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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

War in Afghanistan: 13 years is too long

On Tuesday, members of UF Students for a Democratic Society held a rally with anti-war groups from Gainesville — Code Pink, Veterans for Peace, UF Students for Justice in Palestine and UF College Libertarians — to protest our continued occupation of Afghanistan. 


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OPINION  |  DARTS LAURELS

Scalia, SCOTUS and Warren Buffet in Darts & Laurels

It’s been a newsworthy week. We went from heralding backup Gators quarterback Treon Harris’ commandeering of a clutch win against Tennessee to vetting details of his sexual assault investigation. Wearily, we’re happy to bring you a We-hope-the-investigation-is-carried-out-fairly-and-hopefully-this-is-the-last-time-a-Gator-is-accused-of-sexual-assault edition of...


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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Diversity means more than an all-black cast

As the fall television season continues, viewers can finally see which shows stand out as the winners and losers of the season. After the premiere ratings of primetime network television came in, one thing became crystal clear: diversity works on TV. Among the winners are three shows on ABC: “Scandal,” “How To Get Away with Murder” and “Black-ish.” These three shows premiered strong with a viewership of 11.9 million, 14 million and 10.8 million, respectively. 


NEWS

The chomp: Food to eat when you’re sick

Flu shots are here, there is a nip of autumn crispness in the air, and a nasty cold is going around campus. Some people are calling it the “UF plague.” As someone who recently experienced the “UF plague,” or at least some awful germ that made me want to curl up in bed and never get up, I can definitely say that being sick in college is absolutely no fun.



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