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Felon and University of Chicago professor share the stage in speech about felon rights

(10/11/18 10:15pm)

When Jhody Polk was incarcerated, she said she was set free.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/10/felon-and-university-of-chicago-professor-share-the-stage-in-speech-about-felon-rights

We need a UN ambassador with a global perspective

(10/11/18 9:41pm)

Earlier this week, United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley announced that she plans to resign from her position at the end of the year. For President Donald Trump, her future departure means the loss of one of the highest-ranking women in his administration. This is an unfavorable blow to an administration already ridiculed for appointing a Supreme Court Justice accused of sexual assault.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/10/we-need-a-un-ambassador-with-a-global-perspective

“I’m hanging on by a thread”: A glimpse inside student-mom life at UF.

(10/05/18 1:13am)

Hunched over her bed, still exhausted from labor, Javiera Rudolph graded papers at 2 a.m. awaiting her newborn to wake up again at any minute.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/10/i-m-hanging-on-by-a-thread-a-glimpse-inside-student-mom-life-at-uf

UF reacts to Kavanaugh-Ford hearings

(10/01/18 1:21am)

The U.S. and UF stopped when Christine Blasey Ford took a stand.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/10/uf-reacts-to-kavanaugh-ford-hearings

November candidates talk conservation, future plans at forum

(10/01/18 1:09am)

Jason Haeseler remembers waiting in the hospital, hoping his daughter would be all right after surgery to fix her congenital heart defect.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/10/november-candidates-talk-conservation-future-plans-at-forum

Series Review of the Week: Netflix’s “Sisters”

(09/27/18 11:03am)

Imagine you’re in your 30s, going through your daily routine and out of nowhere your father tells you that you could potentially have multiple other half siblings.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/09/series-review-of-the-week-netflix-s-sisters

It takes all dads: Duval Early Learning Academy brings father figures

(09/26/18 10:53pm)

Squeals of laughter filled the Duval Early Learning Academy cafeteria as students chased each other around, their oversized backpacks flapping like wings behind them.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/09/it-takes-all-dads-duval-early-learning-academy-brings-father-figures

#MeToo will outlive Kavanaugh hearings

(09/25/18 11:15pm)

#MeToo will outlive its hashtag. It will outlive Twitter. It will likely outlive social media. Long after we have graduated, past the prime of our college lives, the heydays of our careers and the golden years of our old age, the Me Too movement will persist.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/09/metoo-will-outlive-kavanaugh-hearings

Guns, voting rights, environment: What matters to the college voter?

(09/25/18 10:44pm)

The Alligator spoke to students at the event about why voting matters, and what they feel are the most critical issues facing the nation. Here are five of their responses:

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/09/guns-voting-rights-environment-what-matters-to-the-college-voter

Former inmates speak out about sexual, physical abuse at Lowell Correctional Institute

(09/21/18 12:23am)

Rachel Kalfin was just trying to go to her fashion design class.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/09/former-inmates-speak-out-about-sexual-physical-abuse-at-lowell-correctional-institute

Letter to the Editor: Let's talk graduation

(09/18/18 9:22pm)

Let’s talk about graduation. In the last couple of weeks, UF President Kent Fuchs’ office released documents stating that graduation will no longer be the same. All UF graduates will now attend two graduation ceremonies. The first will be a combination of every single college in the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, and the second will be hosted by each individual college. The announcement resulted in an abundance of angry, outraged students. Considering the number of petitions and Facebook posts that started surfacing left and right, this may be the first time in a long time that a majority of this campus agrees on something. Last week, Anthony Rojas, whom I assume is the leader of the new movement #BringGraduationBack, went to the Student Senate meeting and made an appealing argument for why Fuchs should keep graduation intact. For one, I strongly agree with Rojas and others on the matter of graduation and why it should not be changed. As someone who belongs to two different colleges, with this change to graduation I will have to attend three different ceremonies rather than just two. This is inconvenient for my family and I, who deserve to see my name boldly on the screen as I cross the O’Connell Center stage.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/09/letter-to-the-editor-let-s-talk-graduation

UF can change its legacy with people of color

(09/16/18 9:16pm)

James Baldwin once stated, “I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” His frustration with the United States was borne out of the dream it sold being inconsistent with the reality that he experienced in New York.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/09/uf-can-change-its-legacy-with-people-of-color

November candidates discuss feminism at forum

(09/12/18 1:07am)

The first thing Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson did after applying to run as a Florida state representative was meet with gun shop owners.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/09/november-candidates-discuss-feminism-at-forum

Florida takes on FSU in midweek matchup

(09/12/18 1:03am)

The No. 11 Florida volleyball team continues its road trip to Tallahassee to play its fourth-consecutive away match against rival Florida State tonight at 6.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/09/florida-takes-on-fsu-in-midweek-matchup

Men’s, women’s teams begin seasons

(09/10/18 10:13am)

The women’s team was ranked 12th in the nation, and junior Sierra Brooks was named a Golfweek Preseason Second-Team All-American heading into the first tournament of the fall season. Both have proven themselves to be worthy of their preseason praise following their first day in their opening competition. The Gators are in the lead at the Cougar Classic after one round and Brooks is atop the individual leaderboard.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/09/men-s-women-s-teams-begin-seasons

Florida cross country impresses in season debut

(09/08/18 2:21pm)

UF's men's and women's cross country teams opened their 2018 campaigns with a bang on Friday, bringing home impressive finishes at the UNF Invitational in Jacksonville.

https://www.alligator.org/article/2018/09/florida-cross-country-impresses-in-season-debut