Opinion
Combating youth vaping at the cost of adult freedoms
By Cameron White | Aug. 22, 2019Legislators love to hate tobacco.
Opinion: Columns
Opinion
Social media negatively influences back-to-school shopping
By Zora Viel | Aug. 20, 2019I can’t deny that I love a good deal. When most people see a sale they immediately perk up, and probably spend a little more than they should. This, unfortunately, is especially true in retail shopping and many people don’t realize how affected they are by the advertising they see-especially online.
Opinion
Tips for adjusting to Fall semester
By Jason Zappulla | Aug. 12, 2019The new Fall semester is upon us.
Opinion
Write it and weep
By Amanda Martinez | Aug. 12, 2019Your note taking method might be affecting your performance in class.
Opinion
I found my people at The Alligator, find yours
By Mark Stine | Aug. 12, 2019Here I am. Like so many alumni before me, I write my farewell to The Alligator. I’ve read so many goodbyes from fantastic student journalists over my three years here, and to write my own is surreal.
Sports
Florida and college football have a scheduling problem
By River Wells | Aug. 11, 2019The Gators released their 2020 football schedule on Wednesday, and from the looks of it, UF fans can breathe a sigh of relief.
Sports
The NFL Hall of Fame should induct 20 members for its 2020 class
By Dylan O'Shea | Aug. 7, 2019Every year, a minimum of four and maximum of eight players or contributors are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Opinion
Gainesville doesn’t need more luxury apartments
By Cassidy Hopson | Aug. 7, 2019Most students live in one of the two extremes: luxury or subpar housing.
Opinion
Property taxes fund schools, but increase educational inequality
By Jason Zappulla | Aug. 5, 2019There’s a better way to fund our schools with this issue extending far beyond Alachua County
Opinion
The circus that is college life
By Amanda Martinez | Aug. 5, 2019What do juggling, tightropes and acrobatics have in common? They all take place on college campuses.
Sports
2020: Tim Walton’s greatest challenge
By Jack Braverman | July 31, 2019Florida softball coach Tim Walton has had it made since the moment he arrived in Gainesville.
Opinion
Beware, some unpaid internships may be illegal
By Cassidy Hopson | July 31, 2019Unpaid internships. Many of us have done one. If you haven't, you’re one of the lucky ones.
Opinion
Florida: The home of hot girl summer
By Amanda Martinez | July 30, 2019In more ways than one.
Opinion
Disney makes money off remakes, but creativity is tossed aside
By Jason Zappulla | July 30, 2019Disney’s live-action remakes are spiraling out of control. We should have seen this coming.
Opinion
A citizenship question on the 2020 census will only hurt Florida
By Cassidy Hopson | July 25, 2019It doesn’t seem like a citizenship question on the census would be controversial, but adding this question would defy the purpose of the census as stated by the U.S. Constitution.
Opinion
Florida mental health classes are a good idea but can go further
By Jason Zappulla | July 23, 2019Students at public universities should also have to take mental health classes.
Opinion
Bullying still exists in college
By Amanda Martinez | July 23, 2019The truth might surprise you.
Sports
Appreciate The Open for what it was
By Jack Braverman | July 22, 2019Too often are sporting events touted for their drama and quickly forgotten for lack thereof.
Opinion
The Textbook Problem
By Amanda Martinez | July 17, 2019Knowledge may be priceless, but textbooks certainly aren’t.
Opinion
We need the right statues to represent Florida’s values
By Jason Zappulla | July 15, 2019You may think choosing statues is irrelevant. But when Florida decides which two statues it’s going to send to represent us in our nation’s capital, they aren’t just statues.
