The time has come. I have started marking my calendar with the dates and locations of my final exams. I am making finishing touches on end-of-the-semester projects. I have called my mom to double-check my moving date, and I have begun assessing how much shoe-shopping money I will make from selling my textbooks.
I've recently concluded that the problem with this country can be summed up by the Alligator articles and editorials Students for a Democratic Society has generated over the last year. You may agree that the world as we know it is falling apart, but you'll continuously bicker over every last detail of those whose conscience compels them to actually take action.
We Remember.
College life has many benefits: new friends, new experiences, and no curfew. But it also brings stress that's related to grades, bills, time management, dating, parent conflicts and homesickness.
It has been more than 20 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against teaching creationism "science" in public schools, finding it a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
Anyone who has been in Gainesville long enough knows how UF President Bernie Machen feels about alcohol, or more specifically, underage binge drinking.
Although psychology and psychiatry are relatively new fields, the concept of mental illness is not. In the 5th century B.C., a man living with epilepsy was thought to be affected by the moon god.
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."
At the beginning of the primary season, it seems the Democratic contenders promised us a bit too much.
Have you ever seen that sign on Interstate 75 welcoming drivers to Gainesville, home of the national champs?
In Thursday's Alligator, Rebecca Ganzak wrote in her column that she feels there needs to be regulations governing the "appropriateness" of content available on the Internet. I feel that the actions proposed in Thursday's column are the wrong ones to take.
As one of the students on hunger strike, I wanted to respond to the "dart" Students for a Democratic Society received from the Alligator editorial board on Friday.
It's a common gripe at colleges across the country: Parking on campus is a nightmare. At the second largest university in the United States, we're no strangers to the parking tickets, the "who-stole-my-car" moments before the adjustment to roam towing and the hours of circling and stalking in parking lots before classes.
Rebecca Ganzak's column Thursday reminded me of the "Freedom, but…" concept too many people subscribe to today.
I try to avoid whining in my column, but sometimes I can't help it. Actually, I whine most of the time. OK, all I do is whine.
In her column on Thursday, Ms. Ganzak asked all the wrong questions. "Why is the Internet so open?" she wondered. The question should be "Why is everything else so closed?"
The referendum on the spring ballot supporting UF's adherence to socially responsible investment, which passed by student voters, shows that among students a strong sentiment exists for the university to do the right thing: to place people before the unrestrained quest for profit.
This week it seems that along with the pollen and spring, protesting is also in the air. Whether it's the anti-war protestors on the corner of 13th Street and University Avenue, the hunger strikers staking it out in front of Bernie's office or the maniacs trying to extinguish the Olympic torch, it's hard to keep up with who's mad at who for what these days. So, here at Darts & Laurels headquarters, we'll keep it simple for you this week and let you know what should really be pissing you off. Get your signs ready and practice your angry chants for this week's edition of Darts & Laurels.
I may never again live in an all-college town
Solutions by The State News
