If you’re anything like me, diet culture can make the simple task of weekly grocery shopping seem like the most daunting task on your to-do list.
Is college just a contest to see who can suffer the most?
If I had to choose one word to describe Germain’s, it’d be wholesome. The whole vibe mirrors the food: unexpectedly elegant and deeply satisfying.
The Independent Florida Alligator received the Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media from the Freedom Forum. The award celebrates outstanding journalism and the service the paper provides by upholding the First Amendment and keeping our community informed.
Tup Tim Thai is tucked between a McDonald’s and a Marriott, and flanked by Hass Kitchen and the rebranded Biscuits & Burgers, formerly known as Bagels & Noodles. From the decor to the ambiance, this place doesn’t just serve Thai food, it drops you into it.
When we live every day trapped in a cage of intertwining bars of online news, it gets exhausting. So, how do we cope?
As co-presidents of the graduate assistants’ union at the University of Florida, we felt we needed to take a stance on Dr. Santa J. Ono.
Now a distinct marker of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office, the economic term is touched on more than the Bull Gator outside of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium during spring graduation. But few recognize its significance beyond a political maneuver.
The Paper Bag is a temple. Each bite feels like a spiritual awakening and a revelation wrapped in wax paper. The flavors are so profound they could convert even the proudest sandwich skeptics.
Many Republican and far-right loyalists believe NPR and PBS are biased and influence the public. Making these statements as the President of the United States of America is propaganda in itself.
Downtown Gainesville is home to a museum for the Mexican palate: Burrito Factory & Cantina. With two-for-one draft and margaritas, free salsa and chips and a plethora of handhelds and fork-and-knife plates, visitors are left with a rumble in their stomachs and salivating mouths.
The Florida Room nails the three core ingredients of a restaurant: service, environment and food, and also offers a fourth secret ingredient: originality.
The farmlands that nourish Floridians are now becoming compromised due to a dangerous contaminant known as PFAS.
What is the true reason we as humans are so inclined to idealize our childhood?
Whether it be locked behind screens, buried in work or scrolling endlessly on social media, we’ve lost something completely vital: the places where we truly connect.
All I have left to say to The Alligator is thank you, I love you.
Our time together has been short, but it has been an experience I will cherish for a lifetime.
Looking back at all I’ve accomplished in my four years at UF, I feel like 18-year-old Jack would be proud
I have dedicated five semesters to the Alligator, yet I don’t know how to put into words what it meant to me.
I didn’t plan on saying goodbye to The Alligator. Not because I planned on working in our office of dust bunnies and back-breaking chairs forever, but because I didn’t think I earned it.
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