Opinion
OPINION: The real cancer risk isn’t in your sunscreen — it’s in skipping it
By Grant DuVall | Feb. 11So, I’ll clear things up for you. Does sunscreen cause cancer? No.
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OPINION: Conservatives can’t be both pro-life and for the death penalty
By Timothy Dillehay | Feb. 9The pro-life ideology is misleading. A deceiving misnomer. It claims human life has value and no state or person should take life away. This logic, however, only pertains to fetuses. Once you are out of the womb, your life is expendable.
Opinion
OPINION: How pro-life and pro-death can coexist among conservatives
By Alannah Peters | Feb. 8One of the most common accusations directed at conservatives is that you cannot be both pro-life and supportive of the death penalty. If life is sacred, as anti-death penalty voters argue, it must be protected in all circumstances — from the womb to the prison cell.
Opinion
Gainesville farmers markets have lost the plot
By Sasha Morel | Feb. 2Farmers markets are supposed to be the city’s antidote to industrial food: shorter supply chains, more money staying in the region and a direct relationship between the person who grows the food and the person who eats it.
Opinion
‘Shaine in Spain’: One week in and still finding my footing
By Shaine Davison | Feb. 2On my first day of class, I even woke up two hours early to make sure I made it on time.
Opinion
‘Evelyn Goes Gator’: Culture shock comes quickly in Gainesville
By Evelyn O’Carroll | Jan. 31Navigating crowds, nightlife and student social life.
Opinion
Santa Ono was our last shot at a good president
By Timothy Dillehay | Jan. 31After UF “broke up” with former President Ben Sasse, a de facto checklist was collectively made.
Sports
This Gator volleyball player's hardest season will make her comeback stronger
By India Houghton | Jan. 29or Hoyle, progress wasn’t measured in points or reps. Instead, she ran a quieter, far less measurable race — one guided by presence and trust in where her path was leading.
Opinion
Political burnout is suffocating Gen Z
By Alannah Peters | Jan. 26Political engagement among young people has fractured into two exhausting extremes, both of which push students toward disengagement.
Opinion
The Hamilton School’s blind spots, from the perspective of one of its students
By Sasha Morel | Jan. 24Here are what I would call the “blind spots” of the Hamilton School.
Opinion
UF students are missing the elections that matter most
By Alannah Peters | Jan. 22If students want to see tangible changes during their time at UF, they need to start paying closer attention to state and local races that directly affect campus life.
Opinion
Introducing Shaine in Spain: Spring in Madrid through the eyes of a UF exchange student
By Shaine Davison | Jan. 17I’ve previously been an editor and reporter for The Alligator, but this semester I will take on a different role: a columnist.
Opinion
Introducing ‘Evelyn Goes Gator’: What does Gainesville look like to an Irish exchange student?
By Evelyn O’Carroll | Jan. 17I’m a junior exchange student from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. I arrived in Gainesville a few days ago, and I’ll be writing in this recurring column about what the move actually feels like, from culture shock and logistics to the small stuff people don’t warn you about.
Opinion
UF’s ICE partnership betrays its own mission
By Juan Caballero | Jan. 16The University Police Department states its mission is "to preserve a safe, secure campus environment where diverse social, cultural and academic values are allowed to develop and prosper." But UF's continued cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement directly undermines these stated values.
Opinion
You shouldn’t fret about UF’s new institutional neutrality policy
By Timothy Dillehay | Jan. 16This seems to be an effort to breed intellectual diversity, ensuring departments and colleges are filled with many differing opinions and ideologies.
Opinion
The Match Point: From The Swamp to New Zealand
By India Houghton | Jan. 14I’m India Houghton, a Gator athlete on the women’s tennis team and your freshly minted Alligator sports columnist.
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UF can’t fight hunger while defunding transit
By Sasha Morel | Jan. 14Despite the countless initiatives, services and even new grocery stores appearing in Gainesville, food insecurity is back on the rise as of late 2025, with local food shelters such as Deeper Purpose Community Food Ministries reporting an increase from 10 to 40 phone calls per day directed toward food assistance.
Opinion
Florida is too full to function
By Alannah Peters | Jan. 14I’ve lived in Florida for my entire life. Since 2012, my family has lived in the same home on the outskirts of Orlando. Drives that once took 40 minutes now stretch into an hour or more, a result of rapid population growth and unchecked development in a state unprepared to absorb it.
Opinion
University Police Chief welcomes you back, shares safety tips
By Bart C. Knowles | Jan. 14By challenging ourselves to be proactive and take supportive steps, we can help keep UF safe, secure and welcoming for everyone.
