Opinion

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Opinion

America lacks vision after moonwalk

July 20, 2009

Walter Cronkite died Friday evening. He was 92. I think it/s fitting that the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moonwalk Monday is so close to Cronkite/s death. Out of all the clips of Cronkite/s broadcasts shown over the past few days, the veteran journalist seems least inhibited during the now famed broadcast of the lunar landing. Cronkite had even remarked that the Apollo 11 landing was the high point in his career because he was certain it would be the most important event of his lifetime. Unfortunately, it seems he was correct.

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Opinion

Moments of clarity make dreams fun

By ERIC CHIANESE | July 20, 2009

Dreams are probably one of my favorite things in the world. And, boy, have I had some doozies.

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Opinion

Deletion of e-books has Orwellian implications

By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 20, 2009

In George Orwell/s "1984," the three slogans of the ruling party are "War is Peace," "Freedom is Slavery" and "Ignorance is Strength." Amazon.com might as well change its slogan to "Downloading is Deletion" after this weekend.

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Sports

Obsessive fan culture led to Andrews video incident

By ADAM BERRY | July 19, 2009

There's a thin line between admiration and objectification.

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Opinion

Student Body president questions Machen’s meddling

By Jordan Johnson | July 15, 2009

This fall many UF students will take the hour-and-a-half trek up to Jacksonville for the yearly tradition of the UF-Georgia football game. But if President Machen has his way, students will find a very different situation awaiting them in Jacksonville.

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Opinion

Best health care reform strategy is unclear

By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 15, 2009

The wide-sweeping health insurance reform that President Barack Obama has promised is finally on its way to being delivered, and the Editorial Board is not sure how to feel about it.

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Sports

Tebow will take one of two ESPYs

July 15, 2009

There are three events that consistently mark the middle of July on my calendar - the release of the annual update to EA Sports' NCAA Football game (which my colleague Adam Berry so generously opined on in Tuesday's paper), my birthday (today, time to do it big) and the always-interesting ESPY Awards.

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Opinion

Alligator editorial fails to justify Sotomayor support with facts

By Benjamin Camenker | July 15, 2009

Tuesday's editorial regarding Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was filled with much of the same "empathy" we expect Sotomayor to rule with, but little fact.

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Sports

Top UF Athletes: Best of the Rest

By ADAM BERRY | July 15, 2009

I don't envy David Letterman. Putting together a top 10 list can be fairly difficult.

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Opinion

Columnist ignored Obama critics

By Hubbard Harvey | July 15, 2009

Soon-to-be-former Gov. Sarah Palin has been kicked around mercilessly by those who oppose her political views. Everything from her family to her wardrobe has been endlessly criticized.

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Opinion

Politics without Palin lacks hilarity

By ERIC CHIANESE | July 13, 2009

So I refuse to be the only one who doesn/t give my two cents about this Palin resignation.

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Opinion

Population issues must be addressed

By THORAYA OBAID | July 13, 2009

None of the crises we face today - whether it is the food crisis, the water crisis, the financial crisis or the crisis of climate change - can be managed unless greater attention is paid to population issues.

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Opinion

Race doesn/t affect Sotomayor/s decisions

By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 13, 2009

When a judge is nominated for the Supreme Court, the nitpicking invariably begins.

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Sports

Despite disappointing first impressions, NCAA Football 2010 fills preseason void

By ADAM BERRY | July 13, 2009

In every college football off-season, there are five days worth circling on the calendar.

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Opinion

Web site scams students unaware of free credit report law

July 13, 2009

FreeCreditReport.com, the credit-reporting service owned by Experian, recently released its latest TV commercial in its ubiquitous "guy sings about his bad credit" ad campaign, which raises an important question: How the hell are these ads still on TV?

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Sports

Top 10 Games I Wish I Saw Live - Part II

July 13, 2009

The moment you've eagerly been awaiting the past five days is finally here.

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Opinion

Sign not displayed ‘in spirit of love’

By Ashley Stringfield | July 13, 2009

I agree with Pastor Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center. A Christian does have to agree with his sign, which reads "Islam is of the Devil."

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Opinion

Celebrity proves a distraction to voters

By ED MCPHEE | July 8, 2009

Al Franken is a funny guy. He is also intelligent and seems to understand the needs of his constituents. And Franken seems earnest in his desire to be a U.S. Senator. But despite all this, he should not have run for the position.

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Sports

Don't be surprised by King's acts

By ADAM BERRY | July 8, 2009

We are all witnesses &ndash when it's cool with LeBron James and Nike, at least.

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Opinion

College degrees mean little without ambition to back them

By LIZ CARLSTON | July 8, 2009

Most people who go to college do so not because they enjoy sitting in stuffy lecture halls while listening to monotone-voiced professors, but so they can carve out a better place for themselves in the world when they graduate. Or at least, that's what most expect.