Opinion
Opinion
Cosmetic surgery not worth risks
Mar. 26, 2008What would you be willing to risk for a slimmer nose? A bustier chest?
Opinion
Obama likable but not a leader
By Lawrence Mackey | Mar. 26, 2008People like Barack Obama. He connects with the people, seems honest, gives moving speeches and he represents the United States favorably on the world stage. All these factors make Obama a great politician, but those won't make him a great U.S. president. I have seen nothing from Obama that leads me to believe he could make tough decisions. I haven't seen enough from Obama that shows he could lead America in such a turbulent time (a tough time thanks to some other great politician who wasn't capable of being president). He needs to be more assertive and needs to push his ideas more. For example, Obama consistently says that he is anti-gun and shares his beliefs openly. However, when faced with a bill that mandated punishment for firing a gun near or on school grounds, he wouldn't vote yes or no - he voted "present."
Opinion
Affordable Pill not a priority
By Michael O'Malley | Mar. 26, 2008I wish to contend several points that Laura Moore raised Monday in her letter about affordable birth control. First, I understand that a student may have to live from paycheck to paycheck. However, if at the end of her budget calculation (and an actual budget was certainly implied in the letter) she finds that such dire straits have arisen that a choice must be made between dispensing money to either health care or utilities, I would suggest she revises her budget to exclude several trips for sushi. I don't mean to stereotype, but the validity of such an ultimatum is difficult to believe and there are many ways to free up money in the budget: Ride a bike, don't eat out, grow your own vegetables, get your movies from the library, etc.
Opinion
Gator Party shuts out CLAS representation
By Mark McShera | Mar. 25, 2008On Sunday night, the Student Senate Replacement and Agenda Committee voted on its recommendations for committee appointments. It rejected all four members of the Orange and Blue Party who applied. As Orange and Blue swept the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences last month, this leaves the 12,000 students of CLAS without representation on any of the Senate's five committees.
Opinion
Homeless crime records used to justify stereotypes
By the Editorial Board | Mar. 25, 2008With the recent shuffling of the proposed one-stop homeless service center's location, it is clear that many Gainesville residents will do much to decry the homeless problem, but very little to help move toward a solution - especially if that solution happens to be in their own backyards.
Opinion
U.S. cannot impose will on Iraqi people
By Daniel Watstein | Mar. 25, 2008Tuesday's guest column on the Iraq war argues with a distinctly twisted premise. The author assumes that we have some right or duty to spread democracy to other countries and that Iraq was a good target. That's ludicrous. Other countries have the right to choose different forms of government.
Opinion
Tibet column was misinformed, biased
By Jie Wang | Mar. 25, 2008Obviously the author of Monday's guest column knew little about the history and current status of Tibet, and it also seems she did not do any research about the subject.
Opinion
Executive order tries to shield history
Mar. 25, 2008It has been said that the winners write the history books. If Executive Order 13233 isn't repealed, the mediocre and incompetent will get their chance.
Opinion
Statistics do not reveal the whole story
By GERALD LILES | Mar. 24, 2008Thomas Mortenson, senior scholar at the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, raised the alarm in gender bias across campuses recently.
Opinion
Bush administration's original intentions for Iraq were noble
By MATTHEW YOUNG | Mar. 24, 2008It is fair to say that nothing in Iraq has gone as the United States planned or intended, but the war was hardly built on lies or oil. Mistakes were made, and the Bush administration is to blame, but its plan was bold and its intentions were noble.
Opinion
Breaches affect many, not just candidates
By the Editorial Board | Mar. 24, 2008When news broke last week that the passport files of presidential candidates Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain were illegally accessed by employees at the U.S. State Department, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice quickly issued a public apology.
Sports
Women's basketball takes bigger steps this season than men
Mar. 24, 2008Hey ladies, you know the times when you give your guy "the look" after he says something, ahem, unintelligent?
Opinion
UF should postpone CLAS dean search
By the Editorial Board | Mar. 23, 2008And then there were two.
Opinion
Petition asks for affordable birth control
By Laura Moore | Mar. 23, 2008These past few months, I have noticed many of my friends recalculating their monthly budgets because of the new costs incurred by their birth control.
Opinion
Number of deaths is the real offense
By VINCENT MASSARO | Mar. 23, 2008The war in Iraq is completely f-ing absurd. Four short of 4,000 Americans have died - f-ing horrible. This war is f-ing useless.
Opinion
Cattle-roping contest was public cruelty
By Jamie Klapholz | Mar. 23, 2008After hearing about Saturday's cattle-roping contest, which was sponsored by a UF class, I was overcome with shame because as a UF student I am part of an organization that condones animal cruelty.
Opinion
Library parking needs to be changed
Mar. 19, 2008It's the first day of spring. Birds are chirping, the sun is shining and your car is being towed from the side of Library West.
Opinion
Obama's speech ignored Muslims
By David Reznik | Mar. 19, 2008I, like many across the country, was deeply moved by Sen. Barack Obama's speech yesterday. However, despite all of the media hoopla, I am distressed that there has not been any public debate about problems with the speech.
