Sports
UF gets chance to show what it's made of Saturday
Oct. 21, 2007As of Saturday night, you'll know what type of men are on UF's football team.
Opinion
Opinion
Lottery should give more to Florida education
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 21, 2007Money, money everywhere, but not a buck to spend.
Opinion
Women who chose abortion not selfish
By Rachel Wyle | Oct. 21, 2007As I began reading the letters to the editor Friday about Claire Beach's column about abortion, I quickly glanced at the names of those writing the responses and was baffled to see they were written by men.
Sports
Kentucky still nothing more than a hoops school
Oct. 21, 2007LEXINGTON, Ky. - As I soaked in the game day atmosphere while stuck in traffic on the way to the stadium Saturday, it became blatantly obvious that Kentucky has never been more excited about its football team.
Opinion
Florida lottery unfairly targets less-privileged
By Leigh Shapiro | Oct. 21, 2007Maybe we should make taxes more fun. We'll borrow the appeal of the lottery, and everyone will have a good time while raising needed funds for education.
Opinion
Alcohol was a bad choice for fundraiser
By Giselle Moore-Higgs | Oct. 18, 2007I am writing in response to your article on Booze for Boobs. Although I think the organizers had their hearts in the right place - raising funds for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization - the event title is offensive to those of us who work in the field of breast-cancer care.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 18, 2007Oh, what a week. We hope you're finally done with all your awful midterms, papers and the other stuff that's been keeping you from going out and having a good time. So take this weekend to sit back and have a few (or more than a few; we won't judge) drinks. Go on. You deserve it. Just make sure you're sober enough to read this week's intoxicating edition of…
Opinion
Halloween brings feelings of nostalgia
By COLLEEN SHEA | Oct. 18, 2007Halloween is a couple of weeks away, which means now is the time to start thinking about what we want to be on that very special day.
Opinion
Abortions mean taking the easy way out
By Raymond Cho | Oct. 18, 2007I would like to thank UF Campus NOW for its glowing column regarding the benefits and conveniences abortions offer to women.
Sports
UF gets chance to show what it's made of Saturday
Oct. 18, 2007As of Saturday night, you?ll know what type of men are on UF?s football team.
Opinion
Choosing to have an abortion is selfish
By Lawrence Mackey | Oct. 18, 2007I'm writing in response to the guest column on abortion. A few completely obvious points were forgotten.
Opinion
Bill of rights forces tow companies in line
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 17, 2007There's a new bill of rights in town.
Sports
Remembering a fallen teammate
Oct. 17, 2007UF's game against Kentucky may not be the showdown of the season, and 50 years down the road it won't be making anyone's top-10 list.
Opinion
Sex education leaves something to be desired
Oct. 17, 2007Over the past few days, the Alligator has featured columns about virginity - virginity in terms of sex and adulthood. Let's address birth control. Let's discuss specifics of the pre-nasty. There's no virginal talk in this column.
Opinion
Abortions give some women a chance at life
By Claire Beach | Oct. 17, 2007The Pro-Life Alliance demonstrated Monday its belief that the "life" of the fetus matters more than the life of a woman.
Opinion
Bicyclists have power in numbers
By Joshua Woltermann | Oct. 16, 2007I've never been afraid of any place I've lived like I'm scared of Gainesville. Every time I am on the streets, I keep my guard up and my senses sharp, wary of an unstoppable monster striking me down in the prime of my life.
Opinion
Plans for homeless not panning out
Oct. 16, 2007Nearly two months after Gainesville banished panhandling, I'm giving a D-minus to Gainesville's "Give a Better Way!" program for refurbishing old parking meters into collection stations.
