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(03/04/09 12:00am)
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'Scrubs' star speaks to about 1,700 at UF
(03/03/09 12:00am)
Actor and film director Zach Braff ran onto the stage with a Red Bull clutched in his left hand Monday night, greeting the crowd and pointing to his butt before planting it in a cushy armchair.
Hebrew Harmony
(03/02/09 12:00am)
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Former ambassadors speak at UF
(02/13/09 12:00am)
About 90 people packed into Pugh Hall on Thursday night to hear three former U.S. ambassadors speak on America's foreign policies and what changes President Barack Obama's administration might bring.
Our History
(02/03/09 12:00am)
The Alligator was founded in 1906 as The University News, which was an independent, student-owned newspaper created to serve the University of Florida when it opened in Gainesville. In 1912, the newspaper became a part of the University of Florida administration, and was renamed the Florida Alligator.
Madoff scandal reduces student trips to Israel
(01/30/09 12:00am)
The Bernard Madoff scandal, a Ponzi scheme allegedly costing investors around $50 billion, is keeping Jewish UF students from taking the trip of a lifetime.
Gainesville residents take sides on Gaza conflict
(01/21/09 12:00am)
Gainesville residents stood with students on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian demonstrations as the groups sparred last week over the controversial Israeli offensive against Gaza that ended Monday.
Our History
(01/16/09 12:00am)
The Alligator was founded in 1906 as The University News, which was an independent, student-owned newspaper created to serve the University of Florida when it opened in Gainesville. In 1912, the newspaper became a part of the University of Florida administration, and was renamed the Florida Alligator.
Students hold rally to educate others on Gaza conflict
(01/16/09 12:00am)
One hundred black balloons and a banner displaying 6,000 red dots blew in the wind on Turlington Plaza Thursday afternoon as two groups of students representing each side of the Gaza conflict protested separately for four hours.
Our History
(01/15/09 12:00am)
The Alligator was founded in 1906 as The University News, which was an independent, student-owned newspaper created to serve the University of Florida when it opened in Gainesville. In 1912, the newspaper became a part of the University of Florida administration, and was renamed the Florida Alligator.
Israel ousting Hamas helps Palestinians
(01/14/09 12:00am)
Peter Nazzal missed a fundamental point in his Tuesday letter to the editor titled "Palestinian supporters not ignorant, should speak up," by failing to acknowledge that by ousting Hamas from power in Gaza, Israel is helping the Palestinian people.
Palestinians should choose more moderate government
(01/14/09 12:00am)
So begins another chapter of the Middle East conflict.
Conflicting protests meet downtown
(01/13/09 12:00am)
The chant "am Israel chi" filled the air as about 100 people marched down University Avenue on Monday.
Palestinian supporters not ignorant, should speak up
(01/13/09 12:00am)
After reading a recent editorial on how Gainesville residents are ignorant about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I noticed that the the ignorance was directed toward those that support Palestinians.
Gainesville lacks informed intellectuals
(01/12/09 12:00am)
Driving down University Avenue about a week ago, I saw three typical Gainesville hippies waving a banner comparing Gaza to the Warsaw ghetto of Nazi-occupied Poland.
Defense no excuse for attacks
(01/09/09 12:00am)
Apparently, Spenser Solis doesn't value every human life with his attempt to justify the collective, disproportional punishment of Gaza as part of Israel's defense when Israel, along with the United States, is one of the few countries to still maintain with a straight face that blatantly offensive attacks are indeed defensive.
Partial coverage breeds U.S. apathy
(01/09/09 12:00am)
As the battle between Israeli and Hamas fighters in Gaza stretches into its second week, not enough Americans are speaking up against the outrageous destruction of innocent lives.
Local veteran leads protest for peace in Gaza Strip
(01/09/09 12:00am)
Jews and Palestinians came together Thursday afternoon to protest the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas doesn’t want peace
(01/08/09 12:00am)
What would you do if you lived under the constant threat of rocket attack? Since Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005, the people of southern Israel have been held hostage by Hamas. The truth is that there never really was a ceasefire to begin with. Since Israel left Gaza, Hamas, which is recognized as a terrorist group by both the U.S. and the EU, has fired more than 6,000 rockets into civilian areas of Israel.
Israel attacks not in self–defense
(01/08/09 12:00am)
In reading yesterday's article regarding the UF student reaction to the conflict in Gaza, I felt that Naomi Fireman's comments were extremely insensitive to the plight that the Palestinian people now face.
