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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Opinion: Editorials

Florida Alligator
Opinion

Sour Semantics

After an American soldier was killed in Iraq on Sunday following the U.S. miltary's removal of combat units from the country, we, and certainly the rest of the country, are left with a sour taste in our mouths and a yearning for what "removal of combat troops" really means - if anything.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

So long, summer

This long, hot and boring summer is finally coming to a close, and after all the dreadfully boring news that came out in the past few months, we think it should have come a lot sooner.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Moving Pains

Couches line the sidewalks, particle boards disintegrate on the curb and Dumpsters full of rain-soaked mattresses wait to be emptied. It’s that time of year again — moving from one place to the next. The worst part about it: the unrelenting fees Gainesville Regional Utilities imposes on customers.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Party Pooper

It happened: Bernie Machen won, and Georgia beat us. The Bulldogs are now ranked as the No. 1 party school in the nation, while UF has slipped to seventh place after taking the top spot two years ago.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Study Session

Starting in the fall, the Hub will no longer be the official on-campus late-night study center, with those duties being taken over by the Reitz Union, which will remain open until 3 a.m. — along with Taco Bell, Starbucks and possibly Subway.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Mascot Mishap

When students were given the chance to decide on their school mascot, they chose the Gators. At least that was the case in Arkansas' Two Rivers School District after a school merger - and UF is not happy about it.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Bad Bong: Bill won’t stop drug abusers

It became a crime to sell pipes and bongs in the state of Florida on Thursday unless the store selling them gets at least 75 percent of its revenue from tobacco sales. According to the state, these devices are not being used to smoke tobacco, but illegal drugs, so they have every right to criminalize them.


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