Earlier this fall, we were not sure what to expect this flu season. Would influenza remain at the low levels we’ve experienced throughout the pandemic or would it resurface with a vengeance?
It is often said that if elections are when voters choose their politicians, then redistricting is when politicians choose their voters.
The state of affordable housing in Alachua County continues to deteriorate. Tenants across the board are being crushed by rising rent prices.
Abigail Hasebroock is a UF journalism junior and a frustrated Federal Work Study student.
At a school with more than 60,000 students, it seems paradoxical that engaging with campus can be difficult.
Sierra Jones is a former Belmont University basketball player.
Feb. 9, 2022 will be UF’s Day of Gratitude, with an overarching theme of reflecting on UF’s core values. Our core values include excellence, discovery and innovation, inclusion, freedom and civility, community and stewardship.
Gainesville volunteer organization Upbeat GNV offers help and resources to better the mental wellness of local musicians.
Seeing the video of Gabby Petito in the backseat of a police car absolutely broke my heart, and it should break yours, too. Not just for Gabby’s family, but for all the women in America who have sat in that exact same seat.
Latashia Brimm is community food project coordinator and Staci White is community food project logistics team support at Grace Grows.
Dr. Ron Berry is the director of the University of Florida Student Health Care Center.
A letter to the editor from Alexander Munguia, Chairman of Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Florida
UF President Kent Fuchs and the Board of Trustees have turned their backs on the UF campus community. Their decision to ban even temporary measures puts all of us at risk and it represents a fundamental failure to rise to the needs of the day.
Importance of relationship education today: A CDC survey showed more than one in three women — 44,981,000 victims — and one in three men — 35,236,000 victims — experience contact sexual violence, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner.
If I could, I would guarantee a fabulous semester by forcing every student, faculty member and staff to wear a mask and get vaccinated, but I can’t. Thus, I ask everyone to make the right choice — get the shot, and wear the mask.
"The result, in my view, has been a significant loss of partnership and trust between faculty and the UF administration"
Joining 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.
I 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.
The 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.
In 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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