Opinion

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OPINION  |  DARTS LAURELS

Darts and Laurels: Nov. 30, 2018

Nov. 29, 2018

A sense of nostalgia washes over you as you flip through your course syllabus. Seeing each old entry for past classes is like a punch to the gut. You flashback to artificial laughs at your professor’s corny puns. They weren’t quite comedy gold but more of a bland maize color. Your mind is called back to the material you wished you would be tested on again but never will be. You shed a single tear. The salty drop of sadness blots and distorts the ink, warping the rules you had been so intimidated by at the beginning of the semester.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

We should quit obsessing over virginity

Nov. 29, 2018

The idea that virginity is a defining characteristic is harmful

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

A rebuke to the student body president and “accomplishments”

Nov. 29, 2018

A refutation of what Student Body President Ian Green bragged about 

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Free speech at UF is essential, but not without limits

Nov. 29, 2018

There is value in protests, but UF must be open to free expression 

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Smile without shame: don’t feel guilty for being happy

Nov. 27, 2018

Complaining often fills a conversation

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Photos are not just for Instagram, they immortalize memories

Nov. 27, 2018

Our online presence is just a sliver of our personalities 

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor: FDA additives

Nov. 25, 2018

The FDA should reconsider what it allows to be put in food

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Hollywood: you can do remakes. But please, do them right.

Nov. 25, 2018

If Hollywood must do a remake, keep the spirit of the original 

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Want more like Petty? Root for your hometown hero artists

Nov. 25, 2018

Every band has to start somewhere 

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the Editor: About Feleipe Franks

Nov. 25, 2018

Criticism of Franks is justified, but some take it too far

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

College anxiety is smothering freshman retention rates

Nov. 25, 2018

Today, students face more anxiety than ever, especially freshman 

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Be thankful: No one can do it on their own

Nov. 18, 2018

This Thanksgiving, see how you can lend a helping hand

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Listen closely: Appreciate film scores

Nov. 18, 2018

The music in a film gives emotion, and people work tirelessly for it

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Election recounts are tedious, but necessary

Nov. 18, 2018

For a fair and democratic process the recounts are a necessity 

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Stop being mean to Feleipe Franks

Nov. 18, 2018

In all kinds of weather, we're supposed to stick together

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Four things you can do rather than Juul

Nov. 18, 2018

Now that Juul is more limited, here's four things you can do 

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OPINION  |  DARTS LAURELS

Darts and Laurels: November 16, 2018

Nov. 15, 2018

Shoutouts to Stan Lee, Juul, and the justice system. All the important things. 

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Careful with the aux — your mood moves with the music

Nov. 15, 2018

Songs become the soundtracks to our lives, providing an emotional ally, but a one-sided one  

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

You don’t have to be a rogue, lonely rebel to have independence

Nov. 15, 2018

Being independent doesn't mean you have to be alone 

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Let the recount proceed smoothly. Don’t yell ‘fraud.’ Follow the law.

Nov. 13, 2018

There's no evidence the recount is a sham