Tolulope Bukola

Tolulope Bukola

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Voting a choice, not duty

By Tolulope Bukola | Oct. 1, 2008

Wes Hunt's rambling denunciation of the ignorant voter was hilarious but misguided. The essence of democracy is choice - including the choice not to participate in the political process or to select the dumbest candidate.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Bright Futures' requirements too low

By Tolulope Bukola | Sep. 16, 2007

I am writing in response to Daniel Burroughs's guest column in Thursday's Alligator, "Florida must keep Bright Futures Scholarship Program." The assertion that Florida must maintain the Bright Futures program unchanged is, at best, misguided. The state cannot sustain the financial burden of maintaining Bright Futures' low standards indefinitely. Bright Futures pays 75 percent tuition for a mediocre 3.0 weighted high school grade point average and an SAT score of 970 - 51 points below the national average.

Voting a choice, not duty

Bright Futures' requirements too low

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