OPINION: The best stories from new champions, part 2
By Brayden Schultz | June 20Spoiler alert: The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Golden Knights in six games, finally getting to the top of the hockey mountain for the first time since 2006.
Spoiler alert: The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Golden Knights in six games, finally getting to the top of the hockey mountain for the first time since 2006.
Twenty-six years, 11 months and nine days. That’s how long it’s been since the New York Knicks last appeared in an NBA Finals game. Fifty-three years, one month and three days. That’s how long it’s been since they last won it.
Public discussion regarding the Graham Woods Stormwater Improvement Project has largely focused on one question: How can cutting down trees be part of an environmental restoration project?
The NBA has a blatant culture problem staring it directly in the face, and NBA commissioner Adam Silver refuses to acknowledge it.
As the 2026 NCAA baseball season winds down, some teams began their playoff preparations early by electing not to play certain games on their schedule.
A federal official weighed in on a state university's presidential search. That alone should raise eyebrows. But what followed tells us more about the direction of this institution than any presidential forum ever will.
During my four-month study abroad experience, I was fortunate enough to travel to nearly a dozen cities. Here’s a rundown of everywhere I’ve been and my experiences there.
ShinyHunters, an international black-hat hacker group — meaning it targets institutions for profit, personal motive or to cause damage — had taken down Canvas, an online interface 41% of American colleges use to administer quizzes, track grades and, most importantly, publish study resources.
Everyone loves a Cinderella story, but those stories just became harder to write thanks to the NCAA’s expansion of the beloved March Madness tournament from 68 to 76 teams.
Public universities, as the name suggests, are meant to serve the public.
Teen Court programs are designed to hold youth accountable while offering an alternative to the traditional, fully adult-led juvenile justice system.
As my time studying abroad wraps up, I can’t help but think about the places I’ve been — and the places I still want to see.
On May 8, Sasha Morel published an editorial in The Alligator arguing the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative isolates Florida's best debaters and does more harm than good.
Stoicism is a strange philosophy. At its core, there's a belief that only the directly controllable aspects of life should have an impact on your psyche.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve spent weekends in Porto and Lisbon, Portugal, and Prague, Czechia.
The Florida Forensics League state tournament is generally considered the premier speech and debate championship for Sunshine State residents. This year, though, my students told me it felt like a glorified local meet.
So why do students fill The Alligator’s newsroom every Sunday for our staff meetings, spilling out into the hallway and onto the floor? It’s a common belief that the stories we share matter.
But today, most lectures feel like obligations. For professors, they are a box to check between research deadlines and publication quotas. For students, they are something to loathe, groan through and — on those days you just can’t bear the bore — skip.
In a state where natural systems are already under pressure, AI data centers are a development Florida should approach with caution or avoid altogether.
In my most recent semester at UF, a lot of my class syllabuses stated the use of AI was permitted when appropriate and when properly disclosed. In Madrid, all of my syllabuses strictly prohibit the use of AI in any form.