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Corporation Nation
By EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep. 5, 2007This editorial brought to you by Speed Stick deodorant because our office is hot and smelly.
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Electricity savings easier than you think
By VINCENT GAGLIANO | Sep. 5, 2007If electrical utilities lower their costs by reducing expenses or adopting "green" technology, students have reason to rejoice. Less money for utilities means more for other things, right? Wrong.
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Credit cards can cause money troubles for college students
By MIKE PATRONE | Sep. 3, 2007"Free pizza, free T-shirts, free beer… all you have to do is fill out this form." If you haven't encountered this "deal" yet, you surely will sometime before the end of the semester.
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Listen up
By EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep. 3, 2007It's not just UF that wants an increase in tuition. Twelve student government leaders from Florida's universities met with Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday to discuss tuition increases, among other things.
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Gainesville more than bars, ball games and Butler Plaza
By ALISON POSEY | Sep. 3, 2007For many, Gainesville is just a temporary home while these individuals seek their degree - a town just small enough so you still have that "down home feel," yet big enough so Saturday nights aren't spent glued in front of a television watching reruns of "Law and Order." However, you can always hear the constant grumblings of students who are sick of the club scene and have walked through the Oaks Mall one too many times.
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Fear is an unfortunate part of life
By STEPHANIE ROSENBERG | Sep. 3, 2007Imagine two fairly built girls returning from lacrosse practice at Southwest Recreation Center. They exit the gym with another male student and carry their heavy equipment toward the bus stop. Upon reaching the bus stop, the weather takes a turn for the worse and rain starts pouring down on the girls.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Registering to vote: 'as easy as beating Florida State'
By Frank Bracco | Aug. 30, 2007As the Florida Gators prepare to take the field this season, you can be part of the team and help show other schools why UF is number one. UF is in a voter registration competition with all Florida public universities.
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Greeks held to unfair standard
By Patrick Duffey | Aug. 30, 2007That didn't take long. Call me cynical, but I'm not surprised the Alligator editorial board has started holding Greeks to a separate standard from other students just a week into the fall semester. Underage drinking is illegal. So is smoking pot. But is what happened at Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity any different from what probably happened at dozens of Gainesville apartments that same night?
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Raised decal prices would help parking issues
By MATTHEW SALOIS | Aug. 30, 2007You're late for school. The time is 9:30 a.m. and you've just pulled onto Gale Lemerand Drive, hoping to find a parking space in the commuter lot. After searching for fifteen minutes, you give up and head to the O'Connell Center lot. Sorry, no luck - this lot is full, too. Despite being a bad way to start the day, thousands of students face this situation. The question is, how do we remedy the problem?
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Darts & Laurels
Aug. 30, 2007SG bicycle repair's long lines, small staff unacceptable.
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Open house invites budding journalists
By LYNDSEY LEWIS | Aug. 30, 2007We know, we know - the Alligator has broken your heart before.
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Many corporations act responsibly toward employees, environment
By KYLE COX | Aug. 29, 2007Is it possible to pinpoint the moment when Americans decided boardroom decisions stem solely from deception and derision? Did the Enron debacle of 2004 set tongues ablaze, or have we long had reasons to distrust corporate America?
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Over-the-counter Plan B anniversary matters to college students
By VINCENT MASSARO | Aug. 29, 2007As a college student, I welcome almost any chance to celebrate. Just a few days ago I celebrated the four-month anniversary of the end of spring classes. My apologies if I forgot to invite you, but don't worry. We had so much fun, we're going to do it again next month. I'll Facebook you.
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Students can help ease UF's debt woes
By VINCENT GAGLIANO | Aug. 29, 2007I know, I know - UF President Bernie Machen has made resolving UF's debt problem his calling card. But despite a cost-cutting task force, a hiring freeze and a tuition plan without immediate short-term benefits, one solution to the problem has not been addressed.
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Students should help out homeless
By Danny Beaulieu | Aug. 28, 2007On Monday, the Gainesville City Commission voted to approve the location for a new homeless shelter that will be part of a joint effort to end homelessness between the city and Alachua County.
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Endless options for students looking to get involved
By COLLEEN SHEA | Aug. 28, 2007UF is bursting at the seams with new opportunities for every type of student. There is a colorful cornucopia of clubs to join, an endless sea of parties to crash, a large number of athletic-based activities to avoid and a ginormous stack of coupons to treasure - all of which are great if you are a fearless person who isn?t afraid to fall flat on your face diving for a Frisbee.
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Make sure you earn your education — you paid for it
By JESSICA MILLER | Aug. 28, 2007BEducation is one of the few things a person is willing to pay for and not get,C William Lowe Bryan once said.
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Rhythm and Bo
By the Editorial Board | Aug. 28, 2007If you haven?t heard of Bo Diddley yet, head over to iTunes and (legally) download a few of his songs. But why should you care about a musician who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and given a lifetime achievement Grammy Award in 1998?
