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Behind the Ballot: What it's like to be a poll worker
By Alyssa Ramos | Nov. 6, 2018Shelby Taylor donates her payment as a poll worker to charity.
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Election day live coverage
Nov. 6, 2018Turnout is already up. Watch to see how the elections swing tonight.
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The migrant caravan is a boogeyman
Nov. 4, 2018Which is it — a murderous band of disease-ridden invaders working diligently to bring terrorism and havoc into our country or a group of women and children walking slowly toward the U.S. fleeing gang violence and seeking asylum?
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Election cheat sheet: Information you need for voting
Nov. 4, 2018Before you head into the polls on Tuesday, see where the candidates stand
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‘Red Wave Rally’ brings out students and public officials
By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 30, 2018About 50 students rallied for Republicans
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Letter to the Editor: Times are changing, but they just seem to be going backward
Oct. 28, 2018Injustice is coming from both sides
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Person detained in mail-bomb investigation
By Michael Balsamo | Oct. 26, 2018WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities have detained a person in connection with the mail-bomb scare that widened to 12 suspicious packages, a Justice Department official said Friday.
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Residents protest Trump administration's gender definition, support transgender community
By Taylor Roth | Oct. 23, 2018About 15 people participated.
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First two days of early voting at Reitz draws in more than 1,000 people
By Hannah Beatty | Oct. 22, 2018A Federal judge ruled early voting can be allowed on campus.
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The Alligator's endorsements for U.S., State and Local candidates
Oct. 21, 2018Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify an endorsement.
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Candidates for U.S. Representative
By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 21, 2018As a Gainesville native with two degrees from UF, Yvonne Hayes Hinson is passionate about being a leader within an area she knows and loves.
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Candidates for State Rep. District 10
By Dana Cassidy | Oct. 21, 2018Eleven years ago, Chuck Brannan lost his wife of 18 years in a traffic crash.
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Candidates for County Commission
By McKenna Beery | Oct. 21, 2018Scott Costello was tired of reading bad news about Gainesville.
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Letter to the Editor: Make class optional on Election Day
Oct. 21, 2018Making class optional on Election Day would help students vote
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Trump’s tweets deserve lawsuits
Oct. 16, 2018A new decision in the Stormy Daniels case may be dangerous for the future
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Florida can have a black governor. Don’t bother asking.
Oct. 14, 2018People keep asking if Andrew Gillum can win. Yes he can.
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Tomi Lahren talked voting and Trump at conservative barbecue
By Alyssa Ramos | Oct. 11, 2018The event drew a crowd of 550.
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We need a UN ambassador with a global perspective
Oct. 11, 2018We need a U.N. ambassador who can consider the best possible solutions for all.
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Ridesharing app offering free rides to polls and governor candidate-themed cereal boxes
By Annelise O’Donnell | Oct. 9, 2018People who donate at least $40 will get a themed cereal box
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Darts and Laurels: Oct 5, 2018
Oct. 4, 2018“This is Ground Control to Major Tom,” David Bowie sings to you through your earbuds. As you peer through the tinted window of an RTS bus, the twinkling lights floating around campus buildings seem a thousand miles away. The constellation of lamps hovering above Turlington Plaza shine like lighthouses welcoming early morning visitors like yourself. Campus feels as if it were Mars, desolate and complete with the red brick terrain. You are the only passenger in the large tin can of a bus rolling slowly up Newell Drive. You can barely see anything in the dark, but the bus calls out the stops autonomously and seems to know which way to go. The air is cool and inviting as the bus slows to a stop and the doors part to let you out. Standing in the silence, you see UF in a new light, quarantined from the usual activity and bustle — in a cosmic bubble without distraction or noise. Soon campus will wake, but for now, the stars still twinkle in the soft daylight peeking over the horizon. The obelisk of Century Tower looms like a dark monument from another world.
