy Challenge.
Opinion
Indian Burn: American Indians need health care reform
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Dec. 2, 2009The health care system that American Indians rely on is a patchwork of half measures and empty promises.
Opinion
Tiger’s choice of mistress was subpar
Dec. 2, 2009True to his reputation as the hardest-hitting driver on the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods spent the majority of his Thanksgiving holiday entering a world of pain. The grimy details that are now oozing out of the celebrity guerrilla media sleaze machine only amplify the deliciousness of this sordid Tiger tale.
Opinion
Bible shouldn’t be followed selectively
By NICHOLAS SMITH | Dec. 2, 2009Bible shouldn’t be followed selectively
