The Flip Side - Aug. 3

By MICK ELLIOTT | The Tampa Tribune Published: August 2, 2008 Thinking 'out loud until it started to hurt... The Princeton Review 'named the University of Florida the nation's No..1 party school. I'm thinking, what a great idea if Gators football players were recognized for exceptional performance this year by being awarded little lampshade stickers to place on their helmets. The Bloomingdale High Bulls' 400-pound bronze mascot was located by police one day after teenagers took the statue. That's a relief. Were you like me and feared illegal recruiting charges against USF? After being guaranteed uncensored Internet access, reporters arriving in Beijing for the Summer Olympics found Web sites for Amnesty International and others dealing with Tibet blocked by the Chinese government. Now, here's the punch line: IOC officials... [read full story]