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(01/16/18 7:42pm)
As a first-generation college student I was eager to learn about all of the different opportunities that the University of Florida presented both academically and professionally—not only for myself, but for every student attending UF. I viewed each position in leadership and campus involvement as an opportunity to make a positive difference in my peers’ lives, to make their experiences better and to encourage them to become their best versions of themselves. This is ultimately what led me on my path to Student Government: knowing leadership was my best chance at a meaningful way to create lasting change for my peers and the students who would come after us.
(01/15/18 1:33pm)
Santa Fe College President Jackson Sasser turned to his state senator, Keith Perry, before an audience of more than 200 Friday afternoon with a firm message.
(01/11/18 9:03pm)
Happy New Year, dear reader! Welcome back to Gainesville, to school and to your unbridled independence. Did you miss it? Judging by my extensive Twitter research, it would appear that a lot of you did. While I was conducting my all-important social media research, I also came across another common thread. Many people seem to have already crashed and burned in the pursuit of their New Year’s resolutions. This trend is not unique to 2018 — nearly every year I have been a user of social media I have noticed this. People exit a year with big plans and lofty goals for self-improvement. We set goals to accomplish everything from going to the gym to eating healthy, from stopping bad habits to being more positive. And each year, we get upset when we are unable to meet these goals.
(01/10/18 9:42pm)
At a Student Government Supreme Court hearing Wednesday night, the court reaffirmed their ability to oversee unconstitutional Student Senate rules.
(01/08/18 1:21pm)
Happy New Year’s, dear reader! Welcome back to Gainesville, to school and to your unbridled independence. Did you miss it? Judging by my extensive Twitter research, it would appear that a lot of you did. While I was conducting my all-important social media research, I also came across another common thread. Many people seem to have already crashed and burned in the pursuit of their New Year’s resolutions. This trend is not unique to 2018 — nearly every year I have been a user of social media I have noticed this. People exit a year with big plans and lofty goals for self-improvement. We set goals to accomplish everything from going to the gym to eating healthy, from stopping bad habits to being more positive. And each year, we get upset when we are unable to meet these goals.
(01/07/18 6:45pm)
A copy of the front page of The Independent Florida Alligator from Jan. 19, 1977.
(01/07/18 6:41pm)
A copy of the front page of The Independent Florida Alligator from Jan. 19, 1977.
(01/07/18 6:41pm)
Editor's Note: Over winter break, meteorologists said a temperature drop and expected rain could cause snow to fall in Gainesville. Though that didn’t come to pass, we at the Alligator wanted to take you back to Jan. 19, 1977 when snow did fall.
(12/04/17 7:26am)
Soon after the Student Senate minority party announced it wanted to amend Student Government codes, the Senate president, part of the majority party, created a committee to oversee all code revisions.
(11/22/17 7:54am)
An oasis in the middle of a food desert, the Fred Cone Park community garden has let east Gainesville residents plant their own greens since August.
(11/12/17 7:39pm)
You may have heard of the term gaslighting. It can happen between supposed friends, between an employee and their superior or in any other relationship. Whether within our own student organizations or on a national scale, it happens every day.
(11/12/17 7:34pm)
White supremacy is on the rise. Not just in the U.S. but in nations across the globe.
(10/20/17 3:04pm)
After 38 years of teaching, Esther Lynn Mauffray was recognized Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott.
(10/15/17 6:35pm)
With the election of President Donald Trump, we have seen racism rise to the level of respectability.
(10/12/17 2:44am)
Kal Penn’s grandparents coaxed him to eat his peas as a child by telling him stories of the time they walked with Mahatma Gandhi for Indian independence.
(10/06/17 6:36am)
After almost suffering a stroke and heart failure in May, 48-year-old John Howard has revived a passion for his job at UF.
(10/02/17 2:23am)
I am writing in response to Victoria Fortier’s column, verbosely titled, “It’s time to stop kneeling during the national anthem.” I’m a teaching assistant for ENC 1101 at UF, a class I really enjoy teaching. My students learn how to identify and write coherent arguments. One of the first things I teach them to do is to support claims with “receipts,” commonly known as evidence. I’m calling Fortier out because, while I respect her use of pathos, one of three rhetorical appeals (she’s really trying to rile people up), she hasn’t substantiated her claims with evidence. Dare I call unsubstantiated claims “fake news?” It’s true. More than 30 million people tune in every week to watch football games. It’s true that fans are now watching athletes kneel to protest the continued murder of black men, women and children. I disagree with Fortier’s claim that freedom has nothing to do with making a statement. I would back that claim up by providing my first receipt, the Declaration of Independence. Maybe Fortier has not had the chance to take history yet (however, I think it is a requirement), but this document is a literal statement of freedom written by our Founding Fathers. NFL protesters like Colin Kaepernick are very aware of their rhetorical situation. They understand their audience and have a specific purpose. Protest is a very specific strategy for making an argument. It’s often a dangerous and unpopular strategy in that it does not always care about being polite. While black men and women continue to die at the hands of corrupt police officers, Kaepernick and his fellow NFL players do not have time to be polite. Your plea for protesters to consider where and when they decide to make a statement isn’t needed. They have already considered where and when they protest. They have decided making you uncomfortable for a few minutes at the beginning of a football game is worth your discomfort. The Huffington Post reports that more than 250 black people were killed in 2016. These protesters want the murders to stop. If you were in my class and you turned in a paper without receipts, you’d receive an F.
(09/28/17 6:30pm)
Gainesville Police assistant Chief Terry Pierce will be the subject of a third-party investigation amid allegations of unprofessional behavior, GPD confirmed Wednesday.
(09/26/17 12:26am)
Student Government elections are here again, and the drama has come with it. So far, this election cycle has been defined by the emergence of a new minority party to go up against Impact Party — and memes. Don’t forget the memes.
(09/25/17 11:54pm)
Out of the 86 students who decided to run for a Student Government seat this Fall, only two are not running with a party.
