Opinion
OPINION: What to know about HPV and why you should get protected against it
By Lara Caglayan | Mar. 29The risk isn’t in getting the HPV vaccine — it’s in skipping it.
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OPINION: Why you shouldn't be an organ donor
By Alannah Peters | Mar. 27Another troubling finding questioned whether some patients were dead when organ recovery began.
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‘Evelyn Goes Gator’: American spring break and St. Patrick’s Day through an Irish student’s eyes
By Evelyn O’Carroll | Mar. 22Spring break is not just a holiday. It’s a fixed institution of American student life, complete with its own aesthetic and expectations. Coming from Ireland, that’s what makes it fascinating, simply because we have nothing like it.
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OPINION: For many UF freshmen, there’s no room in the inn
By Timothy Dillehay | Mar. 15In response to this influx of students, UF has created a paradoxical, poorly thought-out solution. As more students come in, fewer dorms are available.
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OPINION: James Fishback knows how to work a crowd
By Alannah Peters | Mar. 13To me, Fishback’s appeal feels driven more by charisma and momentum rather than careful conservative policy debate.
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‘The Match Point’: Gator basketball’s Big Dance moves
By India Houghton | Mar. 13Fans love the underdog story. But less talked about is the other side of success: the challenge of defending the crown.
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‘Evelyn Goes Gator’: Culture wars on campus
By Evelyn O’Carroll | Mar. 13At UF, there is a real difference between defending free speech and accepting a campus culture in which the loudest, most provocative voices dominate shared spaces. That is where the issue becomes more complicated.
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OPINION: College campuses should have more armed defenders
By Alannah Peters | Mar. 10If a bad actor brings a weapon onto campus because they do not care about the law, and every responsible adult nearby is prohibited from defending students, the imbalance is obvious. The bill attempts to correct that imbalance without abandoning oversight.
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OPINION: Can book clubs reverse the pandemic literacy gap?
By Sasha Morel | Mar. 7COVID-19 did not simply interrupt schooling; it altered how we read. Remote instruction rewarded efficiency over depth. Faced with shortened periods, screen fatigue and constant digital distractions, students adapted by reading strategically rather than attentively.
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OPINION: Harry Styles’ new album is a mixed bag
By Alannah Peters | Mar. 7This album is not a casual listening experience. This album demands your full attention.
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OPINION: Why Gen Z has stopped waiting for history
By Lucius Amill-Figueroa | Mar. 3My generation is tired of the world being wrong and the adults saying it’s OK. Now, we care enough to do something about it. No more playing the damsel.
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‘Evelyn Goes Gator’: The different ways we wear national pride
By Evelyn O’Carroll | Mar. 3In that sense, Nashville did not feel completely foreign at all. It felt like a louder, more scaled-up version of something I already recognized. I left the city thinking less about whether one version of nationalism is better than the other and more about how much history shapes the way a country presents itself.
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A call for feedback: Help make The Alligator’s website user-friendly
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Mar. 2By taking a few minutes to take our website and mobile experience survey, you can help us identify Alligator.org’s problems and work toward solutions.
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‘The Match Point’: Who do you play for?
By India Houghton | Mar. 1In Gainesville, roughly 5,000 miles from Milan, my teammates and I watched Hughes and the Americans make history. We listened to the national anthem play as they raised the American flag, and the team soaked in the glory of what they just accomplished. Ironically, just a few hours later, we took to the court and listened to the national anthem for the second time that day, played before our match.
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OPINION: They can play, but they can’t celebrate
By Sasha Morel | Mar. 1On Feb. 26, the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team took home the gold medal for the first time in over four decades. Directly after the win, the team spoke with Trump on the phone, and the president facetiously claimed he would be forced to invite the women’s team to celebrate alongside the men. If he didn’t, Trump said, they would “impeach him.”
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OPINION: Iranian Valentine’s Day: A global cry for freedom
By Salar Javanshir | Feb. 25The gatherings on Feb. 14 were a reminder that movements for dignity and representation do not remain confined within national boundaries. They echo through families, communities and diasporas worldwide. Whether or not this revolution succeeds, it changed the landscape and politics of the Middle East and the world.
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OPINION: Voting in SG elections should be online
By Timothy Dillehay | Feb. 24Online voting in student government elections is not unheard of. Florida State University already utilizes online elections.
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OPINION: The SG voting system is undemocratic. Here’s how it could be fixed
By Timothy Dillehay | Feb. 22When you reach the ballot box on election day, you vote for the people. When the votes are tallied up, they are tallied by party.
Sports
‘The Match Point’: Your favorite Gator athletes are taking creatine. Is it worth the hype?
By India Houghton | Feb. 20But is it actually worth the hype? Could this scoop of white powder help Florida basketball defend its title come March?
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OPINION: Let Gainesville choose its energy future
By Chloë Smith | Feb. 19With local control back in the hands of Gainesville residents, there’s now an opportunity to advocate for cleaner, more affordable energy by encouraging the city to eliminate the possibility of any new gas plants and instead invest in renewable energy.
