Opinion | Editorials

We’ve been thinking a lot about independence lately. The Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade came one week before the Fourth of July, but the choice also came more than 50 years after The Florida Alligator became The Independent Florida Alligator.

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Living History: Shining a light on shadowed stories

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 28

This project is dedicated to the people of living history who shared their stories. Please accept your roses while you’re still here.

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The Alligator stands with The Battalion - and all student print journalism

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 14

On Thursday, Feb. 10, The Battalion, Texas A&M’s student newspaper, was told by university administration to shut down their print edition. The 129-year-old student publication has been printing their paper since 1893. Texas A&M President M. Katherine Banks has demanded it ceases. If it doesn’t move exclusively online, The Battalion will be stripped of its resources, including their office space and faculty advisor. Texas A&M administration is censoring student journalism. That is unacceptable.

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UF’s COVID-19 policies have left us in the dark

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Feb. 14

We’ve been reporting on COVID-19 since the pandemic hit in March 2020. Our reporting uncovered UF’s failures to respond to concerns of students, faculty and the greater community. We uncovered problems with UF’s covid dorms, UF testing and careless protective measures. The Alligator has remained committed to providing updated information on changing UF policies and COVID numbers on campus. However, we took down our COVID-19 dashboard Jan. 27. We lacked the data from UF, and in the interest of transparency, we feel that we owe our readers an explanation.

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Sister Cindy doesn’t deserve your attention — ironic or not

By Sara Lindsay | Feb. 7

Common themes for Cindy’s speeches include slut shaming, homophobic comments and racist remarks. She became famous by sharing her problematic beliefs on TikTok, and her hateful speeches have grown into a full-blown national tour.

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We chose UF — would we choose it again?

By Sara Lindsay | Jan. 24, 2022

Right now, our community cares about COVID-19. Students and faculty are sick, scared of getting sick or sick of the situation in general. And there’s no end in sight. Despite widespread symptoms of pandemic burnout, UF continues to implement a laissez-faire leadership style when it comes to the virus. UF leaders expect masks but won’t mandate them, online class alternatives are rarely offered and simple social distancing protocols in classrooms seem to be a thing of the past.

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UF, UAA has failed its students, alumni, faculty and staff (again)

By the Editorial Board | Nov. 29, 2021

UF reached top 5 status in September. But as the semester progressed, our staff uncovered news beyond the university’s nagging pursuit of rank. Our reporters were busy covering the gaps in university’s decisions that made national headlines.

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Let us introduce ourselves

By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 28, 2021

Whether you’re fresh out of high school and you’re on your way right now to your very first college class or you’ve been working hard these last few years to transfer to UF, if you don’t know us yet — hi, we’re The Alligator. We’re here to give you the news.

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#SaveStudentNewsrooms: We can’t do this without you

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 25, 2021

When you support The Alligator –– or any student newsroom –– you’re not just sponsoring the paper. You’re sponsoring the next generation of journalists.

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We Don’t Care Who You Vote For, Just Vote

Feb. 22, 2021

We want to see SG elections that are representative of the student population. The first step to reaching that goal is extremely simple: the mobilization of students to vote in SG elections.

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UF is opening conversations about University Avenue safety. We’ll be listening.

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Jan. 19, 2021

After five UF students were hit by a car, the university released a statement about the crash closing with a promise: “The safety of our campus is paramount, and we want you to know conversations are underway regarding pedestrian and vehicular safety, on and around our campus.” But will conversations be enough?

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Don’t throw away your vote by voting for a third party

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Oct. 18, 2020

A third party candidate will not win, and if you think or vote as if they will, then you’re either dreaming or don’t care about the people who won’t live to see the next election.

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The right to party? Gov. DeSantis is on the wrong side of history

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 27, 2020

We wish that DeSantis would reevaluate why he prioritizes the right to party over the right to public assembly or the right to vote. Fighting for the right of college students to party is a very strange hill to die on.