What’s in a Title: The Importance of the “D” in Democrat
Aug. 5, 2013There’s a tired argument that has been used time and time again by Republicans. “If Bush were president and doing the same things Obama’s doing, he’d never get a break.”
There’s a tired argument that has been used time and time again by Republicans. “If Bush were president and doing the same things Obama’s doing, he’d never get a break.”
Holy mackerel, what a week. Whether it be massive exams or getting caught in that massive storm yesterday, we’re sure that your patience has been tested at least once. It’s all part of being a Gator, though. Take heart: The rough bits help you to appreciate the good bits so much more. We’ll help you wind down with this week’s it-gets-better edition of...
Last Wednesday, the House of Representatives had the opportunity to reign in the National Security Agency’s power to spy on us.
Is this Rainesville or Gainesville? We hope that your midterms went — or are going — well. We’re glad that you’ve chosen to spend some time with us despite the summer humidity and the rain. Now, before the page smudges, we’d like to deliver this week’s edition of...
This year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego brought with it loads of exciting news and trailers, magnificent costumes and a whopping crowd of more than 130,000.
For many, hearing the Zimmerman verdict was a sobering slap in the face.
Summer is in full swing, and Gainesville is burning. For all of you freshmen out there, welcome to UF!
Are the days of Officer Friendly behind us?
It was recently revealed that the U.S. has been engaged in the widespread monitoring of European Union diplomats.
It’s the last week of Summer A. To those seniors who will be done with classes for good, congratulations!
This weekend, one of the greatest news leaks in the history of the United States took place.
Rain, rain, go away. But a tropical storm won’t stop us from doing what we love best... Darts & Laurels
On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder made the Obama administration’s first public acknowledgement of the killing of American citizens by drone strike.
If you aren’t feeling the pain of Summer A tests yet, you’ll feel it soon. If the tests don’t get to you, then maybe the stray bear in Gainesville will. If you’re still standing after that, then look out because we’re tossing our... Darts & Laurels
Earlier this year, Congress passed the Agricultural Appropriations Bill for 2013 and the Farmer Assurance Provision.
It’s been almost a whole month since our last edition of Darts & Laurels. We at the Alligator newsroom love to throw flowers at the do-gooders and little shafts of metal at the not-so-do-gooders. So, without further ado, we present our we-can-hardly-hold-back-any-longer edition of:
I never imagined I’d run a newsroom.
What do you do when a national tragedy charges all the way from Boston through air waves and cellphones and tablets and laptops into your news feeds and timelines and hearts?
Publicity stunts are pretty weird. They’re even weirder when they don’t really work, like, at all. We’re talking to you, Aubrey Plaza.