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Sunday, May 25, 2025

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Brooke Eliazar-Macke (left), 32, and Regan Garner (right), 41, both members of the National Women's Liberation, hold signs at the Rally and Speak Out against Rick Scott's Policies event in downtown Gainesville on Friday on the corner of University Avenue and Main Street. The Speak Out event organized by the National Women's Liberation gives women a political opportunity to share their personal experiences.
NEWS  |  CAMPUS

Protesters rally in downtown Gainesville

On the corner of University Avenue and Main Street, protesters gathered Friday to bring attention to Florida House Bill 1411, which they said restricts women’s access to reproductive services by redirecting funding meant for Planned Parenthood to other clinics.


OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Satire: Save money, live better... Build drones?

Well, dear readers, this is it. We’re calling it. The end is nigh — and not the cool kind of Nye we all know and love from probably the only thing we liked in elementary school more than recess: “Bill! Bill! Bill!” (If this reference went over your head, you need some more science and bowties in your life!) But for real, the coming months are basically life-or-death… or move to Canada.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Opinion: Trump, his protesters and American democracy

If you ask the average person on the street what the definition of democracy is, they will usually include answers such as “one person, one vote” and the rights of citizens. While these may be true, there is a lot more to successful democracy than just the basic definitions that are popular to the general public. Things such as rule of law and peaceful transition of power to an opponent are key in order for democracy to continue without slipping into authoritarianism.



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