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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Opinion: Columns

Florida Alligator
Opinion

Founding fathers not devout Christians

With Sen. John McCain's addition of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket, we will undoubtedly suffer yet another campaign of constant claims about this nation's Christian foundation.


Florida Alligator
Sports

Offense needs to open things up

KNOXVILLE, Tenn - Man, you're such a frigging stud. You've got the prettiest gal in school walking arm in arm with you almost 24/7. You drive up every day in a sleek Mercedes. Your Abercrombie and Hollister shirts are always neatly pressed. You've got Division-I coaches texting you every day, saying how you're their final piece in a national championship run.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Students have stake in SG election

They're back. Equipped with new fliers, slogans, T-shirts and platforms, Student Government parties are back en masse and yearning for our votes. Every fall and spring semester, UF students are overwhelmed by party volunteers and ads trying to swing every Gator's vote.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Racism still plays part in U.S. society

Judge Jackie Glass told prospective jurors Monday in Las Vegas, "If you are here to think that you're going to punish Mr. Simpson for what happened in Los Angeles back in '95, this is not the case for you."


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Government shouldn’t interfere with women’s access to care

On Aug. 21, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it is moving forward with a proposed regulation that, if enacted, would jeopardize women's health care by allowing providers to withhold services and critical information women need to make fully informed decisions about their health care. It also treads on democratically enacted state policies aimed at ensuring access to health care for the state's citizens.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

McCain represents Conservative value

Every morning when I get to campus, I find an Alligator newspaper and thumb through it. I am never surprised to find this liberally biased newspaper having some type of derogatory editorial referencing Sen. John McCain, Gov. Sarah Palin or the Republican Party.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

SG’s party system needs revamping

Change is clearly the most powerful bipartisan player in this election cycle. It is joined by the call to throw entrenched special interests out of government.


Florida Alligator
Sports

No need for defence of field goal decision

In the three days since quarterback Tim Tebow blew a gasket while defending UF coach Urban Meyer from the wayward verbal attacks of Miami coach Randy Shannon, much opinion has accumulated.



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