Opinion
Rethinking student involvement at UF
By Halima Attah | Nov. 24, 2022OPINION: The only way we can repair the culture of student involvement at UF is to change the way we look at it.
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Finishing Where I Began
By Kent Fuchs | Nov. 21, 2022Although it took eight years, I’m now a graduating senior and expect this will be my final column. My last day as president will be Feb. 5, 2023. For the past eight years, there are two words from my August 2015 Alligator column I have worked to remember.
Opinion
Gator’s Don’t Bite. An Update from Change Caucus
By Faith Corbett | Nov. 21, 2022We, the Change Caucus, would like to update the readership of The Independent Florida Alligator on recent news from the UF Student Senate. On Nov. 13, the UF Senate Judiciary Committee moved to indefinitely postpone the Change Caucus-authored articles of impeachment against Student Body President Lauren Lemasters.
Opinion
Time to retire the GPD K-9 Unit
By Bobby Mermer and Sheila Payne | Nov. 15, 2022OPINION: Other cities and states have indefinitely suspended the use of K-9 programs after similar incidents of police dogs biting suspects who are on the ground. We demand that the City Commission eliminate the canine unit at GPD.
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In Defense of Ben Sasse
By Michael Lynch | Nov. 15, 2022OPINION: Dr. Sasse will be a wonderful and thoughtful president not just for me, but for every person on campus, regardless of ethnicity, sexuality, religion or party affiliation.
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Embracing my first-generation identity
By Miguel Pascual | Nov. 10, 2022OPINION: I will continue to luchar por mis estudios because I’m a bright individual who earned his place here at UF. I will not allow anyone or anything to tell me otherwise.
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Dear Ben Sasse,
By the Editorial Board | Nov. 7, 2022We’re requesting an interview with you, Mr. Sasse. You can name the place and time, and we’ll be there ready to ask the questions — even the difficult ones. We have no allegiance to campus leadership and will continue to cover your presidency and hold you accountable.
Opinion
Where’s the outrage?
By Stuart Floyd | Nov. 5, 2022OPINION: The rights and benefits most important to your generation are just a vote away. If you don’t vote, don’t complain about the outcome.
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A concerned alumna's open letter to the UF Board of Trustees
By Tiffany Hinton | Oct. 27, 2022OPINION: The apparently imminent appointment of Ben Sasse will leave me no choice but to renounce my alma mater and forsake Gator Nation.
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A response to Oct. 18 column on Ben Sasse forum
By Nate Rushing | Oct. 27, 2022OPINION: Object, call out, denounce, but don’t let it make you mad. Not just because that’s what they want, but because the author and their argument are not worth your emotional energy.
Sports
2021 Georgia defense versus 2020 Florida offense: Who wins?
By Michael Hull | Oct. 25, 2022The 2021 Georgia defense was one of the best squads of all time. The 2020 Florida offense could’ve been in the history books if a few things go differently on the other side of the ball. If these two units went at each other head-to-head, who would come out on top?
Opinion
An alternative perspective to the Ben Sasse situation
By Robert Thomas Lattus | Oct. 18, 2022OPINION: My foremost impression of this ordeal has nothing to do with Sasse himself. It concerns freedom of belief and academic liberty here at UF.
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Sasse, state university system’s silence speak volumes
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 17, 2022However, despite the three semesters of reporting from our hard-working staff, the announcement of Sen. Ben Sasse as the sole presidential finalist came as a shock to The Alligator.
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I protested Ben Sasse’s visit to UF. Here’s why you should join us for the next one
By Stephanie Deleon | Oct. 17, 2022The protest that occurred at Emerson Hall was the first one I had ever attended, and it showed me how important it is for everyone to speak up for the things they believe in. I went into the protest believing we would all be able to speak to Ben Sasse directly, explaining to him why he is unfit for the job of UF president. But this wasn’t the case.
Opinion
A Day of Gratitude
By Kent Fuchs | Oct. 10, 2022We are declaring Wednesday, October 12, to be a Day of Gratitude. On that day, we are acknowledging and thanking every UF student, faculty and staff member for their work in overcoming the challenges of the pandemic.
Opinion
Have you been impacted by the overturn of Roe v. Wade?
By the Editorial Board | Oct. 3, 2022As The Alligator gets ready to launch a forthcoming project on the local impact of Roe v. Wade’s reversal, we’re asking for your help. Students and Gainesville residents, we want to hear from you.
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Why you should combat UF Student Government voter apathy
By Halima Attah | Oct. 3, 2022The less students vote, the less accurate image SG members have of student opinion on campus, and the less students will be satisfied with election results. It’s a lose-lose situation.
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UF Top 5 Ranking – What's Next?
By Kent Fuchs | Oct. 3, 2022No university has ever broken into that top-five ranking and stayed there for two consecutive years, until last month, when UF was ranked among the top five for the second year in a row. Berkeley and UCLA are tied for first, Michigan and Virginia tied for third, and UF and UNC are tied for fifth.
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Vote like your life depends on it — because it does
By Susan Bottcher, Precinct Committeewoman, Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee | Sep. 29, 2022Florida’s current abortion ban only prohibits abortions after 15 weeks, but make no mistake, the Florida Republican Party will work for a complete ban. They’re hoping you won’t pay attention. They’re counting on you doubting that the worst can happen. But pay attention, because it very well might. If Florida Republicans win big in November, they will double down on denying your right of bodily autonomy the first chance they get.
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Behind UF’s guise of a Top 5 ranking lays systemic inequity
By Erika Davis, PhD candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at UF | Sep. 29, 2022Recently, UF has been celebrating the renewal of its top-five public university ranking. But last month, U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, called college rankings “a joke.” He pointed out they encourage colleges to compete for prestige when they should be working toward equity.
