Opinion
One common factor unites almost all
By Dylan Sawmore | Dec. 4, 2007Pepsi or Coke? Who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election?
Opinion
Opinion
Machen's salary should anger us all
By Dave Steadman | Dec. 4, 2007Would someone please explain to me the logic of giving President Machen nearly ,300,000 in bonuses when his main accomplishments this year were implementing harsh budget cuts and promoting Pepsi?
Opinion
Abortion laws must be consistent
By Mark LaBelle | Dec. 4, 2007I am writing in response to Tuesday's letters to the editor. Wylie Green's proposal that "we can have it both ways" when it comes to abortion is ridiculous. Anti-abortion Americans and abortion-rights Americans are diametrically opposed to one another.
Opinion
Salary understandable when compared
By Michael Hall | Dec. 4, 2007I was surprised at some of my friends' reactions to the article on UF President Bernie Machen's salary.
Opinion
Paul wants U.S. to withdraw from UN
By Brad Ibach | Dec. 4, 2007All this talk about Ron Paul is stupid. Yes, he wants to withdraw from Iraq immediately (along with Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel.) Yes, he opposes the war on drugs. And yes, he opposes the USA Patriot Act. But one issue trumps everything else: Mr. Paul wants to withdraw from the United Nations.
Sports
Look for more great moments in 2008
Dec. 3, 2007Last week, alligatorSports columnist and staff writer Jenna Marina offered insight with her list of the top seven moments of the football season.
Opinion
Fees necessary for improvements
By Eric Przybylinski | Dec. 3, 2007It's getting really old to read complaints about UF's costs and fees while simultaneously reading complaints about a budget deficit and erroneous comparisons of either of those numbers to UF President Bernie Machen's compensation.
Opinion
Corners Catastrophe
By the Editorial Board | Dec. 3, 2007You see it every day: chain-link fences and green tarp on one of Gainesville's most-viewed corners.
Opinion
Trustees will re-evaluate proposed fees
By RYAN MOSELEY | Dec. 3, 2007I would like to take this opportunity to clear up any issues raised in Monday's Alligator article and editorial regarding fees.
Opinion
Paul: Abortion for states to decide
By Wylie Green | Dec. 3, 2007This letter is in response to Elizabeth Ruggieri's letter from Monday. Abortion is an on-going issue - one most people have a justifiable position on one way or the other. There will never be an objective "right" or "wrong" answer.
Opinion
Muslims must fight against stereotypes
By Cris Wise | Dec. 2, 2007Why would Muslims on campus be offended if the fliers read "Radical Islam Wants You Dead," not "Islam Wants You Dead"? Islam on Campus' reaction only fuels the stereotype that criticism of Islam cannot coexist with the Western ideal of free speech.
Opinion
Not all presidential polls objective
By Erin Frost | Dec. 2, 2007In Friday's Alligator, Danny Beaulieu's letter complains of constant coverage of Ron Paul over other candidates, saying that Barack Obama leads Paul in a Facebook poll. Is the Facebook poll scientific? Could the poll have been influenced by the way candidates are campaigning?
Opinion
Student should be praised for listening
By Nina Postlethwaite | Dec. 2, 2007Thanks for the story in Friday's Alligator about Michael Berry, who listens. I once worked for a Mental Health Association in a large city, where we regularly gave a mini-course for bartenders and hair stylists because we understood they frequently become an inviting stop for the transiently troubled. Mr. Berry has taken it to the next level, and, unlike "Lucy" of comic-strip fame, his encounter just is what it is. That's nice.
Opinion
Narcotics-unit funding poorly spent
By Tyler Lanza | Dec. 2, 2007Gainesville has recently been afflicted with dorm-room robberies, downtown homicides and unfortunate traffic-accident casualties. In times like these, I would expect our tax dollars to be used wisely to protect us from recurrences. Instead, what did our honorable law enforcement officials choose to do? They responded to mounting pressure by creating a multi-agency narcotics unit, which, according to Gainesville Police Chief Norman Botsford, is the most important unit.
Opinion
Too many opinions based on fallacy
By Ghulam Khan | Dec. 2, 2007It appears UF has been blessed with more than its fair share of armchair experts on First Amendment rights, counterterrorism and so-called "Radical Islam."
Opinion
Trustees make us sick with more money woes
By the Editorial Board | Dec. 2, 2007It's that time of year again - the time when the UF Board of Trustees gets together to decide how it can make life harder for UF students, usually financially.
Opinion
Use Wikipedia 'facts' at your own risk
By VINCENT MASSARO | Dec. 2, 2007"The time has come," the Walrus said, "to talk of many things: of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and Wikipedia."
Opinion
Paul's abortion opinion not 'Libertarian'
By Elizabeth Ruggieri | Dec. 2, 2007A friend of mine told me she would be supporting Ron Paul in the next election, so I found his Web site and took a look at the section titled "Issues."
