Opinion
U.S. justice system needs overhaul
By ERIC CHIANESE | June 1, 2009Lately, and between reading entries on the Rotten Library, I have turned my attention to the criminal justice system.
Opinion
Sports
Huge offensive output no mystery in Women's College World Series
May 31, 2009Pitching is a lot like real estate: location, location, location.
Opinion
Florida legislators guilty of self-interest
By Joe Eagleton | May 27, 2009The Florida Legislature's 2009 session may be over, but it should not be quickly forgotten.
Opinion
UF budget must include stimulus money
By Bret Seferian | May 27, 2009I know many of us are breathing a sigh of relief because the worst of the budget cuts facing the University of Florida a few months ago have not come to pass. Unfortunately, 67 people are still facing the possible loss of their jobs - many of them are the underappreciated staffers who keep the school running.
Opinion
Gators must use caution when leaving bars
By The Alligator Editoral Board | May 27, 2009Let's face it, a summer spent in good ol' Gainesville is sure to include a healthy dose of partying from time to time.
Opinion
Post-graduation marriage a bad idea
By MATTEW MELTZER | May 27, 2009Not long ago, I had a friend, who was recently married, pull me aside in a men's room when I had brought a date to have dinner with him and his wife. The desperation in his eyes told me all I needed to know. "Please tell me you're going to sleep with this girl," he told me, "because I can't. My life is over. Look at me, look me in the eyes: Don't. Ever. Get. Married. You got that? Ever. Don't get me wrong, she's great, but she's ALWAYS THERE."
Opinion
Ginnie Springs needs to go green
By Laurie Heinitz | May 27, 2009I camped at Ginnie Springs two weekends ago and, overall, I was satisfied with my experience.
Opinion
UF budget cuts reflect sound course of action for students
By Jordan Johnson | May 27, 2009During Tuesday's Board of Trustees meeting, I voted to approve President Bernie Machen's budget cut plan because it puts UF in the best financial position going forward and serves the interests of the entire student body as well as it can during these trying economic times.
Opinion
Loan Sharks
By The Alligator Editorial Board | May 27, 2009From scrambling retirement nest eggs to making housing foreclosures more prevalent than Starbucks on a Seattle street corner, the economic downturn has been a real, well, bitch. The latest to feel the wrath of the recession's iron fist? Student loan forgivingness programs.
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
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.
