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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Opinion | Columns

The Florida Gators football team runs onto the field before 
a football game between the South Florida Bulls and the Florida Gators on Sept. 6, 2025, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

I attended my first Gator football games as a freshman. I get the hype now.

Before arriving at UF, I never truly understood the thrill of college game day. My parents were never particularly big football fans, let alone college football. Even though I grew up in Miami, I only went to one University of Miami football game (don’t worry, I believe orange goes much better with blue than green), and even then, the atmosphere wasn’t as impressive as what I have already experienced here.


Conflicting research regarding Diet Coke’s health effects has stirred public discourse.
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Is your diet coke addiction really killing you?

I think we have all heard that aspartame, the sweetener in many diet sodas, has been found to cause cancer. Every time I order a sweet, crispy Diet Coke, my mom gives me that look and a mini lecture. But what if I told you the cancer risk of aspartame has been vastly exaggerated? 


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