Opinion | Editorials - The Independent Florida Alligator

As you take this year’s first steps across Reitz Union, through Turlington Plaza or into Library West, know that Gainesville, UF and The Alligator welcome you home. If this is your first time here, you’ll quickly become acquainted with what Gainesville has to offer. Prepare for the golden age between child and adult known as “college.” To those coming back: We missed you. Our town, schools and businesses are happy to have you back.

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Election prep:part four

By EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug. 6, 2018

Endorsements, much like winter in Westeros, are coming. The Alligator will be gathering information provided from most candidates for most offices in the coming weeks.

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Election Prep: Part 2

By EDITORIAL BOARD | July 23, 2018

We’re chugging right along with our four-part series on the upcoming primary election Aug. 28. Alachua County residents have until July 30 to register or change party affiliations in order to vote for candidates in their party.

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About last week...

June 4, 2018

To paraphrase the great American poet Dorothy Parker, “I hate reporting. I love having reported.”

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Viva the Independent Florida Alligator.

Apr. 24, 2018

For the past 45 years, 2 months and 25 days, The Alligator has been independent.

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Don’t fight prejudice with prejudice

Apr. 22, 2018

Around 3 p.m. Thursday, two Florida deputies were eating at a Chinese restaurant in Trenton, Florida, when they were shot and killed by a gunman.

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The Alligator’s archives are now online

Apr. 17, 2018

At The Alligator’s office, our articles prior to the 2000s are bound in black-spined books. Articles of more recent years are saved in blue binders with the semester and year etched on its side.

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People are losing faith in police, and they should be

Apr. 15, 2018

On the evening of March 18, Stephon Clark was shot eight times by Sacramento police officers. According to The Washington Post, he was shot in the neck, back and thigh. The bullets pierced his lungs and broke a number of the 22-year-old’s bones. The two officers shot at Clark 20 times. About three to 10 minutes after the attack, Clark died.

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#SaveStudentNewsrooms

Apr. 10, 2018

The Amherst Student. The Daily Campus. The Sunflower.

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Is a Trump presidency actually good for the feminist movement?

Apr. 8, 2018

After the 2016 Presidential election, many American women felt anguish and fear for their future. The actions and words of President Donald Trump during his campaign hinted at a “The Handmaid’s Tale”-esque future and a lack of progression for the feminist movement and general equality.

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Teachers deserve better

Apr. 3, 2018

Most people have one job.

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It’s time for a women’s history museum

Apr. 1, 2018

Earlier this month, the head of the Smithsonian Institute announced the museum complex will launch a Women’s History Initiative to highlight women’s achievements throughout history. Unfortunately, according to The Washington Post, Smithsonian Secretary David J. Skorton said he does not support the idea of creating a stand-alone museum to honor this initiative — at least not right now, anyway.

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Don’t forget about Puerto Rico

Mar. 27, 2018

Ever since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico Sept. 20, the island and its people have struggled to get by. It was the most powerful storm in about a century, and the island of about 3 million people was struck head on.

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We are the generation that is going to change the world

Mar. 25, 2018

This Saturday, thousands of people came together in streets across the country with signs in their hands and a mission in their hearts.

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You should be more concerned about the Facebook scandal

Mar. 20, 2018

There’s an old adage that goes, “If you’re not paying for it, you are the product.”