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Drink Up
By Editorial Staff | Sep. 9, 2007In most people's minds, alcohol and tailgating go together like rum and Coke.
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Tickets should go to biggest fans
By SCOTT JONES | Sep. 9, 2007I'm writing in response to Colleen Shea's article in the Friday Alligator. I'm a huge football fan, but I'm not writing to bash her at all. In fact, I thought Ms. Shea's article was very creative and a fun read. What I want to comment on is the fact that her article brings up another valid point: I'm one of the many seniors here at UF who did not receive student tickets this year.
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Fans: Be louder for opposing offense
By JOHN SEIBOLD | Sep. 9, 2007I am writing to say I am tired of the fans not getting loud at games until the opposing offense is lined up. By that time, all calls have been made, and we're not very disruptive to their game plan. The good teams, such as Tennessee, will be going with silent counts, hand signals, etc. The crowd needs to be loud when the offense is in the huddle, so it's hard for the opposing team to hear the play and snap count.
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Swamp assigns seats for reason
By Dana Preble | Sep. 6, 2007As a lifelong Gators fan and UF student, I did not have much fun at last week's football game versus Western Kentucky University. My girlfriend and I had good seats - about 25 rows up - and we were close to the action with a good view. When it was time for kickoff, everyone stood up, and a fun time was to be had by all, right?
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Donations, investments should be public
By KRISTEN ABDULLAH | Sep. 6, 2007Thanks for being so one-sided about the protest. Maybe the Alligator should do its homework before reacting so quickly as well.
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Protest achieved its goals
By SKEET SURRENCY | Sep. 6, 2007An editorial headline told us that Wednesday's demonstration for transparency was pointless and that it "didn't accomplish much." As a member of Students for a Democratic Society and an organizer of the protest, I'd like to point out that we actually accomplished every one of our objectives for the day.
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Darts all around
By Editorial Staff | Sep. 6, 2007We're mad. We have too much homework and too little sleep. Too few beers and too little money. Not enough clothing and not enough laundry money. We're pissed, and we're not afraid to say it. This week, the Department of Darts & Laurels might as well be a crotchety old man - you know, that bald 80-year-old covered in liver spots who yells at those damn kids to get off his lawn. So stay out of our way today as we vent our frustrations in this week's furious-and-fuming edition of…
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COLUMNS
Even clueless can survive football games
By COLLEEN SHEA | Sep. 6, 2007What I am about to say has never been said before. I do not believe that anyone, in the history of UF, has expressed the following words, for fear of being a social outcast forever and possibly banished from The Gator Nation altogether.
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Not all students back tuition increase
By Scott Erker | Sep. 6, 2007It was interesting to read the Wednesday Alligator's pro-tuition-increase editorial. I am sure I am not the only one who found it bizarre. The editorial first demanded that UF wants an increase in tuition. Who exactly is "UF" anyway? It is obviously not the students, the majority of whom do not want to pay any more money to the school than they or their parents already do. Some students support an increase, but only if that money is guaranteed to be directed toward need-based grants for students or new faculty hires. The editorial said 12 student government leaders from Florida's public universities went to Tallahassee to talk with Gov. Charlie Crist, and, "about half of the leaders said they would support a tuition increase if it went toward reducing class size or providing need-based scholarships." The editorial also stated Crist did not listen to the students because in May he vetoed a 5 percent tuition increase.
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Pointless Protest
By EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep. 5, 2007We want to start this off by saying we have nothing against protesting. We are firm supporters of First Amendment rights - this newspaper exists because of them, and we've been independent from UF since 1973.
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COLUMNS
Electricity savings easier than you think
Sep. 5, 2007If electrical utilities lower their costs by reducing expenses or adopting "green" technology, students have reason to rejoice. Less money for utilities means more for other things, right? Wrong.
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Corporation Nation
By EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep. 5, 2007This editorial brought to you by Speed Stick deodorant because our office is hot and smelly.
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Listen up
By EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep. 3, 2007It's not just UF that wants an increase in tuition. Twelve student government leaders from Florida's universities met with Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday to discuss tuition increases, among other things.
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Gainesville more than bars, ball games and Butler Plaza
By ALISON POSEY | Sep. 3, 2007For many, Gainesville is just a temporary home while these individuals seek their degree - a town just small enough so you still have that "down home feel," yet big enough so Saturday nights aren't spent glued in front of a television watching reruns of "Law and Order." However, you can always hear the constant grumblings of students who are sick of the club scene and have walked through the Oaks Mall one too many times.
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Credit cards can cause money troubles for college students
By MIKE PATRONE | Sep. 3, 2007"Free pizza, free T-shirts, free beer… all you have to do is fill out this form." If you haven't encountered this "deal" yet, you surely will sometime before the end of the semester.
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Fear is an unfortunate part of life
Sep. 3, 2007Imagine two fairly built girls returning from lacrosse practice at Southwest Recreation Center. They exit the gym with another male student and carry their heavy equipment toward the bus stop. Upon reaching the bus stop, the weather takes a turn for the worse and rain starts pouring down on the girls.
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Greeks held to unfair standard
By Patrick Duffey | Aug. 30, 2007That didn't take long. Call me cynical, but I'm not surprised the Alligator editorial board has started holding Greeks to a separate standard from other students just a week into the fall semester. Underage drinking is illegal. So is smoking pot. But is what happened at Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity any different from what probably happened at dozens of Gainesville apartments that same night?
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Darts & Laurels
Aug. 30, 2007SG bicycle repair's long lines, small staff unacceptable.
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Open house invites budding journalists
By LYNDSEY LEWIS | Aug. 30, 2007We know, we know - the Alligator has broken your heart before.
