Opinion
Opinion
District 6 election echoes presidential race
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 15, 2008The great thing about politics is that if you allow yourself to take a step back from the headlines for a second, you can feel how absurd the entire system can be.
Opinion
Novice players should not use acoustic guitars as wingmen
By Collin Binkley | Oct. 15, 2008There is a growing epidemic saturating college campuses nationwide: the hobby guitarist.
Opinion
SDS protests justified, not exaggerated
By David Reznik | Oct. 15, 2008I found it strange that in an editorial that was otherwise touting the exact same principles as the Students for a Democratic Society-supported referendum against installing hand scanners at UF's gyms, there was need to chastise SDS for their "scanners-signal-the-apocalypse mentality."
Opinion
Senate transition goes smoothly
By Frank Walch | Oct. 15, 2008I arrived at Tuesday night's first meeting of the new Student Senate apprehensive of what was to come. I was afraid of the ugliness that would follow when the gloves came off in the start of a new Senate session.
Opinion
New ticket system not that bad
By Ed Kallal | Oct. 15, 2008The new online ticket system is infinitely better than the old phone system.
Opinion
Scantastic
Oct. 14, 2008During last week's Student Government elections, student voters overwhelmingly rejected the referendum to install hand scanners at Southwest Recreation Center. OK, they did more than reject the referendum. An 84 percent supermajority verbally scolded the hand scanners in front of their parents and bitchslapped the taste out of the scanners' mouths, all while peeing on the scanners' rug.
Sports
Offense finally showing up
Oct. 14, 2008If there's such a thing as being fashionably late in college football, UF's offense has that party strategy down pat.
Opinion
Big Shots: UF coaches lend star power to fundraiser
Oct. 14, 2008Celebrities in advertising are as common as Gainesville pool parties during the summer.
Opinion
Students could change election
Oct. 14, 2008Buck McMullen, Vietnam Veteran Against McCain/For Barack Obama
Opinion
Pilfering stickers unacceptable
Oct. 14, 2008Ann Brosius Gainesville resident, SG election poll worker
Opinion
Major Indecision
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2008It looks like we're finally going to get our chance to figure out what we're going to be doing with the rest of our lives. Courtesy of Student Government and the Career Resource Center, we will be treated to the first ever UF Majors Fair.
Opinion
Sober is Sexy: Google doesn’t let friends e–mail drunk
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 13, 2008By a show of hands: Did anyone consume on Saturday before the LSU game? You know what we mean (Sorry Big Machen).
Opinion
Republicans pulling out all stops to win
Oct. 13, 2008For those of you who haven't read it already, pick up a copy of George Orwell's "1984." It holds some remarkable insight into the workings of the mind of man when it comes to political and even religious allegiance. The two most important terms in there are "doublespeak" and "doublethink."
