Opinion
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” unconstitutional
By CHRIS MOODY | Nov. 30, 2010The idea of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy is ridiculous.
CHRIS MOODY
Opinion
Block tuition benefits few students
By CHRIS MOODY | Nov. 9, 2010I congratulate Chad Kimes in his Tuesday letter for taking 15 or more credits and graduating in record pace, but my previous letter was meant to bring light to those who will suffer with this proposal.
Metro
UF not setting a good business example
By CHRIS MOODY | Nov. 7, 2010Block tuition is not only foolish, but it’s also unrealistic.
Opinion
Columnist grossly misinformed
By CHRIS MOODY | Oct. 20, 2010Brian Amos Wednesday’s column in the opinion section was misinformed on the facts, and being he could one day be a politician making laws, I feel it is a must he realizes a few errors.
Opinion
Florida should not follow Arizona’s law
By CHRIS MOODY | July 19, 2010I am disappointed to have read this week that Florida is backing the Arizona immigration law that basically allows racial profiling.
Opinion
Parking-ticket policy is frustrating
By CHRIS MOODY | July 5, 2010I recall people on Turlington Plaza protesting UF parking. I am writing to encourage their demonstrations. I recently received a parking citation for my scooter. While I can say the citation (for sidewalk parking) is incorrect, I would also like to point out that I am the type of person who never breaks rules, no matter what. But through this ticket-receiving process I have witnessed with my own eyes how evil the UFPD parking enforcement is.
Opinion
UF should be concerned with state’s education issues, not its rank
By CHRIS MOODY | Apr. 4, 2010Yesterday, I was invited to a group on Facebook called “Make UF Florida’s Flagship School.” I appreciate the support for UF, but as a Floridian this horrifies me. We are all Gators at UF, and we all want to be seen as the best in Florida. While I refuse to take a stance on whether we are better than that other school, this is the wrong approach.
Opinion
Sacrifices, transformation are needed for change
By CHRIS MOODY | Mar. 29, 2010This is to correct something a letter said Friday: Americans do not elect leaders to alter their country. Now just to quickly get to my point, a leader is meant to usher in what is best for a group of people.
Opinion
Public must take interest in polluted site
By CHRIS MOODY | Nov. 11, 2009The Cabot-Koppers Superfund site is at the corner of Northwest Sixth Street and Northwest 23rd Avenue. For those of you who don’t know about this, let me enlighten you. This property has been used since 1916 for wood treatment. Chemicals from this site have been found seeping into the groundwater and surface water, including arsenic, copper and nine other chemicals found to cause cancers and other health problems. According to EPA testing in 2006, harmful chemicals have already started reaching the upper portion of the aquifer (not good, considering nearly 100 percent of the drinking water in Florida comes from the Floridan aquifer). As bad as all this sounds, it might surprise you that nearly 19 years after a cleanup approach was signed, no action has been taken besides a few trenches being dug.
Opinion
UF has money to repair Riker Hall
By CHRIS MOODY | Oct. 22, 2009When I saw on Monday that the third floor of Rinker hall would be required to pay $3,000 each for damages, I was flabbergasted.
