Opinion
Legalizing pot would harm society
By Gary Colon | Mar. 31, 2009Yea, let's go ahead and legalize it.
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Studying abroad sheds light on problems of other cultures
By Travis Hornsby | Mar. 31, 2009This past summer, I thoroughly enjoyed my study abroad experience to Merida, Mexico, the capital of the state of Yucatan.
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New cigarette tax will do more harm than good
By CHRISTOPHER MYERS | Mar. 31, 2009Today marks the first day of the new cigarette tax, and as I prepare myself for the inevitable trips to Georgia to buy cartons, I wonder how the government ever managed to pass such a discriminatory tax. Ignoring the obvious problems with covertly making an activity illegal through taxation (Stamp Act, anyone?), I'm going to focus on the tangible consequences of this tax.
Opinion
'Colbert bump' deserves NASA love
By NAUDIA JAWAD | Mar. 31, 2009In one of the biggest acts of intergalactic narcissism to date, Stephen Colbert - host of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" - hijacked a NASA contest to get his name among the stars.
Opinion
Unusual group prefers inanimate objects over human lovers
By ALLIE CONTI | Mar. 31, 2009Did you know that someone, after breaking up with her bow, (not "beau;" you'll see where this is going) actually got married to the Eiffel Tower?
Opinion
Cutting Geology program not answer to budget woes
By John Kelley | Mar. 31, 2009I am a fourth-year senior in the Department of Geological Sciences, a department that despite its prolific publication record and contributions to scholarship is now facing the ax. If the state revenues are as dire as predicted, the college will require that we cut all the lab managers, nontenured faculty and an office worker (we only have three). In simple terms, this means that for every $9 cut from the budget, one dollar comes directly from geology.
Opinion
Alligator staffers fall victim to monster rats
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 31, 2009Typical college students deal with health issues ranging from the oh-so common Sunday morning hangover to herpes of the mouth, courtesy of excessive beer pong playing with sketchy roommates.
Opinion
Palin 2012!
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 31, 2009With President Barack Obama's chances for re-election slipping like Leo from Kate's arms in "Titanic," the Editorial Board decided to examine potential candidates for the 2012 presidential election.
Opinion
Concealed carry laws justified
By Jordan Pratt | Mar. 30, 2009As a concealed-weapons permit holder and admitted UF law student, I couldn't help but shake my head at Monday's Alligator editorial "Guns have no place on college campuses," in which the question was posed, "Who is to say that if passed, these bills won't lead to coeds pulling guns on their significant other over a minor disagreement or professors feeling unsafe in their own classrooms?"
Opinion
Financial Flub
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 30, 2009America's economic downturn has ushered in tumultuous financial times across college campuses, leaving some schools to employ questionable tactics during the admissions process.
Opinion
Guns editorial irrational, alarmist
By Sterling Davenport | Mar. 30, 2009The editorial printed in Monday's Alligator about concealed carry on campus was irrational and unduly alarmist.
Opinion
Obama must hold auto giants accountable
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 30, 2009Over the past two days, automotive giants Chrysler and GM have been held increasingly accountable by the Obama Administration for their lack of action.
Sports
Donovan's lack of interest in Kentucky job best for everyone
Mar. 30, 2009Good move, Billy Donovan.
Opinion
'ShamWow' guy should help at G20
Mar. 30, 2009The people who have to clean up our worldwide financial mess are meeting in London this week to talk. The G20 summit brings together bankers and leaders from across the globe, and this year they need to piece together what is left of the world economy. Most expect President Obama to do a lot of listening and apologizing.
Opinion
Guns on campus editorial lacks fact
By Kyle Sandell | Mar. 30, 2009Leave it to the Alligator Editorial Board to argue gun rights on purely emotional rather than logical or factual grounds.
Opinion
Documentary Institute needs to survive
By Jonathan Bougher | Mar. 29, 2009By eliminating the Documentary Institute, it is now clear that Dean John Wright is utilizing the current budget crisis to reshape the College of Journalism and Communications to his own vision and heed the advice to "never waste a good crisis." He claims that the DI is "not as central to the college's mission." I would invite everyone to read the college's mission statement on its Web site. It states, foremost, that the college should produce "exemplary professional practitioners" for "various journalism and communication fields." From another perspective, the DI could fit directly into the college's mission, which is open to wide interpretation. Unfortunately, the DI does not fit into the more personal mission of Dean Wright.
Opinion
Guns have no place on college campuses
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 29, 2009For Texas gun owners licensed to carry concealed weapons, proposed state legislation may soon allow for firearms to be found in an unlikely place - college campuses.
Opinion
Hopeful Rower
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 29, 2009For one former collegiate rower, raising awareness about cancer meant taking his talents to the ocean - all 2,950 miles of it.
Opinion
Doctors should be paid based on work
By Dr. David E. Winchester | Mar. 29, 2009I am not part of the UF Faculty Practice Plan, but I do know that it is common practice (especially in large doctor groups) for doctors to be paid a base salary and then additional income based on how many patients they see. That way, people who work harder and see more patients get additional income.
Opinion
Pros of legal weed need consideration
Mar. 29, 2009Stoners everywhere have been getting mixed signals lately thanks to the Obama administration's stance on legalizing marijuana. Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Mexico for her first diplomatic tour of the country that has been rocked by more than 7,300 deaths in the Mexican government's war on drugs. Clinton alluded to a change in U.S. drug policy after conceding that America's voracious appetite for drugs only fuels the problem.
