Shame on the news industry. You've been very naughty, and I'm sending you to your room without any new celebrity drunken-driving stories, outrageously priced politician haircut stories or developments on the latest celebrity divorces.
Free speech is a funny thing, isn't it? Who decided it was OK to yell at someone for wearing fur, but illegal to yell "Fire!" in a crowded room?
As a person who values the right to live, I find the UF administration's position on the controversy surrounding how the "Obsession" screening was advertised very disturbing.
Dear UF College Republicans and UF Law School Republicans, thank you so much for writing a letter to the Alligator decrying the erosion of your right to free speech. It's nice to see you are so concerned about civil liberties.
I am responding to Wednesday's article celebrating the life of Dr. Robert Cade, one of four UF researchers responsible for inventing Gatorade. I was quite surprised to learn that since 1970, UF has drawn more than ,150 million in royalties from Gatorade sales. After reading this, it made me think back to a September Alligator article about the increased soda costs on campus, part of the objective being to encourage people to make a healthier choice.
I don't think anyone can disagree that using a cell phone in general is very distracting. This applies to cell phone use while driving, studying and even trying to cross the street. The world we live in is already dangerous enough. I mean, we've already got our plates full with wildfires, al-Qaida and Bill O'Reilly to worry about. Texting while driving endangers our roads, and the guiltiest party of all is college students.
Islam on Campus is an important advocate for the vast majority of the Muslim population who can and have been unfairly blamed for global terrorism. For years, this group has attempted to promote sensible dialogue.
The recent e-mail from Ms. Telles-Irvin regarding the sensitivity surrounding the use of the phrase "Radical Islam Wants You Dead" paints a dismal yet accurate picture of what ails this campus and country. The only people who should be offended by this phrase are radical Muslims in self-denial.
Two Florida lawmakers want to pass a don't-text-and-drive law for minors. I can hardly blame them. After all, who hasn't been scared of the guy with one hand on the wheel and the other on a phone? However, I am not so convinced the bill is a good thing for drivers in the Sunshine State.
If you're a Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholars recipient, you can plan on getting about one less textbook for free next semester, thanks to budget cuts.
We co-sponsored the showing of the movie "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West," and our organizations' names appeared on the fliers promoting the documentary to which Vice President of Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin, on behalf of the UF administration, responded. Many of you have no doubt read Ms. Telles-Irvin's lengthy e-mail by now. Our response will be shorter.
Do you know what Mitt Romney ate for lunch the other day? Do you really care?
What is the deal with Ron Paul? Why are college students head over heels for him? We just can't figure it out.
As a 'Cane, it may seem sacrilegious for me to support a Gator, but in a Heisman field that is wide open, the climate allows for exceptions - and for history - to be made.
I am writing in response to Skeet Surrency's letter to the editor, "Protesters' actions were merited." I was there when the protesters began their theatrics. I felt like I was watching a 16-car pileup on the Turnpike. Before the students so courageously began protesting in front of a sympathetic audience, nearly everyone in the room laughed at former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. He would pay lip service to human rights and the U.S. Constitution, and everyone would be in stitches.
Dear pretty girls who wear big sunglasses,
He's won an Emmy, an Oscar, a Nobel Peace Prize and, to most voters, the presidency. Monday, Al Gore finally stood in the Oval Office for the first time in six years.
While I don't agree with the way some of the audience members conducted themselves at Gonzales' speech, the disruptive behavior of the protesters pales in comparison with Gonzales' actions as White House counsel and U.S. attorney general. Gonzales denied the writ of habeas corpus, authorized illegal, warrantless wiretapping, and lied to Congress about firing U.S. attorneys before ultimately resigning after losing the confidence of Congress members from both parties.
Tell your little brothers and sisters to put down their cell phones and give their thumbs a break - at least while driving. Two Florida legislators want to ban minors from txting while driving. WTF doesn't that include every1?
The end of the semester is always the saddest time of year. It's hard to impress a date when your checking account is drier than Barbara Walters' skin. Nowadays, we also have to be multicultural to maintain a relationship.
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