Opinion
UF disappoints students and faculty: then and now
Aug. 23, 2021"The result, in my view, has been a significant loss of partnership and trust between faculty and the UF administration"
Opinion
Opinion
Thomas’s goodbye column, by Thomas
By Thomas Weber | Aug. 2, 2021Joining this paper was the best decision I’ve made, because through it, I found my passion. I also found the smartest, kindest, funniest and most caring group of friends and coworkers ever, and I’m even more grateful for that.
Opinion
Probably you should finish your degree
By Kaelyn Cassidy | Aug. 2, 2021I don’t like sitting through lectures, I think textbooks are a scam and homework that doesn’t clearly relate to turning me into a reporter frustrates me. But I loved working at The Alligator, and if it took earning a degree in the background to be here, that’s what I was gonna do.
Opinion
Is sex trafficking happening in Gainesville?
Aug. 2, 2021The indicators of trafficking and exploitation often go unseen, so when we as a community acknowledge the prevalence of sex trafficking locally, we create a safe place for survivors to be heard, believed, supported and, ultimately, for lives to be restored.
Opinion
Q&A with a Gainesville City Commissioner about the city’s potential lawsuit against Florida’s anti-protest bill
Aug. 2, 2021In an interview with commissioner Gail Johnson, who approved the motion to draft a complaint against HB — an anti-protest bill signed into law in Florida last month that sparked backlash from local governments and community leaders — I learned more about what this lawsuit could mean for Gainesville.
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Sports
Women broadcasting professional sports shouldn’t be groundbreaking
By Karina Wilson | July 20, 2021Five women look to become the first all-female broadcast crew Tuesday. July 20, 2021, will go down in history, but it shouldn’t.
Sports
MLB’s sticky situation: A microcosm of cheating in modern baseball
By Ryan Zehnder | July 17, 2021COLUMN: What MLB’s sticky situation says about cheating, business and advanced analytics.
Opinion
Let us introduce ourselves
By The Alligator Editorial Board | June 28, 2021Whether you’re fresh out of high school and you’re on your way right now to your very first college class or you’ve been working hard these last few years to transfer to UF, if you don’t know us yet — hi, we’re The Alligator. We’re here to give you the news.
Sports
Georgia still must-win for Florida in 2021
By Zachary Huber | June 12, 2021Mullen and the Gators need to prove that last season’s victory over UGA wasn’t a fluke.
Opinion
Demolition of affordable graduate housing is another blow to UF’s graduate assistants
June 7, 2021UF plans to demolish 36% of on-campus Graduate Family Housing, as reported in the Gainesville Sun and The Alligator. This is one instance in a series of recent decisions that shows UF does not value graduate students as much as it values our labor.
Opinion
What does the Israeli-Palestine conflict mean to an Israeli?
June 1, 2021“Kill their moms, rape their daughters,” is what people heard from their windows in London on May 16.
Opinion
What does the Israeli-Palestine conflict mean to local Palestinians?
June 1, 2021On May 18, Palestine observed quiet streets. As business owners shuttered their shops and deserted their markets, citizens across Palestinian cities and villages mobilized in central squares and demonstrated their opposition to the brutal Israeli military occupation.
Sports
Tebow time: Why the Jaguars should/should not have signed Tim Tebow
By Michael Hull and Zachary Huber | May 24, 2021The Jaguars signed Florida legend Tim Tebow May 20 as a tight end. Our writers debate whether this was a smart move by Jacksonville.
Opinion
Sexual violence needs to stop
May 17, 2021Discussions of sexual assault too often turn to victim-blaming (e.g., were they at a party? Were they drinking? What were they wearing?) This must be reframed so the actions and choices of sexual assault perpetrators are under the spotlight.
Sports
When playable isn’t playable
By Ryan Haley | May 13, 2021“Even though the course is playable, it is not playable at a championship level.” With those words, 63 NCAA women’s golfers saw their 2021 season go up in smoke.
Opinion
Is Florida finally sinking?
May 10, 2021The Sunshine State: home to the Everglades, Kissimmee Prairie State Park, Lake Okeechobee, Florida Reef and now an environmental crisis. On April 4, Florida declared a state of emergency due to a toxic wastewater reservoir on the brink of collapse in Manatee County.
Opinion
#SaveStudentNewsrooms: We can’t do this without you
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Apr. 25, 2021When you support The Alligator –– or any student newsroom –– you’re not just sponsoring the paper. You’re sponsoring the next generation of journalists.
Opinion
The case for improving COVID-19 racial health disparities
Apr. 25, 2021One of the most startling—yet frequently ignored—dilemmas throughout the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the US has been the dramatic disparities in vaccination allocation that disproportionately affected minority and low-income groups.
The Avenue
Goodbye Column: Doing it scared
By Morgan Goldwich | Apr. 19, 2021A love letter to the Avenue.
Opinion
If you’re reading this, my time’s up
By Karina Elwood | Apr. 19, 2021Turns out it was this crazy, life-changing experience. It was where I launched my career and made my closest friends. It houses my first bylines and favorite college memories. It will always be where I first fell in love with journalism. I just wish I had a little more time.
