Opinion
Opinion
Internet needs some form of regulation
Apr. 9, 2008I have seen the promotions, watched videos and listened to several computer-savvy friends explain to me why the Internet should be a free and uncensored flow of entertainment and information. I used to agree.
Opinion
Column attack on McCain misguided
By Kerry Hart | Apr. 9, 2008Week after week, Joshua Frederickson writes impassioned columns bashing any thought that is on this side of far-left. I enjoy political discourse, but only when it is informed. I do not have room here to detail his numerous errors and misguided assertions, so I will focus on his attack against McCain over waterboarding. He claims that McCain's anti-torture "convictions" disappeared when he voted against the Senate's ban.
Opinion
Commission should hold off on major votes
By the Editorial Board | Apr. 9, 2008On Tuesday night, Gainesville City Commissioner Jeanna Mastrodicasa, chairwoman of the Public Safety Committee and UF's assistant vice president of student affairs, held a forum on campus to discuss proposed changes before the commission that may change the face of Gainesville's nightlife.
Opinion
GPS system will improve RTS service
By Ryan Day | Apr. 9, 2008In Wednesday's Alligator, Greg Perry asked if there was any true value gained from installing GPS on RTS buses. Mr. Perry appears to assume that the only benefit from GPS is providing knowledge about wait times to students and the community. Knowledge of wait times for students is merely an ancillary public benefit that comes with the system.
Opinion
Veterans highlight need to end Iraq war
By Michael Kesler | Apr. 9, 2008Tuesday evening, in a packed room, several Iraq War veterans spoke of their experiences while on the ground in Iraq. Their aim was to simply inform the American people of the realities of the war. The content was not something that you will see on the evening news because it was reality.
Opinion
GPS on buses waste of student money
By Greg Perry | Apr. 8, 2008I must have missed the desperately needed outcry to scold Student Government's blatant waste of spending, so here goes my version. The University of Florida is spending $204,000 to start up, then $110,000 per year to tell you how long you have to wait for a bus. If that's not enough, throw in a few high-definition LCD screens. Can we not wait for a bus like the rest of the world? Is there any true value gained in this system?
Opinion
Adoption not harmless for birth mothers
By Ann Wilmer | Apr. 8, 2008As an adoptee, active in adoption-law reform efforts since shortly after I graduated from UF, I am disappointed that UF would extend an invitation to Diablo Cody to speak at my alma mater.
Opinion
Media falsely name McCain 'maverick'
By JOSHUA FREDERICKSON | Apr. 8, 2008Members of the mainstream media in this country have been engaged in a nauseating love affair with Sen. John McCain ever since his failed presidential campaign in 2000. During that campaign, the Arizona senator swept the press off of their collective feet with his brash "straight talk," his disarming charm and his self-deprecating sense of humor. Many so-called "journalists" labeled him a "maverick" because he occasionally refused to toe the line of his intellectually and morally bankrupt party. However, this, in and of itself, does not a maverick make. Simply repeating something over and over again does not mean that it's true.
Opinion
New CLAS dean faces challenges ahead
By the Editorial Board | Apr. 8, 2008We welcome you to your new home, Paul D'Anieri. When others dropped out of the dean search after an administration shake-up and pressing budget problems, you decided to remain in the running to be at the helm of the biggest college on the UF campus. Congratulations on your selection. We're glad that you're here.
Opinion
Leak deserves credit for championship
By Dana Preble | Apr. 8, 2008A little detail bugged me in Mondays Grad Tab 2008 article. It says …the Gators football team, led by quarterback Tim Tebow, snagged a championship of its own on Jan. 8, 2007. Im not trying to take anything away from Tim Tebow he is a tremendous athlete, a great person and he was a major contributor to our championship. He is now our leader and I look forward to the 2008 season.
Opinion
Army must be integrated to stop bias against homosexuals
By WILLIAM QUINN | Apr. 8, 2008Imagine that a resident assistant walking through a dorm at night hears a noise that sounds suspicious, so he or she knocks on the door. He eventually gains access to the room and realizes that he has interrupted a sex act between two male students. He reports the incident to the administration. The president oversees an investigation into the sexual identity of the two students. The investigation infuriates other homosexual students, so several of them walk into the president's office and claim to be homosexuals. After learning that all the students are in fact homosexuals, the university expels all of them.
Sports
Ways to shrink basketball team's roster by one
Apr. 7, 2008With news from spring football and March Madness constantly swirling, UF's season-ending loss in the NIT was probably a mere blip on your radar.
Opinion
Abortion bill still offers women a choice
By Joel Lombardi | Apr. 7, 2008I am writing in response to Friday's editorial giving the Florida House of Representatives a "dart" for passing a bill requiring that an ultrasound be taken and the option of viewing that ultrasound be given to a woman before an abortion.
Opinion
Notes not needed to do well in course
By Erin Dickerson | Apr. 7, 2008I truly don't understand what the uproar from the student body is all about in regard to the lawsuit against Einstein's Notes.
Opinion
Homeless need help from community
By GERALD LILES | Apr. 7, 2008"You know how proud you were when your wife had that baby girl?" Frank asked.
Opinion
Dean's student admission embarassing
By BRANDON SACK | Apr. 7, 2008If it is indeed true, the story of the College of Medicine's dean allegedly admitting a student based not on his academic merit but on his connections is dangerous and offensive to College of Medicine students and faculty.
Opinion
Cell phone ban should apply to all drivers
By the Editorial Board | Apr. 7, 2008A bill that passed through the Senate Transportation Committee last week would prohibit drivers under the age of 18 in Florida from using a cell phone while driving.
Opinion
Ends do not justify means in new bill
By Andre Samuels | Apr. 7, 2008The scariest part of Dominic Palvisak's Monday letter on the abortion bill came at the end when he disclosed he was a second-year law student. I can understand how the emotion surrounding the abortion issue can lead many to support laws requiring women to seek ultrasounds before obtaining abortions, but this person is studying to be a lawyer.
