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(08/18/19 11:08pm)
Last semester, we sat in the back of the class with our heads down and our mouths sealed shut. When we spoke, we prefaced our remarks or questions with “I just…” or “Sorry, this might be dumb,” conveying to our listeners that what would follow was of little importance. We would not blame them for disregarding our words, ideas and opinions; but we knew the right answer, we had something to add to the discussion and we had questions that warranted responses. We minimized our presence, our impact and our power. We made our voices small and let our classmates fill up the space. Our classmates who sat in the front. Our classmates who always had their hands raised. Our classmates who punctuated their statements with periods, not question marks. We chose to keep our depths hidden rather than make ourselves vulnerable.
(06/18/19 10:45am)
On Monday, Kyle Kashuv, a Parkland shooting survivor, said Harvard rescinded his admission after screenshots showed him using racial slurs in late 2017 and early 2018. Earlier this year, the 18-year old high school outreach director for Turning Point USA (a conservative non-profit student organization) was admitted to the university class of 2023.
(06/13/19 9:49am)
Dalice Betterson-Smith grew up in a single-parent household and said her mom did everything to give her children the best life possible.
(06/12/19 8:50pm)
Rows of food surrounded the edges of the arena in the O’Connell Center on Sunday night all for one purpose: to do something greater.
(03/29/19 1:02am)
Edward Zambrano said he was raised in a Latino household where his father said to never show fear, serve as a protector of his sisters and be a household figurehead.
(03/25/19 2:13am)
Joel Buchanan’s voice flooded students ears as he discussed the hardships of segregation on Thursday.
(03/20/19 12:06am)
(03/20/19 12:05am)
Documentary on civil rights and Black Lives Matter to screen at Harn Museum
(03/20/19 12:05am)
Almost 51 years ago, a pivotal civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
(03/19/19 11:00pm)
Expect “White Guy on the Bus” to open eyes and open discussion. It does not provide answers, but it does raise a lot of questions.
(03/14/19 10:56pm)
Sixty-one years ago, an Air Force veteran named George Starke Jr. became the first African American student to attend UF when he enrolled in our law school.
(03/10/19 9:02pm)
Everyone’s a critic. This phrase has never been truer than it is today. The internet is a breeding ground for comments, critiques and unsolicited opinions. On every social media platform or website, comment sections fall at the end of the page.
(01/30/19 9:47am)
(01/17/19 1:16am)
He was 19 when he became the Colorado Springs Police Department’s first black officer.
(11/13/18 10:55pm)
A screen lit up with an image of waves crashing Tuesday night in Pugh Hall.
(11/07/18 10:44pm)
No matter how hard Chanae Jackson-Baker tries, she cannot connect with her children’s teachers in the Alachua County Public Schools.
(10/31/18 12:14am)
The Alligator’s editorial board is always on the hunt for wrongdoers to write editorials about. We keep a watchful eye on who elevates our heart rate, no matter how small the infraction, so we can take them to task in a 600-word smackdown. But most of the people who end up on our list are too mundane to merit a full declaration. We have compiled a selection of those who didn’t make the cut so we may condemn them all simultaneously. We hope none of our readers are a part of these groups who commit small, commonplace sins.
(10/30/18 11:46pm)
The black population at UF has declined since Student Body President Ian Green’s parents graduated more than 30 years ago.
(10/30/18 7:41pm)
Lately, when spending time with friends — whether we’re lunching, brunching or contemplating whatever the latest mini-dilemma is on our radar — our conversations seem to circle back to the same realization, which typically comes in the form of “Wow … after graduation, it’s really the end,” or, “Not to be all ‘Debbie Downer,’ but this is it, you guys.”
(10/28/18 7:05pm)
Over the past two weekends I have attended two pride parades — one in Atlanta and one locally on Bo Diddley Community Plaza — in solidarity with friends and family members who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community. In response to my travels, I was asked why pride parades continue to be heavily celebrated, despite the fact that this community now has the right to marriage and most discriminatory practices are now outlawed. I will try to answer this based on my own observations and ideas.
