Sports
Title runs prepared softball team for a successful future
By ADAM BERRY | June 10, 2009It's all about perspective.
Opinion
Sports
O'Sullivan, baseball program in store for a bright future
June 10, 2009UF coaches Kevin O'Sullivan (baseball) and Tim Walton (softball) might as well have slapped hands this past week.
Opinion
Homeless in need of assistance during U.S. economic crisis
By Joshua Lee | June 9, 2009Thanks to the recent downturn, the U.S. economy is often defined in purely mathematical and financial terms.
Opinion
Robots destined to take over the world
June 9, 2009You probably missed the budding war between humans and machines.
Opinion
Octogenarian kills guard at Holocaust Memorial
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 9, 2009Wednesday's murder at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum serves as a bleak, if not sobering reminder of an astringent ideology fostered by hatred.
Opinion
Rhode Island may allow sales of medical marijuana
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 9, 2009For Rhode Island residents suffering from debilitating ailments, the sale of herbal relief may soon become legal thanks to legislative measures.
Opinion
Student Senators must improve attitude
By Jason Cornman | June 9, 2009As a senator from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, I was personally offended and appalled at the demeanor presented by the Orange and Blue party Senators concerning Student Government's bill in last Tuesday's senate meeting. Such disrespectful attitudes and comments directed toward my constituents by the Orange and Blue party have compelled me to write and inform the public of the situation.
Opinion
U.S. journalists should serve sentence
By Olivo | June 9, 2009The two American journalists who were recently sentenced to 12 years in a hard labor camp in North Korea are facing a stiff penalty for their actions.
Opinion
Nominee will assume position without America knowing her
By ERIC CHIANESE | June 8, 2009Well, I thought I had it in me, but I don't.
Opinion
Obama delivers with well-received speech in Egypt
June 8, 2009President Barack Obama fulfilled another campaign promise last week after visiting Cairo, Egypt, and beginning a public dialogue with the Arabic world about the peace process. The president's speech in front of the Cairo University audience ran nearly an hour and evoked applause, shouts of adoration and a few awkward silences.
Sports
Sully yet another successful new coaching hire for UF
June 8, 2009There's a lot of coaches not named Meyer or Donovan making headlines at UF.
Opinion
North Korea should release two journalists
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 8, 2009For two American journalists jailed in North Korea, the simple act of illegally entering the country may cost them more than a decade of their freedom.
Opinion
Colbert's close cut
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 8, 2009From Bob Hope to Drew Carey, comedians have long graced America's troops with their presence to provide a brief respite from the banality of war.
Sports
All aboard the Twitter train as it gains steam in sports world
By ADAM BERRY | June 8, 2009As you may have noticed, coaches, players and media outlets alike are hopping on the Twitter bandwagon.
Sports
McArthur's tale will not be forgotten
June 8, 2009Kevin O'Sullivan's words seemed to hit Brandon McArthur like a eulogy.
Opinion
Critics of Obama’s speech miss point
By NAUDIA JAWAD | June 8, 2009As President Barack Obama took the stage in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, millions of people tuned in to watch him give his highly anticipated speech to the Muslim world.
Sports
Nelson's rocky ending to stellar career impossible to explain
June 3, 2009OKLAHOMA CITY - "Hindsight is 50/50."
Opinion
Steps must be taken to remedy economy
By DAVID KORTEN | June 3, 2009Politicians and the business press are looking for signs that the economic crisis is over, and we'll soon be back on track. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks of "green shoots" of recovery. President Barack Obama sees "glimmers of hope."
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 3, 2009With King James left watching from his medical bed and Superman laughing all the way to the STAPLES Center, the Department of Darts & Laurels offers Gainesville's faux Orlando Magic fans a hearty congratulations on reaching the NBA Finals.
Opinion
No way to rationalize political ignorance
June 3, 2009Recently, I read a letter to the editor of my hometown newspaper. The author had worked himself into a tizzy over President Barack Obama and the entire democratic leadership in Washington and their push for universal health care. He declared that any attempt at a universal health care system was an attempt at socialism and should be protested with equal zeal as one would protest Stalin's Red Army coming down the road.
