Smith Meyers, Student Body presidential candidate
(02/20/17 12:00am)
Smith Meyers knew he wanted to run for UF’s Student Body president after a childhood friend slipped into depression in Spring 2016.
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UF researcher breeds new, tasty tomatoes
(02/01/17 12:00am)
A UF researcher is working to make tomatoes great again.
After swastika protests, 200 remember Holocaust at UF rally
(01/30/17 12:00am)
Members of the UF community gathered around a man preaching about love on Friday — a day after students and faculty members protested against a man wearing a swastika armband.
Maybe the sun has been out the whole time
(01/25/17 11:28pm)
Take a look around.
UF alumnus hopes to be youngest to travel the world
(01/23/17 10:45pm)
At the age of 30, Dustin Pfundheller believes he will soon become the youngest American to travel to all 193 U.N. member states, all while working a full-time job.
UF research links rudeness with declining quality of care
(01/18/17 11:17pm)
A UF researcher has found that when you treat your child’s doctor rudely, quality of care plummets.
Two UF students visit Israel on trip for campus leaders
(01/12/17 11:01pm)
After hearing about her Jewish friends’ experiences at Birthright, Heather Ryan became curious about visiting Israel herself.
UF alumnus hid in terminal during Fort Lauderdale airport shooting
(01/09/17 1:00am)
As UF alumnus Mike Biana prepared to board a flight at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday afternoon, his phone was flooded with panicked texts and messages.
Don’t abandon our future
(11/09/16 10:25pm)
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” – Thomas Jefferson
The international farce that is the United Nations
(10/27/16 9:57pm)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ratified a resolution Oct. 18 denying the Jewish people’s deep historical ties to Jerusalem. While the resolution acknowledges the “importance of the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls for the three monotheistic religions,” the sacred hill is only referred to by its Islamic name, al-Aqsa Mosque/al-Haram al-Sharif. Not only does the resolution make no reference to its Jewish name, Temple Mount, which happens to be considered the holiest site in Judaism, but it distinctly puts quotation marks around “Western Wall Plaza,” a subtle attack on the legitimacy of its Jewish connection.
Remembering Shimon Peres, a great leader
(09/30/16 12:00am)
On Wednesday morning, the world lost a great man; a man bigger than politics, whose name alone is synonymous with the state of Israel.
Kaepernick and radical social justice
(09/08/16 9:37pm)
When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested the national anthem before an NFL preseason game Aug. 26, I felt the ensuing outrage was overblown. I agreed with President Obama’s response — it is Kaepernick’s constitutional right to protest what he sees as a problem of racism and police brutality in America. By the same token, it is also the right of those who disagree with him to criticize him for his method of protest. As far as I was concerned, the discussion ended there.
Guest Column: UF and the failed coup in Turkey
(07/25/16 8:53pm)
On July 15 in Istanbul, Turkey, soldiers closed the two bridges across the Bosphorus, the first indication that elements of the army were planning to remove the government of President Recip Tayyip Erdogan. In Ankara, the national capital, other soldiers took control of television stations and shelled the parliament building. President Erdogan had to use social media to rally his supporters. But by morning it was all over with Erdogan in full control.
Miami band to kick off tour in downtown Gainesville
(06/29/16 10:50pm)
Miami-based band Heavy Drag is gearing up for its summer tour that will kick off with a performance at The Atlantic on July 6.
Darts & Laurels: June 2, 2016
(06/01/16 11:45pm)
If you’re on the lookout for some life coaching, Dr. Ben Carson awoke from his slumber, yet again. Let’s see what message he brought to Fox News on Memorial Day: “America right now is like a cruise ship that is about to go off of Niagara Falls with tremendous carnage and death.” Hmm… Never mind. This sounds more like some nightmare he had after seeing “Titanic.” Anyway, we at the Alligator would never do you like that. We’d never give you up, let you down or run around and desert you. So, relax and fade away into our latest segment of…
My weekend safari in Paynes Prairie: a look into venture capitalism
(05/26/16 12:00am)
“The ethic of conservation is the explicit abnegation of man's dominion over the Earth. The lower species are here for our use. God said so: Go forth, be fruitful, multiply, and rape the planet — it's yours.” Ann Coulter
Letters to the Editor: Israel isn't an "apartheid state"
(04/04/16 10:55pm)
I am deeply disturbed by Jordan MacKenzie’s column from Wednesday, “The meaning of the word ‘apartheid.’” First, I am always amazed when a Floridian criticizes Israel, given how Floridians live and work on land stolen by force from Native Americans who were “ethnically cleansed.”
Column: The meaning of the word 'apartheid'
(03/29/16 11:06pm)
The European “explorers” who stumbled upon the Western Cape of South Africa and proceeded to murder the region’s indigenous knew they had found their promised land. After all, why should a land and its resources belong to its native inhabitants?
Play to promote peace in Palestine for solidarity month
(03/25/16 12:55am)
Students for Justice in Palestine is using art to promote peace.
Students write peaceful messages on Plaza
(03/17/16 12:00am)
A 12-foot-long plywood wall reading “Peace, Art, Israel,” greeted students on the Plaza of the Americas on Wednesday.
