Opinion
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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?
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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?”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bible shouldn’t be followed selectively
By NICHOLAS SMITH | Dec. 2, 2009Bible shouldn’t be followed selectively
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H1N1 vaccinations went smoothly
By Ginny Switt | Dec. 2, 2009I would like to commend the UF Student Health Care Center for a very organized H1N1 flu shot procedure. The online sign-up system was very easy to find and use. I printed out the forms and had them with me. A tent was set up outside, and it took me exactly 30 seconds to check in. Arrows clearly directed me to the correct location in the infirmary, and the entire vaccination procedure took less than 5 minutes. Kudos to the staff who organized what could have been a madhouse with long lines into a very streamlined program.
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U.S. should withdraw from Afghanistan
By PAUL MURTY | Dec. 2, 2009The decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan is irresponsible on the part of the administration I helped put in power. Granted, President Obama always said during the campaign that he wanted to focus on Afghanistan because it was the forgotten war during the Bush administration, but that doesn’t make this a correct decision.
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Christians should preach love, not hate
By Nichole Newcome | Dec. 2, 2009This is in response to Shaelyn McDaniel’s letter, “Author misinterprets the Bible’s message.”
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Drivers should consider feelings of fans when making bad decisions
By Lars Rodriguez | Dec. 2, 2009A notice to the University Athletic Association:
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Dunlap-se in judgment just one more distraction for Florida to overcome
By CALLOVI< | Dec. 1, 2009The Gators have gotten used to playing with distractions this season.
