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The trees on 13th Street
By Nicole Beltran | Apr. 21A scorching July in 2022 led me to Gainesville and, to an overdue epiphany, The Alligator.
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A letter to Gainesville educational leaders
By Ximena Villegas | Apr. 17After UF student Felipe Zapata Velásquez was detained by ICE, tensions are high among UF students.
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I can’t, I’m too depressed
By Eriel Pichardo | Apr. 4While therapy can be beneficial, sometimes it can reinforce your self-destructive patterns.
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Defining the dream: Generational views on women’s equality
By Isis Snow | Mar. 31While women's push for equality pushes forward, each generation views its progress differently.
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Endangered and ignored: the Florida panther
By Gracie Adams | Mar. 28The Florida panther species has been listed as endangered since 1973, but new proposed legislation puts it in jeopardy.
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How men can support women during Women’s History Month (and year-round)
By Isis Snow | Mar. 25March is here, and with it comes Women’s History Month — a time to honor the achievements of women while acknowledging the challenges they still face, but there's still one glaring gap: male advocates.
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Whose generated line is it anyway?
By Andres Arguello | Mar. 7Living in a world with AI, creation is integral to living, even in the smallest ways.
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Meta’s changing vision: Mark Zuckerberg’s free speech pledge principle or politics?
By Abraham Hilu | Feb. 15Mark Zuckerberg recently announced changes to Meta, although his his credibility is questioned.
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The man who tweeted his way into government
By Andres Arguello | Feb. 7Elon Musk's presence at Trump's inauguration and the election as a whole created a disturbing pattern for the foreseeable future of politics.
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Cherishing and Exercising the Right to Vote
By Matthew Jacobs and William Inboden | Oct. 23This political season, like many before it, has no shortage of acrimony and division. Some prominent candidates inspire equally passionate devotion from their supporters and loathing from their critics – here among our UF community just as across the rest of our nation.
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Beyond comfort: embracing challenge and community in the Peace Corps
By Dani Arnwine | Oct. 22Among Peace Corps volunteers, we often say our service is “the toughest job you’ll ever love.”
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A Call for Accountability: Rethinking Student Government at UF
By Austin Britton | Oct. 15My time in the senate chamber has been nothing short of disappointing. I hate politics. I am someone who prioritizes communication above all, and yet every time I worked on a piece of legislation, or went to a senate meeting, I saw nothing productive being done for the students.
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A brief history of political machinery at the University of Florida
By Rey Arcenas | Oct. 15Political machinery has a long history in UF SG, dating all the way back to its beginning. SG began in the summer of 1915 but in only a few years, a group of students conspired to monopolize its levers of power.
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The University of Florida’s embarrassing suppression of pro-Palestinian demonstrators
By Rey Arcenas | Oct. 14Here at UF, Gov. Ron DeSantis made multiple attempts to suppress pro-Palestinian students.
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A Year After Oct. 7
By Lucas Sprung | Oct. 14Instead of feeling anger for the people who were brave enough to call for the destruction of my country, I felt sad for them and UF. Sadly, students who were smart enough to get into UF could not understand fundamental human rights or even know why it was wrong to protest on Holocaust Remembrance Day. It's embarrassing that UF and the city of Gainesville allowed it to happen.
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Despite concerns, AI is a win for education
By Ethan Niser | Oct. 11For over 40 years, the solution to improving education has been clear. It’s not a secret teaching method or an innovative curriculum, but something much simpler: one-on-one tutoring.
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Calling all white activists
By Eriel Pichardo | Oct. 8We all remember the black screens in 2016 that symbolized solidarity for the Black lives lost at the hands of abusive police officers. In a way, it allowed large groups of people to sympathize with their Black counterparts and show solidarity without ever having to leave the comfort of their own homes. It was the height of performative activism. While Black communities and allies alike banded together to sign petitions, share their stories and protest in spite of massive retaliation, the rest of passive white activists were posting black screens with the BLM slogans followed by useless hashtags and emojis.
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Mandate future politicians to prioritize Florida's homeless crisis: A look at HB 1365
By Eric Protein Moseley | Sep. 30ecently, Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced HB 1365 addressing homelessness. The legislation bans camping on city streets, sidewalks and parks, redirecting individuals to temporary shelters overseen by law enforcement.
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UF Student Government follows the DeSantis playbook: Gerrymandering
By Rey Arcenas | Sep. 30At UF’s Student Government, a similar DeSantian move to redraw election maps has taken place.
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Stay informed: Understanding ultra-processed foods on campus
By Valeria Gomez | Sep. 29Today, there is an increasing amount of news being released about the effects of the ultra-processed food, or UPF, diet. Many of us know that fast food can harm our health, but it’s important to clearly distinguish between fast food and UPF. So, what are these foods?
