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Darts & Laurels

By the Editorial Board | Oct. 4, 2007

It's a wild, wild world. This week has proven that to us. Student Government elections always seem a little animalistic - shark-like senate candidates preying on unsuspecting students, poll workers who seemed as slow as snails, plenty of revelers at the Orange & Brew who had a whale of a time. After all, we're animals, too. So hear us roar in this week's menagerie of…

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Procrastination shows lack of discipline

By Christopher O'Leary | Oct. 4, 2007

I'd like to respond to Wednesday's U-Wire column, "More useful classes, please."

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Election campaigning needs tweaking

By Kayla Muller | Oct. 4, 2007

Hooray! SG elections are finally over. I no longer have to dodge perky Gator Party representatives as they try to attack me on Turlington Plaza. In high school, I was heavily involved with student government, but I never attacked unwilling participants as they walked to class.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Task force not representative of students

By Mark McShera | Oct. 4, 2007

Well folks, it looks like Student Body President Ryan Moseley's Student Government administration is on track to let us down again. I am writing about the task force which will review UF's event management and the University Police Department's practices.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fall election turnout one of the highest

By Frank Bracco | Oct. 4, 2007

The Alligator really downplayed this fall's SG election turnout. Considering the horrible weather, lack of real competition and limited campaigning, it was impressive to see this election garner one of the highest turnouts in fall campaign history. In fact, this year's turnout set a record for normal fall election turnout.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Technology hinders new revolutions

By COLLEEN SHEA | Oct. 4, 2007

Bubbling beneath the everyday lives of a growing number of college students is the urge to reignite the tie-dye colored flames of another hippie revolution.

OPINION | COLUMNS

End of Student Government election brings calm

Oct. 3, 2007

Because I could not stop for voting, it kindly stopped for me. Oh, Emily Dickinson's famous words will forever linger in my mind. Actually, I think it was traffic. Traffic kindly stopped for her, right?

OPINION | EDITORIALS

New student senators have their work cut out

By the Editorial Board | Oct. 3, 2007

Was there ever any doubt?

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

UF should not have postponed speech

By Scott Erker | Oct. 3, 2007

UF's decision to postpone Kevorkian's talk is so reactionary. What message is this sending? Maybe we are being punished, and the powers-that-be do not have the confidence that we can listen to some old geezer speak about death without asking some pointed questions.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Language barriers can hinder learning

By Phillip Madrid | Oct. 3, 2007

I hate it when I can't understand what some foreign teaching assistants and professors say.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

O'Dome needs better acoustics

By Ryan Winkler | Oct. 3, 2007

First let me say, as an avid Lil Weezy fan, I enjoyed Monday night's concert at the O'Connell Center. However, I was a little disappointed with the show, mainly the sound quality.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Meyer and Kevorkian events are separate

By Justin Roth | Oct. 3, 2007

Andrew Meyer strikes again! However, this time we didn't see it coming. Only his actions could effectively assist in the suicide of another campus speech. I can only assume that in light of recent events, UF President Bernie Machen believes postponement of a "controversial" speaker will somehow ease tension and tame the chaos he has created.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Welcome Kevorkian with open arms

By Rocky Hu | Oct. 2, 2007

In light of the infamous Tasering incident at UF on Sept. 17 as well as the controversial appearance by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia University on Sept. 24, I urge my fellow Gators to welcome Dr. Jack Kevorkian to Gainesville with open arms. Education is not merely memorizing and regurgitating facts, but also taking the "red pill" if you will - that is, pushing our minds to the limit by immersing ourselves in controversial viewpoints. If no change of opinion occurs, then our original beliefs will be further cemented; otherwise, a paradigm shift will have occurred with our mindsets.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Student-run cafe would be SG-funded

By SKEET SURRENCY | Oct. 2, 2007

It is reassuring to see that the Alligator editorial board appreciates the ideas behind the student-run cafe - a non-corporate, nonprofit, student-run space that serves cafe-style food and beverages at cost to consumers.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Experience not necessary to critique

By Danny Sanchez | Oct. 2, 2007

I'm sure Kyle Cox hasn't done a lot of things in his life as I haven't either. But to say that you cannot criticize someone because of never doing those things is ridiculous.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Fundraising campaign comes at a price

Oct. 2, 2007

The advent of the Florida Tomorrow campaign is a great chance for UF to address its cash concerns - but only if done properly. Even though it looks innocent enough, this campaign has a dark side, primarily the fattening of UF's endowment.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Outgoing senators don't make the grade

By the Editorial Board | Oct. 2, 2007

As another Student Senate session comes to a close, we just have to ask, to paraphrase Janet Jackson: What have you done for us lately?

OPINION | EDITORIALS

No more excuses for voting procrastination

By the Editorial Board | Oct. 2, 2007

We can understand if you didn't vote Tuesday. We'd be lying if we said we never used the rain as an excuse to skip classes, including Tuesday.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Get extra amenities when UF can afford them

By the Editorial Board | Oct. 1, 2007

Ah, a gentle breeze, the toll of the bells of Century Tower - and stacks of handbills shoved down your throat.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Be sure to vote

By the Editorial Board | Oct. 1, 2007

With the Student Government elections happening today and Wednesday, you, the students, can have a say in what happens at UF.