Opinions - The Independent Florida Alligator

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

SDS strike should be taken seriously

By SKEET SURRENCY | Apr. 16, 2008

I've recently concluded that the problem with this country can be summed up by the Alligator articles and editorials Students for a Democratic Society has generated over the last year. You may agree that the world as we know it is falling apart, but you'll continuously bicker over every last detail of those whose conscience compels them to actually take action.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Gators asked to remember those lost in Va. Tech tragedy

By JACQUELYN HORSTMANN | Apr. 15, 2008

We Remember.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Resources available on campus

By HEATHER LEHMKUHL | Apr. 15, 2008

College life has many benefits: new friends, new experiences, and no curfew. But it also brings stress that's related to grades, bills, time management, dating, parent conflicts and homesickness.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Bill endorses religion in classrooms

Apr. 15, 2008

It has been more than 20 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against teaching creationism "science" in public schools, finding it a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Eliminating ads will do little to change culture

By the Editorial Board | Apr. 15, 2008

Anyone who has been in Gainesville long enough knows how UF President Bernie Machen feels about alcohol, or more specifically, underage binge drinking.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Mental illness stigma should be overcome

By ANA TURNER | Apr. 15, 2008

Although psychology and psychiatry are relatively new fields, the concept of mental illness is not. In the 5th century B.C., a man living with epilepsy was thought to be affected by the moon god.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Academia fragmented, not knowledge

By GERALD LILES | Apr. 14, 2008

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Democrats' actions do not demonstrate change

By the Editorial Board | Apr. 14, 2008

At the beginning of the primary season, it seems the Democratic contenders promised us a bit too much.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Parents should regulate their children's online activities

By Kevin Dion | Apr. 14, 2008

In Thursday's Alligator, Rebecca Ganzak wrote in her column that she feels there needs to be regulations governing the "appropriateness" of content available on the Internet. I feel that the actions proposed in Thursday's column are the wrong ones to take.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Hunger strike correlates to Iraq war

By Charles J. Allen | Apr. 13, 2008

As one of the students on hunger strike, I wanted to respond to the "dart" Students for a Democratic Society received from the Alligator editorial board on Friday.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Parking plans need to encourage alternatives

By the Editorial Board | Apr. 13, 2008

It's a common gripe at colleges across the country: Parking on campus is a nightmare. At the second largest university in the United States, we're no strangers to the parking tickets, the "who-stole-my-car" moments before the adjustment to roam towing and the hours of circling and stalking in parking lots before classes.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Content of Internet should be left alone

By Rob Myers | Apr. 13, 2008

Rebecca Ganzak's column Thursday reminded me of the "Freedom, but…" concept too many people subscribe to today.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Stadium Club too exclusive for area

By VINCENT MASSARO | Apr. 13, 2008

I try to avoid whining in my column, but sometimes I can't help it. Actually, I whine most of the time. OK, all I do is whine.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Government cannot parent children

By Patrick Duffey | Apr. 13, 2008

In her column on Thursday, Ms. Ganzak asked all the wrong questions. "Why is the Internet so open?" she wondered. The question should be "Why is everything else so closed?"

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Machen should listen to student will

By Joe Richard | Apr. 13, 2008

The referendum on the spring ballot supporting UF's adherence to socially responsible investment, which passed by student voters, shows that among students a strong sentiment exists for the university to do the right thing: to place people before the unrestrained quest for profit.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Darts & Laurels

By the Editorial Board | Apr. 10, 2008

This week it seems that along with the pollen and spring, protesting is also in the air. Whether it's the anti-war protestors on the corner of 13th Street and University Avenue, the hunger strikers staking it out in front of Bernie's office or the maniacs trying to extinguish the Olympic torch, it's hard to keep up with who's mad at who for what these days. So, here at Darts & Laurels headquarters, we'll keep it simple for you this week and let you know what should really be pissing you off. Get your signs ready and practice your angry chants for this week's edition of Darts & Laurels.

OPINION | COLUMNS

A farewell poem to a college town

By CARLY HALLAM | Apr. 10, 2008

I may never again live in an all-college town

OPINION | COLUMNS

Internet needs some form of regulation

Apr. 9, 2008

I have seen the promotions, watched videos and listened to several computer-savvy friends explain to me why the Internet should be a free and uncensored flow of entertainment and information. I used to agree.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Column attack on McCain misguided

By Kerry Hart | Apr. 9, 2008

Week after week, Joshua Frederickson writes impassioned columns bashing any thought that is on this side of far-left. I enjoy political discourse, but only when it is informed. I do not have room here to detail his numerous errors and misguided assertions, so I will focus on his attack against McCain over waterboarding. He claims that McCain's anti-torture "convictions" disappeared when he voted against the Senate's ban.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Commission should hold off on major votes

By the Editorial Board | Apr. 9, 2008

On Tuesday night, Gainesville City Commissioner Jeanna Mastrodicasa, chairwoman of the Public Safety Committee and UF's assistant vice president of student affairs, held a forum on campus to discuss proposed changes before the commission that may change the face of Gainesville's nightlife.