Sports
Recruiting is a necessary part of college sports. It’s also completely ridiculous.
By Ethan Bauer | Feb. 20, 2018Feleipe Franks was a lucky one.
Opinion
Opinion
Letter to the editor from Mackintosh Joachim
Feb. 20, 2018With three black students running for Student Body president in this Spring’s Student Government elections, many individuals are quick to jump the gun and state change is coming and bigotry and racism will no longer be a thing on this campus. The same thing was said when President Barack Obama was elected. It was said America had entered a new phase in its history, and the phrase “we are living in a post-racial America” became popular. Well, the 2016 U.S. presidential election showed otherwise.
Opinion
Vote to make a difference in this Spring SG election
Feb. 20, 2018Last Spring, the results of the Student Government Spring elections were decided before students made it to the polls. Only one party was running for the executive ticket, so no matter how many students voted, they only had one option.
Opinion
Nothing changes after national tragedies because our media doesn’t allow it to
Feb. 20, 2018There was something different about the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting — something in the coverage and public response that was more emotionally raw than any other shooting aftermath. Reporters were breaking down on the scene. Social media was a slew of angst directed at the eternally inept government. Stoneman Douglas students who survived the shooting have been speaking out against gun violence with urgency — as they should — because public officials have been lacking in that department.
Opinion
We’re still afraid to speak up in class
Feb. 20, 2018One day, my professor brought his 8-year-old son to class. When the period ended and students filed out of the room, the boy asked his dad, “Why don’t college kids like to talk?”
Opinion
The Alligator endorses these candidates for Student Government
Feb. 18, 2018Editor’s note: The Alligator’s editorial board met with representatives from the three parties Sunday morning. We spoke about platform points and candidates’ goals. Our endorsements stem from these meetings.
Opinion
A world within your headphones: Listen to podcasts
Feb. 18, 2018I’m addicted to Spotify. Barely a minute goes by in my waking weekday life that Spotify isn’t at least playing softly in the background, if not loudly through my earbuds on a run or through the speakers in my car. At some point, though, I started yearning for more, something in addition to music, that would expand my worldview. Enter: podcasts.
Opinion
UF presents an all-black roster for Student Body presidential candidates
Feb. 18, 2018UF’s upcoming Student Government elections present the most diverse lineup in its history. All three candidates for Student Body president are African American. Ian Green represents the Impact Party, Revel Lubin runs on behalf of Inspire Party and Janae Moodie heads the newly introduced Challenge Party.
Opinion
At what point will people's lives be worth more than support for guns?
Feb. 18, 2018We talk a lot about breaking records. We try to break records for fundraising or athletics. Last week, however, we broke a record that should never have been broken: deadliest high school shooting in American history.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor from Brandon Rosenthal
Feb. 17, 2018Moral courage is finding the strength to act despite the consequences. As a student leader, if you choose to act with moral courage, you risk ending close friendships. You risk political retribution. You risk a loss of opportunities which could advance your career. Acting with moral courage is never the easiest path, but it is ultimately the correct one.
Opinion
Letter to the Editor from Michelle Thackeray
Feb. 15, 2018Running for Student Government has always been a goal of mine. This semester, I chose to slate with Challenge Party because they did not care about my affiliations. I was never once asked what organizations I was the president of or how much money could I donate to the campaign. I did not know the party president, campaign manager or the would-be executive ticket. In all ways, I was just some random engineering student with many ideas and that was more than enough for them.
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Letter to the Editor from Zachary Amrose
Feb. 15, 2018Often, Student Government election ballots not only include candidates, but also questions. Recent ballots have included constitutional amendments and referendums. Students can submit these questions through petitions with signatures from fellow students. Through this process, students may directly shape their elected officials’ policies. Though rarely used recently, students can also petition to add an initiative. Initiatives, if passed, amend Student Body Law, which governs SG and student organizations. To appear on the ballot, initiatives need signatures from 2 percent of all students.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels: Feb. 16, 2018
Feb. 15, 2018In elementary school, Valentine’s Day was something we all looked forward to. It was a day where we’d come to school decked out in festive shades of red and pink and receive candy and semi-heartfelt cards from our classmates.
Sports
Few care about snowboarding most of the time. Why do the Winter Olympics change that?
By Ethan Bauer | Feb. 14, 2018I never watch snowboarding, and you probably don’t either.
Sports
A story worthy of national news coverage occurred this weekend at UF’s lacrosse game. And you all missed it.
By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 13, 2018I might be a little late to the party on this one, but something happened this past weekend that deserves recognition.
Opinion
This Valentine’s Day, love yourself first
Feb. 13, 2018On Valentine’s Day, we’re reminded to think of others — waffles with your friends for the Galentine’s Day crowd, a candlelit dinner with your significant other.
Opinion
The Olympics highlight class division in America
Feb. 13, 2018The Olympics, at its best, pick up the slack of politics, culture, education and everything in between. It does what these areas often fail to do: bring the many into one. It’s the simplicity and honestness of competition that does this. Either you receive a medal or you don’t, and you earn a medal by doing better than the next person. I can only wish the government were this transparent.
Opinion
Actions will always speak louder than Instagram captions
Feb. 13, 2018When people say that dating just isn’t the same as it used to be, they’re right.
Opinion
The Regressive Politics of "The Bachelor"
Feb. 13, 2018Feminists, as well as fans of generally entertaining television, would like to thank Arie Luyendyk Jr. for two more hours of productivity each week. To be frank, his season makes many previously devoted fans cringe, and many of us just can’t watch “The Bachelor” anymore.
Sports
Tired of the mind-numbing debate over whether college athletes should be paid or not? Here’s a solution.
By Morgan McMullen | Feb. 12, 2018College football has a problem.
