Sports
UF's wonderful story may not get fairy-tale ending
May 27, 2009It appears this story deserves only one ending. The plot seems so apropos.
Opinion
Opinion
Gallow humor holds significant place in America's history
By ERIC CHIANESE | May 25, 2009An employee is leisurely stocking shelves in the supermarket one day when a man with a gun busts in. The criminal shoots the stock boy and then flees the scene. Another employee rushes to the aid of our hero, eager to console him. The stock boy looks up at his friend and meekly says, 'cleanup in aisle 7.'
Opinion
Chicago youth faced with violence epidemic
By The Alligator Editorial Board | May 25, 2009Shockingly put on the back-burner by most of the national media, the rough and tumble streets of Chicago continue to claim the lives of innocent city youth.
Opinion
U.S. ideology does not include torture
May 25, 2009Typically, I like the game of politics. I like the strategy and the plotting. I like a good fight.
Sports
Four keys to UF baseball going far in NCAA Tournament
May 25, 2009HOOVER, Ala. &ndash Getting sent home is a lot easier to take when you know you'll be staying there for an NCAA regional.
Opinion
Cash for Clunkers bill is a mistake
By Claude Geiner | May 25, 2009The United States Congress is making a critical mistake by introducing the so-called "cash for clunkers" bill, which seeks to restrict the sale of two major replacement parts: the engine and transmission.
Sports
Softball enjoyable in its own right
May 25, 2009Adam Carolla, whose podcast I listen to on a near daily basis, recently put a common occurrence perfectly into words.
Opinion
Automotive Absurdity
By The Alligator Editorial Board | May 25, 2009The word peculiar comes to mind when conjuring imagery of the sights and sounds found around the UF campus.
Opinion
Twitter or /the next big thing/ may not wow users overnight
By Joshua Lee | May 25, 2009Like you, I'm pretty hip to what's happening in the world.
Sports
Calathes' surprising move to Greece is not necessarily wrong one
May 23, 2009Touche, Nick Calathes.
Sports
Rain-filled week won't stop No. 1 Gators
May 22, 2009With three days left until UF's Super Regional against California, junior slugger Francesca Enea sat inside the O'Connell Center. On a bucket.
Sports
UF needs to learn from Hoover experience to make deep tournament run
May 22, 2009HOOVER, Ala. - Getting sent home is a lot easier to take when you know you'll be staying there for an NCAA regional.
Opinion
Pelosi’s cats steal speaker’s spotlight
May 20, 2009Nancy Pelosi may be the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the most powerful woman in the history of American politics, but she is stunningly bad at being a public figure in the digital age. Thankfully, her genius cats communicate so well for her on YouTube.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | May 20, 2009After a brief hiatus highlighted by one not-so-esteemed staffer unsuccessfully teaching British men how to play beer pong in Orlando, we officially declare the Department of Darts & Laurels back and better than ever.
Sports
UF not prepared for Hoover's pressure-packed play
May 20, 2009HOOVER, Ala. &ndash This is the big stage, and UF didn't look ready for it.
Opinion
Use of diplomacy will help to stop Middle Eastern terrorists
By Louise Diamond | May 18, 2009Hard power, soft power, smart power - what is the right mix of U.S. resources for engaging with the world and its challenges? This is a question sweeping through Washington, and rightly so, as the Obama administration seeks to reverse the toxic legacy of eight Bush years on America's world standing.
Sports
The rest of the media can have Dwight Howard; I'll take Stan
May 18, 2009Stan Van Gundy really can't catch a break lately.
Opinion
Don’t save some of that for the sequel
By ERIC CHIANESE | May 18, 2009I was a bit bored yesterday when I noticed that the Sci-Fi Channel was running the first two "Saw" films, back to back. Now, it's been some time since I've seen the "Saw" films, and so I watched them both. The first one was, as I remembered, a wonderful little horror movie with an intriguing perspective on things. The second one was, while moderately entertaining, nowhere near the quality of the first film. As I sat and pondered the sad state of "Saw," it occurred to me that there are still three more films after the second, with a sixth in production right now - each has been worse than the last and has been clearly motivated by a lust for profits. This bespeaks a serious problem implicit in the blending of art with profit.
Sports
JUMPBALL: Conventional Triple Crown is more impressive
May 18, 2009Forgive the man whose writing appears to the right of mine.
