Opinions - The Independent Florida Alligator

OPINION | COLUMNS

A message to new voters: I missed my first chance to vote, but you don’t have to

Oct. 2, 2020

It was my sophomore year at UF. I was deep into classes for my major, juggling a part-time job, internship and trying to find time to enjoy the Gators football season. I had just moved from a dorm into my first apartment and was trying my best to learn how to do adult things like shop for groceries for the week and pay the cable bill.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

The right to party? Gov. DeSantis is on the wrong side of history

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 27, 2020

We wish that DeSantis would reevaluate why he prioritizes the right to party over the right to public assembly or the right to vote. Fighting for the right of college students to party is a very strange hill to die on.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter from a concerned grandmother on the importance of voting

By Pat Kaplan | Sep. 24, 2020

Dear Students:

OPINION | COLUMNS

How counselors at the CWC are coping with the pandemic

By Sara Nash | Sep. 23, 2020

Our mental health is inseparable from our environment, yet we can do certain things to reduce the chaos and restore moments — if not more — of relative calm and safety.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Pope: Register to be a voter today

Sep. 22, 2020

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that apathy is not an option. Whether you are a Gator on campus or back at home, we all have a responsibility to make our voices heard.

OPINION | COLUMNS

How we should honor The Notorious R.B.G.

Sep. 22, 2020

Her story, of a person who against all odds rose to one of the highest positions in the land, is one that should resonate with all of us.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Climate change requires bold action

By Savannah Gribbins | Sep. 22, 2020

Climate change hurts my family in real time. Where do I move my family to keep them safe?

OPINION | COLUMNS

The pandemic is humbling, but UF is listening and responding

Sep. 16, 2020

We are working hard to support you in your college experience under these trying circumstances, while still creating a safer and healthier environment. We will continue to do so, and we are counting on you to do your part as well.

OPINION | COLUMNS

17,000 reasons why we should have had a graduation ceremony

Sep. 8, 2020

As a first-generation college student, I dreamt about graduation day and walking out to my family afterwards to bask in the joy of my accomplishments. I never dreamt about going to football games, basketball games or anything of the like. My academics meant more to me than anything else at UF, given they were the main reason why I was there.

OPINION | COLUMNS

At UF Law, a crisis averted, but questions remain

Sep. 7, 2020

Professor Michelle Jacobs started her 28th year of teaching at UF’s Levin College of Law as planned last week, after a week of frantic organizing by students. But things almost turned out very differently.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Blaming women for their assaults, through email

By Olivia deMontmorency | Sep. 4, 2020

What does language have to do with sexual assault? Everything.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Snitches go to heaven, partiers go to hell

By The Alligator Editorial Board | Aug. 31, 2020

Sing like a canary in a COVID-19 coal mine.

OPINION | EDITORIALS

Opinions are back! Here’s why

By Zachariah Chou | Aug. 27, 2020

The Alligator's opinions section is back

OPINIONS

Student Government Senate president or dictator?

By Sahil Patel | Aug. 2, 2020

Senator weighs in on recent UF SG events and leadership

OPINION | COLUMNS

Looking out for one another — our shared responsibility

By D'Andra Mull | July 27, 2020

We are in this together.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the editor: hypocrisy in Student Government

July 22, 2020

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OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to the editor: Palestine in the media

July 22, 2020

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OPINION | EDITORIALS

Introducing El Caimán

By The Alligator Editorial Board | July 17, 2020

Today marks the beginning of an exciting chapter in The Alligator’s history.

OPINION | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter to The Editor: Lack of pro-Israel representation in The Alligator

July 7, 2020

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OPINION | COLUMNS

Dear administrators: Here are steps to fix UF Student Government

By Zachariah Chou | June 21, 2020

From reforms to committee selection, Senator Zachariah Chou discusses what he sees as ways to solve problems within SG