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Separation of church and television
Sep. 12, 2007I want everyone to know that Jesus had absolutely nothing to do with my success as a writer.
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Florida must maintain Bright Futures Scholarship Program
By DANIEL BURROUGHS | Sep. 12, 2007To all you Florida residents, please take a valuable lesson from your neighbor to the north: Don't let your legislators change anything about Bright Futures.
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Faculty leadership training worth cost
Sep. 11, 2007UF is already more than ,30 million in debt. Gov. Charlie Crist might cut some State University System funding. The Tuition Differential Program might not provide enough funding for both measures.
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Proposed cuts hurt UF employees, too
By ED SALSBERRY | Sep. 11, 2007A CEO announces 10,000 jobs are being cut to make up for a revenue shortfall. He then goes home to his ,2.5 million mansion where his private chef prepares him a meal that would cost hundreds of dollars in a restaurant. Life is rough at the top.
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EDITORIALS
Soda Quota
By EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep. 11, 2007If you're addicted to caffeine - like so many college students are - you've probably noticed that soft drinks cost more on campus than they did last year. But did you notice that water, fruit drinks, Gatorade and Starbucks beverages' prices stayed the same?
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QUESTIONS
How should Gainesville deal with its homelessness issue?
Sep. 11, 2007Responses cannot be longer than 20 words. Responses may be edited for length, grammar, style, libel and clarity.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
No new Satchel's anytime soon
By SATCHEL RAYE | Sep. 11, 2007Satchel here, and I just wanted to thank Kyle Cox for his fine opinion piece in Tuesday's Alligator about my restaurant. You know, the most-asked question I get is "When are you going to open another location?" I don't know if I ever will. I have two small kids and a really nice life going on. I even have hobbies like gardening and painting. Opening another restaurant would simply mean driving back and forth a lot, trying to make sure both were outstanding.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
UF should admit fewer students
By RON MURAM | Sep. 11, 2007I am responding to Anuradha Pandey's column in Tuesday's Alligator. She has the perfect idea of what this school should do: If we want lower faculty-student ratios and shorter lines for academic advising, we should admit fewer students. Why is it UF's responsibility to accept everyone who is qualified and jam-pack our classes so no one gets a quality education?
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Clotheslines a hazard for children
By TIMOTHY | Sep. 11, 2007In a recent Alligator story, one graduate housing resident expressed his view that a university ban on clotheslines represented a lack of environmental friendliness. But readers deserve to know that when this same clothesline suggestion was proposed at a Tanglewood Village community meeting, it gathered little support among residents. Why? Because Tanglewood is mainly family housing.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Wear blue for Saturday's game
By JAMES HOFFMAN | Sep. 11, 2007As the Gators football team prepares for this weekend's contest against Tennessee, I ask for your help in doing what we can as Gators fans to be equally prepared on game day. Since the Volunteers will be sporting an "orange" that is almost as faded as their success on the football field, Gators fans should make them feel as unwelcome as possible by wearing blue to Saturday's game.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Accent's free speakers relevant
By IAN SHTULMAN | Sep. 11, 2007I'm writing in response to Vincent Massaro's bashing of Accent in Monday's column. Vincent claimed he was on Accent staff three years ago. I have one question: Bitter? His issue with Accent Speaker's Bureau must be personal because I can't believe any person would take the time or energy to complain about a U.S. senator coming to speak for free.
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Gator Growl should bring better acts
Sep. 10, 2007Timothy Powers, 7AC
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Election problems won?t affect slating
Sep. 10, 2007Sarah Krantz, Supervisor of Elections
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COLUMNS
One location enough for pizza place
Sep. 10, 2007Satchel?s Pizza is too damn far away. It?s so distant I?ve run up a string of excuses why I haven?t been lately: "My car won?t start." "My scooter died last week." "My bike tire?s flat." "My shoes have holes." I shouldn?t have to make such claims, but it?s impossible to drive sixteen miles round-trip as often as I?d like. As sacrilegious as it may be, many people think Satchel?s needs a new location.
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UF needs better solutions classroom, money problems
Sep. 10, 2007It?s a new school year, but last year?s problems haven?t shown any signs of leaving.
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John Kerry forum not worth our time
By VINCENT MASSARO | Sep. 9, 2007Would somebody please tell me why, on Gore's green earth, Sen. John Kerry is coming to UF?
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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.
