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Monday, October 05, 2026

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Florida Alligator
Opinion

Memorial Day is a monument to character

This Memorial Day, perhaps more than most, I’m reminded of the contrasts between people and the things they choose to stand for in their lives. With all of the talk coming from the left about the imagined 1 percent versus the beleaguered 99 percent, it’s very easy to simply tune out these fabricated numbers and carry on.


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University

Machen answers budget questions

As UF nears the end of a debated and contested budgeting process, faculty members took advantage of an open debate to ask UF President Bernie Machen questions about the university’s method of budgeting.


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Sports

Florida competing in 12th straight NCAA Championship

For the last 11 years the UF men’s golf team has made it to the NCAA Championships, and today they will mark their 12th consecutive appearance. Although the Gators finished runner-up at the NCAA East Regional, they are trying to stay focused to avoid getting distracted by the idea of winning the title.


Metro

Fires, smoke blaze through Gainesville

The perimeter of a 2,088-acre wildfire in northeast Gainesville was secured Saturday evening and held through Monday night, thanks to rain and slowed-down winds.


Florida Alligator
Metro

Butt Out

A few weeks ago, the Gainesville City Commission passed a resolution discouraging businesses from selling candy-flavored tobacco products in the area.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

UF should look to Montreal for example

It is no secret that in our gloomy economic times, one of the first sectors to get hit is education. Due to these budget cuts, many universities, including our own, have resorted to tuition hikes. These tuition hikes are part of the dwindling spiral that is our economy.



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