In 2015, anything and everything can be crowdfunded — from mission trips, to pet veterinary bills to potato salad.
Local sixth graders returned to the woods last week to sow the seeds of their middle-school curriculum.
It’s been 50 years since the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, and the Gator Law American Civil Liberties Union is holding its own to continue the rally for peace.
The Mexican standoff between Iran, the U.S. and Israel over the nuclear talks due to end this month have already caused a bunch of ruckus in their respective countries. The talks had wide-reaching effects, including Tuesday’s elections in Israel and the legacies of our sitting president and the legislators who’ve made it their life’s work to oppose him. The deal comes at a time when the Middle East is once again the center of world chaos and general upheaval.
When it comes to relationships, I usually refrain from passing judgment of any kind. My mindset is: Why judge someone if they are genuinely happy? It’s not up to me to decide if a relationship is right or wrong with regard to age, race or gender. I figure, if two people are happy, let them be happy. But my usually solid stance quivered when a relationship between two celebrities was confirmed last week.
Created Equal may “believe what they believe,” but their display was simply inaccurate, inflammatory rhetoric. Their only goal was publicity and they achieved it. One could evoke similar revulsion among viewers by photographing any surgically removed human organ and displaying it, billboard-sized, on a truck. It is immaterial that such beneficial surgeries remove cancerous organs to prolong human life. I doubt their display changed any “thinking” minds. More likely, last week’s stunt merely hardened previously held positions, both pro- and anti-abortion rights, among our campus community and effectively stifled any reasonable debate on campus regarding abortion and the anti-abortion rights movement.
As a sophomore in high school, I educated myself on issues of animal cruelty and meat production in the U.S. After thorough research, I made the decision to change my lifestyle. I adopted a vegetarian diet. I maintained it for the last five years, and fully transitioned to a vegan diet about six months ago. I don’t walk around with a soapbox in hand, ready and willing to talk about my views on animal maltreatment or government-regulated factory farming. I often refrain from even using words like “vegetarian” or “vegan” because they elicit baffled and confused responses that I don’t often have the time or energy to deal with. Clearly, I have strong opinions that motivated me to make a lifestyle change, but I don’t often engage others in conversation about animal rights unless I’m asked a direct question.
Jon Bullard didn’t have to come back to UF this year.
Last month, Florida’s Republican U.S. senator and UF alumnus Marco Rubio proposed a bipartisan-supported bill detailing a plan to combat sexual assault on college campuses. A letter he wrote was featured in the Alligator, and he has been applauded by people on both sides of the aisle for his seemingly progressive piece of legislation. I even found myself commending Rubio until I realized he and the team of senators — a total of five democrats and five republicans — made the same mistake most people are making when it comes to combating sexual assault: They’re focused on the aftermath of rape instead of focusing on disintegrating rape culture.
Crouched behind home plate, Aubree Munro has seen the ups of Florida’s pitchers. Now she’s seen the downs.
With the Atlanta Hawks flying towards the finish as the NBA Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed, former Florida Gator and current Hawks center Al Horford is soaring – and not just on the court.
The No. 2 Florida women’s tennis team (13-1, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) returned back home after a busy weekend on the road.
The last few years have brought us gorgeous pieces of animation, though as usual, they haven’t been recognized as such. Many believe animated films are solely for the consumption of children; this simply isn’t true. The stories and themes that are explored in animation are just as poignant, if not more so, than live action films.
This month marks 15 years since UF began rallying for LGBTQ+ inclusion.
Students will be able to navigate through Student Government’s website with ease next Fall on its new website.
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved last week four types of Palcohol, a powder intended to be mixed into liquid to make an alcoholic beverage.
Anthanette Manns can say goodbye to the three bus trips she used to take to see a doctor. As of today, all Linton Oaks residents — and those in surrounding neighborhoods — will have a clinic within walking distance.
Two UF students, a lot of sandwiches and one reason to give led to a new organization on campus this year.
With approximately 15,000 chicken wings and about 1,500 college students in the same place at the same time, things were bound to get messy and wasteful.
On Monday, students were invited to enter a blue tent in the middle of the Plaza of the Americas to learn what it’s like to be a chicken.
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