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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Lazy students must grow up
By MARGARITA DELAPAZ | Oct. 15, 2007I read Vincent Massaro's Monday column, and it pretty much made me ashamed for my generation. How does a senior get off with never having a committed job or any real-life experience? I applaud his late but much-needed realization that he should grow up. However, I'm disgusted that anyone could be this lazy.
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Donations for homeless are few and far between
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 15, 2007The donation meters set up to raise money for the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry have failed.
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Problematic Protest
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 15, 2007You can't spell "disgusting" without SDS.
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Virginity extends past the bedroom
By VINCENT MASSARO | Oct. 14, 2007Let's talk about virginity.
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The time is now for environmental action
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 14, 2007In case you didn't realize, climate change is a pretty big deal. So big a deal that Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to raise awareness about global warming. He shares the prize with the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Attend forum for new CLAS dean search
By Vanessa Goodwin | Oct. 14, 2007I am writing this message as a member of the search committee for the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. We would like to invite you to an open forum Oct. 17 at Library East in Room 1A from 10 to 11 a.m. to solicit your ideas and opinions on this search.
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Virginity too important to just give away
By Matthew Puopolo | Oct. 14, 2007I read Colleen Shea's column Friday, and she wrote about how she is a college sophomore and still a virgin. So what? Still having your V-card is not something to be ashamed about. I just got married this summer. I was a virgin until my wedding night.
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SG works hard: Alligator unfairly bashes
By Shannyn Schott | Oct. 14, 2007Remember the time when you wanted Subway, but you didn't have any cash on you, so you starved? I do. Thankfully, Kevin Reilly changed that with "tangible results," and now Gators can use their credit and debit cards on campus. And didn't you give Student Government a LAUREL for their "tangible results" when it installed more blue lights on campus? Do you know who the chairwoman of that committee was? Kellie Dale. While her friends were out having fun, she was doing walk-throughs on campus with the University Police Department.
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Tuition increases won't make up for budget cuts
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 14, 2007Friday was a busy day for the Florida Legislature. But at least it threw UF a bone - a ,4.8 million bone. UF expected to see its budget cut by ,26.9 million, but the Legislature only cut ,22.1 million.
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College virgins out of place in hookup culture
By COLLEEN SHEA | Oct. 11, 2007When people think of college, they probably think of a smorgasbord of sex. Education comes to mind too, but we college students live in an environment where sex is constantly on the brain.
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LSU fan apologizes for fans' misconduct
By Caitlin O'Sullivan | Oct. 11, 2007I would like to apologize to UF fans, your football team and staff and Tim Tebow on behalf of the city of Baton Rouge. The classless things done (the cell phone incident) and said (I'm sure there are too many to say) are not a representation of Louisiana State University or its fans.
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Darts & Laurels
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 11, 2007Blah. That's how this week has been. We're all hitting that mid-semester slump. Midterms have turned us into hermits. Papers have us gnawing our pencils. Starbucks has probably sold more cups of coffee this week than all the previous weeks of this semester combined. And sleep? What's sleep? Maybe we'll finally find out this weekend. Hopefully your exams are coming to a close and you can clear those textbooks off your bed so you can, you know, sleep on it. But for now, take a five-minute study break for this week's high-stress edition of…
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New Senate president won't bring change
By Mark McShera | Oct. 11, 2007After the changing of the guard in the Student Senate, we now have another Gator Party insider attempting to implement the party's failed agenda.
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Eco-friendly plant good for Gainesville
By Eric Pheterson | Oct. 10, 2007When I read the article "City OKs request for plant proposals," I couldn't quite get the grin off my face.
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Tuition based on inflation could cause frustration
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 10, 2007Which do you want first, the good news or the bad?
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Gay? Fine by us.
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 10, 2007Today would be a great day for you to reevaluate how you think about the people around you. What if you found out today that one of your friends were gay? What if your cousin told you he or she were transgender?
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Thanks for recognizing female athletes
By Stephanie Slade | Oct. 10, 2007The Alligator made a very real contribution to UF's sports culture with Tuesday's article "The Family Business." Although football has rightfully maintained its cherished position at the epicenter of Gainesville life, the city and the school can only benefit when any one of the cadre of talented female athletes who represent The Gator Nation at the track or in the pool or on the volleyball court, soccer pitch or softball diamond receives deserved and positive attention.
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Hurricane Katrina cannot be forgotten
Oct. 10, 2007Today was a bad day. I failed another assignment. I missed the bus and got caught in the rain. I argued with my family. I stubbed my toe. The Reitz Union Food Court was out of spicy sushi rolls.
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Students may face new fee
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 9, 2007Add it to the list of things you thought you'd never have to pay for in college: a new technology fee.
