Opinion
Dear Student Organizations: Help is on the way
May 18, 2020Student Government’s system for funding student organizations is less functional than Florida’s unemployment system.
Opinion: Columns
Sports
Observations from a sports writer from New Jersey
By Declan Walsh | May 17, 2020Growing up in New Jersey, an April afternoon looks quite different than one around Gainesville. The temperature is probably going to peak at 50 degrees, the trees and the flora are bare for the most part, and a trip to watch a Rutgers baseball game leaves you in the company of maybe 100 people.
Sports
Why the 2012 Gator football team should be remembered more fondly
By Michael Knauff | May 14, 2020There isn’t a game that epitomizes the 2012 Florida Gators football team more than its matchup with South Carolina.
Sports
Your must-watch prime-time NFL games in 2020
By River Wells | May 7, 2020The world may be wallowing in uncertainty, but as far as the National Football League is concerned, it’s business as usual on the gridiron.
Sports
Top 10 Recruiting Classes Won’t Cut It
By Zachary Huber | May 7, 2020Coach Dan Mullen has preached to his team and the Florida faithful about living up to the Gator Standard since he set foot in Gainesville.
Sports
I watched a Korean baseball game for the first time. Here’s what I learned.
By Brendan Farrell | May 7, 2020I’ll admit that I’m not the biggest baseball guy.
Sports
Perfection: The legacy of a Don Shula, a South Florida icon
By Noah Ram | May 4, 2020It was a sad but strange feeling for me to hear the news of the passing of Miami Dolphins coaching legend Don Shula Monday morning at age 90.
Sports
Still on standby
By Brendan Farrell | May 4, 2020I was at the O’Connell Center a little early on Feb. 26 for Florida’s men’s basketball team’s matchup against LSU. After wolfing down some press box food, I was feeling a little sentimental.
Sports
The NFL Draft was great except for the part that wasn’t
By Kyle Wood | Apr. 29, 2020I watched the NFL Draft this past weekend closer than I have ever before.
Opinion
What it's like to date a journalist
Apr. 19, 2020Journalists don’t have a lot of free time. If they date you, they must really like you. I consider myself extra special because I was able to get a journalist to fit me in her abundant agenda filled with interviews, writing, meetings and editing all the time. While I do feel special, there was also a lot I learned by dating Christina Morales for more than two years during her Alligator career.
Opinion
Pop the champagne
Apr. 19, 2020I remember the first time I entered The Alligator newsroom as a staff writer. I felt small despite the hospitality and limited square footage of the glorified closet.
Opinion
Journalists are made by people
Apr. 19, 2020There used to be an old man who tucked in his aqua button-up shirt into his khaki pants every day. He looped a leather belt, shined his shoes and slicked back the little white hair he had left.
Sports
The best decision I never made
By Joseph Salvador | Apr. 19, 2020Indecisiveness has plagued me for most of my life. And about four years ago, that lack of conviction set me on a path I never intended on walking.
Sports
Induct him: He isn’t Urban Liar anymore
By Ainslie Lee | Apr. 16, 2020Anytime someone referenced Urban Meyer, I was quick to correct them.
Sports
Barnhill headlines new athlete-friendly softball league
By Payton Titus | Mar. 25, 2020Imagine a sports league where players call the shots. No out-of-touch three- or four-letter organization telling athletes what they can and can’t do, where to go or how to play. No bureaucracy; just sports.
Sports
The college basketball world deserved Selection Sunday this year
By Declan Walsh | Mar. 23, 2020If not for the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the nation, this past weekend likely would have featured the most surprising and balanced opening weekend in recent NCAA tournament history.
Opinion
Save the drinking for when your loved ones are dead
Mar. 17, 2020If I truly knew how to make young people care about the lives of others, I suppose I’d be writing a bestselling book instead of a column.
Opinion
Don’t lose sight of the upcoming election
Mar. 9, 2020As a student, it can be easy to forget about elections because of everything else going on in your life. With classes, part-time jobs and other extracurricular activities, it’s intimidating to even think about fitting an election into an already chaotic schedule. Luckily, voting is convenient and effortless, thanks to a variety of voting options.
