Scanners not 1984
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 5, 2008Students for a Democratic Society is at it again, and this time its target is hand scanners at the gym.
Students for a Democratic Society is at it again, and this time its target is hand scanners at the gym.
Look, I know this is a football school. I know you want the women's soccer team to feel all warm and fuzzy. I know one or two people out there might even care about golf. But honestly, basketball season is only one month away. You are allowed to put in an occasional article about what's going on outside of Tebow and the gang.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - It was as surreal a second quarter as Urban Meyer had ever witnessed.
The "When will Billy Donovan sign his contract?" saga is finally over.
As a first generation American, I have never allowed my father's Lebanese and Arab ethnicity to influence my political views as an American. This has changed, however, in this election. Sen. Barack Obama, whose father was Kenyan, simply has a misguided foreign policy in the Middle East. While most Americans will agree that going into Iraq was a mistake, life is once again returning to normal in the streets of Baghdad. In the last eight years, democratic governments have been institutionalized in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, and a respect for human rights has emerged in American allies in the region, including Egypt and Jordan.
With the endless supply of political volunteers on campus during the past few months, you'd have to be living in a cave not to know that today is the last day to register for the Nov. 4 elections.
Every time I read the letters to the editor section of your paper, I'm forced to allow Student Government more time in my mind than it deserves. Someone even got closer to the point Friday by mentioning the frivolous spending of money by not only SG but governments in general.
UF's doubles team of Megan Alexander and Marrit Boonstra came up short against No. 3 Melissa Mang and Amanda Granson of Duke on Friday, ending their run at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships.
Motorcycles, tattoos and wet T-shirt contests crowded the charity scene in High Springs over the weekend.
When a team has to claw back from a two-goal hole, it has to find some sort of motivation to drive it harder than before.
Although the $700 billion economic bailout was passed Friday within a week of debate, it may take longer before the economy feels its effects.
Members of Students for a Democratic Society protested plans to install hand scanners at UF's recreation facilities outside Southwest Recreation Center on Friday.
Debbie Rasmussen finds it difficult to call herself a feminist.
Monday is the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 4 presidential general election, and though there is still some confusion about voter registration regulations, UF students should not worry, local voting officials said.
With the passage of the economic rescue plan, the federal government has mobilized more than $700 billion to quell the parallel crises in housing and finance. While this massive allocation may mitigate the turmoil in the credit markets, there are broader economic ramifications to consider.
Nightmares still flood the mind of Emmanuel Jal.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - This could become one big, complicated mess.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Let's forget about numbers for a second.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas entered Saturday's contest dead last in the Southeastern Conference in rushing offense, averaging a meager 90.5 yards per game - more than 20 yards fewer than the next-lowest team, Mississippi State.