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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.
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Celebrities are citizens too, so why shouldn’t they get political?
Oct. 4, 2018Celebrity opinions are just as valid as your own
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#MeToo will outlive Kavanaugh hearings
Sep. 25, 2018As Judge Kavanaugh continues through his hearings, facing assault allegations, it's important to remember how frequent the problem is
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Why politics tend to lean toward debate
Sep. 9, 2018The day after Donald Trump became president, I was walking near Turlington Plaza and heard a commotion. There was a large group of people, somewhere between 100 and 150, circled around a few individuals wielding megaphones near the Turlington Potato. One megaphoned man wore a “Make America Great Again” cap, and the other three or four who stood on the opposite side of the circle were evidently anti-Trumpers. Some people in the crowd held posters with witty political jabs or slogans. The rest were recording the spectacle for Snapchat or Instagram.
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Decline in UF's international enrollment continues
By McKenna Beery | Sep. 6, 2018The international student enrollment dropped by about 400 two years ago and hasn't fully recovered.
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What McCain taught us about integrity
Aug. 28, 2018The lessons of John McCain's life can start small and start now
