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Ron Paul is least radical, most constitutional candidate
By ANDREW MEYER | Nov. 29, 2007Just how radical is Ron Paul?
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The end is (maybe) near - are you ready?
By COLLEEN SHEA | Nov. 29, 2007Recently, I was sprawled out on my couch, flipping channels and minding my own business, when I came across a program on The History Channel that freaked me out of my sloth-like daze. The television program I am referring to was, of course, about the apocalypse.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To some students, ,75 makes difference
By Crystal Mason | Nov. 29, 2007As a professional student, I will graduate six figures in debt.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Asking for apology not free-speech threat
By Alex Barbag | Nov. 29, 2007Asking the groups responsible for recent ads for an apology does not put free speech in danger. This is not a question of free speech at all. There are no consequences for these groups for what they expressed.
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Tuition differential costs more than ,75
By Bruce Haupt | Nov. 29, 2007I hate to play the part of institutional memory for the Alligator, but I remember last spring semester when the editorial board went ga-ga for the Academic Enhancement Program, now known as the Tuition Differential Program.
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Most students support Obama, not Paul
By Danny Beaulieu | Nov. 29, 2007A great deal of Alligator articles and editorials recently have focused exclusively on Ron Paul, whereas there have been zero articles about any other candidates. An editorial Wednesday reported that 34 percent of Republican students on Facebook support Paul.
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Muslims constantly fighting sterotypes
By Shahira Mohammed | Nov. 29, 2007Do the organizations that sponsored "Obsession" really expect Muslims not to be offended? And that if we are, as one person's letter blatantly implied, we are radicals, too?
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UF needs cheaper - or free - Gatorade
By Mark Mullersman | Nov. 28, 2007I 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.
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Civil liberties still need protecting
By Jay Jackson | Nov. 28, 2007Dear 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.
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Only radicals should take offense to ads
By Ashley Osterer | Nov. 28, 2007As 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.
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Students support Paul's drug stance
By Scott Beck | Nov. 28, 2007If the Alligator's editorial board wants to know why Ron Paul is so popular among college students, it should research Ron Paul's stance on the war on drugs. That's it in a nutshell. Only a few other candidates, Republican or Democrat, are even pro-medical marijuana.
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Ron Paul best bet for Republicans
By Graham Picklesimer | Nov. 28, 2007Here is the deal with Ron Paul: Ron Paul is a former flight surgeon and OB/GYN-turned Republican congressman with some Libertarian leanings ranging from sensible (ending the occupation of Iraq and the war on drugs) to the downright asinine (abolishing the Federal Reserve System, returning to the gold standard). Libertarianism has always had a strong Internet presence. This, coupled with the fact that college students spend a lot of time on the Internet, makes it clear why Paul is so popular with college students.
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EDITORIALS
Groups should take responsibility for offending
By the Editorial Board | Nov. 28, 2007Free 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?
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COLUMNS
Celeb news no substitute for real stuff
Nov. 28, 2007Shame 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.
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Texting ban wouldn't be enough
Nov. 27, 2007Two 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.
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Newspapers can and should do better
By LYNDSEY LEWIS | Nov. 27, 2007Do you know what Mitt Romney ate for lunch the other day? Do you really care?
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Groups offer no apology for fliers
By UF Law School Republicans | Nov. 27, 2007We 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.
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Fliers should only offend radical Islams
By Erik Stielow | Nov. 27, 2007The 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.
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Free speech protected, nice or not
By Colin Rawls | Nov. 27, 2007Islam 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.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Using cell phones while driving 'idiotic'
By Nick Kontax | Nov. 27, 2007I 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.
