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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Feeling emotion from statistics is difficult

By Wesley Campbell | Feb. 22, 2011

We have a strange way of looking at tragedy and what’s important. It is our nature to be unconcerned about issues that do not directly affect us. I don’t know which is worse – the people who display complete ignorance of how their actions today will change the future, clinging to antiquated views through a misguided notion that to “stick to your guns” is a virtue despite new evidence, or whiny, liberal types who only care about issues as long as the problem doesn’t reach their doorsteps.

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NEWS

Kobe Bryant in 'The Black Mamba'

By Joshua Saval | Feb. 22, 2011

Robert Rodriguez (“Sin City”) directed a short film starring Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant  called “The Black Mamba” for Nike, which was just released online over the NBA All-Star weekend. 

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NEWS

Superfund 'refugees' speak

By Meredith Rutland | Feb. 22, 2011

Residents of the neighborhoods around the contaminated former wood processing plant, the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site, shared their stories and their disappointment about the Superfund cleanup plan at recent City and County Commission meetings.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Social network gains staying power

By Laura Ellermeyer | Feb. 21, 2011

In high school, our designated picture taker was Katie. Pictures were a must, and somebody had to take on the burden of snapping all the photos we’d instantly upload to Facebook and comment on for weeks. Katie never complained; in fact, she enjoyed it to a point it could get annoying.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

American Lit 3-D: Film gimmick has no place in some films

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 21, 2011

We’ve already established that we’re a little old-school with our love for physical books. While we learn to slowly embrace the digital reading revolution, we’ve overlooked another change. The influx of 3-D movies has been well-documented and discussed, but for the most part we haven’t worried about the reasoning behind the fad. If filmmakers want us to feel like those action-movie explosions are happening in our faces, so be it.

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NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Block tuition proposal would rob UF students

By Sean Johnson | Feb. 21, 2011

Travis Hornsby, the author of a letter published Monday in support of block tuition, has unfortunately taken sips of the block tuition Kool-Aid. Over the past few months, I’ve heard the administration espouse the virtues of block tuition, all the while trying to sweep under the rug its dirty little secrets. The fact of the matter is this plan will cost the average student more; there is no way around it.

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