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Tips for adjusting to Fall semester
By Jason Zappulla | Aug. 12, 2019The new Fall semester is upon us.
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Write it and weep
By Amanda Martinez | Aug. 12, 2019Your note taking method might be affecting your performance in class.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Florida: The home of hot girl summer
By Amanda Martinez | July 30, 2019In more ways than one.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bullying still exists in college
By Amanda Martinez | July 23, 2019The truth might surprise you.
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The Textbook Problem
By Amanda Martinez | July 17, 2019Knowledge may be priceless, but textbooks certainly aren’t.
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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.
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UF’s dark history of animal testing
By Cassidy Hopson | July 11, 2019Over 100 million animals are burned, crippled, poisoned and abused in U.S. labs every year in the name of “science.”
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Betsy Ross flag should be a symbol of our values not hate
By Jason Zappulla | July 9, 2019Nike, Colin Kaepernick, the American flag and slavery combined together to create a lightning rod of controversy last week.
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The various levels of catfishing
By Amanda Martinez | July 1, 2019Filters and Facetune can help, but what is the differentiation between putting your best self out there and pretending to be someone you’re not?
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UF expansion plans bring both good ideas and concerns
By Jason Zappulla | July 1, 2019UF is planning for a lot of changes in the coming years.
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Why you shouldn’t give cash to homeless people
By Amanda Martinez | June 20, 2019What you should give goes beyond dollar bills.
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Florida needs to keep the smoking age at 18
By Cassidy Hopson | June 18, 2019Legislation to raise the smoking age isn’t the right way to curb tobacco use.
