Hand scanners waste of money
By SKEET SURRENCY | Oct. 7, 2008After reading Monday's article and editorial about the hand scanner referendum, I feel a few clarifications are in order.
After reading Monday's article and editorial about the hand scanner referendum, I feel a few clarifications are in order.
Although a Monday poll showed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama with a seven-point lead over Sen. John McCain in Florida, experts say it's not a guarantee he'll win the state in the presidential election.
In the back corner of UF's newly renovated weight room, just off the indoor sprint track, there is a cinderblock wall with paper strewn across it.
Twenty-three acts had to sing, salsa, shimmy or shake for a coveted award Tuesday night: one of three performances at this year's Gator Growl on Oct. 24.
Two former Gators who have risen to political power addressed the impact a new president would have on Florida.
As you might have noticed, our economy isn't doing so well. Congress has just passed an enormous bailout bill worth $700 billion of taxpayer money. Along with the high price tag, the bill also gives the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve unprecedented powers over the free market.
Former Sen. Bob Graham spoke like a sportscaster giving a pregame analysis. In a speech before the presidential debates Tuesday night, Graham compared the debates to a championship game in which each player shows his strengths.
Six more cases have emerged involving a Gainesville man arrested twice in connection with cameras illegally installed on laptop computers.
The Editorial Board is simply amazed by the amount of absurdities that arose from the first day of the Student Government election.
Freshmen Carlos Cueto and Joey Burkhardt continue to hold their own against veteran opponents, and are each one match away from reaching the main draw at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
Percy Harvin hasn't escaped the injury bug just yet. The junior playmaker sat out his second consecutive practice Tuesday with a nagging ankle injury but is expected to resume workouts today and is expected to be ready for Saturday's matchup with LSU.
After a breakdown in negotiations, the two major Student Government political parties will not debate each other as planned.
Usually picking the stories for the next day's edition of the Alligator is a relatively painless process.
In a Monday article, Shelby Powell was identified in a photo as a member of Students for a Democratic Society. He is not.
Emmanuel Jal stood tall on stage Monday evening, stomping, rhyming and retelling his story of violence and struggle.
Despite the flood of fliers, stickers and screen-printed, UF-colored T-shirts, the Alligator Editorial Board has respectfully declined its option to endorse any Student Government party for the fall election.
An ambulance, lights and sirens blaring, was involved in a car crash late Sunday evening.
I had ESPN on my TV in the background Monday afternoon like I usually do, but when I looked up from my computer, I saw something strange.
Apparently, Kelly Murphy has her fellow freshman to thank for her recent string of triple-doubles.