Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
We inform. You decide.
Thursday, April 02, 2026

Opinion

Florida Alligator
Opinion

Guest column: Here’s a lesson in team spirit

I am a member of The Pride of the Sunshine. For eight-plus hours a week, I pour my blood, sweat and tears into band practice so that I, along with the other 364 members of the band, can help cheer on our football team each Saturday.


Cody Riggs (31) tackles LSU junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) during Florida’s 17-6 loss to LSU on Oct. 12 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.
Sports

Can LSU cover a 13-point spread against Alabama?

Each week, two alligatorSports columnists will debate the biggest looming matchup in college football. Today, Adam Lichtenstein and Adam Pincus preview No. 13 LSU’s road matchup against No. 1 Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Saturday at 8 p.m. on CBS. For simplicity, Adam Pincus will go as “Pincus.”


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Sen. Paul’s hypocritical plagiarism makes him a ‘taker’

Two weeks ago, I wrote a column about Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) advocating the use of misinformation and deception during a speech to University of Louisville medical students. Paul explained to the students that he would often spread false rumors about upcoming exams among his classmates and claimed that misinformation can be “a great tactic.”


Florida Alligator
Opinion

This is why we can’t have nice things: Lochte injured by fan

Poor Ryan Lochte can’t catch a break — he’s forever in Michael Phelps’ shadow, his acting career was short-lived with just a guest part on “90210” and a few “Funny or Die” videos, people only cared about his reality show for about five minutes, and the shoes he designed for Nike are hopelessly ugly.


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Can former Gov. Charlie Crist win?

With former Republican and former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announcing his gubernatorial candidacy on Monday, all eyes will eventually rest on our state in 2014. He will most likely be the Democratic challenger to face off against current Gov. Rick Scott. The main question that will be asked is, “Can the turncoat win back his office?”


Florida Alligator
Opinion

Love them or hate them, food stamps are a necessity

In an effort to stem the tide of millions of Americans using government handouts to put food on the table, major cuts to the nation’s food stamp program went into effect last week. Conservatives cheer it as a way to cut additional government waste, while liberals recall the days when millions of Americans lived in poverty, unable to feed their families.


Powered by SNworks Solutions by The State News
All Content © 2026 The Independent Florida Alligator and Campus Communications, Inc.