Opinion
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Scalping shouldn’t ruin games
By Beth Hunt | Sep. 8, 2008I was pleased with Marc Weinoth's article Friday.
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EDITORIALS
Prairie Project
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 8, 2008The Editorial Board is pleased to see several state and local agencies coming to the rescue of an often-overlooked local treasure.
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EDITORIALS
Go Gators – Go start a new advertising campaign
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 8, 2008UF's world-famous and exceedingly popular "Go Gator Nation" ad campaign has finally come to a end.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Growl doesn’t cater to students
By Michael Verbosky | Sep. 8, 2008The largest student-run pep rally has once again failed to deliver a show for students. Instead, it will feature the Steve Miller Band playing their greatest hits for alumni.
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COLUMNS
Republicans should take reality–based stance on sex–ed
By Monique Cunin | Sep. 8, 2008Election 2008 has finally cast all of its actors.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Trash talk should avoid slurs
By Eduardo Beltran | Sep. 8, 2008I was happy to see the editorial about staying classy. I'm glad someone commented about some of the nasty things said between Miami and UF fans. My group of friends was a mix of Gators and Hurricanes fans.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
AP classes don’t prepare for college
By Christian Campbell | Sep. 7, 2008I entered UF in 1998 with 26 Advanced Placement and 11 dual enrollment credits. Everybody said how great that was and how quickly I could get through school. I, like many of you, did not need study skills to get A's in high school.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ticket buyers enable scalpers
By Chad Kimes | Sep. 7, 2008Want to stop ticket scalping?
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EDITORIALS
Obama Overdose
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 7, 2008As if the Barack Obama train didn't have enough momentum, local supporters decided to hold an event to garner more support for the inescapable media darling. They even gave it a clever moniker: Obama-rama.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Band should respect Gators offense
By Matthew Martz | Sep. 7, 2008Saturday night, as Tim Tebow was trying to organize offensive drives, the stadium was blaring loud when it should have been quiet.
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COLUMNS
RTS schedule should reflect reality
Sep. 7, 2008I don't own a car, so I keep a colorful, expensively designed Regional Transit System bus schedule by my bedside.
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EDITORIALS
Stay Classy: Sportsmanship extends to fans, too.
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 7, 2008Saturday night's football game was everything we thought it could be. Although we have our worries about the correlation between media hype and the Gators' actual potential, the Editorial Board was thoroughly satisfied with the team's victory over Miami.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
RNC lacks substance
By Matt Martz | Sep. 4, 2008Hurricane Gustav has passed with, thankfully, little damage, allowing Republicans to drop all pretenses of bipartisanship and launch into what, in my mind, is the nastiest convention in recent history.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Palin no comparison to Clinton
By Rachel Brenner | Sep. 4, 2008Sen. John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate shows his inability to comprehend what Sen. Hillary Clinton's female supporters really stood for. In view of Palin's ultraconservative views, to believe that her gender alone would cause Clinton supporters to run in McCain's direction because of some estrogen gravitational pull truly insults female intelligence.
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COLUMNS
Scalping deserves harsher penalties
By MARC WEINOTH | Sep. 4, 2008I've got some good news for students still looking for a ticket to tomorrow's football game against Miami: There are plenty available. It will only cost you $150.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Gators should rally around Obama
By Christopher McBryde | Sep. 4, 2008Politics aren't my thing. One of my favorite quotes by Albert Einstein is, "Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever."
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
AP courses prepare students
By Wess Brooker | Sep. 4, 2008I've lived to see everything now.
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EDITORIALS
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 4, 2008This week, we'll start on a positive note. We would like to issue a 50-years-is-a-long-time-but-let's-keep-the-ball-rolling LAUREL to UF and George Starke Jr. for demolishing our school's color barrier a half-century ago. The feat may seem small now, but such an important breakthrough demands everyone's recognition and thanks.
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EDITORIALS
Small fee packs environmental punch
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 3, 2008Hopefully, UF will take a big green leap in the right direction today.
