Displaced students still waiting to unpack
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 9, 2008Finally. We're all moved into our new places, and the semester's hectic beginning is actually starting to level off into some form of sanity.
Finally. We're all moved into our new places, and the semester's hectic beginning is actually starting to level off into some form of sanity.
Tuesday's column titled "Libertarian candidate has no chance" demonstrates why our election system is messed up and why less than half of voters bother to show up at the polls.
I was pleased with Marc Weinoth's article Friday.
Preseason polls and early-season rankings are two of the most dangerous aspects of college football.
The Editorial Board is pleased to see several state and local agencies coming to the rescue of an often-overlooked local treasure.
UF's world-famous and exceedingly popular "Go Gator Nation" ad campaign has finally come to a end.
The largest student-run pep rally has once again failed to deliver a show for students. Instead, it will feature the Steve Miller Band playing their greatest hits for alumni.
Election 2008 has finally cast all of its actors.
I was happy to see the editorial about staying classy. I'm glad someone commented about some of the nasty things said between Miami and UF fans. My group of friends was a mix of Gators and Hurricanes fans.
I entered UF in 1998 with 26 Advanced Placement and 11 dual enrollment credits. Everybody said how great that was and how quickly I could get through school. I, like many of you, did not need study skills to get A's in high school.
As if the Barack Obama train didn't have enough momentum, local supporters decided to hold an event to garner more support for the inescapable media darling. They even gave it a clever moniker: Obama-rama.
When the lights brightened, the shadows of surprise evaporated.
Saturday night, as Tim Tebow was trying to organize offensive drives, the stadium was blaring loud when it should have been quiet.
I don't own a car, so I keep a colorful, expensively designed Regional Transit System bus schedule by my bedside.
Saturday night's football game was everything we thought it could be. Although we have our worries about the correlation between media hype and the Gators' actual potential, the Editorial Board was thoroughly satisfied with the team's victory over Miami.
When the lights brightened, the shadows of surprise evaporated.
Hurricane Gustav has passed with, thankfully, little damage, allowing Republicans to drop all pretenses of bipartisanship and launch into what, in my mind, is the nastiest convention in recent history.