Opinion
Opinion
Cafe a positive on-campus addition
By SKEET SURRENCY | Sep. 17, 2007It's not that I particularly enjoy rebutting the Alligator editorial board, but once again I find myself in the unfortunate position of having to defend a project I am involved in from its straw-man arguments and misinformed opinions.
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Student Senate will not censor Accent
By ROBERT AGRUSA | Sep. 17, 2007On Sept. 11, a number of students came before the Student Senate to voice their concerns about Dr. Jack Kevorkian coming to speak at UF. This is a highly controversial speaker, and I truly appreciate that students felt strongly enough to come before the Senate to speak to their representatives.
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Kevorkian did not help by killing
By Mark LaBelle | Sep. 17, 2007In response to Sam Cain's Monday letter about Dr. Jack Kevorkian, I think Kevorkian did nothing to help suffering people. He killed a lot of suffering people, that's true. But he didn't help them. A doctor is successful in helping the patient if the doctor can treat or cure the patient's condition. If the patient dies, then the doctor was unsuccessful. And if the doctor kills the patient, the doctor is not only unhelpful, but also a killer.
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Gyms not so scary
By MEGAN HERON | Sep. 17, 2007I'm writing in response to Colleen Shea's Friday column about fitness. I can't believe someone is actually complaining about fit people working out at the gym. Um, hello? How do you think they got those amazing bodies? And no, not everyone at the gym looks like bodybuilders, but at least they're trying to stay fit. If you're so insecure that you can't work out with other people, stay home.
Sports
Kiss nothing new in sports
Sep. 17, 2007Sports aficionados praise football for its rough and tumble nature. Players are supposed to act like savage beasts foaming at the mouth.
Opinion
Sports writer made UF proud on ESPN
By CAMILO PAYAN | Sep. 16, 2007I just wanted to congratulate Mike McCall on a completely enjoyable 10 minutes of ripping into the University of Tennessee on ESPN on Thursday. He started off a little weak, saying Rocky Top was one of the great traditions in college football, but recouped with a dig about being surprised that 100,000 people from Tennessee are able to memorize anything at all, and it all went uphill from there.
Opinion
Homeless solution makes things worse
By VINCENT MASSARO | Sep. 16, 2007As I was recycling my stack of week-old Alligators that I had been using as a biodegradable pillow, I realized the local homeless population has come upon even harder times than usual.
Opinion
A Senseless Death
By EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep. 16, 2007Only a few hours after a UF student died, presumably in an alcohol-related car accident, UF President Bernie Machen used the news to fuel the fire against underage drinking.
Opinion
Bright Futures' requirements too low
By Tolulope Bukola | Sep. 16, 2007I am writing in response to Daniel Burroughs's guest column in Thursday's Alligator, "Florida must keep Bright Futures Scholarship Program." The assertion that Florida must maintain the Bright Futures program unchanged is, at best, misguided. The state cannot sustain the financial burden of maintaining Bright Futures' low standards indefinitely. Bright Futures pays 75 percent tuition for a mediocre 3.0 weighted high school grade point average and an SAT score of 970 - 51 points below the national average.
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Kevorkian helped suffering people
By SAM CAIN | Sep. 16, 2007In response to William Sanchez's letter concerning Jack Kevorkian, I have just one question: Why waste your time caring about this situation? I would really like to know how his opinion would change after being confronted with a lifetime of pain and suffering without end. Would he decide to keep on truckin', or would he throw in the towel and end his own life? Would he call up Kevorkian and employ his expertise in the matter? If I ever reached a point in my life where the only thing that greeted me with every new day was the grim reality of more pain and agony, then heck, put me out of my misery!
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
By EDITORIAL BOARD | Sep. 13, 2007It's been a busy week for the Department of Darts & Laurels. So much has been going on around campus. We've been so busy gathering quotes for "Overheard in Gainesville" and avoiding the Turlington preacher, we've barely had time to cross West University Avenue for a bite to eat or a pitcher to drink. Somehow we managed. But we also managed to bring you a special all UF, all the time edition for this week's…
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What band would you like to see at Gator Growl?
Sep. 13, 2007Responses cannot be longer than 20 words. Responses may be edited for length, grammar, style, libel and clarity.
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Kevorkian proposed human experiments
By WILLIAM SANCHEZ | Sep. 13, 2007Although I agree there is nothing wrong with controversial speakers, I believe that ,50,000 is a steep price to pay someone convicted of murder and stripped of his medical license. The truth is Mr. Kevorkian is a very sick individual whose ultimate goal is to experiment on the living.
Sports
UF-UT rivalry chock full of nailbiters, controversies
Sep. 13, 2007If there was ever a year where a Gators blowout of Tennessee was possible, this could be it. But if there?s one thing we all know about rivalry games (particularly this one), it?s that they are incredibly unpredictable.
Opinion
Bureaucracy would be bad for Accent
By ANDREW BROWN | Sep. 13, 2007Never before have I been so against a proposal from the Student Senate and so supportive of an editorial from the Alligator. Accent's success lies not only in the experience, professionalism and dedication of its staff, but in its independence from Student Government's legislative branch. The Accent chairperson must be free to act quickly to respond to offers from speakers and be able to act even quicker to research and bid on potential speakers. Requiring the Accent chairperson to report to the Student Senate and ask for approval would strangle Accent's success.
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Unfair protection for University of Miami in budget
By E. T. YORK | Sep. 13, 2007As a result of the decline in Florida's economy, a special session of the Legislature this fall will consider an expected 4 percent to 10 percent reduction in the statewide budget. This would result in the State University System losing between ,100 million and ,232 million.
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UF's focus on health, fitness a downer
By COLLEEN SHEA | Sep. 13, 2007UF students can't escape the pressure of being healthy because there are reminders lurking in the shadows everywhere we turn.
